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Poets on Love, Sex & Desire

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4:00 pm EST

October 1, 2023

Main Stage on Borough Hall Plaza

Columbus Park Brooklyn NY 11201 United States

Poetry

Poets on Love, Sex & Desire

Poets Richie Hofmann (A Hundred Lovers), Cyrée Jarelle Johnson (Slingshot), José Olivarez (Promises of Gold), and Maggie Millner (Couplets) read from their work and discuss desire, the sublime, and heartbreak. Moderated by Parker Menzimer, Poetry Society of America.

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