The Realness, The Foundation

Paolo Javier here, Queens Borough Poet Laureate through 2013. Author of several books and chapbooks of poetry, as well as the publisher of a Queens-based tiny press, 2nd Avenue Poetry (2ndavepoetry.com). I'll be posting QPL news, including upcoming readings, workshops, exhibitions, literacy outreach, writing project/s, festivals, and much more. Contact info: queenspoetlaureate@gmail.com. For QPL history, write to phyllis.cohen-stevens@qc.cuny.edu of Queens College Communications, or copy and paste onto your browser the following link to the Borough President's page: http://tinyurl.com/3dmbhzr.

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Many thanks to Nathaniel Siegel and the fantastic folks behind Howl! Festival for the invite to participate in the grand opening later today, where I’ll be joining a chorus of amazing poets to give a full reading of Ginsberg’s legendary poem in Tompkins Square Park. F R E E. Friday June 1  4:30 PM - 7 PM Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Enter Through South-West Entrance, Avenue A & 7th Street Led and Orchestrated by poet Bob Holman, the reading of Howl includes a “Greek chorus” of voices… Poets representing The Bowery Poetry Club, The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church in the Bowery, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and A Gathering of the Tribes… Including Stephanie Berger, Nina Freeman, David Henderson, Paolo Javier, Vincent Katz, Eliel Lucero, Sheila Maldonado, Ace McNamara, Nancy Mercado, Kristin Prevallet, Joseph D Robbins, Bob Rosenthal, Caroline Rothstein, Judah Rubin, Tahani Salah, Jon Sands, Edwin Torres & Bruce Weber.

Many thanks to Nathaniel Siegel and the fantastic folks behind Howl! Festival for the invite to participate in the grand opening later today, where I’ll be joining a chorus of amazing poets to give a full reading of Ginsberg’s legendary poem in Tompkins Square Park. F R E E.

Friday June 1  4:30 PM - 7 PM


Tompkins Square Park, South Stage, Enter Through South-West Entrance, Avenue A & 7th Street


Led and Orchestrated by poet Bob Holman, the reading of Howl includes a “Greek chorus” of voices… Poets representing The Bowery Poetry Club, The Poetry Project at St. Marks Church in the Bowery, The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and A Gathering of the Tribes… Including Stephanie Berger, Nina Freeman, David Henderson, Paolo Javier, Vincent Katz, Eliel Lucero, Sheila Maldonado, Ace McNamara, Nancy Mercado, Kristin Prevallet, Joseph D Robbins, Bob Rosenthal, Caroline Rothstein, Judah Rubin, Tahani Salah, Jon Sands, Edwin Torres & Bruce Weber.

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