Cindy Rogers, District Director to Congressman Tom Suozzi, presented Victoria Crosby with a citation congratulating her for 25 years as Poet Laureate of the City of Glen Cove. "For graciously sharing your time and talent with the community by creating poetry that commemorates not only our citizens, celebrations and landmarks, but also our tragedies, challenges and sorrows. " #GlenCove #Award #poetlaureate #victoriacrosby #cityofglencove

A great group of Kids from the Glen Cove Boys and Girls Club at the Nassau County Museum of Art. #NCMA #GlenCove #GlenCoveBoysandGirlsClub #NassauCountyMuseumOfArt #NassauCounty #BoysandGirlsClub #Museum

In January 1994, Victoria Crosby was named Glen Cove’s poet laureate, an honorary position, bestowed on her by then Glen Cove Mayor Tom Suozzi. Over the past twenty-five years she has written and read poems for many organizations and individuals in the community. A collection of those poems PoeticVic-CivicPoet, 1994-2019, is now in the process of being published, and members of the community have the opportunity to become patrons of the arts by helping to underwrite the cost

Our High School Poetry Winner: Nicole Valensisi Glen Cove to me is my community Where my friends are dear And the air is clear Oh, how I love Glen Cove! The pier at Prybil Beach Jetting out into the Long Island Sound The children playing whimsically On the playgrounds From Welwyn Preserve to Morgan’s Park To the majestic mansions all around What history we have here The blessings abound Everywhere you go St. Rocco’s Feast to concerts in the square There’s always a smiling fac

The Winners of the 2018 Glen Cove Art's Council Poetry Contest are Chinemere Ogbobe- 5th Grade (Two Pages) Dakota Wiesner - 7th Grade Why I love Glen Cove I remember when we first entered this beloved town I didn’t know that the big yellow house in front of me would be my next life’s chapter The trees were young and the grass was new but I still had a lot of things to learn about you This place was growing that’s for sure Our street was like a flower, it blossomed and flouri