Making the Trees Shiver Book Launch
October 3, 2011 – The New York Writers Coalition presented its new book Making the Trees Shiver: An Anthology of the First Six Years of the Fort Greene Park Summer Literary Festival
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Ringshout at MoCADA
September 16, 2011 – With fall creeping in it was a perfect evening to launch “Bookends,” a series of readings, which served as a 4-day lead in to the Brooklyn Book Festival. As part of the BBF program, Ringshout, “a place for black literature,” hosted writers Catherine E. McKinley, Emily Raboteau, and Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts –three contemporary writers with unique voices. Read more
Brooklyn Book Festival 2011
September 18, 2011 – Now in its sixth year, the Brooklyn Book Festival has become one of the premiere literary events in the country. Starting on the prior Thursday, BBF programmed readings throughout the borough, culminating with Sunday’s main event. Thousands of book lovers jammed multiple venues to hear some of their favorite authors read and converse about books. Read more
Fort Greene Park Literary Festival 2011
August 20, 2011 – Young, talented poets, ages 7-17, gathered to read poetry at the seventh annual Fort Greene Park Literary Festival in Brooklyn, NY. The event was the culmination of a free creative writing workshop that takes place in the Park.
Tara Betts in Fort Greene Park
July 21, 2011 – As part of the GreenLeaf Jazz and Spoken Word series, http://fortgreenepark.org/, which happens every week in Fort Greene Park, BK NYC, poet Tara Betts joined The Charlie Burnham Trio for a mix of music and verse. The ensemble, performed several numbers before an appreciative and hot (98 degrees) crowd. View event pictures on Facebook. Read more
