Spoken word events in New York

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

CENTRO x Nuyorican Poets Cafe

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

Cooler- with Craig Houk

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

poetry me, please: Metaphors & Real Rap

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

Believe In the Storm: AC Lightnin Live!

 Sat, 08 Nov at 05:15 pm The Delancey Rooftop USD 0 to 18

Harlem Writers Guild 75th Anniversary Celebration

 Fri, 24 Oct at 06:00 pm Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Free

Peter Mulvey

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

2025 Peace Corps Story Slam

 Sat, 18 Oct at 06:00 pm 100 La Salle St USD 13

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

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

Dark Play

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

Fran Lebowitz

 Sat, 13 Dec at 12:30 am Carnegie Hall

Morten Høi Jensen + Merve Emre: The Master of Contradictions

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

Samuel Beckett Meets Hip-Hop With Jeni Jones

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

WORD PLAY - Free POETRY SLAM With Live Music

 Wed, 16 Jul at 07:30 pm Sugar mouse Free

I Believe...

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

variety: LIVE Open Mic Nights

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

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

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

Taillor Open Mic

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

The City Reading Series

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

KCB's Speech Bubble Open Mic

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

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 Moth StorySLAM

 Wed, 22 Oct at 08:00 pm The Bell House

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

Yara's Zhadan & Friends 2025 New poetry by Serhiy Zhadan (bilingual event)

 Tue, 21 Oct at 07:00 pm Bowery Poetry Club USD 23