Spoken word events in New York

Check out happening spoken word events all around New York, NY

Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist with Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

 Tue, 09 Sep at 07:30 pm The Drama Book Shop Free

poetry me, please: Metaphors & Real Rap

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

Hurricane Maria Commemoration

 Sat, 13 Sep at 03:00 pm River Terrace Free

THE MOTH: COMMUNITY STORYSLAM

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:30 pm Robert F. Wagner, Jr. Park Free

Rachel Harrison with Nat Cassidy + Clay McLeod Chapman: Play Nice

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 37

poetry me, please: Summers Last Breath

 Fri, 19 Sep at 06:00 pm Sound Of Brazil USD 34 to 55

Matching Minds With Stephen Sondheim

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm New York Public Library for the Performing Arts -Bruno Walter Auditorium Free

Puma Perl Band / SoulCake at 11th St. Bar

 Tue, 09 Sep at 09:00 pm 510 E 11th St, New York, NY, United States, New York 10009

An Evening with Bob Gruen in Conversation with Lenny Kaye

 Fri, 12 Sep at 07:00 pm The National Arts Club Free

Asturias: territorio de conocimiento y de culturas

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:00 pm 53 Washington Square S Free

Person, Place, Thing

 Wed, 03 Sep at 06:00 pm The Architectural League of New York USD 23

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

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

Cooler- with Craig Houk

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

Unearthed at Word Up Books in NYC

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm Recirculation, a project of Word Up Free

Richard Armitage + A.J. Finn: The Cut

 Wed, 17 Sep at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 34

Latchkey Larki and Gifted

 Sat, 06 Sep at 09:00 pm Under St Marks Theater USD 23

Angela Flournoy discusses THE WILDERNESS - POURED OVER Podcast Taping

 Thu, 18 Sep at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 36

Dustin Thao: You’ve Found Oliver

 Mon, 29 Sep at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 25

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

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

National Dance Day Festival at Fort Tryon Park

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm Fort Tryon Park Free

Rose Dommu + Harron Walker: Best Woman

 Tue, 23 Sep at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 36

Jump Cuts by Mark Polizzotti with Lucy Sante

 Wed, 03 Sep at 06:00 pm Rizzoli Bookstore Free

David Duchovny + Jia Tolentino: About Time: Poems

 Thu, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 25

BOWERY MUSIC + POETRY + FILM

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

Dark Play

 Thu, 13 Nov at 06:00 pm 721 Broadway, Richard Schechner Studio, Room 612 Free

AUTHOR & BOOK EVENT: "Taylor Swift: Album by Album"

 Thu, 09 Oct at 08:00 pm Book Club Bar Free

Margaret Randall and Susan Sherman in Conversation

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

A Seat at the Table

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:00 pm 40 Loisaida Ave Free

Fran Lebowitz

 Sat, 13 Dec Carnegie Hall

Monique Wittig: A Living Body (of Work)

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

InspiredWordNYC Presents Singer/Songwriter Emory Parker @ SOHO Live

 Sun, 28 Sep at 05:00 pm Soho Live USD 0 to 18

Adedayo Agarau presents The Years of Blood, ft. Hauwa Shaffi Nuhu

 Thu, 11 Sep at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7 to 23

Tom Comitta presents Patchwork, ft. Gideon Jacobs

 Thu, 25 Sep at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7 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

Mona Awad celebrates WE LOVE YOU, BUNNY - POURED OVER Podcast Taping

 Tue, 23 Sep at 06:00 pm Barnes & Noble USD 36

CENTRO x Nuyorican Poets Cafe

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

Mariah Fredericks presents The Girl In the Green Dress

 Tue, 02 Sep at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7 to 33

The Moth StorySLAM

 Mon, 06 Oct at 08:00 pm The Bell House

The Most Human: Reconciling with my Father, Leonard Nimoy By Adam Nimoy

 Mon, 15 Sep at 06:30 pm The National Arts Club Free

On Remembering My Friends, My First Job, and My Second-Favorite Weezer CD

 Fri, 17 Oct at 06:00 pm Asian American / Asian Research Institute - CUNY Free

OnlyFeatures Set Prep with Divine Charles

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

Martha Wells + Meg Elison: Queen Demon

 Wed, 08 Oct at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 37

Peter Orner presents The Gossip Columnist’s Daughter, ft. Richard Schiff

 Wed, 10 Sep at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7 to 33

Beyond the Pages: A Literary Series | Meet the Author: Coco Mellors

 Tue, 09 Sep at 06:00 pm Winter Garden at Brookfield Place USD 0 to 34

Peter Mulvey

 Sun, 09 Nov at 06:00 pm Cafe Wha? USD 32 to 45

Gino Sitson: Sung and Spoken Voice in Sub-Saharan Africa

 Tue, 30 Sep at 06:00 pm La Maison Française NYU Free

Samuel Beckett Meets Hip-Hop With Jeni Jones

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:30 pm The Drama Book Shop Free

The Moth StorySLAM

 Mon, 08 Sep at 08:00 pm The Bell House

Morten Høi Jensen + Merve Emre: The Master of Contradictions

 Thu, 30 Oct at 07:00 pm Strand Book Store USD 14 to 35

Jeannie Vanasco presents A Silent Treatment, featuring Hyeseung Song

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7 to 31

Dan Brown

 Mon, 08 Sep at 07:00 pm Barnes & Noble - Union Square

Fran Lebowitz

 Thu, 11 Dec at 07:00 pm Carnegie Hall - Isaac Stern Auditorium

The City Reading Series

 Fri, 12 Sep at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 7

I Believe...

 Sun, 14 Dec at 01:00 pm Chelsea Table & Stage USD 23 to 29

David Sedaris at Town Hall New York

 Wed, 19 Nov at 07:30 pm Town Hall New York

Margaret Atwood at Winter Garden Theatre - NY

 Tue, 04 Nov at 07:30 pm Winter Garden Theatre - NY

Malcom X Crisis

 Fri, 12 Sep at 05:30 pm The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center Free

David Sedaris

 Thu, 20 Nov at 12:30 am The Town Hall - New York

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

The Moth StorySLAM

 Mon, 01 Dec at 08:00 pm The Bell House

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

Caribbeing at Governor's Island

 Sat, 17 May at 01:00 pm Governors Island Free

2025 City Love Picnic

 Mon, 01 Sep at 03:00 pm Turtle Pond Lawn Free

Taillor Open Mic

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

KCB's Speech Bubble Open Mic

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

WORD PLAY - Free POETRY SLAM With Live Music

 Wed, 16 Jul at 07:30 pm Sugar mouse 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

InspiredWordNYC Presents Last Sundays Open Mic + Showcase at SOHO Live

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

The City Reading Series

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

MBP Mark Levine's Hispanic Heritage Event

 Tue, 16 Sep at 06:00 pm Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling Free