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St. Mark’s Church 131 E. 10th Street New York, NY 10003
212.674.0910
Since 1966, The Poetry Project has expanded access to literature, education, and opportunities for sharing one’s creative work in a counter-hierarchical, radically open space and community. Premised on the vision that cultural action at the local level can inspire broader shifts in public consciousness, The Project is committed to developing and collaborating on replicable program models that challenge persistent social narratives, especially through the verbal reframing made possible in poetry. We do this work through a combination of live readings, performances, lectures, events, and workshops, in addition to literary and critical publications and emerging writers and curatorial fellowship programs. The Poetry Project is based at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery, a vibrant artistic and community space which includes the St. Mark’s Church congregation, Danspace Project, and New York Theatre Ballet.
The Poetry Project hosts low-cost, sliding scale, and free poetry readings, lectures, and performances, as well as various workshops and reading groups. The Project’s programming spans four primary series: the Monday Night Series for work from emerging writers; our headlining and longest-running series on Wednesday Nights; the Thursday Night Series, which focuses on experimental and experiential learning practices through Lectures and Dis/Courses; and the Friday Night interdisciplinary series. To present a range of perspectives, practices, generations, experiences, and communities, The Poetry Project’s full calendar of readings, performances, lectures, and classes is collaboratively curated by Program Director Mirene Arsanios, Curator-in-Residence Ethan Philbrick, and Poetry Project staff. The Poetry Project Newsletter, edited by Editorial Director Kay Gabriel and Kyle Carrero Lopez, is published quarterly (online and in print) and includes poetry reviews, interviews, essays, and more. The Poetry Project hosts an annual New Year’s Day Reading Marathon that features the work of over 150 poets, artists, musicians, and performers. The Poetry Project offers membership and volunteer opportunities.
The Poetry Project offers: Free events | Free or discounted tickets | Digital access (e.g., online programs or streaming events)
Open Arts LES 2020 Interview
I think, in addition to being a home for poetry, part of what distinguishes us within the ecosystem of arts on the Lower East Side and also within our national and global context… is that the the Poetry Project is a very specifically community driven place. We’re thinking about how poetry and community mutually form and shape one another… How do we change the ways we listen to, recognize and work with one another through poetry? – Kyle Dacuyan