The Poetry Center at PCCC in Paterson, NJ, offers poetry writing workshops in conjunction with the Distinguished Poets Reading Series. Below is the schedule for November 2025 through June 2026.
There is limited enrollment, and workshops generally fill up, so register early. Registration and a fee of $20 are required for all workshops. For full information and the registration form, go to Workshops at The Poetry Center at PCCC
There will be some in-person and some virtual (Zoom) readings and workshops offered. Workshops via Zoom will run from 1 PM – 2:30 PM (EST) and be followed by the poet’s reading from 2:30 PM – 3 PM (ET), unless otherwise noted below.
In-person workshops will be held at the Poetry Center in Paterson from 10 AM to 12 PM and will be followed by their reading at the Center at 1 PM. These in-person readings include an open reading opportunity after the featured poets.
3 poetry events are readings-only Readings and workshops are held in the same building, and free parking is available to attendees..
All readings - virtual and in-person - are free and open to the public. The Readings page includes bios of all the poets for this season.
November 15, 2025 Paterson Literary Review #53 Publication Celebration NO WORKSHOPS
December 6, 2025 Martín Espada or Dante Di Stefano
January 10, 2026 Jan Beatty virtual via Zoom
February 7, 2026 Allen Ginsberg Poetry Award for 2025 Reading NO WORKSHOPS
February 21, 2026 Nicole Santalucia virtual via Zoom
March 7, 2026 Barbara Crooker or Adele Kenny
March 21, 2026 Edvige Giunta virtual via Zoom
April 11, 2026 Paterson Poetry Prize Winner Reading, Joan Kwon Glass or Nancy Miller Gomez
April 25, 2026 Book Launch &Reading - Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award NO WORKSHOPS
May 2, 2026 Richard Blanco or José Antonio Rodríguez
May 16, 2026 Jim Reese virtual via Zoom
June 6, 2026 Leah Umansky virtual via Zoom
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