A Persistence of Cormorants Poetry Reading
Sun 11 Oct, 13:30 · Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club Boathouse, 165 2nd St, Brooklyn · New York
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About this event
Poets from around New York, many of them Brooklyn locals, read on the open Gowanus shoreline. Up to four featured readers take ten to fifteen minutes each, then an open mic opens to the first ten people who sign up on the day, one poem apiece. It happens outdoors beside the canal, with the EPA clean up going on across the water.
Why we picked it
An outdoor reading series on a working canal shoreline, with an open mic anyone present can sign up for on the day.
Free entry
Organiser states "Participation is free but we encourage donations to sustain the efforts of the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club".
Registration
Registration needed
No booking. Open mic sign up in person on the day, first come, capped at ten readers.
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