Poetry Events in New York

Check out happening poetry events all around New York, NY

Ellen Burstyn: Poetry Says It Better

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 33

Patricia Smith Susan Morrison & Loudon Wainwright III in Conversation with Paul Muldoon

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Buttenwieser Hall

The 15th Annual New York City Poetry Festival

 Sat, 18 Jul at 11:00 am Nolan Park USD 0 to 55

Century of Black Theater Making | Hieroglyphic Graffiti by Chadwick Boseman

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Black on Screen: The Legacy of Nikki Giovanni

 Wed, 22 Apr at 05:30 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Eugene Onegin

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:30 pm Metropolitan Opera House

Indie Lit Fair

 Sat, 02 May at 12:00 pm Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

NYC Art Meetup: Make Art/ Make Friends/ Make Space

 Sat, 25 Apr at 03:30 pm Community Classrooms at Pier 57 Free

Вася Обломов в Нью-Йорке

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 am The Cutting Room

poetry me, please presents: For The Poetry Lovers

 Sat, 25 Apr at 06:00 pm Sounds Of Brazil USD 20 to 429

aja monet

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm 57th Street and Seventh Ave, New York, NY, United States, New York 10019

New England Symphonic Ensemble plays Szymko, Wyers, Powell and Padworski

 Sun, 24 May at 08:30 pm Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Aja Monet

 Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm Carnegie Hall - Judy & Arthur Zankel Hall

For Venida, For Kalief - Film and Talk

 Wed, 15 Apr at 06:00 pm The City College of New York Free

Vital Voices Reading

 Sat, 02 May at 12:30 pm The Festival Stage on Washington Square South (between Sullivan St & Thompson St) Free

Gaia Open Mic: Showers/Flowers

 Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm Arts On Site NYC, Inc. Free

Dondria

 Fri, 26 Jun at 07:00 pm Groove USD 32 to 45

Aja Monet - New York

 Wed, 20 May at 11:30 pm Carnegie Hall - Judy & Arthur Zankel Hall

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:00 pm The People's Forum Free

Friday Night Soul | Poetry Showcase & Art Mixer

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Alke Café USD 23 to 30

Lee Ritenour

 Wed, 20 May at 10:30 pm Blue Note Jazz Club USD 38 to 55

KHOLSTOMER, THE HISTORY OF A HORSE — After the Success of Equus

 Thu, 16 Apr at 08:00 pm 154 Christopher St USD 50 to 61

纽约酷儿女权| 四月客厅开放麦

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:30 pm Chinatown USD 0 to 10

A Litany For Survival & Natl Poetry Month Film Showcase

 Sat, 18 Apr at 04:00 pm Maysles Documentary Center USD 9

Allen Ginsberg Centennial

 Wed, 03 Jun at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Sacred and Profane: An Artist Talk with Pamela Sneed

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm 721 Broadway, Richard Schechner Studio, Room 612 Free

Reading & Book Launch: Musa Mayer reads from ‘Life with P.’

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:30 pm Hauser & Wirth Free

DOWN TO EARTH FEST! an Indoor Festival Experience (SPRING 2026) 420!

 Mon, 20 Apr at 06:30 pm 109 W 25th St USD 0 to 15

Illuminating the Archive

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm AIA New York | Center for Architecture Free

Poetry & History

 Sat, 02 May at 02:30 pm AIA New York | Center for Architecture Free

Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project + Q& A w/ the directors

 Sat, 25 Apr at 05:00 pm The People's Forum USD 10

Breaking the Silence

 Fri, 01 May at 08:00 pm The Church of the Village USD 0 to 23

Harlem Bomb Shelter OPEN MIC & SHOWCASE

 Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm The Conversation Room USD 0 to 18

An Interactive Poetics Writing Workshop with Noel Quiñones

 Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm Word Up Community Bookshop/Librería Comunitaria Free

