great weather for MEDIA is excited to return as a gold sponsor at the 2021 New York City Poetry Festival

“Every year on the last weekend of July, the New York City Poetry Festival invites poetry organizations and collectives of all shapes and sizes to bring their unique formats, aesthetics, and personalities to the festival grounds, which are ringed with a collection of beautiful Victorian houses and tucked beneath the wide, green canopies of dozens of century old trees. By uniting the largest community of poets in the country and offering a unique setting for literary activity, the New York City Poetry Festival electrifies arts and literature and brings poetry to new light in the public eye.”

We will be at our book table throughout the festival and will be on the Chumley’s stage at 5:00 pm on the Saturday.

Our featured readers: Pichchenda Bao, Ama Birch, Timothy Ree, Thaddeus Rutkowski

Pichchenda, Ama, and Timothy all have work in our brand-new anthology, Paper Teller Diorama. Thaddeus is the author of the poetry collection, Tricks of the Light.

****Please note that this year due to COVID protocols, the outgoing ferry must be pre-booked. (It is not necessary to book the return.) The ferry is free before noon, or $3 after. The schedule, registration, and visitor info can be found at the Governors Island website.

The festival is in the Colonel’s Row area of the island.

The festival is free and there is no need to register in advance. There are also donation options with drink tickets and more which can be purchased through the New York City Poetry Festival here.