the rhythm of a poem beats faster: a solstice-eve gathering in celebration of community

Join us on Saturday, June 20 as we prepare to meet the longest day of the year with a chorus of poetry. We'll congregate in the breathtaking sanctuary of St. Ann's as over 50 poets remind us of the ability of language to transcend, resist, and most importantly, connect.

Performances will feature fellows, award winners, readers, teachers, students, community members and more from the Brooklyn Poets community. All funds raised will support our programs and operations including our community space at 144 Montague, free community groups, fellowships, sliding scale registrations & more.

Advanced tickets will be available until 10 AM (ET). Afterward, tickets will be available at the door. We recommend grabbing a ticket in advance for faster entry!

Virtual tickets also available! Virtual tickets will be available until 12:30 PM (ET).

Program

12:15pm: Doors open
1-5pm: Afternoon readings
5-6pm: Intermission/Break
6-8:30pm: Evening readings

Reading Schedule

You can learn more about the readers on our website.

1-2pm

Jim Stewart
Jess Jardine
Robin Percyz
Chanice Hughes-Greenberg
Tamara Al-Qaisi-Coleman
Cynthia J. Roman Cabrera
Kevin Carson
Linda Harris Dolan
Chiara Di Lello

2-3pm

Vanessa Jimenez Gabb
Lisa Hiton
Sam Cha
Kayla Schwab
Megan Pinto
Anthony Thomas Lombardi
D.S. Waldman
Kyle Liang

3-4pm

Emily Blair
Shara Hardeson
C. (Constantine Jones)
Stella Lee
Dante Clark
Insiya Taj
Kenny Bradley
Maria Rubio
in honor of Theo LeGro (reading by Noah Arhm Choi)

4-5pm

Joanna Solfrian
Gray Davidson Carroll
Jesi V. “Rocki” Taylor
Andres Cordoba
Zora Satchell
Lara Atallah
Noah Arhm Choi
Aishvarya Arora

5-6pm
Intermission/Break

6-7pm

Latif Askia Ba
Malvika Jolly
Patrycja Humienik
Tara Skurtu
Annie Finch
Rob Arnold
Brad Walrond
Cathy Linh Che
Wo Chan

7-8pm

Adam Falkner
Jay Deshpande
Ricardo Alberto Maldonado
Omotara James (accompanied by Kirsten Shu-ying Chen)
K. Iver
DeeSoul Carson
R.A. Villanueva
Miller Oberman

Note that by attending this event, you agree to abide by our policies. All in-person attendees for events are currently required to wear masks (regardless of vaccination status) except readers at a safe distance on stage. We will have masks available. Brooklyn Poets reserves the right to dismiss from our programs any participant found to be in violation of these policies. Thank you for respecting our community.