Come to Ft. Greene Park Poetry Festival every Saturday in April. It’s a celebration of National Poetry Month and Brooklyn’s wordsmiths and bards. Enjoy the poetry from featured readers, listen to the words from Brooklyn’s cherished poets and keynote speakers, participate in workshops, share your talents at the open mic, et al.
It’s a FREE event!
The dates are
April 2 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 9 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 16 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 23 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 30 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
I’m so happy to be part of this festival to be held every Saturday in April at the beautiful Ft. Greene Park in my borough of Brooklyn and to feature on April 16 with Robert Gibbons and Kim Brandon.
a BIG Shout Out to Monik Walters, Executive Director of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, and Roxanne Hoffman for coordinating this event, and glad that I was able volunteer my services.
Every poetry event starts at 3pm and ends at 6pm (depending on how long the open mic lasts).
Layout: Eastern Wing Lawn and area across from the visitor’s center walkway
Microphone and Speaker
Some chairs and open Lawn Space but non-workshop attendees are encouraged to bring picnic blankets for seating
SCHEDULE
April 2nd
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Keynote: Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
Albert Massimi reading Marianne Moore
Open Mic
April 9th
MC: Roxanne Hoffmann & Monik Walters
Readers:
Richard Arriaga
DFaye Anderson
Peter Kozlowksi
Workshop Leader: Sarah Stern
Workshop Topic: What Makes A Poem?
Open Mic
April 16th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers:
Patricia Carragon
Robert Gibbons
Kim Brandon
Workshop Leader: Jordan Franklin
Workshop Topic: Pop Culture & PoetryOpen Mic
April 23rd
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers
James Dean Rivera
Ketriana Yvonne
Pauline Findlay
Workshop: Felix Guzman & Dr. Faizen Syed
Workshop Topic: Poetry Saved My LifeOpen Mic
April 30th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Keynote: Patricia Spears Jones
Monik Walters reading Richard Wright
Open Mic
RSVP for Workshops/General Attendance:
https://www.classy.org/event/poetry-month-festival-in-fort-greene-park/e396840
Open Mic Sign Up:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fRAM0NrfMjo3GgXAnhMjGvRwwRceHfv_vEbFqrUpNz4/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses
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Brownstone Poets / Blog
Reginald Dwayne Betts is featured poet at milestone CCNY Poetry Festival, May 6
Pleased to be a guest poet at this festival on Friday, May 6.
Reading with friends:
Robert Gibbons, Eve Packer, Jeff Wright, Thaddeus Rutkowski, Ellen Lytle, Steven Koenig
CCNY’S 50TH ANNUAL
POETRY FESTIVAL
Division of Humanities and the Arts
Co-promotional sponsors:
The American Academy of Poets &
Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership
FRIDAY, MAY 6th, 2022
9:15 AM TO 5:00 PM
Featured Guest Poet:
Reginald Dwayne Betts
READINGS:
ELEMENTARY & JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
9:15 AM – NOON
HIGH SCHOOL POETRY WINNERS
NOON – 1:30 PM
GUEST OF HONOR:
Reginald Dwayne Betts
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
CCNY ENGLISH STUDENTS & INVITED GUESTS
2:30 PM – 5:00 PM
AARON DAVIS HALL
MARIAN ANDERSON THEATER
133RD STREET AT CONVENT AVENUE
CONTACT:
Pamela Laskin
(212)650-6356
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/poetryoutreachcenter
Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts will be the featured guest poet for the 50th annual City College Poetry Festival held at the Marian Anderson Theater at Aaron Davis Hall (160 Convent Avenue). Dubbed “the Woodstock of the Spoken Word,” the festival has become New York’s longest-running poetry celebration.
“The City College Poetry Festival is the democratic voice of poetry in New York City public schools,” said Pamela Laskin, a lecturer in the City College English department and director of the CCNY Poetry Outreach Center, which produces the festival. “Its assumption is there are many poets, and they all have terrific stories to tell. This would make Walt Whitman proud.”
