• Word Up Community Bookshop: (Re)present Reading Series by No, Dear Magazine – Poetry

    Word Up Community Bookshop 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St., New York, NY, United States

     (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.

    $5
  • Inwood Library: Poetry + Sip: Caribbean American Heritage Month

    Inwood Library 4790 Broadway, New York, NY, United States

    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.

    FREE
  • Word Up: Emerging Poet Voices – Identity, Memory, and Digital Life

    Word Up Community Bookshop 2113 Amsterdam Ave at 165th St., New York, NY, United States

    Join poets Rayne Alarcio, AJ DiBetta, Leelah Holmes, Colleen Bąk, and spencer jude perez at Word Up for an evening of contemporary poetry exploring identity, intimacy, memory, digital culture, and coming-of-age in the twenty-first century. Through lyric, narrative, and spoken word traditions, these emerging writers offer work that reflects on relationships, belonging, self-discovery, and the stories we tell about ourselves.

    Free – $5