Our five stages—The Brinkley, The White Horse, The Algonquin, The Blackbird, and The Beckett—will feature continuous readings from 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM. the full schedule is listed below.

 

BRINKLEY STAGE

ALGONQUIN STAGE

BECKETT STAGE

The Poetry Society of New York and UrbanWordNYC are delighted to bring you the First Draft Open Mic at the Ring of Daisies. We believe in packing the festival with as much poetry as possible! If you’re new to the poetry world or not reading with an organization at the festival, bring some poems and perform inside a giant ring of daisies.

The festival's mission is to unite as many poets as possible to foster community and collaboration. We receive messages from poets every day asking how they might get a chance to read at the festival, and we always tell them:

a) if you are already part of a poetry community (a press, journal, magazine, writing group, reading series, online publication, MFA program, collective, workshop, etc.), apply to host a reading at the festival!

b) if you are just starting out or simply aren't part of a poetry group yet, come to the festival, sign up to read at the open mic, meet poets, talk to artists, and find your community!

If you would like to start community building prior to the festival, please feel free to join our Facebook group where you can share your work, offer feedback, start discussions, post calls, organize get-togethers, or anything else your hearts desire! You can also follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

To sign up to read at the Ring of Daisies Open Mic, stop by the Ring of Daisies table at the festival. The open mic will begin as soon as people start signing up! That means it will run from 11-3 pm & 4-7 pm on Saturday, and 11-2:30 pm on Sunday.

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