Bronx Book Fair aka The People's Book Fair

On August 24th, 2024 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM EST via Zoom Poets Network & Exchange will present its annual Bronx Book Fair. A community of poets, spoken word and performance artists, authors, poet laureates, artists, and musicians will unite in community for Creating for Purpose: Social Justice, Activism, Advocacy & Art. Featured authors are Edward D. Currelley, Janice Nahshal, Lorraine Currelley, Jacquelyn Grant Brown, Jeanette Eureka Tiburcio Marquez, Sheila Burke, Tsahai General, Jeorlaine Hill, Ron Whitehead, George Wallace, Joe Kidd, Osunyoyin Alake Ifarike, Ngoma Hill and Eva Lianou Petropoulou.


Poets Network & Exchange, Inc. is an award winning 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 2012 by Lorraine Currelley, Executive & Artistic Director. Poets Network & Exchange as a welcoming, safe and supportive space where all are welcomed. A space for experienced and emerging writers and persons with a love and interest in writing, reading and literature.

Poets Network & Exchanges activities include producing literary events, poets, spoken word and performance artists, poets, a lecture series aka a community stage and salon. Poets Network & Exchange has expanded to include socially conscious initiatives. Specifically health initiatives, social and environmental justice and equity. On Facebook we host the private group Poets Network & Exchange and the public page Poets Network & Exchange Community Drum; a space where community is invited to post literary & community news, literary resources and events. We are featured in the award winning film 1.5 Million by filmmaker, producer and director Gregory Hernandez.