Welcome to the NYC Poetry Festival's Poetry Camp Activation, where the spirit of summer camp meets the enchantment of poetry in paradise! Here, you'll find a playful and relaxed atmosphere designed to ignite your imagination and bring out the poet in everyone.
Camp Amenities/Board Games Available:
Poetry for Neanderthals
Scrabble
Boggle
Bananagrams
Wordle
Scattergories
Camp Rules
Time Limit: Each game can be borrowed for a maximum of 60 minutes, so everyone gets a chance to play in our poetry camp.
Respect the Games: No stealing or damaging the games – keep our camp clean and fun for all.
Stay Within the Area: All game pieces must remain within the designated camp tents.
Join the Full Poetry Camp Experience
Feeling inspired? This Poetry Camp Activation is just a taste of the magic that awaits at our full Poetry Camp. We know that living in modern society is difficult, and everybody sooner or later wants to pull a Thoreau: escape commercialism, go into a dense forest, and write. Embrace your inner transcendentalist and come to Poetry Camp, PSNY’s very own summer camp and annual writing retreat run by a wild lot of poets!
Poetry Camp encourages all attendees—whether they are poets, poetry-lovers, or even poets-to-be—to cultivate their sense of childlike wonder. It is first and foremost a writing retreat (with free time to write allotted). Those wishing to delve deeply into their craft can attend Seminars and intimate Small Group Workshops with some of the world’s most iconic poets.
If you’re not a poet, have no fear! This five-day, four-night retreat (August 14th to 18th, 2024) only 90 miles from Manhattan will feature fun for everyone! Each day will be packed to the brim with opt-in activities. Families can bond over Arts and Crafts, including paper, button, cyanotype bookmark, and broadside making. Old and new friends can compete during our daily Cabin Clashes. Poetry Camp prioritizes belonging and community, and at the end of each day, everyone will come together for a Salon, homemade dinner, and a campfire.
Join us in this poetic exchange and become a part of a legacy that celebrates the power of words to uplift and connect. Let’s create a tapestry of hope, courage, and creativity together. Embrace the spirit of joyful abandon and discover the awe-inspiring world of Poetry Camp!