Poets & Writers Theater
Every day we share a new clip of interest to creative writers—author readings, book trailers, publishing panels, craft talks, and more. So grab some popcorn, filter the theater tags by keyword or genre, and explore our sizable archive of literary videos.
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Introduced by Timothy Donnelly, Tracie Morris, Sophie Herron, and Ricardo Maldonado, the winners of 92NY’s 2023 Discovery Poetry Contest—Lucas Jorgensen, Saba Keramati, Jenna Lanzaro, and JJ Peña—read selected poems for this celebratory reading. “I open my mouth. Instead of a scream, a hundred / jasmine petals take wing,” reads Keramati from her poem “The Dream.”
Tags: Poetry | 92NY Discovery Poetry Contest | 92NY | Lucas Jorgensen | Saba Keramati | Jenna Lanzaro | JJ Peña | contest | reading | 2023 -
“I wish I could tell you that they are like seeds as they wish to be.” In this video Bernard Ferguson, one of the winners of 92Y’s 2019 Discovery Poetry Contest, reads his poem “When a Grave Swells.”
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“From the window I watched older men push carts between stopped cars...” In this video Alfredo Aguilar, one of the winners of 92Y’s 2019 Discovery Poetry Contest, reads his poem “My Mother Drove Us Into Tijuana for Dentistry.”
