You’re a Poet, Too!

Poetry Month Workshops at Queens Library in English and Spanish 

Upcoming Workshops: 

• Far Rockaway Teen Library
  May 20, 2026, 3:30-4:30 PM 
  co-hosted with Jasmine Rosario (alias JRose)
• Long Island City Library Teen Center: 
  May 21, 2026, 4-5 PM 
  co-hosted with Marcos de la Fuente

Poetry has always been a vehicle of community-building and gathering in NYC. In these critical times, we pause and re-engage with our innate creativity and joy. You’re a poet, too! Yes, you! Together, we will draw inspiration from curated prompts and the creative energy of our neighbors, leading to an informal and optional poetry sharing from what we create. Every person comes to this workshop with a style of their own, and together, we’ll lean into our style and build on it, drawing from the work of June Jordan’s "Poetry for the People".

Avid poets will gain a community of support. And if you're new to poetry, we can't wait to welcome you in. We all have things to learn from each other. Poetry is every person's birthright and accessible to everyone, if only we begin.

You’re a Poet, Too! workshops were designed with Rae K. Devine for Vanesa Álvarez’s “Our Story” SU-CASA Artist Residency with Brooklyn Arts Council at Cypress-Hills Fulton Older Adult Center.