Spoken word events in New York

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

Every Brilliant Thing

 Mon, 23 Feb at 07:30 pm Hudson Theatre -NY

Every Brilliant Thing

 Sat, 14 Mar at 05:00 pm Hudson Theatre -NY

poetry me, please presents: An Ode To Our Women

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm Sounds Of Brazil USD 20 to 429

Every Brilliant Thing

 Sun, 19 Apr at 03:00 pm Hudson Theatre -NY

Hanif Abdurraqib + Camonghne Felix

 Wed, 18 Mar at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 15 to 20

CONVERSION

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:30 pm Goethe-Institut New York Free

Open Mic: Black Love — Planting the Seeds of Resilience

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm Queens Botanical Garden Free

Aja Monet - New York

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

Black Is The Blueprint: Black Tie Affair

 Sun, 22 Mar at 05:00 pm Room 52 USD 0 to 40

Dreaming Beyond Rikers

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

Exhibition Program | Poetry Reading

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

Friday Night Soul | Poetry Showcase & Art Mixer

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

VOZA RIVERS LEGACY SERIES - WINNERS OF OPEN-MIC COMPETITION READING SERIES

 Mon, 23 Feb at 06:30 pm Aaron Davis Hall Free

Every Brilliant Thing

 Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Hudson Theatre -NY

Every Brilliant Thing

 Wed, 25 Feb at 02:00 pm Hudson Theatre -NY

The Fire In Our Throats: A Night of Poetry, Vulnerability, & Voice

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10 to 23

Video Store•Age presents the HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY launch

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:00 pm The Bench USD 48

White As Snow

 Tue, 07 Apr at 09:25 pm Chain Theatre USD 29

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

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm The Actors Theatre Workshop USD 0 to 50

ROUNDTABLE: POLITICAL EDGES (IN PERSON)

 Sun, 15 Mar at 04:00 pm TALS Studio Photographer USD 55 to 93

variety: LIVE Beats & Rhymes at N&M’s Pizza Bar 3/20/26…

 Fri, 20 Mar at 08:00 pm N&M's Pizza Bar USD 0 to 13

Puma Perl Band / SoulCake at 11th St. Bar

 Tue, 24 Feb at 08:00 pm 510 E 11th St, New York, NY, United States, New York 10009

Mel Elberg + Don Yorty

 Wed, 04 Mar at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

"Broken Mirror" & "The Ballad of Dog God

 Sun, 03 May at 05:00 pm Producers Club Theaters

SLAM HOUSE: The Homage Edition

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

Screening | Pull My Daisy, Musical Performance, Q&A

 Tue, 31 Mar at 06:00 pm The Grolier Club Free

Spring Equinox Poetry Reading

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm P&T Knitwear Books & Podcasts USD 10

An Evening in The Opposite Of Heartbreak: Book Signing and Poetry Reading

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:00 pm NYU Production Lab Free

Ghalya Saadawi + Olivia Tapiero

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

Protest Grammars

 Wed, 25 Feb at 11:00 am CultureHub NYC Free

Open Mic Monologue Slam

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:30 pm Gene Frankel Theatre Free

Silver Tongued Devil Anthology Reunion Reading 2026

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Jefferson Market Library

Terrence Arjoon + Marc Solomon

 Mon, 23 Feb at 08:00 pm The Poetry Project USD 10

Sunlight Trapped in Stone — Book Launch with Natalya Sukhonos

 Sat, 28 Mar at 06:00 pm White Rabbit's Books Free

Lagoon Grammars

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm CultureHub NYC Free

Taillor Open Mic

 Fri, 20 Jun at 05:00 pm Madame X USD 10 to 23

InspiredWordNYC Presents Last Sundays Open Mic + Showcase at SOHO Live

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

Nuyorican Bowery Slam

 Mon, 08 Jan at 07:00 pm Bowery Poetry Club USD 20

A Westside Experiment Young Actors Laboratory Summer 2026

 Mon, 10 Aug at 10:00 am 154 Christopher St USD 0 to 642

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

Oxxxymiron

 Sat, 25 Apr at 01:00 am Terminal 5

The Blue Pill Poetry

 Wed, 30 Jul at 09:00 pm Patrick's Place USD 20