It is 2026 and I have been running the Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College since I founded it in 1979. I loved every minute of it! I feel that all of you have been on this journey with me for these 46 years. You have supported it and have been a part of it by attending readings and workshops, and by submitting work for our awards and to the Paterson Literary Review (PLR).
I am saddened that I have had to come to the decision to retire from the Poetry Center directorship. I did not feel that I could leave without letting you all know how much you have meant to me, and how big a part of my life you have become. We have shared our mutual love of poetry. I hope that I have helped many of you write your own poems in spaces where it is safe to be part of a tremendous group of poetry lovers.
