2 Year Anniversary Banquet June 22, 2025

I simply love The Scene.

An explosion of creativity, vibrant art, interesting stories, provocative calls to action, all within the colorful diverse pages of The Scene. I love and support you. Happy 2 Year Anniversary.

Shout out to MT who has been a genuine specimen since I met him (bars 😉) but I just appreciate the love for the community and dedication of The Scene! LOVE THEM!

Happy Anniversary.

Excited to see your 20th Anniversary and hopefully be a part of it!

The Scene has been invaluable to the poetry community in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties! We’re honored that Restless was one of the first Open Mics to be featured by The Scene. Their work has been instrumental in bringing us new performers and community members, and in introducing us to so many incredible creative platforms around the Island. Thank you to the extraordinary group of people at The Scene!

5 dollars?! That’s practically free!

This zine has the potential to link every scene in NY. That’s a special thing and deserves our support.

Nothing real ever dies.

Bringing poets together, offering comfort in laughter and tears, freedom in judgement free self-expression, unity in artistic hope, with love of our beloved craft, with gratitude to The Scene for inspiring us to write on. Poets, write on!

The Scene has provided a platform upon which stars are born. Opening up doors to new possibilities, encouraging collaboration, and enthusiastically protecting this bridge they’ve built between different communities. This zine is a dream come true, reminding us that home is so much closer when we follow through.

The Scene has revived in me and Long Island a renewal in live performance and heartfelt words and good writing. Covid made quite a few changes in the way poets and artists interacted in person and Zoom was a great addition. With the loss of Barbara Reiner Meyers there wasn’t a connective newsletter and we have some of her spirit back and more. A very heartfelt thank you from Long Island and myself.

Vibrant Creativity

Poetry. Words of a moment draped in floral fabric. I witness in awe, moved by the movement.

Perfection in the expression.

Swaying with spoken verses, energy shifting, formless diversity in the flesh.

Imagine, the scenes, together, for The Scene.

Together we come here, enmeshed, connected, expansive, blessed.

Spoken words, well dressed.

Thanks Steven,

I appreciate being here with all you creative souls.

How do I ♥️The Scene? Let me count the ways:

Thank you for all you do, how you bring us all, give us a judgement free, and creative zone.

It’s always such a pleasure to hear your art and connect with y’all as people.

Love that this family is far and wide.

May we grow and nourish our own.

Thank you.