Scholar Sarah Stewart shares insights from her research on poetry and illness, with highlights from the Poets House collection.
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.
Spring at Poets House
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 Jordan Abel, Karen Finley, M. NourbeSe 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 Poem in Your Pocket Day, the 24th annual Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge, and more!
We’re also thrilled to announce Chapbooks of the Mimeo Revolution, our new digital collection of rare chapbooks! Now available to read are Bob Kaufman’s Golden Sardine and Kathleen Fraser’s Change of Address & Other Poems, with more to come monthly!
Because of a special event, there will be no Tiny Poets Time on Thursday, April 18. Normal programming will resume next Thursday, April 25, at 10am.
Upcoming Events
Literary Partners Program: HERE: Poems for the Planet
Apr 23, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmCopper Canyon Press & Elizabeth J. Coleman invite you to celebrate a new ecopoetics anthology that will inspire readers to take new breath—then take action.
Literary Partners Program: The Rational Creature Volume 5 Launch Party
Apr 24, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmThe Rational Creature welcomes you to celebrate Volume 5, the Displacement + Exile Issue. A reception will follow readings by the authors.
Another Poem in Your Pocket Day
Apr 25, 2019 | 10:00 am - 2:00 pmJoin us for Poem in Your Pocket Day, a national initiative that promotes poetry, including a haiku workshop with Amy Losak as well as interactive performances and pocket-sized poems.
…From the Blog
Book Report: Scottish Contemporary Poetry
Sarah Stewart, a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, discusses her favorite poetry books by authors from her native country.
Field Work: Aligning Poetry and Science in Salt Lake City
Katharine Coles discusses her work as Salt Lake City Poet-in-Residence for Poets House’s Field Work project, exploring poetry & science via programs at museums & public libraries.
The Poetry of Saving Lives: Anthologies About Sickness & Healing
Scholar Sarah Stewart shares insights from her research on poetry and illness, with highlights from the Poets House collection.
Book Report: Scottish Contemporary Poetry
Sarah Stewart, a PhD candidate at the University of Edinburgh, discusses her favorite poetry books by authors from her native country.
Field Work: Aligning Poetry and Science in Salt Lake City
Katharine Coles discusses her work as Salt Lake City Poet-in-Residence for Poets House’s Field Work project, exploring poetry & science via programs at museums & public libraries.