10th Anniversary NYC Poetry Festival
(NYCPoFest)
WHERE: Algonquin Stage, Governors Island, New York City*
Strangers before the pandemic, Thursday Morning Poets (TMP) first met at a Queens Public Library virtual workshop led by Queens Poet Laureate Maria Lisella, whose prompt-based workshop inspired them to continue on their own, forming TMP.
Meeting each other in-person for the first time in this, their debut public
appearance, these 10 women of TMP whose faces reflect NYC’s cultural and ethnic diversity will read their original works in a variety of poetic styles, lifting their voices as first-time poets or as award-winning poets to tell stories of women’s lived experiences.
The 10 women readers include educators, mothers, journalists, a yoga instructor, and a 19-year-old Ukrainian student:
- Ana Denysenko
- Beth Evans
- Isabella Calisi-Wagner
- Judy Trupin
- Julie Forgione
- Luvon Roberson
- Megha Sood
- Melva C. Lewis
- Nicollette Barsamian.
- Maria Lisella, American Academy of Poets Fellow, to introduce readers
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, NYCPoFest unites the vast & diverse New York City poetry community on the idyllic Governors Island.
NYCPoFest electrifies arts & literature & brings poetry to new light in the public eye. This year's headliners will include: Ariana Reines, Deborah Landau, Kaveh Akbar, and Terrance Hayes.
https://www.newyorkcitypoetryfestival.com/
Governors Island is
accessible by three ferries:
- Governors Island Ferry – Manhattan
- Governors Island Ferry – Brooklyn
- NYC Ferry – East River
Ferry info: https://www.govisland.com/plan-your-visit/ferry
