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A glimpse into the Poetry Foundation’s first Brooklyn Book Festival! We had such a good time meeting Brooklyn readers and talking poetry at our festival table. We love knowing that POETRY totes are roaming the Brooklyn streets. 

We were also thrilled to host POETRY contributor Jenny Zhang at a Bookend event at Baby’s All Right. After her beautiful reading, Jenny was interviewed by POETRY associate editor Lindsay Garbutt. New York legend, DJ Justine D. followed the talk. Till next year, Brooklyn! 

John Leguiziamo, The New York Times

Ready to purchase some BKBF15 literary swag? Check out the (amazing) list of vendors!

Highlights include:

Academy of American Poets Booth# 234 The Academy of American Poets is the largest member-supported nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.

Community Bookstore Booth# 224 Park Slope's local bookstore since 1971.

Mystery Writers of America—New York Booth# 143 The New York Chapter of the premier US organization of mystery and thriller writers.

Out of the Binders Booth# 514 A non-profit dedicated to increasing diversity in the media and literary arts. Papercutz Booth# 308, Children's Day Booth #3160 Publisher of graphic novels for all ages .

Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library Booth# 116 In honor of his wit and wisdom, the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library champions the literary, artistic and cultural contributions of the late writer, artist, teacher and Indianapolis native Kurt Vonnegut.

The Paris Review Booth# 307 A quarterly literary magazine that was founded in 1953.

The Strand Bookstore Booth# 239 New York's oldest and largest independent bookseller

BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL 2015 IS ALMOST HERE! Save the date: Sunday, September 20th at Borough Hall

This tenth anniversary festival will be better than ever, with an extra day full of children’s programming, bookend events all over the city, and dozens of amazing authors!

Appearing September 20th and 19th (Children’s Day) at the Brooklyn Book Festival 2015! Join us to celebrate BKBF’s 10th Anniversary with: 

John Leguizamo, Wendy Pini, Jessica Abel, Adrian Tomine, Mariko Tamaki, Kazu Kibuishi, Alex de Campi, George O'Connor, Marguerite Van Cook, James Romberger, Peter Kuper, Karl Bollers, AK Summers, Nick Sousanis, Lisa Wilde, Emily Hughes, Julian Voloj, Kevin McCloskey, and more to-be-announced!