Brooklyn Poets
@brooklynpoets.bsky.social
Making community and craft accessible to all, in Brooklyn & beyond. https://brooklynpoets.org/
we were already in mourning
cells bathed in fight or flight
having lost everything to bits
in battlefields of wind-rain clapping
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Dorsía Smith Silva
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cells bathed in fight or flight
having lost everything to bits
in battlefields of wind-rain clapping
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Dorsía Smith Silva
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
Dorsía Smith Silva — Brooklyn Poets
Featured for Friday Night Open
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November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
we were already in mourning
cells bathed in fight or flight
having lost everything to bits
in battlefields of wind-rain clapping
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Dorsía Smith Silva
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
cells bathed in fight or flight
having lost everything to bits
in battlefields of wind-rain clapping
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Dorsía Smith Silva
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
Join us on Monday, December 1, at 7 PM for the 2025 Yawp Poem of the Year Contest, featuring readings by the winners of Yawp Poem of the Month over the past year contending for our Yawp Poem of the Year Award—decided by audience vote! buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Join us on Monday, December 1, at 7 PM for the 2025 Yawp Poem of the Year Contest, featuring readings by the winners of Yawp Poem of the Month over the past year contending for our Yawp Poem of the Year Award—decided by audience vote! buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
Our fundraising auction ft. poem feedback, consultations & more from poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Hala Alyan, @gabriellebates.bsky.social, @cathylinhche.bsky.social, @chenchenwrites.bsky.social, Ross Gay, @joseolivarez.bsky.social, @taraskurtu.bsky.social & more is live! givebutter.com/c/bkp2025/au...
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our fundraising auction ft. poem feedback, consultations & more from poets Hanif Abdurraqib, Hala Alyan, @gabriellebates.bsky.social, @cathylinhche.bsky.social, @chenchenwrites.bsky.social, Ross Gay, @joseolivarez.bsky.social, @taraskurtu.bsky.social & more is live! givebutter.com/c/bkp2025/au...
“Poetry remakes the future…” – Alice Notley
As we wrap up another year in a present insistent on being remade, we need your support to provide the tools poets need to take up their work. Donate to support our work today. brooklynpoets.org/support/donate
As we wrap up another year in a present insistent on being remade, we need your support to provide the tools poets need to take up their work. Donate to support our work today. brooklynpoets.org/support/donate
November 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“Poetry remakes the future…” – Alice Notley
As we wrap up another year in a present insistent on being remade, we need your support to provide the tools poets need to take up their work. Donate to support our work today. brooklynpoets.org/support/donate
As we wrap up another year in a present insistent on being remade, we need your support to provide the tools poets need to take up their work. Donate to support our work today. brooklynpoets.org/support/donate
The Moon is my sister. All her light is second-handed.
A letting scar, a cooing wound. My feet are ballrooms
filled with gospel, my many organs conspiring to live.
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Jasmine Reid
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A letting scar, a cooing wound. My feet are ballrooms
filled with gospel, my many organs conspiring to live.
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Jasmine Reid
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
Jasmine Reid — Brooklyn Poets
Bed-Stuy
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November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Moon is my sister. All her light is second-handed.
A letting scar, a cooing wound. My feet are ballrooms
filled with gospel, my many organs conspiring to live.
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Jasmine Reid
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
A letting scar, a cooing wound. My feet are ballrooms
filled with gospel, my many organs conspiring to live.
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Jasmine Reid
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
It's the LAST DAY to apply for our 2026 Mentorship Program with Jay Deshpande! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/me...
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's the LAST DAY to apply for our 2026 Mentorship Program with Jay Deshpande! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/me...
Because the worst part of summer in New York City
is the subway
where the difference between hostility collected on the platform
and barren cold in the car
is so vicious
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Sullivan Summer
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is the subway
where the difference between hostility collected on the platform
and barren cold in the car
is so vicious
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Sullivan Summer
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Sullivan Summer — Brooklyn Poets
Featured Reader and Organizer of Adoptee Voices
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October 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Because the worst part of summer in New York City
is the subway
where the difference between hostility collected on the platform
and barren cold in the car
is so vicious
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Sullivan Summer
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
is the subway
where the difference between hostility collected on the platform
and barren cold in the car
is so vicious
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Sullivan Summer
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
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Final day to register for my in-person poetry workshop at @brooklynpoets.bsky.social: Hinges, Doorways, Portals: How to Transport Your Poems to Unexpected Places!
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Hinges, Doorways, Portals: How to Transport Your Poems to Unexpected Places — Brooklyn Poets
A poem can go anywhere; it can begin in the dirt and end in space if we create the path it takes to warrant it going there. In this six-week, in-person generative workshop we'll discover how to activa...
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October 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Final day to register for my in-person poetry workshop at @brooklynpoets.bsky.social: Hinges, Doorways, Portals: How to Transport Your Poems to Unexpected Places!
