Poetry Events in New York

Check out happening poetry events all around New York, NY

poetry me, please: Metaphors & Real Rap

 Sat, 18 Oct at 06:00 pm Sound Of Brazil USD 34 to 55

As You Like It

 Sat, 27 Sep at 02:30 pm Jackie Robinson Bandshell Free

BOWERY MUSIC + POETRY + FILM

 Tue, 30 Sep at 07:30 pm Bowery Poetry Club USD 20

The Village Trip - Unsung Heroes

 Sun, 28 Sep at 06:00 pm Cafe Wha? USD 26 to 301

West Park International Music Festival 2025

 Sat, 11 Oct at 06:00 pm West-Park Presbyterian Church USD 23

Sappho's Garden- with Carol Lee Campbell and Domnica Radulescu

 Thu, 16 Oct at 07:30 pm The Drama Book Shop Free

David Wojnarowicz: Arthur Rimbaud in New York Opening

 Tue, 30 Sep at 06:00 pm Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art Free

A night with Eileen Myles

 Wed, 01 Oct at 06:00 pm 40 Loisaida Ave Free

Poetry in the Garden: Poetry Workshop & Open Mic

 Sat, 04 Oct at 01:00 pm Queens Botanical Garden USD 0 to 7

10/24/25 - Musiq Soulchild Performing LIVE The INKwell NYC

 Fri, 24 Oct at 05:00 pm INKwell Harbor Club Free

OnlyFeatures Set Prep with Divine Charles

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:30 pm Serendipity 3 - Upper East Side USD 13 to 23

Christian Open Mic Night

 Sat, 27 Sep at 06:30 pm 39 W 29th St 3rd floor USD 13 to 18

Bruce Gilden in Conversation with Max Blagg with Book Signing!

 Fri, 26 Sep at 06:30 pm Leica Gallery New York Meatpacking Free

The Woke Experience: One Man. One Stage. One Unapologetic Voice.

 Sat, 11 Oct at 04:00 pm Finch Studio Space USD 29

Climate Week NYC: The Performing Arts Light the Way at WNYC-NPR

 Mon, 22 Sep at 07:00 pm The Greene Space - WNYC NPR Studios

Celebrating Recent Work by Eleanor Johnson

 Thu, 30 Oct at 05:45 pm Heyman Center for the Humanities Free

Margaret Randall and Susan Sherman in Conversation

 Tue, 07 Oct at 07:00 pm Bowery Poetry Club USD 18

PSNY's Third Annual Masquerade Ball

 Sat, 04 Oct at 07:00 pm Pen and Brush USD 23 to 269

Between the Sandhills and the Sea - A Tribute to Vera Brittain

 Thu, 23 Oct at 07:00 pm OPERA America's National Opera Center - Marc A. Scorca Hall USD 25

Healer’s Open Mic: The Grief-O-Logues (Introspective Performance & Release)

 Fri, 26 Sep at 05:00 pm AllCPR Training New York Free

Monique Wittig: A Living Body (of Work)