SEE WHO IS THE BEST ACTOR IN NYC MAY 4 FIGHT CLUB MEETS BROADWAY

 Mon, 04 May at 05:00 pm Baker Falls USD 4 to 10

Emilio Ambasz Lecture Architecture as Poetry: Steven Holl, The Haptic Realm

 Mon, 27 Apr at 06:00 pm Asia Society and Museum Free

GonzoFest NYC 2026 - July 16-19 FREE - Hunter S. Thompson Celebration

 Thu, 16 Jul at 11:00 am Howl! Happening: An Arturo Vega Project Free

VOLITION art presents CONTINUANCE exhibition opening

Sat, 18 Apr at 06:00 pm 621 E 11st, New York, NY

Exhibition Program | Poetry Reading

 Mon, 18 May at 06:30 pm The Grolier Club Free

I Hate My Job NYC Launch Party

 Thu, 30 Apr at 07:00 pm KGB Bar USD 0 to 55

Melanated May with The Art Meetup: Taurus Season Open Mic

 Sat, 16 May at 03:00 pm The Rose USD 0 to 15

Redemption Time: Screening in Community w/ Rehabilitation Through the Arts

 Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm 112 2nd Ave Free

I Feel Nothing Like Good: A Fundraiser Against Genocide & Anthology Launch

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm Poets House USD 0 to 45

AGBU Arts presents Musical Tapestry in Motion

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm Carnegie Hall

Friday Night Soul | Poetry Showcase & Art Mixer

 Fri, 29 May at 06:00 pm Alke Café USD 23 to 30

2026 Yeats Poetry Prize at B&N - Union Square

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble Free

Robert Sullivan Mona Simpson Timothy Donnelly & Sam and Louise Sullivan in Conversation with Paul Muldoon

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm Buttenwieser Hall

Jupiter Invincible & Harriet Tubman

 Tue, 16 Jun at 07:00 pm Stella Adler Studio of Acting USD 5 to 10

Rhythm in the Kitchen Festival April 16/17

 Thu, 16 Apr at 05:00 pm MAIN DRAG MUSIC

PENGAME Poetry Slam

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm 8 W 126th St USD 23

Teen Open Mic Night with the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and Writopia

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Banksy Museum New York Free

Bowery Women & Friends 20th Anniversary Reading

 Tue, 05 May at 06:30 pm Bowery Poetry Club

The Now After and Curatorial Squad Opening Receptions

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm Pen and Brush Free

Danny Hayward + Fred Moten

 Wed, 29 Apr at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Celebrating Our Mothers: A Book Talk with Jill Bialosky & Philip Schultz

 Thu, 07 May at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 31

SLAM HOUSE: The Homage Edition

 Fri, 17 Apr at 06:00 pm Patrick's on the Hill USD 23

Pádraig Ó Tuama: Poetry Reading in Support of St. Mark’s

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, East 10th Street, New York, NY, USA Free

New York Society for Ethical Culture 150th Anniversary Gala

 Fri, 15 May at 06:00 pm Adler Hall at The New York Society for Ethical Culture USD 0 to 150

NY Andalus Ensemble - Spring 2026 "Ya'alat Ḥen" (Graceful Beloved)

 Wed, 20 May at 07:30 pm La Nacional-Spanish Benevolent Society USD 23 to 31

Kristin T. Lee presents We Mend with Gold, with Eugenia Leigh

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 32

Open Mic at Lincoln Center

 Sat, 12 Sep at 02:00 pm The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center USD 0 to 15

Open Mic: Friday Community Drop ins

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm Urban Indigenous Collective Free

Harmony Holiday + Zoe Imani Sharpe

 Mon, 18 May at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Lyrics & Lyricists Jr.

