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:
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:
May the season's peace start in our hearts and spread into our world.
A storm blowing in lashed the Vineyard with wind and rain, causing flooding, eroding dunes, cancelling ferries and downing tree branches.
Even as the days grow shorter and darker, the Vineyard turns brighter. Strings of seasonal lights and shop window decorations in the main streets of Island towns illuminate the passing December days.
To celebrate Hanukkah, Chabad on the Vineyard and the town of Tisbury welcomed the public to a menorah lighting on the beach in Owen Park with a fire show, Shir Soul rock band, latkes, doughnuts and hot drinks.
The Holiday Dog Show sponsored by Al Fresco Tails was a barking success during Christmas in Edgartown weekend.
Downtown Edgartown was packed tight Saturday with Islanders, visitors and their pet companions dolled up in holiday garb for the 42nd annual Christmas in Edgartown festival.
These are the darkest days. The sun only starts to climb above the horizon around 7 a.m., rides low across the sky, and already is dipping out of sight as 4 p.m. draws near.
When the bells of the Old Whaling Church clock chimed 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, anticipation was high in downtown Edgartown for the annual Christmas parade.
The Minnesingers drew packed houses for their winter concerts Friday and Saturday during Christmas in Edgartown festivities.
Downtown is dressed in holiday style as Christmas in Edgartown festivities approach.
The 42nd Annual Christmas in Edgartown favorite, The Teddy Bear Suite, is prepared in the rooms of Faraway MV.
This weekend Island Community Chorus musical director Bill Peek took the stage at the Old Whaling Church and led his choir through seasonal favorites.
Nearly two dozen vendors, many of them Wampanoag artists and artisans, set up booths for the fourth annual Aquinnah Artisans Holiday Fair. Wampum jewelry, children’s art, pottery, headwear, and handicrafts filled Aquinnah town hall this weekend as the holiday season shifted to Aquinnah.
Just when it seems that all is dreary — the leaves are all down, the sky is unremittingly leaden, and you have a case of the sniffles — along comes the most colorful, cheerful and generally jolly time of the year.
A special December edition of First Friday kicked off the holiday season at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum in Vineyard Haven, a part of the town's 'Tis the Season events, which will be held through the end of the month.