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March 2020
10*10*10: Week Two of Free Video Workshops with Dave Johnson
Join Dave Johnson at 10am to write a new poem in only 10 minutes. We’ll present a new video every weekday for 10 days. For teens to adults. Free!
Find out more »April 2020
Live Stream: Diane Glancy: Craft Talk
Diane Glancy will present a craft talk that surveys a life in poetry carved from history and memory. This event will be live streamed on our Twitter.
Find out more »CANCELLED: Laureate Voices: How to Love a Country with Richard Blanco & Nathalie Handal
Poet and global citizen Nathalie Handal will engage poet, memoirist, public speaker, educator, and advocate Richard Blanco in conversation.
Find out more »Live Stream: Passwords: Ithell Colquhoun’s Genius of the Fern Loved Gully with Amy Hale & Timothy Liu
Amy Hale & Timothy Liu discuss the work of the reclusive British surrealist poet, painter, and occultist Ithell Colquhoun. Live streamed on twitter!
Find out more »Live Stream: Passwords: Lean Against This Late Hour: Iranian Poet Garous Abdolmalekian with Idra Novey & Ahmad Nadalizadeh
At a time when communication between the United States and Iran has devolved dangerously, the work of translation becomes ever more salient.
Find out more »Live Stream: Tuesday Talk: Nature in Poetry with Bob Holman
Celebrate Earth Day with Bob Holman! Join us for a screening, discussion, and readings that explore endangered languages and endangered species.
Find out more »Poetry Path Celebration with Chen Chen, Mark Doty, Jessica Greenbaum, Marie Howe, Lawrence Joseph & Tommy Pico
We meet for readings at Belvedere Plaza, where an excerpt from Joy Harjo’s “Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings” has been carved in stone.
Find out more »Pathfinding with Dave Johnson & Local Students
Poet and teacher Dave Johnson leads a celebration of the literary pathfinding of neighborhood students!
Find out more »Poetry & Cinema: Made in Harlem: Remembering the Renaissance with Zohra Saed & Latasha N. Nevada Diggs
A screening of Looking for Langston, then a discussion with poets Zohra Saed and LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs, focus the legacy of the Harlem Renaissance.
Find out more »Walking Workshops on The Poetry Path With Chen Chen, Tommy Pico & Jessica Greenbaum
These intimate poet-led tours of the Poetry Path by three poets featured on the path are free to all with advance registration.
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