Join us in Brooklyn or online tomorrow, April 28th, to raise funds for Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) with an evening of poetry in solidarity with Sudan featuring Dalia Elhassan, Hafizah Geter, Melissa Lozada-Oliva & Ladan Osman! tickettailor.com/events/brookly…

my relationship with You more
real than the taste of air

— #PoetoftheWeek Tiffany Troy reads her feature poem “Google” soundcloud.com/brooklynpoets/…

to know that you are listening
changes things by degrees

—Becca Klaver Becca Klaver from GREETINGS FROM BOWLING GREEN! (The Magnificent Field, 2022) our #BookoftheWeek ! poetsbridge.org/front/sharedpa…

This Sunday, April 28th we're raising funds for Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) with an evening of poetry in solidarity with Sudan featuring Dalia Elhassan, Hafizah Geter, Melissa Lozada-Oliva & Ladan Osman. Join us in Brooklyn or online: tickettailor.com/events/brookly…

probe for stillness at the root of motion, a vacuum that laps light in

Doors flung open,
residuals float away
plunge into liminal where emergence startles

—Mary Newell #PoemoftheDay
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Join us at 144 Montague for our spring Fellows Showcase on Friday, May 10, at 6:30 PM as fellowship winners from our winter-spring workshop season share their work. Check the link to get tickets! bit.ly/bkpfellows-510…

Our featured #mentors this week are Derek Pollard & Meher Manda Meher! Get critiqued: poetsbridge.org/critiques

Perhaps what makes me human are the errors I make
in the heat of the night.

—Our #PoetoftheWeek Tiffany Troy
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Join us for our second annual Poetry Festival from May 24 to 26 at 144 Montague or via Zoom! Last day to apply for a fellowship to register for free.
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Join us for our Spring Intern Showcase on May 3 at 7 PM as interns from our winter-spring cohort read their work! Readers will include Ella Anderson, Rabiya Ismail, Grey Martin, Alanna Phillips, Sophia Renda and Zora Satchell. Free & open to the public! bit.ly/bkpintern-5324

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As of this morning 29 writers & translators nominated for PEN Awards have withdrawn - including 9 of 10 fellow Jein/Stein nominees, who asked to no longer be considered for PEN’s most lucrative prize. We sent a letter to leadership today explaining why:
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Husband #2 knows exactly what I want, but he won’t give it to me.
He is a grizzly bear in the primal den of our couples therapy.

—Debora Kuan Debora Kuan from LUNCH PORTRAITS! (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2016) our #BookoftheWeek ! poetsbridge.org/front/sharedpa…

The red telephone’s birth fell four months
ahead of my father’s in Havana, ’63,

— #PoetoftheWeek Kyle Carrero Lopez reads his feature poem “The Red Telephone” soundcloud.com/brooklynpoets/…

Our May Book Club selection is Matthew Gellman's poetry collection, Beforelight! Join us for group discussions on May 9 and 16 and for an exclusive Q&A session with the author on May 18. Check the link to learn more and register! bit.ly/bkp-bookclub

Register in the next two weeks to take advantage of the earlybird discount for our second annual poetry festival from May 24 to 26!

$115 off 3-day passes for members / $40 off for nonmembers
$35 off single-day passes for members / $10 off for nonmembers

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Join us on Saturday, April 27th for an afternoon of free programming geared toward youth poets and their families including immersive activities, an all ages poetry workshop and an open mic sponsored by Guidepost Montessori Brooklyn Heights. Learn more at bit.ly/bkp-42724

Join us Sunday, April 28th for an evening of poetry in solidarity with & support of Sudan featuring Dalia Elhassan, Hafizah Augustus Geter, melissa lozada-oliva 🍴 and Ladan, raising funds for Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA).  tickettailor.com/events/brookly…

Our featured #mentors this week are Gabrielle Bates & Nathan McClain! Get critiqued: poetsbridge.org/critiques

or of greeting each new day
knowing some sunny, skinny
island could lift all that heft

—Our #PoetoftheWeek Kyle Carrero Lopez
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