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:
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The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year.
July 30, 2015
The annual Art Buchwald Possible Dreams auction is the largest fundraiser for Martha's Vineyard Community Services.
July 26, 2015
Decades old, family-owned businesses pepper the Vineyard Haven waterfront.
July 23, 2015
Our first heat wave of the summer settled over Island flower and vegetable gardens.
July 23, 2015
The second Cook the Vineyard event held Monday at Lola's was a celebration of food and Island cookbook authors.
July 21, 2015
The annual Feast of the Holy Ghost parade, steeped in Portuguese tradition, wound through Oak Bluffs Sunday.
July 20, 2015
A competitive fleet of sailors competed in the 92nd annual Edgartown Yacht Club regatta this weekend.
July 20, 2015
With today the 19th of July, our summer calendar reaches its halfway mark. Days are flying by and we know some of you out there have not had your first swim yet. Come on in! The water is perfect ... trust us. You'll be happy you did.
July 16, 2015
Vineyard men stood in the sun on the Vineyard Haven seawall Saturday to show their opposition to violence against women.
July 12, 2015
Gardens are bursting with flowers and farmer's bounty are overflowing. Island waters are full of boats and swimmers, and beaches are dotted with families with colorful beach umbrellas. Such are July days, but especially welcome after the winter the Vineyard had.
July 10, 2015
Featherstone Center for the Arts hosted its annual benefit gala Monday night at Farm Neck Golf Club. Under blue skies, guests bid at a silent auction, as trips, parties, experiences, services and more were up for grabs.
July 7, 2015
After the parades, all eyes turned to the sky above Edgartown Harbor for the annual Fourth of July fireworks display.
July 6, 2015
The Vineyard celebrated another Fourth of July with patriotic fervor and now the sun is shining and beaches await.
July 5, 2015
The annual Edgartown Fourth of July parade delighted the crowds lining the town's streets.
July 4, 2015
Fourth of July started out in style on the Vineyard with short but sweet parades in Oak Bluff and Aquinnah. In a tradition started 19 years ago, marchers of all ages gathered at the Camp Ground in Oak Bluffs for a kid's parade around the Camp Ground's famous gingerbread houses.
July 4, 2015
Martha's Vineyard schools finally wrapped up for the year on Monday, June 29.
June 29, 2015