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...

Nearly everything–homes, food, relationships, wars, bodies–is touched by technology. In this six-week, online workshop w/ dawn lonsinger we’ll write poems about living in a technological world & time, grappling with what “advancements” give & take away. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/m...

Our annual Poetry Festival ft. @chenchenwrites.bsky.social @cathylinhche.bsky.social Mahogany L. Browne & more is almost here! Save $50 on 3-day passes and $25 on day passes during our flash sale through Saturday, May 17 at 10 AM (ET) or while supplies last! brooklynpoets.org/events/poetr...

In the spirit of Robert Hass's "A Little Book on Form," this class is about formal imagination in poetry. In this five-week, online workshop with @calamityjaz.bsky.social, we'll explore a variety of different poetic forms & discuss strategies in approaching them. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...

Audre Lorde From Poetry Is Not A Luxury: Poems For All Seasons Atria, 2025

Early registration is now open for our craft lab on June 8, "Pressing at the Barrier," led by @gabriellebates.bsky.social! Register by May 18th to take advantage of our early discount & save $15. Limited financial aid available–apply by May 18th. Register at brooklynpoets.org/events/all/p...

We’re open for summer workshop fellowship applications! If you're interested in taking a workshop for free or at reduced cost, please apply. Applications are due May 25 at 11:59 PM (US ET). brooklynpoets.org/workshops/fe...

Registration for my @brooklynpoets.bsky.social summer workshop just opened! ✨ Would you like to get your poems (or more of your poems) on the path to being published? This seven-week, in-person workshop will get your submission game into gear. Reserve your spot: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/g...

Congrats to Bianca Rey on her first publication! ✨ She carefully, patiently revised & edited this beautiful poem line by line, draft by draft, in The Leave-Alone-Able, Submittable Poem workshop at @brooklynpoets.bsky.social last fall, & I'm proud of her beyond words! t.co/P3ERqQ0tc7

Early registration is now open for our summer workshops! We're excited to offer 31 workshops, online and in person. Through May 11, save $25 during our super early registration period! Fellowship applications open through May 25. brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Join us for a poetry-full week including the Friday Night Open ft. Daad Sharfi & Esther Lin, a benefit reading ft. Isabella DeSendi, Julia Kolchinsky, @eugenialeigh.bsky.social & Megan Pinto, drop-ins and more! mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...

Join us for our third annual Poetry Festival from May 23 to 25 at 144 Montague Street or via Zoom! Take advantage of our super early registration discount through April 25 or apply for a fellowship by April 27! brooklynpoets.org/events/poetr...

Join us TOMORROW for Page Meets Stage featuring @coaptowicz.bsky.social & Rio Cortez! Page Meets Stage creates a conversation between page-oriented, academic poets and poets who come from a performative background as they read poems in response to each other. tickettailor.com/events/brook...

Join us this week for a craft lab with Monica Sok, drop-ins with @erinmizrahi.bsky.social, Kayla Schwab & more and free community groups—and don’t miss our April workshops and Prompt-A-Day! Learn more at: mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...

Register by March 30th to explore the sonnet with @joshuamehigan.bsky.social or eco-somatic poetry with alma valdez-garcia! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Don’t miss your chance to explore the intersections of poetry and hip-hop, nature, the sonnet, generative prompts & more this spring in these upcoming workshops with Karl Michael Iglesias, @joshuamehigan.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia & @storiesandnoise.bsky.social! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Join us on Saturday, April 12 for a special edition of Page Meets Stage, a poetry series founded & curated by poet Taylor Mali, raising funds to support Brooklyn Poets programs, fellowships & operations featuring poets @coaptowicz.bsky.social & Rio Cortez! www.tickettailor.com/events/brook...

Get ready for National Poetry Month in workshops with dawn lonsinger, alma valdez-garcia, @joshuamehigan.bsky.social, @storiesandnoise.bsky.social, @geg2us.bsky.social & others exploring hip hop, love, lust, nature, the sonnet, the brain, eco-somatics & more! mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...

LAST WEEK TO REGISTER! What topic have poets gotten lost & found in more than love & lust? In this six-week online workshop w/ dawn lonsinger we'll explore ways to write about these intense, electric experiences in ways that are fresh, moving & true. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/l...

It's the last day to save $15 during early registration for our next craft lab "Darkness Within Darkness: The Nocturne Poem" with Monika Sok on April 6! brooklynpoets.org/events/all/n...

Join us at Brooklyn Poets this week for our Reading Series with Karl Michael Iglesias, Traci Brimhall and Wendy Xu, drop-ins with Sam Cha, Taylor Mali and @erinmizrahi.bsky.social and free community groups—& don't miss today's workshop deadlines! Read more: mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...