No, Dear Spring Celebration 2026
Friends of No, Dear—join us April 21st for light grazings, libations, and live poetry. In the midst of systems of power that would see us crushed into dirt, it is spring. Time to rise from the soil.
No, Dear Spring Celebration & Fundraiser 2026
Tuesday, April 21 @ 5:30 PM EDT
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No, Dear Spring Celebration & Fundraiser 2026
<p style="text-align: center">The world moves at a breakneck pace, but poetry slows it down—shows us that, however long the stampede of bleak days, spring always arrives. Join us <strong>Tuesday, April 21st, from 5:30-9pm at Baba on Withers,</strong> for an evening where conversation will take root, libations will flow, and community will blossom. Bring your tender petals, your cool vernal pools, your melancholy snowmelt, your green fire. And pitch in as <em>No, Dear</em> works to provide fertile ground for NYC poets to foster conversation aimed at disrupting systems of power and privilege.</p><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Join us in person by purchasing a ticket here!</strong><br>There will be marseille-inspired food, good company, and, most importantly, poetry. Readings by <strong>Emily Skillings, Ahmed Zaid</strong>, and by <strong>Supa Dupa Fresh's</strong> <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: BkmPortico, Arial, ui-sans-serif; font-size: 16px"><strong>Mahogany L. Browne, Adam Falkner, Rico Frederick, Jive Poetic, </strong>and<strong> Jon Sands</strong></span><strong>!</strong></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://givebutter.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/P3WY3nygWlD9IxwfT0p4YAWGLVmztzZI3mCZegMN.png" alt style="max-width: 250px; width: 100%; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto"></p><p style="text-align: center">Additionally, you can bid, in person or from home, in our <strong>silent auction</strong>, which closes the night of the event. Click "Auction" above to explore!</p><p style="text-align: center">With your help, we hope to raise upwards of 5K* and keep <em>No, Dear</em> growing as a publication that strives to represent and support women-identified poets, poets of color, and poets of all gender expressions. A generous donor will <strong>match <em>your donations</em></strong><em> (up to $2,500), </em>so know that <strong>whatever you give will be DOUBLED</strong>!</p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>Tickets</u></strong><br>$50 in advance / $55 at the door <br>includes entry, hors d'ouevres, entertainment, and raffle tickets <br>(brand new ND merch! lifetime subscription to <em>No, Dear</em>!)<br><em>cash bar</em></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>Schedule of Events</u></strong><br><strong>5:30pm Doors</strong><br><strong>6:45pm No, Dear Poets</strong> <br>featuring Emily Skillings, Ahmed Zaid & more<br><strong>8pm Supa Dupa Fresh</strong><br>featuring <span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: BkmPortico, Arial, ui-sans-serif; font-size: 16px">Mahogany L. Browne, Adam Falkner, Rico Frederick, Jive Poetic, & Jon Sands</span><br><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: BkmPortico, Arial, ui-sans-serif; font-size: 16px"><strong>8:30pm Auction Closes</strong></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><u>Venue Notes</u></strong><br>ADA accessible, backyard (weather permitting), ground floor, seating available, masks welcome</p><p style="text-align: center"></p>
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47 Withers St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, USA