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The Fort Greene Finale will Go On as Scheduled
Just letting you know our closing party wIll still be taking place tomorrow at 3 p.m. Unfortunately our scheduled keynote Patricia Spears Jones tested positive yesterday and has started the requisite 5-day self-quarantine. Our closing party will start with a Tribute to Richard Wright, followed by a Poetry Workshop and our open mic. Hope to see you all there. And wishing Patricia an easy quarantine and speedy recovery. Thankfully so far she’s asymptomatic today.
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Grand Finale for Ft. Greene Poetry in the Park
No Brownstone Poets Reading in April but come to the final installment of the Fort Greene Poetry Festival this Saturday, April 30 at 3 p.m. Posted on April 28, 2022
Our final installment of the Ft. Greene Poetry Festival for National Poetry Month
is coming up on
Saturday, April 30 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (depending on how long the open mic lasts).
Admission is Free!
Roxanne Hoffman and Monik Walters will be at the helm
Patricia Spears Jones will be our Keynote Speaker
Patricia Carragon will read for the Richard Wright Tribute
Plus a Wide Open Mic
Microphone and Speaker to be provided
This will be one event that can’t be missed!
Come to the Eastern Wing Lawn of the park. The area is across from the visitor’s center walkway. Some chairs and open Lawn Space but attendees are encouraged to bring picnic blankets for seating.
Subways:
Take the A, or F to Jay Street Metro Tech
the Q or R to DeKalb Avenue
the 2, 3, 4, 5, R to Court Street
Head Northwest to the park
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Brownstone Poets Schedule:
Just to remind you that Brownstone Poets is still on a hiatus during April because we are supporting the Ft. Greene Park Poetry Festival for National Poetry Month. Your attendance will count toward the anthology. Admission is free. It’s an open mic, so bring your poetry to the festival and enjoy! We’ve already had several friends who support Brownstone Poets attend the readings.
(A suggested donation of $5 would be greatly appreciated. The easiest way is through PayPal at: https://bit.ly/3bkqFmO Your contribution keeps our annual anthology in print and pays our features.)
Our regular program will be back on Saturday, May 28 on Zoom with featured poets Carolyne Lee Wright, Jose Mobili, and Megha Sood. We will start promoting this reading early in May.
I’m so happy to be part of this festival at the beautiful Ft. Greene Park in my borough of Brooklyn and a big Brownstone thank you to those who came to hear me with Robert Gibbons and Kim Brandon and take the workshop with Jordan Franklin. I will be on the program again to share about Richard Wright who once lived in Ft. Greene.
A BIG Shout Out to Monik Walters, Executive Director of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, Roxanne Hoffman from Poets Wear Prada, and Poets and Writers for coordinating these April events, and glad that I am able volunteer my services.
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Grand Finale for Ft. Greene Poetry in the Park
Our final installment of the Ft. Greene Poetry Festival is coming up on
Saturday, April 30 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (depending on how long the open mic lasts).
Admission is Free!
Roxanne Hoffman and Monik Walters will be at the helm
Patricia Spears Jones will be our Keynote Speaker
Patricia Carragon will read for the Richard Wright Tribute
Plus a Wide Open Mic
Microphone and Speaker to be provided
This will be one event that can’t be missed!
Come to the Eastern Wing Lawn of the park. The area is across from the visitor’s center walkway. Some chairs and open Lawn Space but attendees are encouraged to bring picnic blankets for seating.
Subways:
Take the A, or F to Jay Street Metro Tech
the Q or R to DeKalb Avenue
the 2, 3, 4, 5, R to Court Street
Head Northwest to the park
Brownstone Poets Schedule:
Just to remind you that Brownstone Poets is still on a hiatus during April because we are supporting the Ft. Greene Park Poetry Festival for National Poetry Month. Your attendance will count toward the anthology. Admission is free. It’s an open mic, so bring your poetry to the festival and enjoy! We’ve already had several friends who support Brownstone Poets attend the readings.
