Friday, April 20, 2012
Books
10 Local April Poetry Events, Because You Totally Remembered It Was National Poetry Month
Posted
by Zach Gomes
on Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 12:22 PM
We’re more than halfway through the national poetry month and—what’s that? You had no idea April is national poetry month?! Well, you just so happen to live in the city that packs some of the most poetic punch in the country (Tracy K. Smith,
Pulitzer prize winner,
represent), and that means poetry and literary events abound somewhere near you. Although the month may be winding down, the poetry is not; in the coming days and weeks there will be a slate of poetry events going down around Brooklyn and Manhattan. Click through to check it out.
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