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August 2019
Showcase Reading Series: Eugene Gloria, Adrian Silbernagel, Jesse Rice-Evans & Tina Cane
Eugene Gloria, Adrian Silbernagel, Jesse Rice-Evans, Tina Cane
The last summer Showcase reading, with poets Eugene Gloria, Adrian Silbernagel, Jesse Rice-Evans, and Tina Cane.
Find out more »July 2019
Showcase Reading Series: Asiya Wadud, Arthur Sze, Chase Berggrun & Jesús Papoleto Meléndez
Poets Asiya Wadud, Arthur Sze, Chase Berggrun, and Jesús Papoleto Meléndez join us for the fourth in this summer’s Showcase reading series.
Find out more »Poets House Members-Only Open Mic
An exclusive reading by Poets House members, free and open to the public.
Find out more »Showcase Reading Series: Roberto Tejada, Cody-Rose Clevidence & Shayla Lawson
Visit the Showcase for our third reading, with poets Roberto Tejada, Cody-Rose Clevidence, and Shayla Lawson.
Find out more »Showcase Reading Series: Charles Bernstein, Andrea Abi-Karam, Abigail Chabitnoy & Ed Bok Lee
Our second reading for the 2019 Poets House Showcase, with poets Charles Bernstein, Andrea Abi-Karam, Abigail Chabitnoy, and Ed Bok Lee.
Find out more »June 2019
27th Annual Poets House Showcase Opening Reception and Reading with Ross Gay, Tina Chang & Tommy Pico
Glimpse the freshest crop of new poetry! After browsing the exhibition, listen to poets Ross Gay, Tina Chang, and Tommy Pico read from books included in the Showcase.
Find out more »Emerging Poets Fellowship Reading
Travel to the future of poetry: 2019 Emerging Poets Fellows read new work crafted during mentorship by their workshop leader, poet Anselm Berrigan.
Find out more »Zong! by M. NourbeSe Philip: A Collective Reading with LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Sean D. Henry-Smith, Erica Hunt, and Rosamond S. King
Rosamond S. King, LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, Sean Henry-Smith, and Erica Hunt take part in a reading/performance of M. NourbeSe Philip’s book-length poem Zong!
Find out more »Epic Voices: The Caribbean (Un)Epic with M. NourbeSe Philip
Poet M. NourbeSe Philip discusses her book Zong! and her manuscript Island Liturgies in the context of the (un)epic, “the Caribbean’s most natural form.”
Find out more »May 2019
Craft Talk: Black Feminism 4eva with Simone White
Poet 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.
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