Sunday, June 21, 2009

Congrats to Nina!


Congratulations to Nina Freedlander-Gibans on being named a winner of the Cleveland Arts Prize. Here is the beginning of the article . . .

"History," says Nina Freedlander Gibans, "is disappearing every day."

It has always been part of Gibans' life goal to save, preserve and educate the people of this community about the art of Northeast Ohio and the world. For these efforts, she will receive the Martha Joseph Prize, a Cleveland Arts Prize special citation for distinguished service.

Read the rest of the story here.

3 comments:

Pressin On said...

this is so awesome, Nina is a diligent, passionate worker for poetry in Cleveland. well-deserved!

John B. Burroughs said...

Congratulations to Nina!

Here's a video of her reading "Letters" at Mac's Macks last month round the same time she received the award: http://library.crisischronicles.com/2009/06/20/letters-by-nina-freedlander-gibans--video.aspx.

John B. Burroughs said...

Mac's Backs, even!

Cited...

The poet doesn't invent. He listens. ~Jean Cocteau