{"title": "L.E.A.P. Awards Ceremony featuring Kevin Powell", "start": "2026-11-06T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-06T13:00:00-05:00", "place": "Medgar Evers College", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/education"], "description": "The L.E.A.P. Awards Ceremony is a celebration of the achievements of the Learning & Educational Assistance Program (LEAP) Fall 2026 cohort, honoring its outstanding students. Medgar Evers College hosts the ceremony, welcoming special guest Kevin Powell, a GRAMMY-nominated poet, human and civil rights activist, and celebrated author. 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QPL Hip Hop Coordinator Ralph McDaniels and his special guests discuss hip hop, literature, community, culture, and much more, every Saturday. It can be watched live on the library's Instagram page. The audience is adults.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/live-talk-with-ralph-mcdaniels-55195/", "official_url": "https://www.queenslibrary.org/event/002230-0826", "image": "https://noky.io/images/38b36e162a3e553eb1ebd7cd77851288372d5c567a1683204ef9a26dd93c8962-600.webp"}, {"title": "PSA Reading Series: Rick Barot & Paisley Rekdal", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Poetry Society of America", "address": "Online (via Zoom)", "price": "In-person $10, livestream $5, free for members", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://poetrysociety.givecloud.co/store", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening of poetry readings in the PSA Reading Series, with the poets Rick Barot and Paisley Rekdal reading their work. Barot, who received the Shelley Memorial Award from the Poetry Society of America, is the author of Moving the Bones, published by Milkweed Editions in 2024. Rekdal, a former Utah Poet Laureate, is the author of West: A Translation, winner of the 2024 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and the new book Heritance. The event takes place at the Poetry Society of America in Brooklyn, with an RSVP required and free admission for members.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/psa-reading-series-rick-barot-paisley-rekdal-56837/", "official_url": "https://poetrysociety.org/events/psa-reading-series-barot-rekdal", "image": "https://noky.io/images/104143ccdd4364b2639b7ce007d2ee076937d16a3b29d9cae1941a50dd724291-600.webp"}]}