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On April 23rd Join Futurepoem for a fun raffle benefit party. Purchase a raffle ticket to support Futurepoem’s books and programs. Each ticket will entitle you admission to our benefit event at kurimanzutto gallery in Chelsea, New York, NY on Thursday, 4/23/2026. Plus each raffle ticket purchase will entitle you to one randomly assigned original scribble, manuscript page, note, etc. donated by writers, artists, and performers. All contributions will be displayed at the gallery to peruse during the event.

Thank you for your support. Every ticket purchase or donation makes a huge difference.

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All raffle ticket holders will receive a unique contribution by one of these amazing participating artists!

Submissions are now open for our Open Reading Period from March 10-April 10, 2026!

For the Open Reading Period, Futurepoem welcomes unpublished, full-length manuscripts of poetry, prose, and multi-genre writing that challenge and expand on the potential for poetic form, language, content, and process. Work by underrepresented and emerging writers is especially welcome. Read more about this year’s Guest Editors on our website.

Please join on us on Sunday, February 8th, for a book launch to celebrate the publication of Nazareth Hassan’s Slow mania by Futurepoem at CARA (Center for Art,
Research and Alliances) 225 West 13th Street, NY, NY.

Doors 3:30 pm, Reading and reception: 4 pm - 6 pm

With readings by: Nazareth Hassan, Phillip Kenner, Elliot Reed, Benedict Nguyễn, and Charles Theonia.
Slow mania was selected for publication by Futurepoem guest editors Gabriela Jáuregui, Shiv Kotecha, and Ronaldo V. Wilson.

Using fluid prose, sardonic poetry, textural photography, and sprawling performance scores, Nazareth Hassan’s second book is a psychogeographical text that weaves a portrait of the complications of self-acceptance. The text follows multiple unnamed characters, all of whom narrate the inner life of the space and people around them as they navigate toxic cityscapes, breathless relationships, public violence, and indiscriminate release. Alienation becomes a guiding light, leading them to richer versions of themselves.

Nazareth Hassan is a writer, director, musician, and performer. Slow mania is their second book.