The Poetry Project’s full calendar of readings, performances, lectures, and classes is collaboratively curated by staff and our Curator-in-Residence to present a range of perspectives, practices, generations, experiences, and communities. This collaboration is facilitated by the Project’s Program Director, Mirene Arsanios, with the intention of making space for unlikely confluence and generative encounter, and view gathering and listening as much modes of experimentation as poetry is. Without circumscribing the poets, writers, and artists who share work at The Poetry Project, we pose frames of inquiry across each season of events to suggest points of relation and discussion across time.
The Poetry 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.
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Tickets to most Poetry Project events are $10 General Admission and $5 for students, seniors, and Poetry Project Members at the Individual Level. Tickets for all regular programming are free for Poetry Project Members at the Supporting Level and up. No one is ever turned away for lack of funds
Become a Member of The Poetry Project to receive discounted tickets, early access to workshop registration, and more!
If you are a student or senior, you can write Poetry Project Communications Director Will Farris to receive a discount code to purchase your ticket online. Tickets are also available at the door for all Poetry Project events.
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The Poetry Project's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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As of September 2025: wearing a mask to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 is now optional for most Poetry Project events. All events where masks are required are noted in event descriptions.
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The Poetry Project is committed to making our event programming inclusive and accessible for individuals with different experiences, and are continuously working to improve and expand upon accessibility measures. Our online broadcasts feature live transcription and are presented on broadcasts compatible with most screen readers. If you have a question about either of these resources, or an accessibility measure we haven't described, please contact us at rm@poetryproject.org.
