Family Day at PS128
Monthly Family Day Volunteers for P.S. 28 with Uptown Team Dreamers, neighborhood youth, and Columbia University Public Health
Work in Progress
🎉 POP-UP EVENT ALERT! 🎉
Join us at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore, Harlem’s beloved Black woman-owned bookstore, for a special evening celebrating WORK IN PROGRESS—a gathering of creativity, community celebration, and conversation.
📅 Date: April 5, 2025
⏰ Time: 5p-7p
📍 Location: Sister’s Uptown Bookstore, 1942 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY
🌐 www.sistersuptownbookstore.com
Hosted by Sally DeJesus (poetryspeaksforus.org), this pop-up is to uplift works-in-progress—whether it’s writing, art, music, or personal growth. Come to support, share, listen, and connect.
Please note: This is a phones-down event (no pics or cameras) to help us create an anonymous space to explore work in progress.
Donations to the store are gratefully appreciated and encouraged.
Hope to see you there!
Open Mic Celebration for Tsion Cafe's 10th Anniversary!
Hope to see you and hear you at Tsion!
Poetry Writing and Spoken Word for Community Access
Poetry Speaks for Us is excited to be back on Franklin Ave Community Supportive Housing Thursday in the Bronx!
Poetry Speaks or Us at Sisters Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center
Poetry Speaks for Us celebrating Sisters Uptown 24th Year Anniversary with fellow artists, writers, poets, singers, musicians, chefs, jewelry makers, book makers, storytellers, dancers, drummers and all community members and beyond… Hope you will join Us for this very special community gathering!
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word 2nd Fridays at Sisters Uptown Bookstore
Poetry Speaks for Us and Friends @Sister’s Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center offers writing and spoken word for all ages and abilities on 2nd Fridays every month. In this highly supportive and energizing space, surrounded by the works of extraordinary writers and artists curated by Janifer Wilson and daughter Kori Wilson in the only African-American Woman Owned Bookstore in Manhattan, located in Harlem, holding it down for the community for 23 Years! Come thru and share Your Love and Light!
NYC Crisis Respites Poetry Writing & Spoken Word 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Open for Alumni from the NYC Crisis Respite System to Join us in the Community Room or on Zoom every 2nd and 4th Tuesday from 3-4:30pm. Writing on prompts that inspire like, “to understand me, you should know…” or “if I was in charge of the world I’d…” you will receive support to say it on the mic proudly and grow confidence in your courageous story! Alumni please contact your respite office for zoom link or reach out to me via this site.
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word @Sister's Uptown Bookstore in Harlem
Poetry Speaks for Us and Friends @Sister’s Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center offers writing and spoken word for all ages and abilities on 2nd Fridays every month. In this highly supportive and energizing space, surrounded by the works of extraordinary writers and artists curated by Janifer and daughter Kori Wilson in the only African-American Woman Owned Bookstore in New York City holding it down for the community for 23 Years! Come thru and share Your Love and Light!
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word @sistersuptownbookstore in Harlem
poetry speaks for us and friends hopes to see you and hear you write here at our favorite bookstore in the world… @sistersuptownbookstore in Harlem, USA
Youth poetry writing & spoken word workshop/open mic
poetry speaks for us excerpts from Sisters Uptown Bookstore and Concourse House Home for Mothers and their children,
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5OaDJuBByfF3l2H9bdV-91Sxg_eFFgQv
A Particular Point of View Gallery Show
Grateful to be one of the talented artists performing new work for Robert Gibbons’ “A Particular Point of View” curated show @galleryparti in Brooklyn, New York.
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word at Community Access
Poetry Writing and Spoken Word at Community Access 2nd Ave, and All Agencies via Zoom 2nd and 4th Tuesdays each month from 3p-4:30. For NYC Crisis Communities currently or alumni and staff. Please contact your CA for Zoom Access.
Poetry Writing/Spoken Word for Youth in Harlem
Poetry writing and spoken word for youth ages 12-17 at Sister’s Uptown Bookstore in Harlem. No experience necessary! Join us to explore prompts that inspire, music accompaniment with words, and selections from many great classic and contemporary authors whose books line the shelves at the only African American owned bookstore in New York City.
With generous support from Poets&Writers and New York City Department of Culture Affairs. Please note the workshops will continue from Jan-June, 2023 on the 2nd Friday each month from 4-6p at Sisters Bookstore.
2nd Fridays Poetry Speaks for Us @Sisters Uptown Bookstore
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word sponsored by Poets&Writers.org
This workshop/open mic welcomes all ages and abilities. Exploring prompts that invite, encourage & inspire we write and recite together from a healing and empowering place as we boost each other’s spirit via the poems we share.
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word in Supportive Housing
Excited to bring poetry writing and spoken word to supportive housing community rooms!
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word at Concourse House
Thank you Poets&Writers.org and ConcourseHouse.org for supporting poetry writing workshops for women who are temporarily houseless.
Guest at SkyCultureMuse Open Mic at Tsion Cafe
Excited to be part of another great night of performance at one of my favorite places in Harlem, Tsion Cafe.
Community Access Crisis Respite & Concourse House Home for Women and their Children Poetry Anthology
TBD Reading on Zoom for emerging voices from NYC Crisis Respites and Concourse House Shelter
Poetry Speaks for Us founder Sally DeJesus' feature at Sisters Uptown
Excited for the invitation to read from new work at my favorite bookstore, Sister’s Uptown in Harlem.
Poetry Speaks for Us attending NYC Small Business Expo
Enjoyed meeting and mingling with fellow NYC small business owners today in Midtown at the Hilton Hotel.
Poetry Writing at the Concourse House Home for Women and their Children
Looking forward to writing and spoken word with residents of Concourse House
Crisis Respites Poetry Workshops on Zoom
Poetry Writing and Spoken Word on Zoom for NYC Crisis Respites
Poetry Writing & Spoken Word workshops for East Harlem Health Action Center
Excited to continue writing and spoken word via Zoom for East Harlem Health Action Center, sponsored by the New York City Department of Health & Hygiene.
Poetry Speaks for Us Virtually for East Harlem Health Action Center
Poetry writing and spoken word workshop/class with music accompany
Poetry Speaks for Us at Sister's Uptown Bookstore in Harlem
Poetry writing and spoken word workshop
Uptown Team Dreamers: Poetry Speaks for Us
Uptown Team Dreamers Virtual poetry and spoken word workshops on Zoom supported by Poets & Writers, Inc.
Inspired by Amanda Gorman (Youth Poet Laureate and performance poet for the 2021 Presidential inauguration, and exploration of other contemporary youth writers, the Uptown Team Dreamers weekly workshop stimulates writing on poetry prompts during our weekly event. Also included is the opportunity to read their spoken word which further motivates youth in this dynamic series.