Celebrating ‘That Which Makes Us Stronger’
NARROWSBURG, NY — Special needs. Addiction. Divorce. Righteous grandmas and overwhelmed parents. One kid in the closet and another a …
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4/28/22
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Calling young poets in Sullivan County
SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — The first all-county Sullivan Youth Poetry Festival will take place on Saturday, April 2 at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts from …
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3/3/22
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What's going on in arts, leisure and the community February 3 to 9
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2/2/22
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What's new for sustainability in the Upper Delaware region, January 20 to 26
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1/19/22
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“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” That quote, attributed to the Sufi poet Jelaluddin Rumi, came to mind when I learned that my editor at the River Reporter, Veronica Daub, …
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By SANDY LONG
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8/4/21
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A few weeks back, a large hemlock on our hill was struck by lightning during a particularly violent afternoon storm. It exploded from within, raining large tree shards across and down the hill and …
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What's going on in arts, leisure and community April 22 to 28
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4/21/21
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Here we are in the heart of winter, surrounded and confounded by massive amounts of snow. That such wondrous stuff can also wreak havoc upon our lives is a given at this time of year. As we forge our …
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By SANDY LONG
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2/17/21
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What's going on in arts, leisure and community October 22 to 28
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10/21/20
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She sits on the bankwhere small stones punctuatethe surface in front of her,and the river ripples gently at her feet.Here the forest waitswhile the river crosses,tall trunks reflectedin its flow. …
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By ELAINE KOPLOW of Hardwick, NJ
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8/6/20
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The river said
I’m glad you’ve come
What took so long
You’re busy?
Indeed I said
You just don’t know
It’s life these days
Not easy
Now let …
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By JENNIFER CANFIELD of Damascus, PA
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8/5/20
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The beauty of the natural world of the Upper Delaware River region always restores my spirit, especially in these turbulent times. Seeing an eagle, observing nature at different times of the day, and …
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By ERICA HART of Hankins, NY
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8/5/20
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Humming wet rises swiftly over broad boulders,explores storm-stacked debris with cautious foaming fingers,stops to ripple ‘round fat jumping fish.“Call me River!” it shouts,shooting …
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By NANCY DYMOND of Bethany, PA
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8/5/20
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The smallest tendrilhas me in its gripin the gardenpart of a newbornbutternut squash plantI watch itreaching across the groundthough I can’t actually see when it makes a break for itbutday …
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By CHANA POLLACK of Cochecton, NY
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8/5/20
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You shall not revel in our constrainmentCurséd plague, foul maker of forlornness,Nor prison us in woeful malcontent Or sunder our souls from passion’s caress!Toothless are you to crush …
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By GARY HOLMES of Wurtsboro, NY
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8/5/20
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On paperSo pliant Receptive Susceptible to flushes of colorLight’s various temposmark time
Like the still life of a simple peachthe memory of whichmay sufficeif only its furry …
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By MYRA MNIEWSKI of Cocheton, NY
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8/5/20
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Boredom — I miss leavesfalling off trees — wither — it’sCorona season.
Kids meant to prance likedeer in field, now still — hidingfrom COVID-19.
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By Z. A. KOHLOA of Callicoon, NY
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8/5/20
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I almost missed one of my favorite seasons;
I had been busy self-pollinating worry.
The sight of a robin on the berm
of a road way too familiar lately,
caught my attention.
his …
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By SALLY HENDEE of Hawley, PA
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8/5/20
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