Saturday, October 11, 2025 – 4:00 pm Reception and 5:00 Film followed by Performance and Book Signing / VBI Theatre – 12 Vassar Street / Ticket Information: Free Will Donation 

“Be the Poem stakes out the ground where art and urgency meet. Part memoir and part poetry collection, this book explores how a poet’s work extends far beyond the page. Poet Gold’s poems rise within her story, reminding us that poetry is no mere ornament, but rather a tool for survival, solidarity, and change. With honesty and beauty, Poet Gold explores the role of the poet as both witness and guide, encouraging us to develop our own poetic voices—even in today’s decidedly unpoetic world.”

—Danielle Ofri, MD, PhD, editor of Bellevue Literary Review, author of What Doctors Feel

This project is made possible with funds from the New York
State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.