ONE WEEK until our Awards Gala ft. Patricia Smith as honoree alongside award winners Maria Rubio & Gurlie Myricks, Sam Cha, Disha Trivedi, @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Cornelius Eady, @eugenialeigh.bsky.social, @milleroberman.bsky.social & @taraskurtu.bsky.social. brooklynpoets.org/support/awar...

It’s the FINAL DAY of our fundraising auction ft. @gabriellebates.bsky.social, @chenchenwrites.bsky.social, Ross Gay, Ariana Reines, @cathylinhche.bsky.social, @taraskurtu.bsky.social, @joseolivarez.bsky.social, Hala Alyan & more! Get your bids in by 10pm ET! givebutter.com/c/bkp2025/au...

Sang. Her illness rewrote the glass of her house with its books flush with English, a language not hers by birth. When she was younger, and alive, she handed down her first Shakespeare to my child hands. —Our #PoetoftheWeek, Disha Trivedi brooklynpoets.org/community/po...

We're not saying we can predict the future, but we did plan on celebrating Patricia Smith long before @nationalbook.bsky.social crowned her this year’s poetry winner. Will you celebrate with us on December 7? Capacity is limited, get tickets at:

we were already in mourning cells bathed in fight or flight having lost everything to bits in battlefields of wind-rain clapping —Our #PoetoftheWeek, Dorsía Smith Silva brooklynpoets.org/community/po...

Join us on Monday, December 1, at 7 PM for the 2025 Yawp Poem of the Year Contest, featuring readings by the winners of Yawp Poem of the Month over the past year contending for our Yawp Poem of the Year Award—decided by audience vote! buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...

Our fundraising auction ft. poem feedback, consultations & more from poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Hala Alyan, @gabriellebates.bsky.social, @cathylinhche.bsky.social, @chenchenwrites.bsky.social, Ross Gay, @joseolivarez.bsky.social, @taraskurtu.bsky.social & more is live! givebutter.com/c/bkp2025/au...

“Poetry remakes the future…” – Alice Notley As we wrap up another year in a present insistent on being remade, we need your support to provide the tools poets need to take up their work. Donate to support our work today. brooklynpoets.org/support/donate

The Moon is my sister. All her light is second-handed. A letting scar, a cooing wound. My feet are ballrooms filled with gospel, my many organs conspiring to live. —Our #PoetoftheWeek, Jasmine Reid brooklynpoets.org/community/po...

It's the LAST DAY to apply for our 2026 Mentorship Program with Jay Deshpande! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/me...

Because the worst part of summer in New York City is the subway where the difference between hostility collected on the platform and barren cold in the car is so vicious —Our #PoetoftheWeek, Sullivan Summer brooklynpoets.org/community/po...

Final day to register for my in-person poetry workshop at @brooklynpoets.bsky.social: Hinges, Doorways, Portals: How to Transport Your Poems to Unexpected Places! brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/h...

Join us on November 15 for our fall Fellows Showcase! Readers include Lola Anaya, M. Campbell, Damian Foal, Hera Hong, Samantha Lilly, Valeria Pedraza and Yeldana Talgatkyzy. Free and open to the public, the event will also be livestreamed via Zoom. buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...

We’re hiring for multiple part-time roles with start dates in January 2026. Learn more about each role and apply at brooklynpoets.org/about/getinv...

Join us on Monday, November 10 for our Yawp workshop & open mic led by poet Angel Nafis! Nafis will lead a workshop exploring the theme of transformation, focused on a deep exploration of the works of Aracelis Girmay. Learn more and get tickets at: buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...

there’s nothing to finger beyond the pink : tender : ageless : intricate : the more I try to find the feeling the more diffuse it becomes —Our #PoetoftheWeek, Keetje Kuipers brooklynpoets.org/community/po...

Join us for our Awards Gala on December 7, ft. the inimitable @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social alongside award winners Maria Rubio & Gurlie Myricks, faculty Sam Cha, fellow Disha Trivedi, Mandana Chaffa, Cornelius Eady, Eugenia Leigh, Miller Oberman & Tara Skurtu.