(A suggested donation of $5 would be greatly appreciated. The easiest way is through PayPal at: https://bit.ly/3bkqFmO Your contribution keeps our annual anthology in print and pays our features.)
Our regular program will be back on Saturday, May 28 on Zoom with featured poets Carolyne Lee Wright, Jose Mobili, and Megha Sood. We will start promoting this reading early in May.
I’m so happy to be part of this festival at the beautiful Ft. Greene Park in my borough of Brooklyn and a big Brownstone thank you to those who came to hear me with Robert Gibbons and Kim Brandon and take the workshop with Jordan Franklin. I will be on the program again to share about Richard Wright who once lived in Ft. Greene.
A BIG Shout Out to Monik Walters, Executive Director of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, Roxanne Hoffman from Poets Wear Prada, and Poets and Writers for coordinating these April events, and glad that I am able volunteer my services.
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Ft. Greene Poetry Festival every Saturday in April
Brownstone Poets is taking a hiatus during April because we are supporting the Ft. Greene Park Poetry Festival for National Poetry Month from Saturdays, April 23, and 30 at 3 p.m. Your attendance will count toward the anthology. Admission is free. It’s an open mic, so bring your poetry to the festival and take a workshop class as well.
(A suggested donation of $5 would be greatly appreciated. The easiest way is through PayPal at: https://bit.ly/3bkqFmO Your contribution keeps our annual anthology in print and pays our features.)
Our regular program will be back on Saturday, May 28 on Zoom with featured poets Carolyne Lee Wright, Jose Mobili, and Megha Sood. We will start promoting this reading early in May.
I’m so happy to be part of this festival to be held every Saturday in April at the beautiful Ft. Greene Park in my borough of Brooklyn and a big Brownstone thank you to those who came to hear me with Robert Gibbons and Kim Brandon.
A BIG Shout Out to Monik Walters, Executive Director of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, and Roxanne Hoffman for coordinating this event, and glad that I am able volunteer my services.
Every poetry event starts at 3pm and ends around 6pm (depending on how long the open mic lasts).
Layout: Eastern Wing Lawn and area across from the visitor’s center walkway
Take the A, or F to Jay Street Metro Tech
the Q or R to DeKalb Avenue
the 2, 3, 4, 5, R to Court Street
Head Northwest to the park
Microphone and Speaker
Some chairs and open Lawn Space but non-workshop attendees are encouraged to bring picnic blankets for seating
SCHEDULE
April 23rd
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers
James Dean Rivera Ketriana Yvonne Pauline Findlay Workshop: Felix Guzman & Dr. Faizen Syed
Workshop Topic: Poetry Saved My Life
Open Mic
Schedule for the rest of April:
April 30th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Keynote: Patricia Spears Jones
Monik Walters reading Richard Wright
Open Mic
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International Haiku Day
International Haiku Day Zoom Event, Sunday, April 17, 2022 at 2 p.m. Posted on April 13, 2022
Thank you Larry Robbin of the Moonstone Arts Center for accepting my haiku to be in Haiku 2022 Anthology, as well as to be part of International Haiku Day Zoom Event. Glad to see that Ron Bremner, Elizabeth Cohen, and Don Krieger are among the contributors.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdOCsqzkjGtNEuH75LhkFaTTLV7PkKZyV
The old pond, A frog jumps in, Plop! Matsuo Basho (1644-1694) – Translated by Allan Watts The Old Pond may be the most famous of all haiku “Haiku is an important form of creative expression because it distills language down to the essentials: observation, interpretation, and communication. It asks both the reader and the writer to look and search inward and outward.” Sean Lynch, Program Director of the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association and Writers House in Camden, NJ.
