Brooklyn Poets

Celebrating and
cultivating the poets,
poetry and literary
heritage of Brooklyn,
the birthplace of
American poetry.

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The Bridge

Are you looking for a mentor to critique your poems, but without the time or money to invest in a workshop or writing program?

Are you a mentor poet looking for work?

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Workshops

Still a few spots left in our last remaining fall workshop with dawn lonsinger! All our other workshops have sold out, so don't wait too long to register.
Poet Of The Week
Events

Angel Nafis leads our next craft lab, Reclaiming the "I": Strategies & Ethics in Auto/Biography, on Sun, Oct 17, at 7 PM via Zoom!

Our next Staff Picks reading takes place on Thurs, Oct 28, at 7:30 PM via Zoom, featuring poets Alexis Aceves Garcia, Andriniki Mattis, Erin Noehre, Courtney Faye Taylor, Alex Watson and Keagan Wheat.

The next Yawp comes your way on Mon, Nov 8, at 7 PM via Zoom.
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