We've extended the financial deadline through this Sunday Oct. 19th for our virtual craft lab Charif Shanahan, “Locating the Self: Intertextual Poetic Strategies,” on October 26! Learn more and apply or register at: brooklynpoets.org/events/all/l...

Join us for the next Brooklyn Poets Reading Series at 144 Montague on Friday, November 7, featuring poets Jasmine Reid, Keetje Kuipers & José Olivarez @joseolivarez.bsky.social! Free and open to the public, the event will also be livestreamed via Zoom. buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...

LAST CHANCE to explore the sonnet as a stage for queer shapeshifting & trans meaning making or mental illness, madness and neurodivergency in these upcoming workshops with Alexis Aceves Garcia and @calamityjaz.bsky.social! Limited space available. Learn more at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

We're now open for applications for our Mentorship Program's class of 2026! This program provides developing writers with 12 months of immersive training in becoming a poet under the sustained guidance of Jay Deshpande. Check the link to learn more & apply! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/me...

We’re all treats, no tricks (unless you count a sneaky volta), this October with events, craft labs, workshops and more both at our space in Brooklyn Heights and online. We hope to see you around! Learn more: mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...

FINAL DAYS to explore poetry & film; free verse; narrative & lyrical time; the sonnet; & mental illness & neurodivergency in these workshops w/ @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social, @joshuamehigan.bsky.social, Megan Pinto, Alexis Aceves Garcia & @calamityjaz.bsky.social! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

LAST CHANCE to register for this workshop with @taraskurtu.bsky.social! brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/t...

FINAL DAYS TO REGISTER! In a world of unceasing commotion, odes require our close attention, our devotion & our love. In this 6-week, online workshop w/ dawn lonsinger, odes will invite us to express our awe & reverence for & to whatever invigorates us. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/e...

LAST CHANCE to explore homage & lineage, persona, the zuihitsu, “less is more”, magical realism & more in these workshops with Angel Nafis, @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social, Sam Cha, Vanessa Jimenez Gabb & Karl Michael Iglesias! Register by their deadlines this week ⏳ at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Thrilled to be back at @brooklynpoets.bsky.social for the fall & teaching my workshop on Poetry & Melodrama in Film. Online, Tuesdays 6:30 - 9:30 PM, October 14- November 18. Link in bio!

Explore humility; free verse; narrative & lyrical time; the sonnet as a stage for trans meaning making; and mental illness & neurodivergency in these workshops w/ Keetje Kuipers, @joshuamehigan.bsky.social, Megan Pinto, Alexis Aceves Garcia & @calamityjaz.bsky.social! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Explore poetic address; experimental form; writing what you need to; poetry, film & melodrama; and honing your poetic voice in these workshops w/ @lhiton.bsky.social, Anastacia-Renee, @taraskurtu.bsky.social, @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social & @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Explore poetry as documentation, righteous rage, the postcolonial poem, modern ode, voice, submitting poems & more in these workshops w/ @storiesandnoise.bsky.social, Ashunda Norris, @joankwonglass.bsky.social, dawn lonsinger, @ds-waldman.bsky.social & Emma Sheinbaum! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Upcoming workshop opportunities: At @brooklynpoets.bsky.social VOICE, VERNACULAR, & THE INDISPENSABLE SELF September 21-October 26 Sundays, 10:30 AM-1:30 PM Register by September 14th brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/v...

Explore homage & the “after” poem, persona, the power of “less is more” in our poems, magical realism, the zuihitsu and more in our first workshops of the season with Angel Nafis, @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social, Vanessa Jimenez Gabb, Karl Michael Iglesias & Sam Cha! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Early registration is now open for our fall workshops, online and in-person, ft. Angel Nafis, @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social, @taraskurtu.bsky.social, @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social & more! Through August 17, members save $40 and nonmembers save $25 on all workshops at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Give a warm welcome to our new board members: @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Cornelius Eady & @taraskurtu.bsky.social! Each bring experience creating & championing community-focused literary spaces & we’re grateful they’ve chosen to give our work their time & attention. mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...