Reading from the contributors to Haiku 2022 Not All Contributors Will Be Reading
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Brownstone Poets on Hiatus
No Brownstone Poets Reading in April but come to the Fort Greene Park Poetry Festival this Saturday, April 16 at 3 p.m. and every Saturday throughout April Posted on April 11, 2022
Brownstone Poets is taking a hiatus during April because we are supporting the Ft. Greene Park Poetry Festival for National Poetry Month from Saturdays, April 16, 23, and 30. Your attendance will count toward the anthology. Admission is free. It’s an open mic, so bring your poetry to the festival.
(A suggested donation of $5 would be greatly appreciated. The easiest way is through PayPal at: https://bit.ly/3bkqFmO Your contribution keeps our annual anthology in print and pays our features.)
Our regular program will be back on Saturday, May 28 on Zoom with featured poets Carolyne Lee Wright, Jose Mobili, and Megha Sood. We will start promoting this reading early in May.
I’m so happy to be part of this festival to be held every Saturday in April at the beautiful Ft. Greene Park in my borough of Brooklyn and to feature on April 16 with Robert Gibbons and Kim Brandon.
A BIG Shout Out to Monik Walters, Executive Director of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, and Roxanne Hoffman for coordinating this event, and glad that I am able volunteer my services.
Every poetry event starts at 3pm and ends around 6pm (depending on how long the open mic lasts).
Layout: Eastern Wing Lawn and area across from the visitor’s center walkway
Take the A, or F to Jay Street Metro Tech
the Q or R to DeKalb Avenue
the 2, 3, 4, 5, R to Court Street
Head Northwest to the park
Microphone and Speaker
Some chairs and open Lawn Space but non-workshop attendees are encouraged to bring picnic blankets for seating
SCHEDULE
April 16th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers:
Patricia Carragon Robert Gibbons Kim Brandon Workshop Leader: Jordan Franklin
Workshop Topic: Pop Culture & Poetry
Open Mic
Schedule for the rest of April:
April 23rd
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers
James Dean Rivera Ketriana Yvonne Pauline Findlay Workshop: Felix Guzman & Dr. Faizen Syed
Workshop Topic: Poetry Saved My Life
Open Mic
April 30th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Keynote: Patricia Spears Jones
Monik Walters reading Richard Wright
Open Mic
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NoPoMo at Ft Greene Park Schedule
Fort Greene Park Poetry Festival this Saturday, April 9 at 3 p.m. and Every Saturday Throughout April Posted on April 4, 2022
Come to Ft. Greene Park Poetry Festival every Saturday in April. It’s a celebration of Brooklyn’s wordsmiths and bards during National Poetry Month. Enjoy the poetry from featured readers, listen to the words from Brooklyn’s cherished poets and keynote speakers, participate in workshops, share your talents at the open mic, et al.
It’s a FREE event!
I’m so happy to be part of this festival to be held every Saturday in April at the beautiful Ft. Greene Park in my borough of Brooklyn and to feature on April 16 with Robert Gibbons and Kim Brandon.
a BIG Shout Out to Monik Walters, Executive Director of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, and Roxanne Hoffman for coordinating this event, and glad that I was able volunteer my services.
Every poetry event starts at 3pm and ends around 6pm (depending on how long the open mic lasts).
Layout: Eastern Wing Lawn and area across from the visitor’s center walkway
Microphone and Speaker
Some chairs and open Lawn Space but non-workshop attendees are encouraged to bring picnic blankets for seating
SCHEDULE
This Saturday, April 9th
MC: Roxanne Hoffmann & Monik Walters
Readers:
Richard Arriaga DFaye Anderson Ptr Kozlowksi Workshop Leader: Sarah Stern
Workshop Topic: What Makes A Poem?