 Fri, 15 May Buttenwieser Hall

Charm City Slam NY at the Bowery

 Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm Bowery Poetry Club USD 23 to 29

basalt hsu + imogen xtian smith

 Mon, 20 Apr at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

A Common Well Journal: Spring '26 Release Party

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm artXnyc USD 10 to 18

LIFE POEM: Bob Holman with Mivos Quartet

 Tue, 28 Apr at 07:30 pm Bowery Poetry Club USD 25

James Ciano presents The Committee of Men, with Catherine Barnett

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 22

First Epistle to the Amphibians - Book Launch

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Consulate General of Brazil in New York Free

NYC Poets Afloat - Harborwide Poetry Reading 2026

 Sun, 17 May at 02:00 pm Wavertree USD 0 to 13

Hot People Read Poetry: Pillow Talk

 Thu, 14 May at 07:30 pm Madame X USD 10 to 20

Lunatic

 Sun, 05 Apr at 05:20 pm Chain Theatre USD 29

Puma Perl Band / SoulCake at 11th St. Bar

 Tue, 12 May at 08:00 pm 510 E 11th St, New York, NY, United States, New York 10009

Belladonna* Book Launch: 20 Years of Feminist Poetry

 Mon, 27 Apr at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Ghalya Saadawi + Olivia Tapiero

 Fri, 15 May at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

An Ode To You: A Literary Reading with New York-based Sudanese writers

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Free

Annie Lanzillotto sonnets and Gabriella Belfiglio poems Dual Book Launch

 Sun, 26 Apr at 02:00 pm City Lore USD 20

PORTRAITS & PRAYERS: A Musical Stein Parlor Play

 Fri, 08 May at 07:00 pm Torn Page Free

The Familia Poetry Reading: A Celebration of Orange

 Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm Loisaida, Inc. Free

Bob Holman + Frank Rubino

 Wed, 15 Apr at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Verona Quartet at Poet’s House

 Tue, 23 Jun at 07:00 pm Poets House Free

No Borders for Lovers

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm GOSPEL USD 50

5/17 The Clown Symposium mic.

 Sun, 17 May at 04:00 pm Baker Falls Free

Come get Lucky at Lucky!

 Sun, 03 May at 07:00 pm Lucky

PMN Benefit: Joanie Calem, Pat Lamanna, Steve Suffet – In-Person & Livestream

 Sat, 16 May at 08:00 pm Judson Memorial Church Assembly Hall, 239 Thompson Street, New York, NY, United States, New York 10012

Alliance for Positive Change Voices Poetry Reading at B&N - Union Square

 Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble Free

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

 Thu, 14 May at 08:00 pm New York Free

A Long Journey Called Home, featuring pianist Anne Lovering Rounds

 Sun, 26 Apr at 04:00 pm Christ & St Stephen's Church Free

June Open Mic Night of Theatre, Song, Ideas, and Current Events

 Wed, 24 Jun at 07:00 pm The Actors Theatre Workshop USD 0 to 50

JAZZ Open Mic at Comedy in Harlem

 Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm Comedy In Harlem Free

Langston Hughes: A Writing Workshop

 Fri, 24 Apr at 04:00 pm Morningside Heights Library Free

Poetry Night: Romantics & Cyncics

 Mon, 20 Apr at 07:00 pm 1 E 29th St, New York, NY, United States, New York 10016

Machetero Screening, Poetry Reading & Panel Discussion with Not 4 Profit

 Sun, 26 Apr at 06:00 pm Piragua Art Space Free

Barra Ó Donnabháin Lecture: Dr. Margo Griffin-Wilson

 Sat, 18 Apr at 05:00 pm Glucksman Ireland House NYU Free

TRIAL: ANNA MEZEBISH READING

 Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Night Club 101 Free

"Мост к Бродскому"

 Sun, 24 May at 06:00 pm Scandinavia House

Words that Dance: A Movement and Storytelling Workshop

 Wed, 15 Apr at 03:00 pm 125th Street Library Free

4/19 The Clown Symposium mic.

 Sun, 19 Apr at 04:00 pm Baker Falls Free

6/7 The Clown Symposium mic.

 Sun, 07 Jun at 04:00 pm Baker Falls Free