Family Storytime: African-American Songs and History with Joy Smith Celebrate Pinkster at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum! Join us for an hour of songs and stories inspired by African-American history with local storyteller Joy Smith!
Join us at Word Up for a celebratory reading and panel conversation for Creative Stillness Anthology, a collective work of poetry and essays honoring the spaces where creativity is shaped, restored, and reclaimed, curated by Dhayana Alejandrina.
Join Inwood Art Works as we celebrate Pride Month! Featuring the poetry and prose of R.M. Thomson (curator and host), Scarlet Gomez, K A L E O, and Heather Archibald. This special program takes place in our new Studio in Inwood, where we provide a safe and inclusive space to freely express ourselves, connect with others, celebrate our diverse identities, and show off our pride and works! Followed by a limited open mic, in which the audience is invited to read a short poem or story on stage!
(Re)Present Reading Series seeks to pay homage to the New York City poets whose voices are now absent from our lives, especially those voices whose indelible imprint has sustained a revolutionary poetics by connecting us to a history prior to, and in opposition to, mass gentrification and corporate takeover. This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 30 max attendees. Please register in advance.
Bloom Readings presents three award-winning Poets.
Join Inwood Library to celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month! This event will take place in person at Inwood Library. You can select your favorite poem(s) from a beloved Caribbean poet to read aloud, and/or read your own material. here will also be a self-serve station for hot chocolate and tea.
