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15 free poetry readings, book signings, author readings in New York City (NYC) Thu, 06/01/2023 - and on...

Not a day goes by in New York City (NYC) without a free poetry reading or a book signing or a book reading by a famous or not yet famous author. Don't miss the opportunities that only New York provides!

        

Reading | A People's History of the United States: Students Read


Featuring students from Judith S. Kaye High School, N.Y.C. Lab School for Collaborative Studies, and Urban Academy Laboratory High School, is inspired by the beloved Brooklyn-born author and academic Howard Zinn’s (1922-2010) classic bestseller A People's History of the United States. Following an in-classroom year of studying the speeches, letters, and songs of the people who inspired Zinn’s seminal book, students from these select schools will bring to life these heroic voices and find personal meaning in these timeless texts. Join us to witness a new generation's public expression of the dreams of rebels, dissenters, and visionaries.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jun 1
7:30 pm
Free
Readings, June 01, 2023, 06/01/2023, A People's History of the United States: Students Read

Poetry Reading | Soul Sister Revue


Readers include Danez Smith (Homie, Don’t Call Us Dead), Ariana Brown (We Are Owed), Charif Shanahan (Trace Evidence), Eugenia Leigh (Bianca), Tameka Cage Conley, and Rachelle Parker.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jun 2
7:00 pm
Free
Poetry Readings, June 02, 2023, 06/02/2023, Soul Sister Revue

Reading | Musing(s): Sound and Word


Musing(s) is an experiential, interactive soundscape installation conceived and curated by poet-in-residence Mahogany L. Browne. The project is centered around the premise of poetry as therapy, both for its makers and its recipients. Musing(s) invites the audience to experience the artists' state of mind in a variety of habitats and creative midpoints: considering and concluding; being and becoming; in motion and at rest; always striving for joy. Attendees and creators alike are asked to explore complex questions: how do we inhabit space when we know we are actively heard? Can synthesized encounters feel spontaneous? Can lyrical words facilitate true healing? Join us on a journey of self-discovery with a selection of guest poets and artists.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jun 3
7:30 pm
Free
Readings, June 03, 2023, 06/03/2023, Musing(s): Sound and Word

Poetry Reading | 4 Poets Read Their Work


Poetry with R.A. Villanueva, Cate Marvin, Rachel Zucker, and Lynn Xu.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jun 6
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Readings, June 06, 2023, 06/06/2023, 4 Poets Read Their Work

Poetry Reading | 4 Poets Read Their Work


Poetry with Martha Rhodes, Lynn Melnick, Mark Doty, and Octavio Gonzalez.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jun 13
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Readings, June 13, 2023, 06/13/2023, 4 Poets Read Their Work

Poetry Reading | 4 Poets Read Their Work


Poetry with Megan Fernandes, J. Mae Barizo, Eugenia Leigh, and Ana Ana Božičević.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jun 20
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Readings, June 20, 2023, 06/20/2023, 4 Poets Read Their Work

Reading | Seen. Sound. Scribe.: Spoken Word Performances


Brooklyn’s Mahogany L. Browne has written works of fiction, theater, critical essays, edited six anthologies, and authored another half-dozen poetry collections. For the newest season of her ongoing Seen. Sound. Scribe. series, Browne continues curating thought-provoking and politically driven evenings of spoken word, spirited conversation, alongside presentations of new work and fresh ideas. The night will feature talks and readings with established voices and rising stars of the literary world; the full lineup of performers and attendees will be announced shortly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jun 24
8:00 pm
Free
Readings, June 24, 2023, 06/24/2023, Seen. Sound. Scribe.: Spoken Word Performances

Poetry Reading | Poets Read Their Work


Featuring emerging and estalished poets.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Jun 27
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Readings, June 27, 2023, 06/27/2023, Poets Read Their Work

Poetry Reading | Tender Machines: Poetry and Music


Presenting the book launch by prize-winning author J. Mae Barizo with musical interludes by internationally-acclaimed pianist Silvie Cheng, a 2022-23 NAC Artist Fellow. The evening will feature a reading and conversation with Barizo and Ligaya Mishan in tandem with performances of music by Meredith Monk, Caroline Shaw, and Alexina Louie. Set against the backdrop of a changing New York landscape, the poems in Tender Machines map the realities of women's lives and the bodies they inhabit. The lyrics swing between the domestic and the surreal, charting motherhood, desire, and an immigrant family’s haunted inheritance. This is an intersectional portrait of womanhood with all its losses, departures, and wonders.  
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Wed, Jun 28
7:00 pm
Free
Poetry Readings, June 28, 2023, 06/28/2023, Tender Machines: Poetry and Music

