Poetry Reading

PoetryReading

Please join us on Sunday, March 22, at 3 p.m at Mountain Lakes House in the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve for a poetry reading by Princeton poet and activist Daniel Harris. The reading, which is open to the public, will include discussion with attendees and will be followed by light refreshments. There is no charge for the event, although donations to Friends of Open Space are welcomed. Mr. Harris’s books will be for available for purchase after the reading.

Mr. Harris has published two books of poetry and several works of literary criticism, as well as individual poems in several journals.   Professor Emeritus of English at Rutgers University, where he taught from 1981 to 2002, he has also held positions on the English faculties of the University of Pennsylvania and University of Colorado, Boulder.  Earlier in March, he presented present his environmental poems at the 19^th annual New Jersey Land Conservation Rally in Trenton, organized by New Jersey Conservation Foundation.

Friends of Princeton Open Space, organized in 1969, has contributed over $4.5 million in private funds and government grants to help establish over 1,000 acres of parkland and a network of trails that nearly encircles Princeton.  It has collaborated with Mr. Harris in the past on issues such as protection of the Princeton Ridge and preservation of the Ricciardi property.

The Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve is located at 57 Mountain Avenue in Princeton.  Parking is available adjacent to Mountain Lakes House.

Regards

Adam Schellhammer

Natural Resource Manager

Friends of Princeton Open Space

57 Mountain Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540

Office: 609-921-2772

Fax: 609-921-1931

Cell: 610-999-8971