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FOOD IS LIKE POETRY

Eight poets at their favorite eight restaurants in New York City during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

poetry is like bread ghazal

The “Poetry Is Like Bread”Ghazal is a collaborative poem created by a world of poets to nourish us all through the Pandemic and to envision the world After.

resilience poetry

Watch the extraordinary reading and group poem responding to the death of George Floyd and tackling issues of race in America. ⁠

POETRY IS BREAD PODCAST

“On our earth, before writing was invented, before the printing press was invented, poetry flourished. That is why we know that poetry is like bread; it should be shared by all, by scholars and by peasants, by all our vast, incredible, extraordinary family of humanity.” That was Pablo Neruda, I’m Bob Holman, and this is the “Poetry Is Bread” podcast, where poetry challenges us, makes us think, and, with imagination and courage, changes the world. Subscribe to our podcast to get notifications of new episodes or check us out at https://bowerypoetry.podbean.com/.

Bowery Poetry Club and Bowery Arts and Sciences, ltd. are supported by New York State Council on the Arts with the support of NY Governor and the New York State Legislature.