Don’t miss our final July workshops exploring the personal & political stakes of writing, possibilities of dreaming, activism & love, multimedia poetry & the poetic toolbox w/ @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia, Starr Davis, Emma Sheinbaum & Kyle Liang! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Save through July 3 on these workshops exploring the lineages of BIPOC queer & trans poets, resistance, the climate crisis, vocation & the possibilities of dreaming w/ @jabpoet.bsky.social, @patriphobe.bsky.social , b ferguson, @imogenxtian.bsky.social & alma valdez-garcia! brooklynpoets.org

Explore your villain era, obsession, vox vocation, dreams, beginnings, endings and more in these workshops with @joankwonglass.bsky.social, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia and @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Final days to register for these workshops exploring humor, mental illness, elliptical language, sonnets, beautiful outlaws (& other forms) & more w/ @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social, I.S. Jones, @ds-waldman.bsky.social, Sam Cha & @milleroberman.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Last week to register for my summer Brooklyn Poets workshop: Getting Your Poems Out There: A Submission Intensive! 🖋️✨ Reserve your spot: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/g...

FINAL DAYS to register for these workshops exploring the city, getting your poems out there, translation, mystery, resistance, class & more w/ Sam Cha, @taraskurtu.bsky.social, Aiden Farrell, @monostich.bsky.social, @patriphobe.bsky.social & Vanessa Jimenez Gabb! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Joan Kwon Glass is one of the writers with an amazing online workshop coming up at Brooklyn Poets. Joan’s workshop, “Villain Era Poetics,” is Sunday 7/13, 5:30-8:30pm EST. Early bird discount till 6/8. 🌞📝💡 @joankwonglass.bsky.social @brooklynpoets.bsky.social brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/v...

How can we use mischief and humor to shape the voice, form & trajectory of a poem? In this five-week, online workshop w/ @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social, we'll cover satire, absurdism, surrealism & wordplay to create comedic effects & ways to impart humor off the page. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/h...

LEAPING POETRY At @brooklynpoets.bsky.social this summer, I’m teaching a course on elliptical language and metaphor. Details below—sign up by 6/22! Dates: 6/29 -- 7/27 Day/time: Sundays 10:30 a.m. -- 1:30 p.m.

New York! I’m teaching a class on the poetics of resistance this summer at Brooklyn Poets! Come join us.

How can we, as writers & as human beings, reject the hollowing violence of neutrality? In this 6 week, in-person workshop w/ @patriphobe.bsky.social, we'll explore poetics as a vehicle of change, as a call to action & as part & parcel of the work of opposing empire. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/p...

In this five-week, generative online workshop w/ @monostich.bsky.social, we'll explore the intersection of mystery & poetry, exploring how to use mystery in our work to evoke & provoke, and to discover why questions are often more powerful than answers. Register: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/o...

Join us on Monday, June 9, for our next Yawp, our monthly workshop and open mic, featuring poet I.S. Jones! Jones will lead a workshop on “The Connective Tissue of the Image.” Learn more and register at: www.tickettailor.com/events/brook...

Who’s ready to spend their weekend writing, listening & learning from a roster of brilliant poets? Last chance to register for our Poetry Festival & we have a few deals for the last minute planners out there—incl. discounts on in-person AND virtual passes. www.tickettailor.com/events/brook...

In this five-week, generative online workshop with grace (ge) gilbert @geg2us.bsky.social, we'll write prose poems that capture, preserve, twist and sputter memory, in an effort to unlock new ways of writing the fragments you keep returning to. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...

Rivers at once ground and destabilize questions of time, movement, scale, interiority and collectivity. In this single-session, in-person workshop w/ Patrycja Humienik we'll explore what rivers can teach us about poetic image and write new work. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/o...