Poetry Events in Milwaukee

Check out happening poetry events all around Milwaukee, WI

Inhabiting Home on Earth: An Evening with Joy Harjo (Milwaukee)

 Wed, 20 May at 06:30 pm Centennial Hall

the Memory Cafe ☕️| ft. Marika Holbusz 🎸| $5 Donation

 Fri, 27 Mar at 06:00 pm Jazz Gallery Center for the Arts

Milwaukee Zine Fest—April 18, 2026

 Sat, 18 Apr at 10:30 am Milwaukee Central Library (814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee)

People Brothers Band with Hot Like Mars

 Fri, 29 May at 07:00 pm The Cooperage USD 20

Lyrical Sanctuary feat. Social Cig

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:00 pm Union Fireside Lounge

🥂Cheers to Milwaukee 🥂 | Linneman's Poets' Monday | ft. Kavon Cortez Jones 🍷😘✨

 Mon, 13 Apr at 07:00 pm Linneman's Riverwest Inn

Poets Monday FEATURING Anthony Halliwell

 Mon, 23 Mar at 07:00 pm Linneman's Riverwest Inn

Reading: Lara Mimosa Montes and Roberto Harrision

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:00 pm Woodland Pattern Free

Phenomenal Woman Marketplace @ America's Black Holocaust Museum

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm America's Black Holocaust Museum Free

4TH ANNUAL CELEBRITY POETRY SLAM FUNDRAISER

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm 6737 N Teutonia Ave USD 25 to 228

Workshop: MEANDER & UNRAVEL: THE POEM, UNDONE, with Lara Mimosa Montes

 Sun, 22 Mar at 01:00 pm Woodland Pattern Free

Lil' Rev Live at The Coffee House - Milwaukee

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm 2717 E Hampshire St. Milwaukee, WI 53211, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53209

Workshop: Writing Political Poetry with Ed Werstein

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:00 pm Woodland Pattern Free

Talk: Anselm Berrigan as part of the Bagley Wright Lecture Series on Poetry

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Woodland Pattern Free

Jim Landwehr, author of ALL THAT IT IS - an in-person Boswell event

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:30 pm Boswell Book Company Free

The Mic Over Matter Open Mic - Live Music, Poetry & More In Milwaukee

 Mon, 11 Aug at 06:30 pm Flame 13 Restarunt and Lounge Free

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm Milwaukee Free

CITY LIGHTS OPEN MIC

 Thu, 19 Feb at 06:00 pm 728 E Brady St USD 10 to 20

Casa Kemnitz Benefit Jam for Casa Maria

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm 2717 E Hampshire St. Milwaukee, WI 53211, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53209

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm Milwaukee Free

MARCH MADNESS POETRY SLAM

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Casablanca USD 59

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Milwaukee Free

Poetry Night - Food For Thought Open Mic

 Tue, 22 Jul at 07:00 pm Freight 38 USD 5