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
August 18, 2016
The 155th annual Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Livestock Show Fair began Thursday.
August 18, 2016
The unveiling of the Ag Fair poster has become an annual event.
August 17, 2016
Liz Durkee of Oak Bluffs goes for early morning walks, capturing the morning light falling on Cottage City and the sun rising behind the town's beaches, the harbor, and the iconic Ocean Park bandstand.
August 16, 2016
Just when you think summer has reached its peak, the month of August reaches back and finds another gear.
August 14, 2016
More than 1,400 runners completed the 39th annual Chilmark Road Race Saturday.
August 13, 2016
Young pirates board the Sea Gypsy in the Oak Bluffs Harbor armed with swords and eye patches.
August 10, 2016
Hospice of Martha’s Vineyard held its annual fundraising party Monday night at Farm Neck Golf Club.
August 9, 2016
The hill at the Marine Hospital was more colorful than usual as Camp Jabberwocky held an art extravaganza.
August 9, 2016
How is it that August on the Island can be so different from July? It's all about location in the landscape of summer. July opens the season, and from its vantage point at the near shore of summer, the days seem to extend almost endlessly, with autumn somewhere over the horizon.
August 7, 2016
On Thursday evening, the Menemsha dock was bustling for the second annual Meet the Fleet.
August 5, 2016
The 200-foot tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry paid a visit to Vineyard Haven Harbor this week. Timothy Johnson took pictures of the vessel as the sun was setting Wednesday night, and Mark Lovewell captured the ship as she departed at sunrise.
August 4, 2016
The Tabernacle became an art gallery on Monday for the 2016 All-Island Art Show, an annual showcase for Martha's Vineyard artists since 1956
August 1, 2016
Children and adults, muggles and wizards stayed up late Saturday to celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, an eighth installment of the Harry
July 31, 2016
Through the years the First Family has enjoyed summer time together on Martha's Vineyard.
July 29, 2016
Summer is in full flower, with hot, humid weather on its way and wildflower fields and cutting gardens in peak bloom.
July 28, 2016