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Are you looking for literary events like book readings, book signings, poetry readings? Then you came to the right place. Start using these unique New York City opportunities today!
Are you looking for literary events like book readings, book signings, poetry readings? Then you came to the right place. Start using these unique New York City opportunities today!
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The quality and quantity of
free events,
free things to do
that happen in New York City
every day of the year
is truly amazing.
So don't miss the opportunities
that only New York provides:
stop wondering what to do;
start taking advantage of
free events to go to,
free things to do in NYC
today!
10 free poetry readings, book signings, author readings in New York City (NYC) Fri, 08/07/2026 - 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!
Poetry Reading | An Evening of Poetry in the Garden
Enjoy an outdoor poetry reading hosted in partnership with McNally Jackson. Submit your work at the link provided to read at the event!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Aug 9
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Lambda Award-Winning Poets Share Their Work in the Park
Award-winning poetry by established and emerging poets. Allison Joseph's most recent collections of poems are Lexicon, Any Proper Weave, Speak and Spell, and Confessions of a Barefaced Woman, which won the 2019 Feathered Quill Book Award and was a finalist for the 2019 NAACP Image Award. Her poems have appeared in The New York Times and in the Best American Poetry Series. Brendan Constantine's work has appeared in many standards, including Poetry, The Nation, Best American Poetry, and Poem-a-Day. erica lewis's books include the precipice of jupiter and camera obscura; murmur in the inventory; and the box set trilogy: daryl hall is my boyfriend, mary wants to be a superwoman, and mahogany. Stephen S. Mills is the author of the Lambda Award-winning book He Do the Gay Man in Different Voices, as well as A History of the Unmarried, and Not Everything Thrown Starts a Revolution. His work has appeared in The American Poetry Review, Columbia Poetry Review, Fourteen Poems, The Los Angeles Review, and others.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 11
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Evening of Local Poetry
Enjoy an evening of poetry with local poet and playwright Galinsky, with "Five Minute Features" from a dozen poets of all styles.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 13
8:00 pm
Free
8:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Award-Winning Poets Share Their Work in the Park
Award-winning poetry by established and emerging poets. Amy Dryansky’s third poetry collection, Ambergris, is forthcoming. Her first, How I Got Lost So Close to Home, won the New England/New York Award. Individual poems appear in Adroit, Harvard Review, New England Review, Orion, The Sun, Tin House, Waxwing, and other journals, as well as several anthologies. Daniel Tobin is the author of ten books of poems, including Blood Labors, named one of the Best Poetry Books of the Year for 2018 by The New York Times and The Washington Independent Review of Books. Ethel Rackin is the author of four poetry books: The Forever Notes; Go On; Evening; and In Time. In addition, she is the author of the text Crafting Poems and Stories: A Guide to Creative Writing. Her work has appeared in The American Poetry Review, Colorado Review, Kenyon Review, New England Review, Poetry Daily, and other journals. Steven Kleinman is the author of Life Cycle of a Bear, winner of the 2019 Philip Levine Prize. His poems appear in The Iowa Review, The Georgia Review, Copper Nickel, and the anthologies Best American Poetry 2020 and Ensnaring the Moment: on the Intersection of Poetry and Photography.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Tue, Aug 18
6:00 pm
Free
6:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Poetry Open Mic: Share Your Work or Listen to Emerging Writers
Participants can share their original work for up to five minutes. Space is limited to 15 readers; show up on time to get a slot!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Thu, Aug 20
5:30 pm
Free
5:30 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | Live Music & Poetry (Outdoors)
An evening of poetry and music in the park! This event features Jenny Xie, Safia Elhillo, and musician Kyle Lux.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Aug 21
7:00 pm
Free
7:00 pm
Free
Poetry Reading | An Evening of Poetry in the Garden
Enjoy an outdoor poetry reading hosted in partnership with McNally Jackson. Submit your work at the link provided to read at the event!
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Aug 23
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Author Reading | James Beard Award-Winning Magazine Hosts Live Story Readings & Conversations with Contributors (Outdoors)
The literary food magazine Cake Zine curates an original reading series from a set of notable New York City writers about the past, present, and future of the city's ever-changing food scene. The readings will be followed by a one-of-a-kind open writing group, guided by Cake Zine's authors. Original stories read by: Melissa Lozada Oliva, Fran Tirado, Stephanie Wambugu, Savannah Sobrevilla Conversation with: Phoebe Tran and Aliza Abarbanel Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Fri, Sep 4
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Author Reading | James Beard Award-Winning Magazine Hosts Live Story Readings & Conversations with Contributors (Outdoors)
The literary food magazine Cake Zine curates an original reading series from a set of notable New York City writers about the past, present, and future of the city's ever-changing food scene. The readings will be followed by a one-of-a-kind open writing group, guided by Cake Zine's authors. Original stories read by: Hilary Leichter, Mychal Denzel Smith, Nicolaia Rips, Eric Kim Conversation with: Ifrah F. Ahmed and Aliza Abarbanel Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sat, Sep 5
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
Author Reading | James Beard Award-Winning Magazine Hosts Live Story Readings & Conversations with Contributors (Outdoors)
The literary food magazine Cake Zine curates an original reading series from a set of notable New York City writers about the past, present, and future of the city's ever-changing food scene. The readings will be followed by a one-of-a-kind open writing group, guided by Cake Zine's authors. Original stories read by: Leslie Jamison, Larissa Pham, Sahir Ahmed, Doreen St. Felix Conversation with: Erik Piepenburg and Florent Morellet Seating opens 30 minutes before showtime and is available on the grass or benches.
New York City, NY; NYC
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Sun, Sep 6
5:00 pm
Free
5:00 pm
Free
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