{"title": "Poetry Circle", "start": "2026-10-29T11:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-29T12:00:00-04:00", "place": "Riverhead Neighborhood House", "address": "Mosholu Avenue 5521, 10471", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Poetry Circle is a casual weekly morning gathering where participants read and talk about poetry over coffee and tea. Poet Arro Mandell, who holds an MFA from the University of Michigan's Helen Zell Writers' Program, leads a discussion around a particular poet, theme, or craft element each week, and on some weeks participants write their own poems in response to a prompt.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/poetry-circle-55387/", "official_url": "https://www.riverdaleonline.org/rnhcalendar/drm8xl83rmms7c3-bkp39-r6xtw-hp4g8-546lc-zmly8-mkpk8", "image": "https://noky.io/images/1a726f13d3949713da1bd3188cf0b61d4f64d3d23d0f47daf9843bc174d4cc5c-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-10-29T11:00:00-04:00", "end": "2026-10-29T12:00:00-04:00", "place": "Riverhead Neighborhood House", "address": "Mosholu Avenue 5521, 10471", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Poetry Circle (Online)", "start": "2026-11-03T10:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-03T11:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall", "address": "West 64th Street 2, New York", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Poetry Circle (Online) is a monthly online gathering where participants read poems aloud and discuss what moves them in each piece. The New York Society for Ethical Culture invites poetry lovers to bring a favorite poem or two, with no expertise required, and to share a few sentences about the poet if they wish. Poems to be shared can be sent to Elinore by the evening of the previous Sunday so they appear on-screen during the session. Those unsure whether it suits them are welcome to join as observers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/poetry-circle-online-54354/", "official_url": "https://ethical.nyc/events/poetry-circle/2026-11-03/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/96e14c0930e54333e6ded085e40a010e55af4aba30145a9c5d7134045acb91e0-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Poetry Aloud", "start": "2026-10-31T15:30:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Poets", "address": "144 Montague St, Brooklyn", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Poetry Aloud is a weekly gathering where participants read poetry aloud from collections in the bookstore and discuss them informally. It is hosted by Brooklyn Poets, whose book offerings celebrate a diverse range of poets and themes with a focus on contemporary poets. Everyone chooses a collection, spends about ten minutes picking poems to share, and reads aloud in a circle, with conversation about the books, individual poems and personal reflections. 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The hour opens with a centering prayer, followed by about ten minutes of silence, a devotional poetry reading, a sharing of prayer requests, another ten minutes of silence, and a closing centering prayer. Log-in and call-in details stay the same each week.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/the-circle-online-meditation-prayer-66698/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5f8d3d9f694c8b79939f8a963bc642ae91033bda8b3265bf198349f525bce568-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Reading Garbage: A. R. Ammons and the Long Poem", "start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00-05:00", "end": "2026-12-09T20:30:00-05:00", "place": "The Poetry Society of America", "address": "Online (via Zoom)", "price": "$325 (members take 10% off)", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://poetrysociety.givecloud.co/store", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "A five-session workshop and reading group titled \"Reading Garbage: A. R. 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The class is limited to 8–12 students, requires the two Ammons books, and includes prompted writing and feedback.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/reading-garbage-a-r-ammons-and-the-long-poem-56836/", "official_url": "https://poetrysociety.org/events/felsenthal-ammons", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5a1f67c6619430bb6ac5d3d14c57f4b7ea5d65653d469c0f739d28947cd3ed1a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Storytelling Circle (Online)", "start": "2026-11-05T17:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-11-05T18:00:00-05:00", "place": "New York Society for Ethical Culture Hall", "address": "West 64th Street 2, New York", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Storytelling Circle (Online) is a free, public online gathering where people share folk tales, fairy tales, historic tales or family tales of their choosing. It meets on the first and third Thursday of each month around a virtual campfire, with storytelling expert Doris Hart moderating.