Join us as we celebrate the grand opening of our first brick-and-mortar space at 144 Montague Street along with our tenth anniversary on Saturday, July 23, in historic Brooklyn Heights!

We'll kick things off with a ribbon cutting at 1 PM, followed by a free drop-in writing class on self-portraits at 1:30 led by Founder & Executive Director Jason Koo. Starting at 3 PM, we'll be treated to poetry readings by Brooklyn Poets alumni, faculty, Yawpers, board directors, staff and special guests, including Edward Hirsch, D. Nurkse and Brooklyn Poet Laureate Tina Chang. (Look for our social media announcement about the full lineup soon!)

In celebration of our tenth anniversary, guests will receive a free commemorative magazine featuring poems and essays by community members and highlighting some of the incredible achievements of our alumni, including almost 140 books published or forthcoming, many of which will be available in the bookstore of our new space. We'll also be unveiling new T-shirts and tote bags, including baseball tees honoring the newest members of our BKP Hall of Fame: June Jordan and Richard Wright.

We'll have food, drinks and music throughout the day, and guests can enjoy car-free access to Montague Street between Clinton Street and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade as part of this summer's Open Streets on Montague sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Association and Montague BID.

Due to the current high transmission level of COVID-19 in the NYC area, all guests at our grand opening are required to wear a mask, except for readers at a safe social distance on stage. We invite you to read our full COVID-19 policy.