Laura J. Bobrow
storyteller
We Poets of the proud old lineage
Who sing to find your hearts, we know not why.
--James Elroy Flecker
Laura is the recipient of a 2009 Storytelling World Honors award.
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Once again! Laura's sister, Miriam Raphael, is 2010 Senior Crossword Puzzle Champion of the US!
04/08/2010 the Lower Hudson Journal News calls her "the nation's most decorated crossword puzzler."
Laura is an award recipient in the 2010 competition of the Poetry Society of Virginia for a blues lyric and a second place winner in the 2010 Anne Marx Sestina competition sponsored by the National League of American Pen Women
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VENUES
In addition to schools and libraries I am privileged to have had the opportunity to share stories at the following special venues within the last year:
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Seminar, Christopher Newport University, Richmond VA
VCCS Center for Teaching Excellence, Northern Virginia Community College, Sterling VA
Celtic Festivals in MD and VA
Folklore Society of Greater Washington Folk Festival and Minifest
First Night Celebration, Williamsburg VA
MonkeyFest Storytelling Marathon, New York NY
Hans Christian Andersen Statue, Central Park, New York NY
Loudoun Symphony Orchestra, Sterling VA Dorff "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
upcoming performances of special interest:
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August 28
Storytelling Performance, Hans Christian Andersen Statue
Central Park, New York, NY 11:00 a.m.
