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11:00 am EST

September 27, 2026

Main Stage on Borough Hall Plaza

Columbus Park Brooklyn NY 11201 United States

Poetry

Free

At the Gate

Poets Cornelius Eady (Proof: Inaugural Poem Suite), Adrian Matejka (Be Easy: New & Selected Poems), and Tracy K. Smith (Such Color: New and Selected Poems) read and reflect on what they have inherited from Lucille Clifton’s poetry and the possibilities her work continues to open for poets today. Moderated by Brooklyn Literary Council Co-Chair Camille Rankine (Incorrect Merciful Impulses).