Poets House
(between Murray and Barclay Streets)
New York, NY 10282
Tel: (212) 431-7920
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Admission to the library is free. Admission to programs is $10; $7 for seniors/students; free to Poets House Members
Tues – Fri: 11 am – 7 pm
Sat: 11 am – 6 pm
Sat: 11 am – 6 pm
Founded in 1985 by the late U.S. poet laureate Stanley Kunitz and arts administrator Elizabeth Kray, Poets House is a 50,000-volume poetry library and meeting place that is free and open to the public. After many years of residence in SoHo, in 2009 Poets House moved to a new location in Lower Manhattan's Battery Park City (on the banks of the Hudson River, two blocks south of Chambers Street).
Senior Discount
Membership for seniors (65 and older) costs $40. Tickets to programs are discounted to $7.
Membership for seniors (65 and older) costs $40. Tickets to programs are discounted to $7.
- Directions: Subway: A, C, 1, 2, 3 to Chambers Street. Walk west on Chambers to River Terrace. Turn left, walk two blocks south to Poets House.
- Disability Access: Street level entrance, elevator access to second floor.
- Gift Shops: Memberships, T-shirts, Directory of American Poetry Books
- Reference Center: 50,000 books, journals, chapbooks, audiotapes, videotapes, reference volumes; open to the public
Get involved with Poets House
- Donations through NYCharities.org
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Memberships: Memberships are $50 for the year ($40 for seniors), offering free admission to events.
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Literary and Multimedia Collections
Ongoing Literary journals, chapbooks and a multimedia archive (accessible onsite using Poets House iPods) are among the collections available at the Poets House.