On Sunday, Sept. 28, Nassau County Poet Laureate Maxwell C. Wheat will give a reading of the poetry of former Roslyn resident Norbert Krapf.

The reading, which will take place at Cedarmere, the home of William Cullen Bryant, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

As part of the program, Wheat will lead the audience around Cedarmere's pond, during which he will read and discuss Krapf's poems dealing with nature, William Cullen Bryant, and Long Island. Participants will also be encouraged to join in reading the poems.

A longtime resident of the Roslyn area, Krapf taught poetry and writing at the C.W. Post campus of Long Island University for more than 30 years. During that time, he authored numerous poems about Long Island, many of which have been collected in anthologies such as East of New York City and Bittersweet Along the Expressway. A supporter of Cedarmere, Krapf also edited a collection of contemporary poems and essays on Bryant, Under Open Sky.

In 2004, Krapf returned to his native Indiana where he is currently poet laureate of the state. He will make his own appearance at Cedarmere on Thursday, Oct. 23 to read from his latest book, Bloodroot: Indiana Poems.

The Wheat reading and Krapf's appearance at Cedarmere is part of an extended homecoming for the latter. In addition to the Cedarmere reading, Krapf will also give a reading at the Bryant Library on Oct. 23, one that is set to begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Bloodroot collection is a representation of Krapf's body of work, which has appeared throughout the years. The settings include southern Indiana, southern Germany and Roslyn.

A native of Jasper, IN, Norbert Krapf is a graduate of both St. Joseph's College, and the University of Notre Dame, where he received a Ph.D. in English and American Literature. At C. W. Post, where he is now emeritus Professor of English, Krapf was Poet Laureate from 2003-2007. He also directed the C. W. Post Poetry Center. In 2004, he moved from Roslyn to Indianapolis to write full-time.

Cedarmere, operated by the Nassau County Department of Parks, Recreation and Museums, includes the Bryant home and several other structures on a beautiful 7-acre property overlooking Roslyn Harbor. Visitors can view the exhibits in the house and stroll on the property, which includes a pond spanned by a rustic stone bridge, a Gothic Revival Mill, and a formal garden. The property is located on Bryant Avenue west of Glen Cove Road.