Islands and Heartlands is a series of bilingual readings designed to build bridges between Latin American and North American poets and writers.

Showcase on View June 28-August 6

Experience the breadth and diversity of contemporary poetry today with this exciting display of all the poetry books published in the United States during the last year. From micro-press chapbooks to CDs to volumes from major commercial publishers, over 2,000 poetry titles are gathered together at Poets House. In conjunction, Showcase Readings will feature poets reading from newly published books.

Showcase on View June 30 - August 4

The 2012 Showcase will include all of the year's new poetry and poetry-related books, chapbooks and multimedia titles published in the United States. More than 2,100 titles were in last year’s exhibition, representing close to 650 U.S. publishers—commercial, university, independent, small and micro-presses.

Showcase on View March 27-April 30

The only event of its kind, the Poetry Publication Showcase is an annual exhibit of over 1,000 new poetry books and a festival of events celebrating the diversity of poetry in print. The Showcase exhibit features all the year’s new poetry books from commercial, university and independent presses across the nation.

Thursday, December 16, 11:00am-8:00pm
Friday, December 17, 11:00am-7:00pm
Saturday, December 18, 11:00am-4:00pm

Give the gift of poetry! Our Holiday Book Sale offers thousands of books––duplicate copies from our 35,000 volume collection––at bargain-basement prices. All proceeds benefit our permanent collection.

Give the gift of poetry! Our Holiday Book Sale offers thousands of books––duplicate copies from our 35,000 volume collection––at bargain-basement prices. All proceeds benefit our permanent collection.

Discover the poetry “under your boot-soles” and join us in celebrating the confluence of poetry, water and the magnificent New York City skyline. Hear the words of Hart Crane, Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore and Walt Whitman brought to life by Bob Holman, Galway Kinnell, Yusef Komunyakaa and others who will join us for this year’s annual bridge crossing which honors Stanley Kunitz, our co-founder. The walk includes a Buffet Supper and poetry readings on the Bridge and at the Fulton Ferry Landing.