New York City Poetry Festival

The Poet­ry Soci­ety of New York (PSNY) invites poet­ry orga­ni­za­tions and col­lec­tives of all shapes and sizes to bring their unique for­mats, aes­thet­ics, and per­son­al­i­ties to beau­ti­ful Gov­er­nors Island for The New York City Poet­ry Fes­ti­val, a free week­end of read­ings, work­shops, open mics, instal­la­tions, per­for­mances, writ­ing activ­i­ties, book­selling, chil­dren’s pro­gram­ming, a beer gar­den, deli­cious food, and a whole lot of lying around in the grass lis­ten­ing to poetry. 

By unit­ing the largest com­mu­ni­ty of poets in the coun­try and offer­ing a unique set­ting for lit­er­ary activ­i­ty, the New York City Poet­ry Fes­ti­val elec­tri­fies arts and lit­er­a­ture and brings poet­ry to new light in the pub­lic eye. 

2025 Head­lin­ers include Nao­mi Shi­hab Nye, Eileen Myles, Sam Sax, Anne Wald­man, and Andrew Whiteman

Vis­it newyorkc​i​ty​po​et​ryfes​ti​val​.com/​g​e​t​-​i​n​v​olved for infor­ma­tion on par­tic­i­pat­ing, vol­un­teer­ing, becom­ing a ven­dor, spon­sor­ing the event, or host­ing a read­ing. Fol­low @poetrysocietyny on Insta­gram for updates and reg­is­tra­tion information.

Getting to Nolan Park

3 Minutes from Soissons Landing 7 Minutes from Yankee Pier

1 Minutes from Soissons Landing 5 Minutes from Yankee Pier