Join us for the MLK Spoken Word Contest (formerly, the MLK Oratorical Contest), an annual event at which NYU students honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., through oral performances.

Dean's Alumni Advisory Board member Michelle Van-Ess Grant (MA '03, Higher Education and Student Affairs), and former Dean of Students at Hofstra University will offer remarks. Poet DeeSoul Carson (NYU 's College & Career Lab) will share some of his timely compositions.

Join poets DeeSoul Carson and Aline Mello for the Sundress Reading Series! This event is free, open to all ages, and held outdoors on the patio at the bar. The reading is followed by an open mic.

Join ITALIC for its 10th-year anniversary show featuring comedian Vanessa Gonzalez, with openings from ITALIC alumni Tori Testa, Matias Benitez, Sylvia Gabriel, Nathan Large, and DeeSoul Carson.

DGN Reading Series on October 9th, featuring Kirsten Shu-ying Chen, DeeSoul Carson, James Kelly Quigley, and Ryan Patrick Cook

Brooklyn Poets Staff Picks Reading DeeSoul Carson, Hera Naguib and Tariq Thompson & opening readers selected by the poets: Ladan Khoddam-Khorasani, Victoria Mbabazi and Ayesha Raees

Join BK ROT for a night of community and poetry readings to raise funding for PRISM and LGBT+ youth in Florida impacted by anti-LGBT legislation.

Black Sunshine is a fusion of poetry and music inspired by Theodore Witcher's 1997 cult classic, Love Jones. Following the viewing of the movie will be a reading featuring Tangela Mitchell, DeeSoul Carson, Ajay Ram, and vEnv.

Featured readers: DeeSoul Carson, Jax Connelly, Adam Dalva, Gemma Kaneko, Katie Moulton, Caitlin Scarano, Tanisha Shende, Rachel Stempel, Mary Alice Stewart, Meredith Westgate

The Emerging Writers Reading Series features MFA students (the "emerging writers") from a mix of genres reading alongside a headlining author. Tonight will feature renowned poet and essayist Morgan Parker, and the talents of Jaz Sufi, Christian Bodney, Nikita Biswal, DeeSoul Carson, and Tariq Thompson.

Join us for the latest installment in the Lactose Intolerant Reading Series, presented by Ruth Minah Buchwald. Featuring readings by Chanice Hughes-Greenberg, Abigail Mengesha, Daniale Fertile, DeeSoul Carson, and Madison Dillard. $5 at the door.

Join us for the launch of the latest podcast to spring out of NYU’s MFA Program, We Killed the Moon: A Poetry Podcast. In celebration of our launch, there will be a reading from a selection of our interviewees, an introduction to the podcast itself and a whole lot of poetic fun. Readers include Matthew Tuckner, DeeSoul Carson, Bernard Ferguson, Erin Perez, Tariq Thomspon, and Eileen Myles.

Launch to Celebrate the Launch of Hayden’s Ferry Review Issue 71, with readings from DeeSoul Carson, Alexa Luborsky, Emily Giangulio, Sara Elkamel, and Joan Kwon Glass.