Supporter of the Arts

The City of York would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Bill Diskin, who recently completed his voluntary term as poet laureate for the City. His dedication and hard work as poet laureate is well-appreciated.

We wish him and his family well in Charlotte, North Carolina where they relocated recently after Diskin accepted a job at the Cannon School.

As the City prepares to announce the arrival of the City's third poet laureate, we will continue to do our best to maintain the tradition of sharing the spoken word with people of all ages throughout the community as our past poet laureate's have done. The two-year voluntary position is one of many initiatives taking place to foster the arts in the City.

During his term as poet laureate, Bill published a 28-page double-sided book which includes collections of poetry from County residents, including two high school students. The book was well-received and helped to promote literacy and poetry with people of all ages. In fact, he spent a lot of time working with young people to share his love for poetry. He participated in poetry teen groups at Martin Library.

In addition, Diskin promoted poetry brews throughout the City and he wrote a regular column for the York Daily Record. He was a strong supporter of the arts through his work as a member of the Arts District Task Force.

A big thank you goes to Bill Diskin for making poetry fun and enjoyable for people of all ages. We look forward to welcoming our new poet laureate at YorkArts on August 3 at 5:30 p.m. Please come and join us that evening as we welcome our new poet and continue this tradition in the City of York.

Mayor John S. Brenner
York