Brooklyn Poets
@brooklynpoets.bsky.social
Making community and craft accessible to all, in Brooklyn & beyond. https://brooklynpoets.org/
LAST CHANCE: Get tickets for our Awards Gala ft. Patricia Smith, Kenny Bradley, Maria Rubio & Gurlie Myricks, Sam Cha, Disha Trivedi, @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Cornelius Eady, @eugenialeigh.bsky.social, @milleroberman.bsky.social & @taraskurtu.bsky.social.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
LAST CHANCE: Get tickets for our Awards Gala ft. Patricia Smith, Kenny Bradley, Maria Rubio & Gurlie Myricks, Sam Cha, Disha Trivedi, @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Cornelius Eady, @eugenialeigh.bsky.social, @milleroberman.bsky.social & @taraskurtu.bsky.social.
brooklynpoets.org/support/awar...
brooklynpoets.org/support/awar...
ONE WEEK until our Awards Gala ft. Patricia Smith as honoree alongside award winners Maria Rubio & Gurlie Myricks, Sam Cha, Disha Trivedi, @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Cornelius Eady, @eugenialeigh.bsky.social, @milleroberman.bsky.social & @taraskurtu.bsky.social.
brooklynpoets.org/support/awar...
brooklynpoets.org/support/awar...
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
ONE WEEK until our Awards Gala ft. Patricia Smith as honoree alongside award winners Maria Rubio & Gurlie Myricks, Sam Cha, Disha Trivedi, @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Cornelius Eady, @eugenialeigh.bsky.social, @milleroberman.bsky.social & @taraskurtu.bsky.social.
brooklynpoets.org/support/awar...
brooklynpoets.org/support/awar...
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...
Bidding will remain open through November 30, 2025 at 10pm (EST). All proceeds from the auction will support our operations in 2026, including fellowships, workshops, readings and free programming at our community space. givebutter.com/c/bkp2025/au...
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Bidding will remain open through November 30, 2025 at 10pm (EST). All proceeds from the auction will support our operations in 2026, including fellowships, workshops, readings and free programming at our community space. givebutter.com/c/bkp2025/au...
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
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...
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...
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 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
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
Explore poetry as documentation, righteous rage, the postcolonial poem, modern ode, voice, submitting poems & more in these workshops w/ @storiesandnoise.bsky.social, Ashunda Norris, @joankwonglass.bsky.social, dawn lonsinger, @ds-waldman.bsky.social & Emma Sheinbaum! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
August 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Explore poetry as documentation, righteous rage, the postcolonial poem, modern ode, voice, submitting poems & more in these workshops w/ @storiesandnoise.bsky.social, Ashunda Norris, @joankwonglass.bsky.social, dawn lonsinger, @ds-waldman.bsky.social & Emma Sheinbaum! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
Explore homage & the “after” poem, persona, the power of “less is more” in our poems, magical realism, the zuihitsu and more in our first workshops of the season with Angel Nafis, @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social, Vanessa Jimenez Gabb, Karl Michael Iglesias & Sam Cha! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
August 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Explore homage & the “after” poem, persona, the power of “less is more” in our poems, magical realism, the zuihitsu and more in our first workshops of the season with Angel Nafis, @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social, Vanessa Jimenez Gabb, Karl Michael Iglesias & Sam Cha! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
Give a warm welcome to our new board members: @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Cornelius Eady & @taraskurtu.bsky.social! Each bring experience creating & championing community-focused literary spaces & we’re grateful they’ve chosen to give our work their time & attention. mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...
July 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Give a warm welcome to our new board members: @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Cornelius Eady & @taraskurtu.bsky.social! Each bring experience creating & championing community-focused literary spaces & we’re grateful they’ve chosen to give our work their time & attention. mailchi.mp/brooklynpoet...
Don’t miss our final July workshops exploring the personal & political stakes of writing, possibilities of dreaming, activism & love, multimedia poetry & the poetic toolbox w/ @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia, Starr Davis, Emma Sheinbaum & Kyle Liang! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
July 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Don’t miss our final July workshops exploring the personal & political stakes of writing, possibilities of dreaming, activism & love, multimedia poetry & the poetic toolbox w/ @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia, Starr Davis, Emma Sheinbaum & Kyle Liang! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
Save through July 3 on these workshops exploring the lineages of BIPOC queer & trans poets, resistance, the climate crisis, vocation & the possibilities of dreaming w/ @jabpoet.bsky.social, @patriphobe.bsky.social , b ferguson, @imogenxtian.bsky.social & alma valdez-garcia! brooklynpoets.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Save through July 3 on these workshops exploring the lineages of BIPOC queer & trans poets, resistance, the climate crisis, vocation & the possibilities of dreaming w/ @jabpoet.bsky.social, @patriphobe.bsky.social , b ferguson, @imogenxtian.bsky.social & alma valdez-garcia! brooklynpoets.org
Explore your villain era, obsession, vox vocation, dreams, beginnings, endings and more in these workshops with @joankwonglass.bsky.social, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia and @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
June 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Explore your villain era, obsession, vox vocation, dreams, beginnings, endings and more in these workshops with @joankwonglass.bsky.social, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, @imogenxtian.bsky.social, alma valdez-garcia and @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
Final days to register for these workshops exploring humor, mental illness, elliptical language, sonnets, beautiful outlaws (& other forms) & more w/ @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social, I.S. Jones, @ds-waldman.bsky.social, Sam Cha & @milleroberman.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
June 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Final days to register for these workshops exploring humor, mental illness, elliptical language, sonnets, beautiful outlaws (& other forms) & more w/ @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social, I.S. Jones, @ds-waldman.bsky.social, Sam Cha & @milleroberman.bsky.social! Register at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
FINAL DAYS to register for these workshops exploring the city, getting your poems out there, translation, mystery, resistance, class & more w/ Sam Cha, @taraskurtu.bsky.social, Aiden Farrell, @monostich.bsky.social, @patriphobe.bsky.social & Vanessa Jimenez Gabb! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
June 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
FINAL DAYS to register for these workshops exploring the city, getting your poems out there, translation, mystery, resistance, class & more w/ Sam Cha, @taraskurtu.bsky.social, Aiden Farrell, @monostich.bsky.social, @patriphobe.bsky.social & Vanessa Jimenez Gabb! brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all