"I hadn't been to a poetry open mic in years so I really enjoyed this experience. Music with the poetry was good. I'll be back. Great way to spend the evening."
Bowery Poetry Club is a performance space and project of Bowery Arts & Science LTD, a 501(c)3 non-profit based in New York City. The club hosts iconic events such as the Nuyorican Bowery Slam, various multilingual poetry series like Se Buscan Poetas, and the "Poetry Is Bread" podcast hosted by founder Bob Holman. It serves as a vibrant meeting point for poets, musicians, and artists from around the world.
"Great space for a private event or date. Music stage is a good size for a medium size band and a great sound system. Bartenders are nice and the spiced old fashioned is a very tasty drink."
Bar and music venue where local and global musicians can perform, record, and stream live sets.
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"Always a vibe! Amazing historical and inviting venue. I went for a Friday night poetry slam, Sat at the bar, and watched magic happen on stage. The staff are great. "
A cultural icon on New York's Lower East Side since 1973, presenting groundbreaking works of literature, music, theater, performance art, poetry slam, Hip-Hop, and visual art. It champions established and rising artists from every background and is currently undergoing a major building renovation project dubbed "Nuyoricanstruction."
"As the oldest and most renowned poetry house in New York City, The Poetry Project is a truly wonderful establishment. The readings are incredible. It's located in a beautiful old church, which also functions as a ballet studio, black theater space, and of course, as a church on Sundays."
"Located at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, The Poetry Project is a non-profit organization that has been a community hub for contemporary poetry since 1966, offering readings, workshops, and publications."
"Visited for about 90 mins last weekend. Some highlights: Anthology of Western Poets, Dino Campana's Canti orfici, Emily Dickinson's Poems (as she wrote them), Thomas Campion anthology, Letters of John Cage, Voyager (Hart Crane), Chaucer Commentary."
Poets House is a national literary center and poetry library located in New York City. It features a non-circulating collection of over 70,000 volumes and aims to foster a place for poetry in the world, inviting poets and readers of all ages to engage with the power of the written word.
"This is a great small theater. They provide free space for productions. Being so close to Penn Station made it very convenient for us, and it's also close to the Port Authority bus station. We got to see "Overland". The writing, acting, staging, and lighting were excellent. This was our first time here. We'll be looking for more performances here."
The Tank is a Manhattan-based non-profit arts presenter and producer serving emerging artists. It champions new ideas and forms of expression working across all disciplines, including theater, comedy, dance, film, music, puppetry, and storytelling, while removing economic barriers to the creation and attendance of new work.