Join McNally Jackson at Elizabeth Street Garden, as a poet or audience member, for the exciting Poetry in the Garden reading series, hosted biweekly on Summer Sundays at 5 p.m. For each reading, we ask poets to submit work connected to various themes.

For September 14th, poets can focus on the theme of “armature” or the theme of “border.” (No pressure to write about both.) To read on September 14th, poets need to submit poetry before the event, by September 12th, midnight. Because we have so many poets who want to read in the garden, each poet has a two-minute reading limit; this may mean two pages, but it might mean less, depending on the density of the work. We hate to set time limits, but we want to share this reading opportunity with as many people as possible.

Submit your poetry to art@elizabethstreetgarden.com.

The last reading for 2025 will be September 28th. The last theme of the season will be announced after the September 14th reading.

Readings are hosted by Yvonne Brooks and Joseph Reiver.