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Poetry Workshops with Caridad De La Luz
Tues, April 2 & 16 | 12 PM | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)
Join spoken word poet and director of the famed Nuyorican Poets Cafe Caridad "La Bruja" De La Luz for two poetry workshops in April. Taking inspiration from banned books, the workshops will explore how to write hard truths worth sharing.
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Written Work: Poetry, Labor, and the Global City
Mon, Apr 15 | 6:30 PM | Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) and Online
Kicking off our 2024 World Literature Festival, join poets Camonghne Felix, Dorothea Lasky, Emanuel Xavier, and moderator Helena de Groot for readings and lively discussion about poetry, language, and labor, using NYC’s rich labor history as the backdrop. Pioneering home recording artist Linda Smith will close out the event with a special musical performance.
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'The Iliad' with Emily Wilson
Tues, April 30 | 7 PM | Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Join groundbreaking translator and professor of classics Emily Wilson as she reads from and discusses her masterful new English version of Homer’s great epic, The Iliad.
More Free Events
Celebrate National Poetry Month at the Library with poetry discussion groups, open mic hours, trivia, and more. Discover free programs and events for all ages.
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Poetry at NYPL
Explore poetry recommendations from our librarians, research materials related to poets and their work, and more.
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Digital Poetry Postcards from NYPL
Celebrate the resurgence of spring with our digital poetry postcards! We’re sharing poems about fantastic flowers and beautiful blooms, along with images from the Library's Digital Collections. Download yours now.
Watch Now: Poetry Events
Explore a wide array of recorded readings and discussions about poetry hosted by the Library.
- Lesbian Poetic Traditions: Judy Grahn, Julie R. Enszer, JP Howard & Alicia Mountain
- Poetry for Our Time: Cynthia Manick at the 5th Annual Schomburg Literary Festival
- Language as Inheritance: Zeina Hashem, Sun Yung Shin & José Olivarez
- Latinx Voices in Poetry: Darrel Alejandro Holnes, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagué & Melissa Lozada-Oliva
- The Languages of Poetry with Dunya Mikhail and T. Urayoán Noel
The Ways of Langston Hughes: Griff Davis and Black Artists in the Making
On View Through July 8 | Schomburg Center
Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes held friendships with artists across generations and disciplines, forging connections and building a network of Black creatives and intellectuals who responded to, and shaped, the current events of the time. During a visiting professorship at Atlanta University, Hughes met student and photojournalist Griffith J. Davis, who went on to become a longtime friend and Ebony magazine’s first roving editor. In this exhibition, Davis’ photography is complemented by archival material and letters from the Schomburg Center’s collections.
Poetry is for Sharing
If you look closely, you might find poetry where you least expect it! Discover the poetry of Library Way with Patience the lion.
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