Please note the class runs at two different times on Saturday and Sunday. Disregard the class times listed above. The correct hours are:

Saturday, April 14, 2:30-6:30pm
Sunday, April 15, 12:00-4:00pm

Please note the class runs at two different times on Saturday and Sunday. Disregard the class times listed above. The correct hours are:

Saturday, April 7, 4:00-7:00pm
Sunday, April 8, 12:00-5:00pm

Tyehimba Jess is the author of leadbelly (2005) and Olio (2016), winner of the Pulitzer Prize. His honors include a fellowship from the NEA and a Lannan Literary Award. He is a Professor of English at the College of Staten Island.

ICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO: Friday, March 30

Please note the class runs at two different times on Saturday and Sunday. Disregard the class times listed above. The correct hours are:

Saturday, March 24, 2:30-6:30pm
Sunday, March 25, 12:00-4:00pm

Kimiko Hahn is the author of numerous collections of poetry, including Brain Fever (2014). Her honors include Guggenheim and NEA fellowships. She is a Distinguished Professor in the English Department and the MFA program at Queens College.

Application Deadline EXTENDED TO: Friday March 16

Join award-winning poets and educators, Rachel Zucker and Kaveh Akbar in an exploration of the perils and responsibilities of writing about violence and oppression as it is experienced by others. Kaveh Akbar’s poem, “Heritage,” about a young Iranian woman hanged in 2014 for killing her attempted rapist, serves as a starting point for the poets to unpack what one goes through in telling a sacred story, particularly when the subject is powerless in relation to the poet, and the world.

This is a special benefit for Poets House that helps keep our programming free or low cost.

Join us for a celebration of fine dining and poetry with poets Elizabeth Alexander, Taylor Mali, Sharon Olds, U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, and Kevin Young. We’ll start our evening at Poets House with champagne toasts, then walk to Danny Meyer’s North End Grill for a three-course meal designed by Chef Eric Korsh. Wine pairings by renowned wine importer Neal Rosenthal complete this literary and culinary fête.

Elizabeth Alexander, Hilton Als, Robert Antoni, Carolyn Forché, Lorna Goodison, Jamaica Kincaid, Karl Kirchwey, Yusef Komunyakaa, Glyn Maxwell and Caryl Phillips.

Brooklyn-based poet Tommy Pico, originally from the Viejas Indian reservation of the Kumeyaay nation, walks you through the High Line gardens in this interactive soundscape. A part of Culture Shock, the High Line season kick-off, this Whiting Award winner's audio tour shares stories, memories, and secrets of what the gardens’ microclimates evoke for him.

The only event of its kind, the Showcase is a free exhibit featuring over 3,000 books of poetry published by over 700 presses over the previous 18 months. Discover a panoramic view of nationwide poetry activity. The exhibition will be accompanied by readings throughout the summer.