High Mountain Meadow Poetry Series In-Person
The group features two poets and includes an Open Mic. Hosted by Paul Nash & Denise LaNeve, representing the North Jersey Literary Community and the Poets of the Palisades. This event is free and all are welcome!
Salvatore Roseo, Jersey Shore Poet, travels around New Jersey and elsewhere spouting spoken word like its gospel. His poems have appeared in a number of publications such as: The Red Wheelbarrow; By The WAYE; Big Hammer; and Soup Can Magazine to name a few. Sal was twice a top-ten finalist for Eastern Shore Writer’s Annual Crossroads Poetry & Micro Fiction Contest. He was also a finalist and subsequently a judge for the Poetry Super Highway Annual Poetry Contest.
A working-class fan-boy for most of his life, Sal still self-nurtures on dangerous doses of comic books, mythology, sci-fi, poetry, and obscure but heavy music. He resides with his family near Matawan, New Jersey, where sharks seldom stalk creeks...
J.T. Trigonis (he/him) is a neon troubadour of the written word. With the obligatory MFA in poetry from Brooklyn College and the ever more obligatory Pushcart prize nomination, his work has appeared in nearly 60 journals that have graced the bottom shelf of book stands (and online, too) for nearly 30 years. He’s headlined at over 30 venues, and he’s the author of seven self-published chapbooks. His most recent chapbook of selected poems, Through the Wreckage, was released in 2026 by Finishing Line Press. Trigonis plays master of ceremonies at WAYE (We Appreciate Your Enthusiasm), the popular monthly reading series he and his partner host at their vintage shop/used bookstore in Jersey City Heights, and he’s the editorial director of By the WAYE, a magazine of poetry and visual art.
- Date:
- Sunday, May 3, 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Room A/B
- Audience:
- Adults Senior Adults Teens
- Categories:
- Cultural Program
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