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
Summer came to a stormy close as tropical storm Jose brought high surf, heavy rain, and wind to Martha’s Vineyard.
September 20, 2017
On Sunday morning, kids and their parents were up early to take advantage of fishing on the Oak Bluffs Steamship Wharf.
September 18, 2017
For 40 years, Oak Bluffs has celebrated Tivoli Day, a home-grown end of summer celebration.
September 18, 2017
September, this wonderful month of harvest and ripeness, now stretches before us, its thirty days a seeming eternity.
September 17, 2017
September 15, 2017
From State Beach to the Menemsha jetty, shore fishermen are out in force for the 2017 Martha's Vineyard Striped Bass and Bluefish derby.
September 15, 2017
September 14, 2017
Aathletes fanned out around Martha's Vineyard Sunday for the annual Vineyard Triathlon.
September 11, 2017
On Saturday night, beginning at Ocean Park, Best Fest celebrated the end of summer for the eighth year in a row with day and night of music including a para
September 11, 2017
What happened to summer? It just slipped away, that's all.
September 10, 2017
Dozens of classic cars rolled onto the grounds of the high school for the Tisbury Fire Department's annual classic car show.
September 5, 2017
Labor Day weekend sneaked up this year and caught the Island unawares. There we were, blissfully ensconced in the heat, the rush and the clamor of summer, still savoring beach days and ice cream cone nights, when over the shoulder the silent marauder appeared and — poof — September arrived.
September 3, 2017
August 31, 2017
August is a time for warm days and fledging birds. Feathered friends also start to disperse after breeding season, while southbound migrants pass through the Vineyard for a visit.
August 30, 2017
Dr. Louis Sullivan, former U.S. secretary of health and human services, wore the number one Sunday as he addressed runners and walkers gathered for the annual walk/run for health that he began 29 years ago. Dr.
August 28, 2017
The 26th Oar and Paddle regatta brought watercraft of all kinds to Sengekontacket Saturday.
August 27, 2017