the New York City Poetry Festival unites
the vast and diverse New York City poetry community
on the idyllic summer paradise of Governors Island.
The festival invites poetry organizations and collectives
of all shapes and sizes to bring their unique formats, aesthetics,
and personalities to the festival grounds,
which are ringed with a collection of beautiful Victorian houses
and tucked beneath the wide, green canopies
of dozens of century old trees.
The purpose of the New York City Poetry Festival
is to liberate New York poets and their work
from the dark corners of bars, bookstores, and universities.
By uniting the largest community of poets in the country
and offering a unique setting for literary activity,
the New York City Poetry Festival electrifies arts and literature
and brings poetry to new light in the public eye.
In the ring of daises,
I miss my Denim Skin brethren,
especially Ryan Drag,
who is up in Poughkeepsie,
and Brian Van Remmen
who is working at Home Depot in Houston,
and Mike Demyan
who is lost in the woods of Vermont.