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APRIL 2005

Poetry Safari at the Bronx Zoo

Poetry—it stirs in our souls a desire and passion for the glory of the natural world around us. April is National Poetry Month and Bronx Zoo visitors are invited to bring their inner-poet to experience a day of rhyme, rap, and recreation at the third annual Poetry Safari Weekend, April 16-17. Poetry Safari is made possible by the generous support of JPMorgan Chase.

Whether it’s an ode to a toad or poetic words for the birds, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Activities take place from 11:00am - 4:00pm, unless otherwise noted:

• Animal Magnetism (Stations at: sea lion pool, giraffes, Monkey House) Use giant magnetic poetry boards to create a poem that expresses feelings about these amazing animals.

• An Army of Ants, A Gaggle of Geese, A Pride of Poems (Rhino Garden) Enjoy children’s poetry readings hosted by the Bronx Zoo’s Friends of the Zoo docents.

• Winning Words (Dancing Crane Pavilion at 2:00 p.m.) Winners of the Bronx Zoo Poetry Contest read their award-winning poems, selected from hundreds of entries.

• Environment-Themed Poetry Slam (Dancing Crane Pavilion Noon to 1:00p.m., inclement weather inside Dancing Crane Cafe)

In partnership with the Bronx Council on the Arts, a select group of high school students will engage in an environment-themed poetry slam.

• Purr-fect Poetry (Dancing Crane Pavilion, inclement weather inside Zoo Center) The Bronx Zoo Education Department invites young and aspiring poets, ages 5-12, to explore and learn how to write using different forms of poetry. All that children need to bring to participate is their creativity.

• Meet the Poet Book Signings and Readings (signings at the Bronx Zoo Store 11:00am - noon, readings at Dancing Crane Pavilion 1:15pm - 2:00pm) Get to meet award-winning poets and hear them read their work. On hand will be professional poets Jean Marzollo (Saturday only), Irene O’Garden (Saturday only), and Mary Ann Hoberman (Sunday only) to delight young and old alike! Books by poets will be available for purchase.

• Storytelling (Wild Asia Theater 11:30am, 1:30 pm, 3:30 pm) Join LuAnn Adams as she engages children and adults with her animal-themed stories, puppets and audience participation.

• Crafts (Dancing Crane Pavilion 11:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m., inclement weather Zoo Center) Create a special bookmark to take home as a remembrance of this perfectly poetic day!

About the poets:

Mary Ann Hoberman  ~ Winner of National Book Award 1983 and the Poetry for Children Award of the National Council of Teachers of English 2003, Mary Ann’s work has been widely anthologized and her poems have also appeared in The Southern Poetry Review, Harper’s and Small Pond. Among her books are: Whose Garden Is It? (Harcourt, Inc.); You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Fairy Tales to Read Together (Little, Brown); The Lama Who Had No Pajama (Browndeer Press/Harcourt)

Jean Marzollo ~ Author of over 100 titles, including the popular, I Spy series from Scholastic, Jean’s books have won numerous prizes and awards, including: Parenting Magazine Certificate of Excellence; Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Seal Award; New York Times Best Sellers list; and has been featured on the Today Show and on Oprah. Jean also received the Notable Children’s Book of Jewish Content awarded by the Association of Jewish Libraries. Marzollo is past editor of Scholastic’s kindergarten magazine, Let’s Find Out. In 1980, 1978 and 1977 the magazine won Education Press award for distinguished achievements in educational journalism

Irene O’Garden ~ Won the Gold Oppenheim Toy Portfolio 2004 Best Book Award; has been featured on The Today Show. She is also a playwright and performer. Her poems have appeared in CALYX, College English, Skylark, The Rockford Review, Whiskey Island Review and others. Among her books are Maybe My Baby (Harper San Francisco) and The Scrubbly Bubbly Car Wash (Harper.) #

The Bronx Zoo spring/summer hours and rates go into effect March 26- October 2. Located at the Bronx River Parkway and Fordham Road, the Bronx Zoo is open from 10 am to 5 pm and on weekends and holidays till 5:30 pm. For directions and other information, call (718) 367-1010 or visit online www.bronxzoo.com.

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