Poets House pays tribute to the poet Kathleen Fraser, whose first book, Change of Address, launched our new chapbook digitization project. She passed away this month.
…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.
Announcing our Spring 2019 Season
This spring, join us here at Poets House for an exciting season of readings, talks, and programs!
- Our Epic Voices series continues with talks by Bernadette Mayer, Jordan Abel, and many more;
- Passwords, our long-running series of poets on poets, includes events on Diane di Prima, Gerrit Lansing, and others;
- Yanyi and Simone White visit us for craft talks;
- Plus PH at AWP, Poem in Your Pocket Day, the 24th annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge, and more!
We invite you to start the year right by registering for one of our remaining six-week open enrollment classes with Rosebud Ben-Oni and Michael Broder.
We’re also thrilled to announce Chapbooks of the Mimeo Revolution, our new digital collection! Once a month, a rare chapbook from our library will be digitized and added to the site, complete with commentary on its cultural and historic context and relevant multimedia, when available. These curated chapbooks will be drawn from the years of the Mimeo Revolution, a period from the 1960s to the mid-1980s when small presses and grassroots poetry communities proliferated. We launch with Change of Address & Other Poems, the first book by poet Kathleen Fraser, a guiding force in feminist avant-garde poetics—please enjoy!
Upcoming Events
Bettissima: Treasures from the Elizabeth Kray Archive
Dec 11, 2018 - Apr 15, 2019Over 100 of Poets House co-founder Elizabeth Kray’s letters to & from acclaimed poets, including Elizabeth Bishop, E. E. Cummings, June Jordan, Denise Levertov, Clarence Major, Adrienne Rich & more.
…The Art of Concealing and Revealing in Poetry with Neil Shepard
Feb 20, 2019 | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmThis workshop explores the art of concealment and revelation, from imagery and metaphor, to sound and cadence, to tone and rhetoric. Registration full!
Ontogeny, Phylogeny & Poetry with Michael Broder
Feb 21, 2019 | 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmA workshop with Michael Broder, in which students will examine contemporary poets and delve into questions about “being and becoming.”
From the Blog
Audio Roundup: Black Poets Honoring Black Poets
A gathering of highlights from our audio archives, featuring prominent black poets discussing the work and legacy of other influential black writers.
Books in Love: Tête-Bêche and Dos-à-Dos Bindings
Get in the Valentine’s Day spirit with books that are head-over-heels (and head-to-toe) in love—all from the Poets House collection.
Honoring Kathleen Fraser (1935 – 2019)
Poets House pays tribute to the poet Kathleen Fraser, whose first book, Change of Address, launched our new chapbook digitization project. She passed away this month.
… Audio Roundup: Black Poets Honoring Black Poets
A gathering of highlights from our audio archives, featuring prominent black poets discussing the work and legacy of other influential black writers.
Books in Love: Tête-Bêche and Dos-à-Dos Bindings
Get in the Valentine’s Day spirit with books that are head-over-heels (and head-to-toe) in love—all from the Poets House collection.