Celebrating and cultivating the poets, poetry and literary heritage of Brooklyn, the birthplace of American poetry.

Learn more about our community

  • Workshops & Classes

    We host multi-week workshops, weekly drop-in classes and three-hour craft labs in our space at 144 Montague and online.

  • Events

    View our events calendar to learn more about our upcoming programming.

  • Our Space

    We’ve worked hard to create a beautiful space for our community, and we would love to share it with you.

Upcoming Events

Support our work

As Biggie Smalls once said, Spread love, it’s the Brooklyn way. By becoming a member or donor, you help us award students fellowships so they can participate in our paid programs for free; offer our reading series for free and pay our poets to read; and offer more work-study opportunities for our interns. In addition to supporting our mission, members get exclusive discounts on our workshops, events and swag!