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/storytelling-circle-online-54359/", "official_url": "https://ethical.nyc/events/storytelling-circle-3/2026-11-05/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/c8c275b712c5cbf0187b904ecfd41110e1656772960489dee8317c9ca18930ac-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Writing Group", "start": "2026-10-30T15:00:00-04:00", "end": null, "place": "Brooklyn Poets", "address": "144 Montague St, Brooklyn", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/creative-writing"], "description": "Writing Group is an hour of structured writing time with prompts followed by an optional 30-minute share out at the end. It is run by Brooklyn Poets, whose faculty staff create the prompts, which vary week to week and explore various themes and forms. Participants can use the prompts or bring their own work, and there is no instruction or critique. 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It is run by the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, and everyone is invited to attend and take part. The circle meets on Sundays at 3:30 virtually, and joining requires an RSVP through Eventbrite.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/issues-and-action-discussion-circle-51674/", "official_url": "https://bsec.org/events/issues-and-action-discussion-circle/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/5d2ab3ad666bb3824856f897a32f15192c4533c1bc2bdaba3a2ff22e4c248fb3-2000.webp"}, {"title": "An Evening With World Poetry featuring a reading by poets Paul Muldoon, Haris Vlavianos and his translator Patricia Barbeito, with a discussion moderated by Mark Mazower", "start": "2026-11-11T18:30:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "Von", "address": "Bleecker Street 3, 10012", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An evening of poetry readings by Paul Muldoon, Haris Vlavianos and Patricia Barbeito, the translator of Vlavianos. It is called An Evening With World Poetry. A discussion moderated by Mark Mazower follows the reading. It takes place at Von in New York City.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/an-evening-with-world-poetry-featuring-a-reading-by-poets-pa-57361/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "Advanced Poetry Workshop with Kazim Ali", "start": "2026-11-10T19:00:00-05:00", "end": "2026-12-01T21:00:00-05:00", "place": "The Poetry Society of America", "address": "Online (via Zoom)", "price": "$395", "price_from": "395.00", "price_to": "395.00", "tickets_url": "https://poetrysociety.givecloud.co/store", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "An advanced poetry workshop held online over four Tuesday sessions, in which participants share works in progress with a small group and give and receive critique. It is led by acclaimed poet Kazim Ali, author of 'Sukun: New and Selected Poems' and a Professor of Literature at the University of California, San Diego. Admission is by application with a five-page poetry manuscript, with successful applicants typically experienced in studying poetry and published in literary journals. The class has 8 to 12 students and requires real-time attendance, and two full scholarships are awarded.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/advanced-poetry-workshop-with-kazim-ali-56835/", "official_url": "https://poetrysociety.org/events/advanced-poetry-workshop-ali", "image": "https://noky.io/images/28fd3f6d9ad191f39c53d284fe91a7021c87bc0b29d40d59cbf4ce1e9bd48e8f-600.webp"}, {"title": "Make Room: A New Voices Salon with Chase Berggrun, Gia Gonzales & Rachelle Rahmé", "start": "2026-11-06T19:00:00-05:00", "end": null, "place": "The Poetry Society of America", "address": "Online (via Zoom)", "price": "Free with RSVP", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://poetrysociety.givecloud.co/store", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/poetry"], "description": "Make Room: A New Voices Salon is a poetry reading featuring Chase Berggrun, Gia Gonzales, and Rachelle Rahmé, hosted by the Poetry Society of America in Brooklyn. Chase Berggrun is a trans woman poet, educator, and organizer, the author of R E D and the chapbook Somewhere a seagull. Gia Gonzales is a New York City poet whose self-titled book won the 2024 Carolyn Bush Award. Rachelle Rahmé, born in Lebanon, published her first collection of poems, Mercurial, or Is that Liberty?, in 2025.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/new-york/events/make-room-a-new-voices-salon-with-chase-berggrun-gia-gonzale-56834/", "official_url": "https://poetrysociety.org/events/psa-reading-series-gonzales-okeke-rahmé", "image": "https://noky.io/images/0b72783070cf7fb0150879b65da4efee97d03afd1f3b777d8185d931363d9062-600.webp"}]}