New on the Poets House website: Diane di Prima’s 1973 chapbook, the first part of her acclaimed epic, plus a recording of the poet reading this work.
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
Registration is now open for summer poetry workshops at Poets House! Apply now for a weekend master class with Robert Pinsky, or register for one of our six-week workshops, led by Cynthia Manick, R. A. Villanueva, and Caits Meissner.
We’re also thrilled to announce Chapbooks of the Mimeo Revolution, our new digital collection of rare chapbooks! Just launched is Diane di Prima’s Loba, Part 1, with Jerome Rothenberg’s The Gorky Poems / Poemas a Gorky, Bob Kaufman’s Golden Sardine, and Kathleen Fraser’s Change of Address & Other Poems now available to read!
Upcoming Events
Passwords: Infinite Plentitude & AfroSurrealism with Devin Cain, Alexandria Eregbu & Krista Franklin
May 23, 2019 | 7:00 pmInfinite Plentitude, a performative presentation by the artistic collective du monde noir, explores historical and contemporary AfroSurrealism.
Craft Talk: Black Feminism 4eva with Simone White
May 28, 2019 | 7:00 pmPoet and scholar Simone White gives a craft talk on her current project: a long poem that explores the cost of anti-patriarchal life for black women today.
Literary Partners Program: Adelaide Books
May 30, 2019 | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmFour of Adelaide Books’ authors will read from their latest books in English, Hebrew, German, and Russian.
From the Blog
Writing and Teaching in a Time of Crisis with Kay Ulanday Barrett
Kay Ulanday Barrett describes June Jordan’s legacy and their mission as “a transgender brown poet and educator to imagine beyond hazardous constraints of binaries.”
Poets House’s Chapbook Digitization Project Continues with The Gorky Poems by Jerome Rothenberg
New on the Poets House website: Jerome Rothenberg’s 1966 book, plus recent video footage of the poet and his publisher, Margaret Randall of El Corno Emplumado.
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Poets House’s Chapbook Digitization Project Continues with Loba, Part 1 by Diane di Prima
New on the Poets House website: Diane di Prima’s 1973 chapbook, the first part of her acclaimed epic, plus a recording of the poet reading this work.
Writing and Teaching in a Time of Crisis with Kay Ulanday Barrett
Kay Ulanday Barrett describes June Jordan’s legacy and their mission as “a transgender brown poet and educator to imagine beyond hazardous constraints of binaries.”
Poets House’s Chapbook Digitization Project Continues with The Gorky Poems by Jerome Rothenberg
New on the Poets House website: Jerome Rothenberg’s 1966 book, plus recent video footage of the poet and his publisher, Margaret Randall of El Corno Emplumado.
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