Governors Island becomes a poetry wonderland for one summer weekend. Read your work at open mics, catch readings from featured poets, or just sprawl on the lawn with a notebook surrounded by Victorian mansions and ancient trees.
outdoor poetry festival
open mic readings
family-friendly
island getaway
Tips
📝bring a notebook to write under the trees
⛴️ferry is free before 11am on weekends
🏛️picnic among 19th-century Victorian mansions
Saturday, July 18, 11:00 AM
15th Annual NYC Poetry Festival
July 18 at 11am
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Governors Island becomes a poetry wonderland for one summer weekend. Read your work at open mics, catch readings from featured poets, or just sprawl on the lawn with a notebook surrounded by Victorian mansions and ancient trees.
outdoor poetry festival
open mic readings
family-friendly
island getaway
Tips
📝bring a notebook to write under the trees
⛴️ferry is free before 11am on weekends
🏛️picnic among 19th-century Victorian mansions
Saturday, July 18, 11:00 AM
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