The Poet's House on Wyckoff Street

"The house with the blue door on Wyckoff Street got more mail than the neighbors' homes, with envelopes heavy with manuscripts piling up on the dining table."

"Editors preferred to meet a few times a year in the backyard, sorting the mail and voting on whether to publish the first books of writers like Eula Biss and Cathy Park Hong."

"Visiting poets were welcome to stay in the small bedroom, which earned the nickname Sherman's Room for Sherman Alexie, who began visiting in 1992."

"Dinners might include neighbors like Lynn Nottage or Maggie Nelson, creating a vibrant community of poets and writers."

Hanging Loose, an independent poetry press founded in 1966, operated from a house on Wyckoff Street in Boerum Hill. The press received a significant volume of manuscripts, which were sorted and voted on by editors in the backyard. Over the years, they published 240 books and 117 magazines, often proofreading in the kitchen. Visiting poets were welcomed, and the home became a hub for literary gatherings, fostering connections among writers and neighbors, including notable figures like Sherman Alexie and Lynn Nottage.

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