Open Mic
RSVP for Workshops/General Attendance:
https://www.classy.org/event/poetry-month-festival-in-fort-greene-park/e396840
Open Mic Sign Up:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fRAM0NrfMjo3GgXAnhMjGvRwwRceHfv_vEbFqrUpNz4/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses
Schedule for the rest of April:
April 16th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers:
Patricia Carragon Robert Gibbons Kim Brandon Workshop Leader: Jordan Franklin
Workshop Topic: Pop Culture & PoetryOpen Mic
April 23rd
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers
James Dean Rivera Ketriana Yvonne Pauline Findlay Workshop: Felix Guzman & Dr. Faizen Syed
Workshop Topic: Poetry Saved My LifeOpen Mic
April 30th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Keynote: Patricia Spears Jones
Monik Walters reading Richard Wright
Open Mic
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Ft. Greene Poetry Festival every Saturday in April
Come to Ft. Greene Park Poetry Festival every Saturday in April. It’s a celebration of National Poetry Month and Brooklyn’s wordsmiths and bards. Enjoy the poetry from featured readers, listen to the words from Brooklyn’s cherished poets and keynote speakers, participate in workshops, share your talents at the open mic, et al.
It’s a FREE event!
The dates are
April 2 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 9 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 16 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 23 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
April 30 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
I’m so happy to be part of this festival to be held every Saturday in April at the beautiful Ft. Greene Park in my borough of Brooklyn and to feature on April 16 with Robert Gibbons and Kim Brandon.
a BIG Shout Out to Monik Walters, Executive Director of the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, and Roxanne Hoffman for coordinating this event, and glad that I was able volunteer my services.
Every poetry event starts at 3pm and ends at 6pm (depending on how long the open mic lasts).
Layout: Eastern Wing Lawn and area across from the visitor’s center walkway
Microphone and Speaker
Some chairs and open Lawn Space but non-workshop attendees are encouraged to bring picnic blankets for seating
SCHEDULE
April 2nd
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Keynote: Cheryl Boyce-Taylor
Albert Massimi reading Marianne Moore
Open Mic
April 9th
MC: Roxanne Hoffmann & Monik Walters
Readers:
Richard Arriaga DFaye Anderson Peter Kozlowksi Workshop Leader: Sarah Stern
Workshop Topic: What Makes A Poem?
Open Mic
April 16th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers:
Patricia Carragon Robert Gibbons Kim Brandon Workshop Leader: Jordan Franklin
Workshop Topic: Pop Culture & PoetryOpen Mic
April 23rd
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Readers
James Dean Rivera Ketriana Yvonne Pauline Findlay Workshop: Felix Guzman & Dr. Faizen Syed
Workshop Topic: Poetry Saved My LifeOpen Mic
April 30th
MC: Roxanne Hoffman & Monik Walters
Keynote: Patricia Spears Jones
Monik Walters reading Richard Wright
Open Mic
RSVP for Workshops/General Attendance:
https://www.classy.org/event/poetry-month-festival-in-fort-greene-park/e396840
Open Mic Sign Up:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1fRAM0NrfMjo3GgXAnhMjGvRwwRceHfv_vEbFqrUpNz4/viewform?edit_requested=true#responses
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HerStories March 31 on Zoom
HerStories on Zoom, Thursday, March 31, 7 p.m. EST Posted on March 27, 2022
Join us! The HerStories Writers & Special Guests Celebrate Women’s History Month – Thursday, March 31, 7 – 10 pm ZOOM-
email herstories721@gmail.com for FREE ZOOM LINK!
Readers:
Dorothy Friedman August, Amy Barone, Patricia Carragon, Elizabeth Cohen, Christine Gelineau, Alba Hernandez, Roxanne Hoffman, Mindy Levokove, Maria Lisella, Lynn McGee, Trace Peterson, Bertha Rogers, Sarah Sarai, Susan Sherman, Larissa Shmailo, & Hillary Sideris!
Please email herstories721@gmail.com for Zoom link!
clink on this Facebook link below:
https://www.facebook.com/events/312480694315455
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