The Poetry Brothel at The NYC Poetry Festival

The Poetry Brothel is an immersive literary cabaret. Inspired by the turn- of-the-century brothels in New Orleans, Paris, and Buenos Aires, many of which functioned as safe spaces where fringe and avant-garde artists could experiment and perform their work, The Poetry Brothel presents a rotating cast of poets, each operating within a carefully crafted character, who impart their work in public readings, spontaneous eruptions of poetry, and most distinctly, as purveyors of private, one-on-one poetry readings.

At the New York City Poetry Festival, The Poetry Brothel will take over and turn the festival grounds into their stage. Performances will take place at 1pm and 4:30pm each day. Enjoy poetry, live jazz, vaudeville, mysticism, and more!

For more information, please visit thepoetrybrothel.com.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Colonels Row, Governors Island, New York, United States