Browne talks with Rico Frederick about her book fair project to “build the libraries of the next community activists, political leaders, and educators.”
A Place for Poetry
Poets House is a national poetry library and literary center that invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry.
Upcoming Events
Literary Partners Program: Book Launch for Against Death: 35 Essays on Living
Nov 12, 2019 | 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmJoin us in celebrating Against Death: 35 Essays on Living with readings by the editor, contributors, and special guests Nick Flynn and Porochista Khakpour.
Literary Partners Program: A Reading & Conversation with Rivka Galchen
Nov 20, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmVillage of Crickets hosts a reading and conversation with novelist and short story writer Rivka Galchen, moderated by Katherine Hill.
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North of Invention: A berthDay Celebration with bill bissett
Nov 21, 2019 | 7:00 pmOn the occasion of polymath bill bissett’s 80th birthday, join us in welcoming the poet, painter, musician, and editor to Poets House!
From the Blog
“You Shoot at Yourself, America”—Newly Digitized: Yevtushenko’s Flowers and Bullets & Freedom to Kill
Released by City Lights in 1970, this chapbook by Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko reflects on the tumultuous unrest of Vietnam War–era America.
The Practice of Poetry: Writing Poems of Place with KC Trommer
Poet KC Trommer offers a writing prompt for creating poems that interrogate “the worlds we know, think we know, and those we remember. “
Building Blocks for Global Citizens of Tomorrow: Mahogany L. Browne on Her Woke Baby Book Fair
Browne talks with Rico Frederick about her book fair project to “build the libraries of the next community activists, political leaders, and educators.”
“You Shoot at Yourself, America”—Newly Digitized: Yevtushenko’s Flowers and Bullets & Freedom to Kill
Released by City Lights in 1970, this chapbook by Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko reflects on the tumultuous unrest of Vietnam War–era America.
The Practice of Poetry: Writing Poems of Place with KC Trommer
Poet KC Trommer offers a writing prompt for creating poems that interrogate “the worlds we know, think we know, and those we remember. “