At a Poetry Reading In Brooklyn

The poets begin to arrive at the diner where readings have been held for over thirty years Men and women young and not so young gather to share their words The readers(including myself) step up one by one and face the crowd Laughter and applause for the wordsmiths work Seeing old friends Trading chapbooks Brooklyn , New York is not often thought of as a cultural Mecca But at least for one night a month The Brooklyn Renaissance continues to flourish!