Prom Queens: Poetry Workshop

This year marks the 30th anniversary of National Poetry Month!

Come celebrate with this free, generative workshop at the Queens Public Library, Broadway branch on Saturday, 4/25, from 2–4 pm inspired by the launch of the Prom Queens: Celebrating Prom Poems & Stories by Queens Writers anthology from Poets of Queens Press.

Open to writers of all levels. RSVP here.

Two Free Spring Workshops!

Mark your calendars and register for these generative writing workshops that I’m thrilled to design and lead in partnership with Queens Memory and the Queens Public Library.

3/22 Queens & Me: Neighborhood Stories Beyond the Data at Culture Lab LIC

More Info & Register Here

4/25 Prom Queens: Poetry Workshop at Queens Public Library Broadway Branch

More Info & Register Here

Come Write With Us!

What’s your Queens story?

Join me and the No, YOU Tell It! creative team on May 3 for a free writing workshop to discover and trade the personal stories behind our shared public places.

Interact with Queens Name Explorer, an interactive digital map developed by Queens Memory, to learn the historical significance behind the people’s names that grace Queens streets, parks, monuments, and more. Learn more and register here.

Plus, artwork by Ellen Stedfeld and a special presentation from Bob Singleton of the Greater Astoria Historical Society.

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This project is supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall.

This organization is funded in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall.