The Poetry Project
12-3pm
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E 4th Street Open Street (btwn 2nd Ave & Bowery)
The Poetry Project will be displaying its publications and archival ephemera. You’ll learn about the communities of writers that have shaped the Project’s robust publication history. We’ll also be handing out a series of writing prompts.
Wheelchair accessible
Since 1966, The Poetry Project has expanded access to literature, education, and opportunities for sharing one’s creative work in a counter-hierarchical, radically open space and community. Premised on the vision that cultural action at the local level can inspire broader shifts in public consciousness, The Project is committed to developing and collaborating on replicable program models that challenge persistent social narratives, especially through the verbal reframing made possible in poetry. We do this work through a combination of live readings, performances, lectures, events, and workshops, in addition to literary and critical publications and emerging writers and curatorial fellowship programs. The Poetry Project is based at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, a vibrant artistic and community space which includes the St. Mark’s Church congregation, Danspace Project, and New York Theatre Ballet.