Join us for our summer Virtual Workshop Showcase on Wednesday, August 23rd, at 7:00 PM (ET) as teachers Rosebud Ben-Oni, Chiwan Choi, Starr Davis, Joan Kwon Glass, I.S. Jones and Yesenia Montilla read from their work and personally introduce readings by their students, along with students from workshops led by Gbenga Adesina, Simone Kearney, Seth Leeper, dawn lonsinger, Lynn Melnick and Emily Skillings. Free and open to the public.
Student readers include Jocelyn Anderson, Kelly Cardin, Kenneth Carroll, Victoria Chan, Shell Feda, Jen Shikes Haines, Michael Indovina, Hannah Ingram, Apoorvaa Joshi, Madison Lazenby, Miriam Milena, Rachael Philipps, Jennifer Price, Isaac Salazar, Shakeema Smalls, Katy Thompson and Marisa Vito.
Note that by attending this event, you agree to abide by our code of conduct below. Brooklyn Poets reserves the right to dismiss from our programs any participant found to be in violation of these policies.
Closed captioning will be available and the text of readers' poems will be screenshared during the event. For more information and to request additional accommodations, contact us at [email protected].
Brooklyn Poets Code of Conduct
Brooklyn Poets will not tolerate any instances of discrimination, harassment or abuse in conjunction with any of our programs. Respect and consideration for others, both within and outside our programs, are core values to be upheld by all participants. Discrimination against and/or harassment of community members on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, religion, age, marital status, veteran status or any other factor is unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Program participants are expected to adhere to all federal, state and local laws and regulations. Should a board or staff member, independent contractor, volunteer or program participant be found to violate any aspect of the organization’s code of conduct, Brooklyn Poets reserves the right to dismiss them from the program. Consequences may include, but not be limited to, dismissal from the current activity, suspension, ineligibility for all future activities, and/or loss of payment or fees. If you have any issues to report, please do not hesitate to contact Board President Isaac Myers III ([email protected]), Executive Director Jason Koo ([email protected]) or Deputy Director renée kay ([email protected]), and they will get back to you as soon as possible.