By presenting the work of Black queer writers, past and present, Other Countries' readings celebrate our voices, honor our ancestors, and foster reunions and new connections. Our early readings were hosted by The Studio Museum in 1989, The Lesbian and Gay Center, and other venues throughout the 1990s and 2000s, and were revitalized in the 2020s at […]

Join Cave Canem for a night of poetry, music and jubilation (in the heart of Harlem!) as they celebrate Tyehimba Jess (‘97) for his decades-long commitment as a Cave Canem Fellow and as his tenure as Board President of Cave Canem comes to a close. Come dressed in your festive best for a night of blues, poetry, […]

This special evening program celebrates the artistry of poetry: written, spoken, and signed. In Sound/Off, Deaf and hard-of-hearing poets writing in English join Deaf and hard-of-hearing poets making poems in American Sign Language on stage in the Guggenheim’s iconic rotunda to honor the richness and malleability of language in different hands and on different tongues. […]

About the Poets: Robyn Schiff is the author of four collections of poetry, including the volume Information Desk: An Epic (Penguin 2023) which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Schiff has received the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize at the American Academy in Rome and a Guggenheim Fellowship, and she co-edits Canarium […]

Join us for the opening of the 29th Poets House Showcase, a literary exhibition and reading series that captures the breadth of contemporary poetry publishing. Delve into landmark collections with Wo Chan, Erika Meitner, Fred Moten, and Charif Shanahan. This event is presented with generous support from Battery Park City Authority. Wo Chan reads from Togetherness (Nightboat, 2022), Erika Meitner reads from Useful Junk (BOA Editions, […]