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Registration opens:
August 11th, 2026

Poetry Reading and Open Mic
2026-09-10 18:00:00 2026-09-10 19:30:00 America/New_York Poetry Reading and Open Mic Local poets will each share a short poetry reading. After, we invite you to share your own work. Northeast Branch - Meeting Room

Thursday, September 10
6:00pm - 7:30pm

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Northeast Branch

Meeting Room

Local poets will each share a short poetry reading. After, we invite you to share your own work.

September's poets include Tina Kelley and Michael T. Young

Tina Kelley’s fifth poetry collection, Field Guide to North American Words, came out this spring from Jacar Press, joining Rise Wildly, Abloom & Awry, from CavanKerry Press, and Precise and The Gospel of Galore, winner of a Washington State Book Award. A former New York Times reporter, she is the co-author of two nonfiction books, and she and her husband have two children and live in Maplewood, NJ.

Michael T. Young’s fourth collection, Mountain Climbing a River, was published by Broadstone Media in 2026. His third full-length collection, The Infinite Doctrine of Water, was longlisted for the Julie Suk Award. He received a Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Jean Pedrick Chapbook Award. He received honorable mention for the New Jersey Poets Prize in 2022. His poetry has been featured on Verse Daily and The Writer’s Almanac. It has also appeared in numerous journals including The Journal of New Jersey Poets, One Art, Talking River Review, and Vox Populi.

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The Northeast Branch is located on Rte. 46 in Independence Twp., close to downtown Hackettstown. The branch features a meeting room, public computers, and quiet reading areas.

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