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Nico Walker in Bushwick

Years after hosting COVID-era ragers, the former 'Illmore' now hosts poetry readings.

Nico walker reading Poetry in Bushwick 34

Nico Walker in Bushwick

Years after hosting COVID-era ragers, the former 'Illmore' now hosts poetry readings.

Nico Walker in Bushwick

“I moved to Bushwick so I could network in real life,” reads a poet with long, glowing hair. He wears a white v-neck and a fur jacket and is somewhere between the 15th or 20th person to take the stage that Sunday night inside a converted autoshop on Evergreen Avenue. The event is “An Ode To 2022,” a theme few speakers really stick to, put together by Matt Weinberger, who says he’s a 23-year old photographer who is trying to pivot to writing. 

Their commitment to the bit matters less to Weinberger, he tells me that he is getting sick of themes too. Weinberger has…

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