Name: I Feel Nothing Like Good: A Fundraiser Against Genocide & Anthology Launch
Start: 2026-05-15T18:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-05-15T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Poets House

I Feel Nothing Like Good: A Fundraiser Against Genocide & Anthology Launch

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Join Taylor & Co., PSNY, & Poets House for an anthology launch fundraiser—a sit-in by poets & performers in protest of genocidal regimes.

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<h3>Join Taylor &amp; Co. Books, The Poetry Society of New York, &amp; Poets House for a fundraiser sit-in in protest of genocidal regimes, marking the launch of the anthology I Feel Nothing Like Good: Poets Against Genocide.</h3><h4>Proceeds from both the anthology &amp; the event will be donated to <a href="https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject" title="https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Sameer Project</a>, a mutual aid organization providing direct humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, &amp; the <a href="https://sapa-usa.org/" title="https://sapa-usa.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sudanese American Physicians Association</a>, a network of medical professionals working to support &amp; strengthen the Sudanese healthcare community in the U.S. &amp; beyond.</h4> I Feel Nothing Like Good brings together over 50 poets from around the world responding to the ethical dissonance of living through ongoing violence, erasure, &amp; state-sanctioned harm. Its title names a refusal to accept comfort built on suffering—a recognition that joy cannot be uncomplicated while genocide, displacement, &amp; systemic oppression persist.The anthology, gorgeously printed by <a href="https://radix.coop/" title="https://radix.coop/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Radix Printing &amp; Publishing Cooperative</a>, features work by Sarona Abuaker, Kaveh Akbar, Mya Matteo Alexice, Hala Alyan, Aishvarya Arora, Lara Atallah, Sarah Aziza, Aida Bardissi, Bazeed, Danielle Bero, Jackie Braje, Mahogany L. Browne, Micaela Camacho-Tenreiro, Chen Chen, Andrew E. Colarusso, CAConrad, Molly Crabapple, Diana V. Cruz, Isabel Cruz, Asa Drake, Cornelius Eady, Safia Elhillo, Robert Américo Esnard, Diane Exavier, Haleh Liza Gafori, Meia Geddes, Diana Goetsch, India Lena González, Tova Greene, Tom Haviv, Liza Hudock, Adrianne Kalfopoulou, Lena Kassicieh, Saba Keramati, Anthony Thomas Lombardi, Yetvart S. Majian, Marwan Mohamed, Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Naomi Shihab Nye, F.M. Papaz, Willow Randall, Roque Raquel Salas Rivera, Cai Rodrigues-Sherley, Yomalis Rosario, Rumi, Danez Smith, Venus Solomon, Sampson Starkweather, Celina Su, Paige Taggart, Adeeba Shahid Talukder, Jonny Teklit, Tariq Thompson, Annie Wenstrup, Renia White, Anna Genevieve Winham, Karen Xu, avery r. young, &amp; Noel Yu-Jen. Please check back later for the event lineup! About our host organizations:<a href="https://poetrysocietyny.org/" title="https://poetrysocietyny.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Poetry Society of New York</a> is a 501(c)3 artist-led nonprofit that creates fun, innovative poetry experiences. Our mission is to bring the transformative impact of poetry to those seeking a more creative life. We envision a world where poetry is not just celebrated, but vital and accessible to all: breaking down barriers, inspiring joy, and uplifting diverse voices. All donations to PSNY are tax-deductible!<a href="https://www.taylorcobooks.com/" title="https://www.taylorcobooks.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Taylor &amp; Co. Books</a> is a black-owned, family run, community bookstore in the heart of Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Brooklyn NYC! We're here to serve and represent the diversity of the community we've spent 30+ years in. We aim to foster a space where all are welcome, where language in all forms can be expressed (safely), and where fun can be had. The best books meet us where we are and allow us to recognize that we are not alone in our joys and our suffering. At Taylor &amp; Co. we hope you feel a little less alone in the human experience.<a href="https://poetshouse.org/" title="https://poetshouse.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Poets House</a> is a comfortable, accessible place for poetry—a library and meeting place which invites poets and the public to step into the living tradition of poetry. It seeks to document the wealth and diversity of modern poetry, to stimulate dialogue on issues of poetry in culture, and to cultivate a wider audience for the art.

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