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2:00 to 4:00 PM
Join Preservation Long Island and the Caribbean American Poetry Association in the garden of Joseph Lloyd Manor for an afternoon of poetry, history, food, and music in honor of Jupiter Hammon, America’s first published Black poet. FREE. Registration required.
Preservation Long Island and the Caribbean American Poetry Association are thrilled to invite students in grades 6-12 across Long Island to share original poems as part of our 2025 Juneteenth Poetry Celebration in honor of Jupiter Hammon (1711-c. 1806), recognized as the first published Black American poet. Poems must be submitted in advance.
The poems of Jupiter Hammon, America’s first published African American writer, who authored his most significant works while enslaved at Joseph Lloyd Manor, are the focus of a CBS News Black History Month feature.
A special program of the Voices and Votes exhibition, this lecture, presented by historian David Waldstriecher, explores the poetry and public voices of two published Black poets of 18th-century America. Attend this FREE program in-person at the Cold Spring Harbor Library or via Zoom! Registration required.