Cave Canem has always been a place where poets come, freed from the distractions of their extra poetic lives, to be in community and create. Our Spring 2025 season is full with the fruits of that creation!
Events in this collection
The Matter of the Mask: A Reading with Derrick Weston Brown & Select Poets
Thu, May 22 • 7:00 PM
Free
Methodic Madness: A Reading with Karma Mayet Johnson and Select NYC Poets
Tue, May 27 • 7:00 PM
Free
Cave Canem Retreat 2025: Faculty Reading at UPitt | Greensburg
Mon, Jun 9 • 7:30 PM
Free
Cave Canem Retreat 2025: Faculty Reading at City of Asylum
Cave Canem is a nonprofit organization committed to cultivating the artistic and professional development of Black poets. Founded by artists for artists, Cave Canem fosters community among our Fellows and all poets in the Black diaspora to enrich the field by facilitating safe spaces for learning, experimenting, creating, and presenting.