NYQ is proud to be a sponsor of  The 2nd Annual New York City Poetry Festival (NYCPF) to be held on Govenor’s Island on July 21st & 22nd, 2012. This is an all-outdoor event with a rain date of Saturday, July 28th. The event will include over 50 reading series and 200 poets on its three stages, a Vendor’s Village where booksellers, artists and craftmakers will sell their wares, a VIP Tent sponsored by Brooklyn Brewery for members of The Poetry Society of New York, healthy and delicious food options, poetry-inspired performance and installation art throughout, and for the first time, the Children’s Poetry Festival at NYCPF! Pre-sale tickets are five dollars, and give ticketholders access to the festival on both Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $5 each day at the door. 

NYQ Readers on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 1 PM on the Chumley’s Stage will be Monique Ferrell, Jackie Sheeler, Amanda J. Bradley, Ted Jonathan, Jenna Le, & Tony Gloeggler 

  http://poetrysocietyny.org/new-york-city-poetry-festival/info-for-this-year/