Nassau County’s Teen Poet Laureate to read at Hicksville Library’s Open Mic

Nassau County’s Teen Poet Laureate to read at Hicksville Library’s Open Mic

Katherine Galbraith-Chan, who was affirmed Nassau County’s Teen Poet Laureate in May by the Nassau County Poet Laureate Society, will be reciting her poetry on Monday, Aug. 11, at the Hicksville Public Library during its Open Mic event. Galbraith-Chan is a 16-year-old incoming senior at The Wheatley School from Old Westbury. The COVID-19 pandemic began when she was in eighth grade, and it kickstarted her poetry writing. She said while sitting at…