Poetry Reading | Head Back, Eyes to Sky: Music and Spoken Word


This experiment in joining text and sound, a passage through memory, and a fitting coda to the Pride season brings together influential poet/performer Pamela Sneed with the remarkable composer/musicians Natalie Greffel and Mazz Swift. Sneed’s practice poignantly emerges from her service as an activist and caregiver during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Recognized for her compelling spoken voice, Sneed has recently entered more musical realms, which will be explored in this improvisatory context, with Greffel on bass and Swift on violin—their three voices joining together.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jun 29
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Readings, June 29, 2023, 06/29/2023, Head Back, Eyes to Sky: Music and Spoken Word

Poetry Reading | Poets and Performers on Kahlil Gibran: An Evening of Spoken Word


An evening of readings organized by poet, translator, and literary scholar Mona Kareem on the occasion of the exhibition A Greater Beauty: The Drawings of Kahlil Gibran.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Jun 29
6:00 pm
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Poetry Readings, June 29, 2023, 06/29/2023, Poets and Performers on Kahlil Gibran: An Evening of Spoken Word

Reading | Rooftop Happy Hour and Readings


Drop in for drinks, mingling, and crafts, as well as a short selection of curated readings by Deb Edel, Olivia Newsome, Fabliha Anbar, and Amy Beth. Join at any point between 5:30-7:30 PM. Readings will begin at about 6:15 PM. About the Readers Deb Edel is one of the founders of the Lesbian Herstory Archives. She has been working with the Archives steadily since its inception in 1974. Trained as a social worker and psychologist, Deborah spent her working life focused on the intersectionality of education and mental health as an educational therapist, a counselor, and a school administrator. Olivia Newsome (she/her) is an archivist, lesbrarian, and volunteer at the Lesbian Herstory Archives. She focuses on how to apply Disability Justice and other critical frameworks to her efforts as an information professional. You can check out one of Olivia's archival projects titled On Selfhood: Young Lesbians Within the Margins. Fabliha Anbar is a multi-disciplinary artist, writer, and community organizer based in New York City. She is the cultural organizer for Arts & Democracy where her main focus is cultivating a safe environment for immigrant youth to creatively express themselves through art and culture. Fabliha is also the founder of the Marigold Seeds Collective, a grassroots organization for LGBTQ+ South Asians and Indo-Caribbeans. She has been featured in multiple publications such as Teen Vogue, NBC News, and more. Fabliha utilizes the many facets of her identity in her writing and believes storytelling is a powerful tool to heal souls. Registration required.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Jun 30
5:30 pm
Free
Readings, June 30, 2023, 06/30/2023, Rooftop Happy Hour and Readings

Reading | Seen. Sound. Scribe.: Spoken Word Performances


Brooklyn’s Mahogany L. Browne has written works of fiction, theater, critical essays, edited six anthologies, and authored another half-dozen poetry collections. For the newest season of her ongoing Seen. Sound. Scribe. series, Browne continues curating thought-provoking and politically driven evenings of spoken word, spirited conversation, alongside presentations of new work and fresh ideas. The night will feature talks and readings with established voices and rising stars of the literary world; the full lineup of performers and attendees will be announced shortly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jul 1
8:00 pm
Free
Readings, July 01, 2023, 07/01/2023, Seen. Sound. Scribe.: Spoken Word Performances

Reading | Seen. Sound. Scribe.: Spoken Word Performances


Brooklyn’s Mahogany L. Browne has written works of fiction, theater, critical essays, edited six anthologies, and authored another half-dozen poetry collections. For the newest season of her ongoing Seen. Sound. Scribe. series, Browne continues curating thought-provoking and politically driven evenings of spoken word, spirited conversation, alongside presentations of new work and fresh ideas. The night will feature talks and readings with established voices and rising stars of the literary world; the full lineup of performers and attendees will be announced shortly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jul 15
8:00 pm
Free
Readings, July 15, 2023, 07/15/2023, Seen. Sound. Scribe.: Spoken Word Performances

Reading | Seen. Sound. Scribe.: Spoken Word Performances


Brooklyn’s Mahogany L. Browne has written works of fiction, theater, critical essays, edited six anthologies, and authored another half-dozen poetry collections. For the newest season of her ongoing Seen. Sound. Scribe. series, Browne continues curating thought-provoking and politically driven evenings of spoken word, spirited conversation, alongside presentations of new work and fresh ideas. The night will feature talks and readings with established voices and rising stars of the literary world; the full lineup of performers and attendees will be announced shortly.
   New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Jul 29
8:00 pm
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Readings, July 29, 2023, 07/29/2023, Seen. Sound. Scribe.: Spoken Word Performances
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