Day 1

For its 5th edition, the Poetry Downtown Festival shines a spotlight on American Indian poetry—celebrating the rich traditions, vibrant voices, and visionary perspectives Indigenous poets bring to our stages!

New York

A Voyage to the Moon

10.00 – 12.00 Tour
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At the New York Society Library we go with Edgar Allan Poe
on a solo trip en-route to the Moon, running away from the
civilizations, crossing to another planetary body that probably felt like crossing an entire universe to the moon.

Edgar’s York

15.00 – 16.00 Lecture
(Poe Park, Bronx)
A lecture about Edgar Allan Poe live in New York.

Short Stories

21.00 -23.00 Storytelling
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In one of New York oldest speakeasy four of Edgar’s most
famous stories will be retold and reimagined.