Sep 12 (6:30-9pm): Join us in honoring the life, work, and legacy of seminal poet and scholar Tyrone Williams. We’ll have an open-mic for everyone who wishes to contribute their reflections on their dear friend and colleague. poetshouse.org/event/a-tribut…

Our lives are too rich not to write about, and our imaginations are too strong to ignore. Sep 14 (12-3pm): Two Truths and a Lie: Writing Memoir and Autobiographical Fiction with Bushra Rehman poetshouse.org/event/two-trut…

Sep 13 (6-9pm): Celebrate the launch of Fletch Fletcher‘s Confessional (Finishing Line Press, 2024) with readings by Michael Lee Bross, Roberto Carlos Garcia, Michelle Greco, Darla Himeles, and Yesenia Montilla! poetshouse.org/event/confessi…

As a reminder, we are closed to the public until Monday, September 2 for a staff retreat. Thank you for your patience while we spend the week exploring how to better serve our communities. We look forward to welcoming you back on September 3.

Look at the tradition of the protest poem and learn the key components of the protest poetry. Sep 24 - Oct 29 (6:30-8:30pm ET): Poetry of Witness and Resistance: Exploring the Power of the Protest Poem with Keisha-Gaye Anderson. poetshouse.org/event/witness-…

Sep 21 (12-6pm): Join Broadstone Books for a marathon reading by 35 authors in celebration of their 21st year of operation and their growing community of authors in the NYC area. poetshouse.org/event/broadsto…

Meet the students from Poets House Academy, a weeklong summer program for teen poets: “I feel like these workshops have really helped expand my horizons." poetshouse.org/a-look-back-at…

How do poets write about the unspeakable? Can poetry be a healing process for the poet? For the reader? Sep 15 (12-3pm): Remote 3-Hour Workshop: Writing Trauma in Poems with Eve Grubin poetshouse.org/event/grubin-w…

9/5 (6-8pm): Celebrate the launch of Motherlands by Weijia Pan, Milkweed Edition’s Max Ritvo Poetry Prize-winning collection, selected by Louise Glück. Weijia Pan will be featured in a reading and conversation with Chen Chen. poetshouse.org/event/motherla…

Behind every good writer is a good reader. Together in this six-week online workshop, we'll explore the art form through the lens of legacy and community. Sep 18 – Oct 23 (6:30-8:30pm ET): Your Favorite Poet’s Favorite Poet with Emily Sernaker poetshouse.org/event/your-fav…

Sep 25 (4:30-6:30pm): Sign-ups are live for the first of our Teen Poetry Open Mics! Current high school students (grades 9-12) of all experience levels are invited to read their work. poetshouse.org/event/teen-poe…

Sep 28 (5-7pm): Join Esther Belin and the 2024 James Welch Prize winning poets Kara Briggs and Kateri Menominee for an in-person reading at Poets House in celebration of their work. Presented in partnership with Poetry Northwest and Indigenous Nations Poets. poetshouse.org/event/2024-wel…

Using Susan Sontag’s essay “Against Interpretation” as a loose springboard, we’ll explore poetry by looking at what it’s doing versus what it’s saying. Sep 25 – Oct 30 (6:30-8:30pm): Against Interpretation with Jackie Braje poetshouse.org/event/braje-ag…

Sep 24 (7-9pm ET): Join writer Eliana Hernández-Pachón and her translator, Robin Myers, for a reading from The Brush (Archipelago Books, 2024). Following her reading, moderator Mónica de la Torre will lead Hernández-Pachón and Myers in a conversation. poetshouse.org/event/crosswor…

The translingual haunts even so-called monolingual poetry and prose, and it provides a way of working together from our differences, across our many borders and diasporas. Oct 3 – 24 (6:30-8:30pm): Poetics of the Translingual Américas with Urayoán Noel poetshouse.org/event/poetics-…

Sep 29 (10am-6pm): Come say hello at Brooklyn Book Fest! We'll have discounts on writing workshops, free books, and new merch available at Booth # 305. For poets and publishers, we'll also be accepting donations of poetry published in 2022 and 2023 for our Showcase exhibition.

Oct 2 (7-9pm): Experience the newest poetry collections from sophie cabot black and Marie Howe through poems that capture visions of the pastoral and glimpses of the quotidian. poetshouse.org/event/new-work…

9/22 (5-6:30pm): Celebrate the life and work of Louise Glück. Presented in partnership with the Academy of American Poets, Brooklyn Book Festival, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Greenlight Bookstore, and the Poetry Society of America. eventbrite.com/e/louise-gluck…

This Saturday! Join Broadstone Books for a marathon reading by 35 authors in celebration of their 21st year of operation and their growing community of authors in the NYC area. poetshouse.org/event/broadsto…

Oct 8 (5:30-8:30pm): David Mills: Manhattan’s Slavery and Your Song: (re) thinking (about) history through the lens of documentary and dialogue poetry poetshouse.org/event/manhatta…