Unofficially the first poet laureate of the Island was Dionis Coffin Riggs, who began hosting a poetry group at the Cleaveland House in West Tisbury in 1960.
Here is Dionis’s poem Wait, Spring, which was published in the April 19, 1996 Gazette:
Photography
There was an opening-night feeling in the air at the performing arts center in Oak Bluffs Tuesday night, as regional high school bands and choirs took the stage for the first time in nearly two years.
November 8, 2021
An early morning apricot sun climbs over the eastern edge of the Island, illuminating beach grass and reflecting off the dark navy water of Nantucket Sound.
November 7, 2021
Meeting on the basketball court behind the Community Center Saturday afternoon, Chilmark voters made quick work of their special town meeting warrant.
November 6, 2021
When the sun shines cold and bright and the wind blows hard out of the northwest the water between the chops turns a deep green jade, topped by foaming whitecaps.
November 2, 2021
Downtown Island streets were full of revelers Halloween weekend.
October 31, 2021
Islanders know October is one of the prettiest months and gives them yet another excuse to celebrate the matchless joys of the Vineyard.
October 31, 2021
Now that November is knocking on our door, everything is right here, right now, and in the quieter pace that comes to the Island in this twilight of the autumn season, we can find some portion of the peace that is evident in the natural world around us.
October 31, 2021
Utility, highway and tree crews were working around the clock on cleanup efforts Thursday after a ferocious northeaster swept across the Island early in the week, packing hurricane-force winds that knocked out power and downed hundreds of trees from Chappaquiddick to Aquinnah.
October 29, 2021
Halloween looms around the corner on Sunday, Oct. 31, and the Vineyard is feeling haunty in the best possible way.
October 28, 2021
A powerful northeaster swept across the Island overnight and into Wednesday, knocking out power with hurricane force-winds and pelting rain.
October 27, 2021
Since 1843, the Old Whaling Church, with its familiar white exterior, six grand columns and regal clock tower, has stood watch over Edgartown’s Main street.
October 26, 2021
October is the peak migration season, as birds fly south on clear, cool, and calm nights.
October 26, 2021
The Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School fall sports teams are keeping their fans happy with exciting matches from the gridiron to the soccer pitch.
October 25, 2021
The Martha’s Vineyard Horse Council celebrated that special time of year when horses grow fuzzier with its annual Fall Fuzzy horse show at the Agricultural Fairgrounds in West Tisbury.
October 24, 2021
The tips of certain tree branches are changing colors, pond edges are attaining a golden hue, and blueberry bushes are perking up with that trademark red. Fall is truly here.
October 24, 2021
Big bluefish were the key to the key ceremony at the Martha’s Vineyard Bass and Bluefish Derby, as the anglers who landed the biggest bluefish from shore and from a boat were the ones who were standing beside the grand prizes after a dramatic awards ceremony Sunday.
October 18, 2021