Celebrate Black Poetry Day at Joseph Lloyd Manor!
Presented by Preservation Long Island and the Town of Huntington African American Historic Designation Council
Date: Saturday, October 19th
Time: 2:00-4:00 PM
Place: Joseph Lloyd Manor (1 Lloyd Lane, Lloyd Harbor)
Join us for an afternoon of history and poetry in the garden of Joseph Lloyd Manor, as we celebrate the 313th birthday of Jupiter Hammon, America’s first published Black poet. Author David Mills will read original poetry from his award-winning book Boneyarn, the sole book of poems about slavery in New York, and discuss how Hammon used Biblical imagery in his writing to question the institution of slavery.
Joseph Lloyd Manor will open at 2:00 PM for self-guided tours and refreshments. David Mills’s talk will begin at 2:30 PM. This is a free event! Space is limited, click the button below to register.