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Join us on November 15 for our fall Fellows Showcase! Readers include Lola Anaya, M. Campbell, Damian Foal, Hera Hong, Samantha Lilly, Valeria Pedraza and Yeldana Talgatkyzy. Free and open to the public, the event will also be livestreamed via Zoom. buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Join us on November 15 for our fall Fellows Showcase! Readers include Lola Anaya, M. Campbell, Damian Foal, Hera Hong, Samantha Lilly, Valeria Pedraza and Yeldana Talgatkyzy. Free and open to the public, the event will also be livestreamed via Zoom. buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
We’re hiring for multiple part-time roles with start dates in January 2026. Learn more about each role and apply at brooklynpoets.org/about/getinv...
October 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
We’re hiring for multiple part-time roles with start dates in January 2026. Learn more about each role and apply at brooklynpoets.org/about/getinv...
Join us on Monday, November 10 for our Yawp workshop & open mic led by poet Angel Nafis! Nafis will lead a workshop exploring the theme of transformation, focused on a deep exploration of the works of Aracelis Girmay. Learn more and get tickets at: buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
October 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Join us on Monday, November 10 for our Yawp workshop & open mic led by poet Angel Nafis! Nafis will lead a workshop exploring the theme of transformation, focused on a deep exploration of the works of Aracelis Girmay. Learn more and get tickets at: buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
there’s nothing to finger beyond
the pink : tender : ageless : intricate : the more
I try to find the feeling the more diffuse
it becomes
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Keetje Kuipers
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the pink : tender : ageless : intricate : the more
I try to find the feeling the more diffuse
it becomes
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Keetje Kuipers
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
Keetje Kuipers — Brooklyn Poets
Featured for Reading Series
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October 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM
there’s nothing to finger beyond
the pink : tender : ageless : intricate : the more
I try to find the feeling the more diffuse
it becomes
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Keetje Kuipers
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
the pink : tender : ageless : intricate : the more
I try to find the feeling the more diffuse
it becomes
—Our #PoetoftheWeek, Keetje Kuipers
brooklynpoets.org/community/po...
Join us for our Awards Gala on December 7, ft. the inimitable @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social alongside award winners Maria Rubio & Gurlie Myricks, faculty Sam Cha, fellow Disha Trivedi, Mandana Chaffa, Cornelius Eady, Eugenia Leigh, Miller Oberman & Tara Skurtu.
2025 Awards Gala | Honoring Patricia Smith — Brooklyn Poets
Help us raise funds for our operations, including fellowships, workshops, readings and free programming while celebrating our honoree, award winners, and community members including Patricia Smith,…
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October 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Join us for our Awards Gala on December 7, ft. the inimitable @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social alongside award winners Maria Rubio & Gurlie Myricks, faculty Sam Cha, fellow Disha Trivedi, Mandana Chaffa, Cornelius Eady, Eugenia Leigh, Miller Oberman & Tara Skurtu.
We've extended the financial deadline through this Sunday Oct. 19th for our virtual craft lab Charif Shanahan, “Locating the Self: Intertextual Poetic Strategies,” on October 26! Learn more and apply or register at: brooklynpoets.org/events/all/l...
October 17, 2025 at 5:35 PM
We've extended the financial deadline through this Sunday Oct. 19th for our virtual craft lab Charif Shanahan, “Locating the Self: Intertextual Poetic Strategies,” on October 26! Learn more and apply or register at: brooklynpoets.org/events/all/l...
Join us for the next Brooklyn Poets Reading Series at 144 Montague on Friday, November 7, featuring poets Jasmine Reid, Keetje Kuipers & José Olivarez @joseolivarez.bsky.social! Free and open to the public, the event will also be livestreamed via Zoom. buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
October 16, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Join us for the next Brooklyn Poets Reading Series at 144 Montague on Friday, November 7, featuring poets Jasmine Reid, Keetje Kuipers & José Olivarez @joseolivarez.bsky.social! Free and open to the public, the event will also be livestreamed via Zoom. buytickets.at/brooklynpoet...
LAST CHANCE to explore the sonnet as a stage for queer shapeshifting & trans meaning making or mental illness, madness and neurodivergency in these upcoming workshops with Alexis Aceves Garcia and @calamityjaz.bsky.social! Limited space available. Learn more at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
October 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
LAST CHANCE to explore the sonnet as a stage for queer shapeshifting & trans meaning making or mental illness, madness and neurodivergency in these upcoming workshops with Alexis Aceves Garcia and @calamityjaz.bsky.social! Limited space available. Learn more at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
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...
October 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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...
October at Brooklyn Poets
Workshops
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October 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
September 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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...
Writing the Poems You Need to Write — Brooklyn Poets
“You should write that,” people say to us more than we can count. But the honest, truthful, at-stake writing that matters most comes from inner need, not the outer shoulds of what others want. In this...
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September 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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...
Everyday Exaltation: Odes for the 21st Century — Brooklyn Poets
The intertwining of tribute and complexity give contemporary odes an electric evocative tension. In this six-week online course, odes will give us an opportunity to express our awe and reverence for a...
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September 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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
August 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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
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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!
August 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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
August 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
August 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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