Join us for the Youth Poetry Festival, a standout event from NYC PoFest that brings together toddlers, teenagers, and everyone in between! We're excited to partner with the Teachers & Writers Collaborative (T&W) to celebrate the imagination through transformative writing and arts education for youth and lifelong learners.

Festival Highlights Date: Saturday and Sunday

Drop-in Activities:

Poetry Games and Activities: Dive into the reading nook, contribute to the 100-Foot Poem, discover the Mystery Poetry Box, and more. Enjoy interactive poetry games with giveaways and prizes.

Scheduled Events:

Saturday 1-2pm Poetry Games with Nkosi Nkululeko Join chess player and poet Nkosi Nkululeko for engaging poetry games designed to ignite your creativity.

Saturday 2:30-3:00pm Youth Poetry Reading at the Brinkley Stage Featured readers include:

Syeda Ahmed Vernon Demir Janet Omoruyi Adelaide Sendlenski Zoey Marcus, 2024 NY State Poetry Out Loud Runner-up Emily Wang, 2024 NY State Poetry Out Loud Champion OlaRose Ndubuisi, 2024 NY State Youth Poet Laureate

Sunday 1-2pm Poetry-Origami with Sato Yamamoto Join award-winning print and paper artist Sato Yamamoto for an origami lesson where you can hide your poems in secret folds or give them wings to fly.

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