Map Belonging | Immersive Poetry Gallery

Step into a unique in-person experience featuring poetry as art!

invites you to explore memory and identity through an immersive installation of word and sound that bring stories of New Yorkers to life.

Whether you're a poetry lover or just curious, this gallery promises a fresh, interactive way to feel connected.

Co-faciliated by:

Yohanna Báez (@emelindabaez) and Jasmin Benward (@writeonjas) 

Featuring: 

• Scarlet Gomez (@loosetoothpoetry)
• Saint "Trey" Wooden (@sainttreyw)
• Xiolynn De la Rosa (@xiodabomb)
• Jasmine "JRose" Rosario (@my_crumbled_thoughts) 
• Thomas Fucaloro (@thomasfucaloro) 

MAP BELONGING: A Community Storytelling Workshop and Walking Tour Series is a community-centered hybrid workshop series that equips New Yorkers with the tools to transform lived experience into text and audio poetry.

Through a combination of guided walking tours, writing sessions, and professional audio recording, participants will create place-based poems rooted in meaningful New York City locations.

(@mapbelonging) is proudly sponsored by the (@stophatenyc) and the (@nycchr)in partnership with (@_createtheroom). 

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