LIT at NYC PoFest 2023

Come join LIT and The New School at The Blackbird stage July 29th at 12pm for New York Poetry Society’s annual Poetry Festival weekend on Governor’s Island and catch our featured readers: John Goode: LIT 33;  Yael Hacohen: LIT 34; Elaine Johanson: LIT 34. Our own Poetry editors, Rebecca Endres and Richard Berwind will MC. While you’re there, drop by The New School table to say hi and pick up a complimentary LIT back issue.

For a schedule of Headliners and the goings-on of the day, please visit here.

The Poetry Festival is free and open to the public and is accessible by two Governors Island operated ferries, one leaving from Manhattan and one leaving from Brooklyn. The ferry is free on weekends before noon, after noon it is $4 roundtrip. Check the schedule here.

And The NYC Ferry has regular departures for Governor’s Island from Wall Street, Pier 11. Check their schedule here.

For more information check out the Poetry Society’s Eventbrite page here. Can’t make it to the festival but still want a cool t shirt? Check the Poetry Society’s merch page here.