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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · 12h

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

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · 3d

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...

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · 11d

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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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · 13d

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

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · 14d

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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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Sep 12

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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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Aug 31

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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Rosebud Ben-Oni @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social · Aug 25

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!

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Aug 13

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

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D.S. Waldman @ds-waldman.bsky.social · Aug 6

Upcoming workshop opportunities:

At @brooklynpoets.bsky.social

VOICE, VERNACULAR, & THE INDISPENSABLE SELF

September 21-October 26
Sundays, 10:30 AM-1:30 PM
Register by September 14th

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Aug 6

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

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Aug 4

Early registration is now open for our fall workshops, online and in-person, ft. Angel Nafis, @robertwoodlynn.bsky.social, @taraskurtu.bsky.social, @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social & more! Through August 17, members save $40 and nonmembers save $25 on all workshops at brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all

Poetry Workshops — Brooklyn Poets

Build your poetic craft and community in our small, intensive workshops taught by award-winning poets, both online and in person at 144 Montague Street in historic Brooklyn Heights!

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Jul 17

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...

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Jul 7

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

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Jul 1

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

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Jun 18

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

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Jun 17

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

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Tara Skurtu @taraskurtu.bsky.social · Jun 9

Last week to register for my summer Brooklyn Poets workshop: Getting Your Poems Out There: A Submission Intensive! 🖋️✨

Reserve your spot:
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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Jun 9

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

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Perugia Press @perugiapress.bsky.social · Jun 5

Joan Kwon Glass is one of the writers with an amazing online workshop coming up at Brooklyn Poets. Joan’s workshop, “Villain Era Poetics,” is Sunday 7/13, 5:30-8:30pm EST. Early bird discount till 6/8. 🌞📝💡 @joankwonglass.bsky.social @brooklynpoets.bsky.social brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/v...

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Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · Jun 5

How can we use mischief and humor to shape the voice, form & trajectory of a poem? In this five-week, online workshop w/ @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social, we'll cover satire, absurdism, surrealism & wordplay to create comedic effects & ways to impart humor off the page. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/h...

Humor and Poetry — Brooklyn Poets

How can we use mischief and humor to shape the voice, form and trajectory of a poem? In this five-week, online workshop, we will cover satire, absurdism, surrealism and wordplay to create comedic effe...

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D.S. Waldman @ds-waldman.bsky.social · Jun 4

LEAPING POETRY

At @brooklynpoets.bsky.social this summer, I’m teaching a course on elliptical language and metaphor. Details below—sign up by 6/22!

Dates: 6/29 -- 7/27
Day/time: Sundays 10:30 a.m. -- 1:30 p.m.

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Chase Berggrun @patriphobe.bsky.social · May 31

New York! I’m teaching a class on the poetics of resistance this summer at Brooklyn Poets! Come join us.

Brooklyn Poets @brooklynpoets.bsky.social · May 30

How can we, as writers & as human beings, reject the hollowing violence of neutrality? In this 6 week, in-person workshop w/ @patriphobe.bsky.social, we'll explore poetics as a vehicle of change, as a call to action & as part & parcel of the work of opposing empire. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/p...

Poetics of Resistance — Brooklyn Poets

How can we, as writers and as human beings, reject the hollowing violence of neutrality in favor of a poetry that stands as tall as our bodies in the streets? In this six-week, in-person workshop, we ...

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