 Thu, 09 Oct at 06:30 pm La Maison Française NYU Free

Luigi Ballerini, Leonardo's Eels

 Mon, 17 Nov at 06:30 pm SVA, 133 W 21st St Free

2025 Hobart Lecture

 Wed, 15 Oct at 07:00 pm St. Thomas Church Free

InspiredWordNYC Presents Blue* & Her Band @ SOHO Live

 Sun, 28 Sep at 06:00 pm Soho Live USD 0 to 18

Fahrenheit & Pink Trees Press Presents Night of the Manhattans

 Sat, 27 Sep at 02:00 pm 6th Street and Avenue B Community Garden

FREE Live Jazz Jam - Every Sunday! - Jazz by Jorei Weekly Series

 Sun, 24 Jul at 03:30 pm Sour Mouse, NYC Free

CENTRO x Nuyorican Poets Cafe

 Thu, 30 Oct at 06:00 pm Silberman School of Social Work Free

Red Hen Press House Reading

 Sat, 04 Oct at 02:00 pm Poets House

The Devil & Billy Markham

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Chain Theatre USD 35

variety: LIVE Open Mic Nights

 Fri, 07 Feb at 07:30 pm N&M's Pizza Bar USD 0 to 13

WCS's Kiss: Closet Crush with Maggie

 Tue, 14 Oct at 06:30 pm Serendipity 3 - Times Square USD 29

Darcie Dennigan presents "Little Neck" with Trace Peterson & Stine An

 Tue, 28 Oct at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7 to 23

OPEN MIC SUNDAYS @CHEZMESSY

 Sun, 10 Mar at 03:00 pm Chez Messy USD 0 to 10

Sunday Open Mic for Songwriters

 Sun, 21 Sep at 08:00 pm Sugar Mouse NYC Free

Dumpster Fire Comedy

 Mon, 05 Feb at 06:30 pm The Stonewall Inn, Christopher Street, New York, NY, USA USD 6 to 12

Ira Khonen Temple in DC with Zoë Aqua and Raffi Boden!

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Washington D.C

Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Hip Hop ~ Jazz ~ Vendors Needed Wanted

 Wed, 05 Feb at 08:00 pm New York USD 7 to 34

LATE LAB MIC - open stage

 Wed, 16 Apr at 08:30 pm Enoch's Free

Free Comedy Show at New York Comedy Club - 24th street

 Thu, 07 Aug at 06:00 pm New York Comedy Club - Midtown Free

October Open Mic Night of Theatre, Ideas, and Current Events

 Wed, 29 Oct at 07:00 pm The Actors Theatre Workshop USD 0 to 50

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

 Thu, 02 Oct at 08:00 pm New York Free

September Open Mic Night of Theatre, Ideas, and Current Events

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

Free Comedy Show at New York Comedy Club

 Sun, 03 Aug at 05:30 pm New York Comedy Club - East Village Free

Taillor Open Mic

 Fri, 20 Jun at 05:00 pm Madame X USD 23

OPEN MIC SIGN UP

 Wed, 03 Sep at 06:00 pm 2 Sisters 4 Brothers Restaurant & Lounge Free

Patti Smith

 Sat, 22 Nov at 01:00 am Beacon Theatre

The City Reading Series

 Fri, 14 Nov at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7

We Had it Coming

 Wed, 12 Nov at 06:00 pm 40 Loisaida Ave Free

KCB's Speech Bubble Open Mic

 Tue, 26 Aug at 06:30 pm Serendipity 3 - Upper East Side USD 18

Community Open Mic. at Buunni Inwood

 Fri, 14 Feb at 07:00 pm Buunni Coffee - Inwood Free

InspiredWordNYC Presents 1st Wednesdays Open Mic + Showcase at Sugar Mouse

 Wed, 01 Oct at 07:00 pm Sugar Mouse NYC USD 10 to 18

Songwriter Rounds NYC

 Sun, 20 Oct at 05:00 pm Houghton Hall Arts Community USD 13 to 18

InspiredWordNYC Presents Last Sundays Open Mic + Showcase at SOHO Live

 Sun, 28 Sep at 03:00 pm Soho Live USD 10 to 18

Open Mic Thursdays @ The Luncheonette, 5-9pm

 Thu, 21 Mar at 05:00 pm Two Bridges Luncheonette Free

SOCIALDELIC COMPETITION

 Fri, 23 May at 06:00 pm 355 E 116th St USD 13 to 23

Open Mic hosted by Solpreme at the Loisaida Center

 Wed, 11 Dec at 06:00 pm Loisaida, Inc. USD 12

InspiredWordNYC Presents 1st Tuesdays Unplugged Showcase + Open Mic at UVK

 Tue, 01 Oct at 06:30 pm Urban Vegan Kitchen USD 13 to 18

The City Reading Series

 Fri, 10 Oct at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7

SUGAR MAMA MONDAYS OPEN MIC

 Mon, 06 Jan at 06:30 pm Sugar Mouse USD 0 to 13

W.O.W. Open Mic - a Nuyorican Poets Cafe offsite event at Loisaida Center

 Wed, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Loisaida, Inc. USD 12

The Open Mic @ Frigid

 Tue, 11 Oct at 09:30 pm Under St Marks Theater USD 9

Q Lab Open Mic

 Mon, 03 Feb at 07:00 pm Tara Rose USD 0 to 13