Tag: Hettie Jones

Now Digitized: Amiri Baraka’s First Poetry Collection—Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note . . . .

By Suzanne Wise Posted Jun 22, 2020

This 1961 chapbook by Amiri Baraka (then LeRoi Jones) is available to read on the Poets House website! Plus related commentary, interviews, and videos.

Poetry Walk Across the Brooklyn Bridge

Join us for this beloved tradition as we parade across the Brooklyn Bridge with readings by legendary poets and a festive dinner. All proceeds benefit Poets House, reservations are required.

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3-Hour Workshops

Enhance your skills and deepen your work through these focused writing workshops. While the Poets House space is still closed for construction, workshops will take place remotely on Zoom. All are welcome, space is limited. $120 ($96 for members).

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Hard Hat Readings

In August 2021, Poets House at 10 River Terrace suffered a major flood. While we rebuild, we invite you to check out the ongoing Hard Hat Reading Series, featuring poetry readings by members of the Poets House community.

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Open House on WBAI

Co-hosts Cornelius Eady and Patricia Spears Jones explore the breadth of the contemporary poetry world and consider the many ways poetry addresses the world and expands our notion of self, culture, and community.

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