2005 Branching Out: Poetry for the 21st Century, with the Poetry Society of America, in partner libraries in five U.S. cities Stanley Kunitz turns 100: “Immortality? It’s… More
2004 First poetry installation opens in Central Park Zoo Designated by Battery Park City to receive a 11,000-square-foot space in a new green building Capital campaign… More
2003 Third People’s Poetry Gathering, bringing together over 30 downtown programming organizations More
2001 Poets House expands to 4,500 square feet at 72 Spring Street First Children’s Room opens in a converted storage closet Second People’s Poetry Gathering, aligning… More
1999 Poetry in the Branches in nine metropolitan library sites First People’s Poetry Gathering co-sponsored with City Lore, exploring the relationship between oral traditions and literary texts; 8,000 attend… More
1995 Poetry in The Branches (PITB) established in partnership with The New York Public Library; Philip Levine presents first public PITB event First Summer Reading Series in Rockefeller Park in… More
1992 Poets House’s first annual Poets House Showcase, then called the “Poetry Publication Showcase,” featuring new poetry books from 1991 and discussions about the future of poetry publishing. More
