In '96 she was a prize winner in the Allen Ginsberg Poetry Awards. In '95 her poetry appeared in Journey Into Motherhood, Riverhead/Putnam. Her prize-winning story, An Angel By & By, was published in: The Voices We Carry," Guernica Press, 1994; that year she enjoyed a residency at the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony. In 1993 her story, Way Home, was a semi-finalist in the PEN National Syndicated Fiction Prize. Her poetry appeared in the 1985 prize-winning anthology, "The Dream Book, Writings by Italian American Women Writers," soon to be reissued by the Feminist Press. As Ukulele Lady, she performs at schools, institutions and festivals. For the last four summers she's taught and entertained on European family cruises in Italy, Greece, Turkey, The British Isles, Ireland and the Baltic.

In 1997 her storytelling programs helped the Brooklyn Museum of Art celebrate Welcome Back to Brooklyn Day and its Centennial Gala. She's performed for the Brooklyn Arts Council, The Whitney Museum of Art, The Staten Island Children's Museum, The Toyota Comedy Festival, Prospect Park and Hempstead Children's Summer Festival. She's taught poetry, teacher and intergenerational workshops for The Children's Museum of Manhattan and "Swingin' On a Star," a Parent/Child music program. In 1996 she opened their Little Folk concerts.

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