The festival features several award-winning writers, panelists, and curators, and centers a keynote address from poet, essayist and MacArthur Fellow, Hanif Abdurraqib. The day-long event culminates with a Publisher’s Poetry Slam sponsored by Button Poetry that yields a book contract for a local writer and a performance highlighting local hip hop artist. The festival is free and open to the public.
Poetry Near You
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| Date | Title | Location |
|---|---|---|
| A Poetry Carnival Presented by Sarabande Books | Louisville, KY | |
| Megan Pinto, Jimin Seo, and Spencer Williams | Brookyln, NY | |
| Reading the Body: Premiere of Dance/Poetry Film and Panel Conversation on the Intersections of Health, Bodies, and Society | New York, NY | |
| 2024 Jackson Poetry Prize Reading | New York, NY | |
| PSA Reading Series: Hala Alyan & Carl Phillips | Brooklyn, NY | |
| Marianne Chan: Leaving Biddle City | Charlottesville, VA | |
| 52nd CCNY Poetry Festival | New York, NY | |
| Broadstone Books: Marathon Reading | New York, NY | |
| Phosphorescence Contemporary Poetry Series: Jane Huffman, Molly Akin, and Diane Seuss | ||
| Chapbook Fellowship Winners Reading: Bridget O'Bernstein, Sahar Romani & Dujie Tahat | Brooklyn, NY |