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The Poetry Project

131 East 10th Street
St. Mark's Church
(at Second Avenue)
New York, NY  10003
Tel: (212) 674-0910
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$5.00 members, $7.00 seniors, students, $8.00 adults.
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Office hours: Mon-Fri Noon to 7 pm

A program at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, the Poetry Project offers weekly reading and performance series, ongoing writing workshops, a quarterly newsletter, an annual literary magazine, the annual New Year's Day Marathon Reading, an extensive tape and document archive and general support for working poets. Since its founding in 1966, hundreds of poets, writers and performers—including Allen Ginsberg, Alice Walker, John Cage, Sam Shepard, Terri McMillan, Patti Smith and Yoko Ono—have shared their work during readings at the Poetry Project.

  • Directions: Subway: 6 to Astor Place; L to Third Avenue
  • Disability Access: Wheelchair accessible

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The Poetry Project Listings

  • A Reading for 'The Recluse 8'

    Wed, June 6, 2012 Contributors to the Poetry Project's annual poetry magazine read their work. 

  • Ted Greenwald and Elinor Nauen

    Wed, May 30, 2012 Authors Ted Greenwald and Elinor Nauen read their works.

  • Poets' Potluck

    Fri, May 25, 2012 The Poets’ Potluck is an opportunity for New York City’s poetry community(ies) to come together for an evening of readings, performances and delicious food. An array of writers, both new and seasoned veterans to the Poetry Project, will read/perform their work.

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