The Scene

13/07/2024

Come down to table 111 and hang with The Scene! We have at least one copy of every issue out!

09/07/2024

Hey y'all! For the second year in a row, and with a LOT more issues of the magazine, we'll be repping The Scene at this year's NYC POETRY FESTIVAL!

Come hang, meet the team behind "the scenes", pick up any issues you're missing, and hear some amazing poetry.

09/07/2024

It's a little late, and it's almost full (only 3 pages left), but we are currently collecting poetry and lyric submissions for publication in the August Issue of The Scene. After that we'll start collecting for Sept.

The August Issue features the Nassau County Open Mic Flash Mob that meets on the 4th Sunday of the month at Eisenhower Park Field 3.

Put on by the PPA (Performance Poetry Association) and hosted by none other than Just Turek the People Poet.

19/06/2024

Happy Freedom Day!

May we all find the freedom to express ourselves unabashedly on the mic!

13/06/2024

Come check out the Vinyl Listening Lounge at where you can read just about every issue, including the first!

Thank you for the support!

12/06/2024

Thank you all so much!

I know we don't put out much content beyond the Mic Drop Monday and the occasional call for Submissions or announcement of the next print,
But 1,101 in a year feels really great!

We'll get back to Mic Drop Monday this week, so make sure to check out our stories every Monday afternoon for all the mics represented on IG that we know about in Brooklyn Queens Nassau and Suffolk

And again, thank you for the support! We're just out here trying to get local poets printed and local scenes recognized.

Let's see what the next year brings!

06/06/2024

After a month long sabbatical, we're finally out with our 12th Issue, our 1 Year Anniversary Issue, our June Issue!

We have the incredible .sandr as our featured visual artist both on the cover and inside with a 200 word Artist Statement

Then a featured interview with with their open mic that meets every Thursday

And of course 10 pages of all local poetry and lyrics from people like


bloomfield
n.poetry

To name a few...

And we added a whole Local Poetry Book Review segment by where she reviews the new book by called "Fifty Nouns and an Action Verb"

28/05/2024

Congratulations to the newest Nassau County Poet Laureate Alan Semerdjian - The Scene wouldn't exist in it's current state without the pervious Nassau County Poet Laureate Paula Curci. Let's see how we can work together over the next 2 years!

Send a message to learn more

21/05/2024

My relationship to poetry is much like my relationship to any art, and when I say any art I mean first and foremost “kung fu,” which many of you will think of as “martial arts.” However, in reality “kung fu” simply means “hard work, over time.” Or, my favorite one word definition, .....

27/04/2024

Day 2 vending in Brooklyn. This time with art the

Come through and check out all these amazing vendors!

26/04/2024

All set up at .art.cave for their Living Colors Exhibit as a Sponsor!

One lucky artist will be selected from tonight to be featured in our June Issue!

Who will it be?!

Last time we did this it was for her Portraits exhibit.

Come through and check it out!

13/04/2024

Hanging at the Long Beach Poetry Festival put on by this amazing human The Nassau County Poet Laureate AND Poet Correspondent for The Scene.

The mic, where the magic happens!

04/04/2024

The April Issue is upon us! And with some stellar cover art by Long Island's very own

Check out more of her work inside along with a 200 word Artist Statement.

Also inside, we are featuring at the historic hosted by Kenny Gordon . So we have a dope interview with Kenny and a fun photo spread of when was their feature.

Of course we also have 10 pages of all local poetry.

Copies are only $5 or 5 for $20. DM for details on how to support.

30/03/2024

Freedom is dang

30/03/2024

Expect a Questionnaire from ART PROJECT: DNA 🧬

Investigation of Open Mics’ heart. ❤️

30/03/2024

Long Island’s music, poetry and art scene is alive and well, and some would even say thriving. On alternating Mondays in Port Jefferson, musicians and poets, and those who appreciate the arts, gath…

29/03/2024

Why would using mass transit on a solar eclipse help?

29/03/2024

Don’t forget!!!

Currently collecting poetry and lyric submissions for our May Issue!

That's right y'all, our TWELFTH issue! That's one year of magazines!

You definitely want to be in this one!

25/03/2024

Currently collecting poetry and lyric submissions for our May Issue!

That's right y'all, our TWELFTH issue! That's one year of magazines!

You definitely want to be in this one!

11/03/2024

Packed house at the .nyc at .pecos in Ridgewood Queens!

So looking forward to doing more festivals, art crawls, and street fairs this year. Doing everything we can to get your local poetry SEEN!

And that's on top of about to launch YEARLY SUBSCRIPTIONS!

That's right, pretty soon you'll be able to buy in for the whole year and just get the zine mailed to you every month!

Let's rock for another year, and then some!

10/03/2024

All set up at the .nyc at .pecos in Queens!

Come through and check out a ton of great zines and some great vibes and company!

01/03/2024

It's here! The March Issue!

And we're celebrating Women's Month with 2 amazing women features!

For starters, we've got the incredibly talented as our featured visual artist.

She won this prize as part of the .art.cave Portraits Exhibition and Competition put on by .nyc

Expect more to come from that incredible partnership.

And then we have an interview with Gayl Teller, who's been running the poetry reading series at the Mid-Island Y for 35 years!

Of course we also have 10 pages of local poetry as well from some of the following poets:





mcgrory


To name a few...

Pick up a copy today! They're only $5 or 5 for $20 (and you can mix and match issues).

Just DM us and we'll set up sending them to you.

04/02/2024

Hey y'all. Our friend and Poet Correspondent Bruce AllOne Pandolfo is writing a paper for school on us and wants to get in touch with anyone that has been published in our magazine.

Please reach out to him.

Thank you, and
see you around the Verse!

03/02/2024

The February Issue is here! First set of mailings going out Tuesday!

Get on the list and have a copy mailed right to your door!

Only $5 or 5 for $20!

So excited to be featuring .babes