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Regular Venues

SUNDAY

Second Sundays
Hosted by
Ainsley Burrows & Osagyefo
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 East 3rd St. Bet. Ave.
B and C,NYC,NY
(downtown Manhattan)
7:30pm
$10 at door
(Free if you bring 2 people with you)
email ainsleyburrows@hotmail.com for more info

Frequency Reading Series
Four-Faced Liar
165 West 4th st.
New york, NY
(212) 366-0608
Weekends at 2:30 P.M.
Hosted by: Shafer Hall
& Rachael Rakes

MONDAY

louderMONDAYS
Bar 13
35 E. 13th St., Union Square,
between Broadway and University Place.
4, 5, 6, N, R, Q, W, L train
to 14th Street/UNION SQUARE.
New York, New York
212.979.6677
7:30pm
www.louderarts.com
2-for-1 drinks every louderMONDAY.
openMIC sign-up @ 7pm sharp,
$5/$4 students!
Hosted by Fish Varg

Smokin' Word Mondays
the HOME OF URBAN POETRY
live @ Nells
246 W.14th Street
(btw 7th and 8th Avenues)
NYC
doors open 7:30pm
showtime 8pm
admission $5 before 9pm
$10 thereafter

Saturn Series at Revival
Show starts at 7pm
129 East 15th Street
NYC
$3 admission
Open Mike & Featured Poet.
Hosted by William Duke and Su Polo.

TUESDAY

Join Hec-1 of the Welfare Poets
( every Tuesday)
at Camaradas Bar and Restaurant
for the Word is Bond
Open Mic Series - 9pm
115th street - 1st avenue
Harlem, NYC
Take the 6 train to 116th street
head east to 1st Avenue on 116th street
Cover: $5.00

Kiev Cafe
117 2nd Ave.
(at the corner of 2nd & 7th St.)
NY, NY
No cover, no charge,
free glass of wine if reading.
For more info:
212-420-9600
or email: azur_blu@hotmail.com

Buttafly Open Mic Series
769 Washington Ave,
Brooklyn, NY
(between Sterling & St. Johns Place),
8:30pm
Free to read
$5 to enter the contest | 718.636.1900

WEDNESDAY

LIQUID LANGUAGE
Every Wednesday
BARNES AND NOBLE
(PARK SLOPE)
ON THE CORNER OF 7TH AVE AND 6TH ST.
7PM SHARP
HOSTED BY NATIONAL POETRY SLAM CHAMPION
DABOOGIEMAN
(WWW.DABOOGIEMAN216.COM)
AND MODERATED BY TODD SADIQ(DNA)

NATIVE YARD
An Evening of Music, Poetry,
Spoken Word, Griotism, and Open Mic.
Wednesdays, 8 - 10 p.m.
(Open Mic signup at 7:30)

Café Shane
794 Washington Ave.
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Between St. John's and Sterling.
Just two blocks away from The Brooklyn Museum
Phone: 718.399.9001
Email: eatatshanes@aol.com

First Wednesdays
Downtown Bronx Bar & Cafe
141 East 149th @ Walton Avenue,
Bronx,NY
free | 718.409.1265 | www.bronxarts.org
Subway: 4/5 to Grand Concourse
7:00pm
Hosted by the Bronx Writers Center

Girlsalon
A variety show of the hottest up and coming lesbian/queer performers in town, featuring spoken word artists, musicians, comedians, performance artists, dancers and other eccentric talents.
Hosted by Janine Avril. To book yourself for an upcoming show write to janine@janinesays.com with 'variety booking' in the subject line.
$7 cover.
Meow Mix
269 East Houston St (at Suffolk)

Spoken Word Wednesdays
Amy Ruth's Restaurant
113 W. 116th St
(bet. Lenox & 7th Ave)
Harlem, NY
Doors open at 8pm
$7 admission
khajahkool@aol.com

FRIDAY

Friday Night Slam
@ The Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Hosted by Karen Jaime
236 East 3rd Street
(Btwn. Ave.'s B & C),
NY, NY
Line forms at 9:00PM,
show starts at 10:00PM
$7 reg. slam,
$12 if its a semifinal
phone 212.505.8183
or email: PWomyn75@aol.com
or visit www.nuyorican.org

THE PINK PONY WEST
POETRY READING SERIES
Friday nights at
The Cornelia Street Café
29 Cornelia Street
(Bleecker & West 4th),
NYC
212-989-9319,
Subways: A/C/E/F to West 4th; or 1/9 to Christopher Street
6pm, $6 admission gets you a free drink!

SATURDAY

WORDS
hip hop & poetry
showcase & open mic
third Sat of every month 10pm
Hosted By WiseGuy&Gaston
Beats By Josh & Jonah with
DJ BOO
$10 w/FLYER (not email)
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 east 3rd St
/btwn Ave B&C/nyc/ F train to 2nd Ave/
Neo Soul/Spoken Word Showcase
4 Poets, MC, singers & Comedians
Hosted by RL tha Gifted 1

Cafe Iimani
148 Stuyvesant Avenue (@ Greene Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
free
For more info:
gifted_68@hotmail.com
www.cafeiimani.com
718.574.6565

Sistas' Place
1st & 3rd Saturdays Writers' Workshop
with Louis Reyes Rivera
Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Essays
Basics & Advanced
456 Nostrand Ave. (at Jefferson)
Take the 'A' Train (718 398 1766)
New York, New York

OrdiNarY jOe's
Respect The Mic
(Open mic & talent Showcase)
Hosted by: Substantial
4pm, $7 at the door,
$5 with flyer,
One drink minimum
@ The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery St.
NY N.Y.
(Between Bleeker and Houston)
www.bowerypoetry.com
bowery phone# 212-614-0505
For more info contact: 917-620-6089 or OJRTM@yahoo.com