Welcome to The Poetry Gig Guide. You'll find open mic
nights and guest readings,
too, where you can be inspired by
established poets. The Poetry Gig Guide is updated from your
submissions.
Check out the gig calendar and gig reviews below.
- May 2023
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Displaying 57 events (1 May 2023 to 31 May 2023)
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Tuesday 02 May 2023
Crystal River » Sunshine Poets
10:00am at 8619 W Crystal St, Crystal River, FL 34428, US
Cleveland Heights » Lyrical Rhythms at the Grog Shop
9:00pm at 2785 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106, US
Wednesday 03 May 2023
10:00am at Zoom
Tulsa, OK » Velvet Chair Poetry Night
7:00pm at 303 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Tulsa, OK, 74103, US
7:30pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Thursday 04 May 2023
Palm Coast » Flagler County Art League's Open Mic
7:00pm at 160 Cypress Point Parkway, Suite 207C, Palm Coast, FL 32164, US
7:30pm at 325 2nd Street, Eureka, CA 95501, US
Friday 05 May 2023
7:00pm at Zoom
8:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Saturday 06 May 2023
Worcester, MA » 7HillsSlam Worcester
7:30pm at 143 Highland St, Worcester, MA, MA 01609, US
Sunday 07 May 2023
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Washington DC » Busboys & Poets, Sparkle
8:00pm at 2021 14th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20009, US
Tuesday 09 May 2023
Albuquerque » ABQ Slams, Poetry and Beer
7:00pm at 1800 4th St NW, Albuquerque, NM 87102, US
Wednesday 10 May 2023
Zoom » Write Out Loud Woking on Zoom
7:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
Ormond Beach » Florida State Poets Assoc, Tomoka Poets Meeting
5:00pm at 30 S. Beach St., Ormond Beach, FL 32174, US
Cleveland Heights » 2nd Weds Poetry, Mac's Backs Books on Coventry
7:00pm at 1820 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118, US
Tulsa, OK » Velvet Chair Poetry Night
7:00pm at 303 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Tulsa, OK, 74103, US
8:00pm at Zoom
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Thursday 11 May 2023
Cleveland OH » Broadsides & Ephemera open mic at Loganberry Books
7:00pm at Larchmere Boulevard, Cleveland OH, OH 44120, US
Friday 12 May 2023
Zoom » 9th Festival of Suffolk Poetry – online workshop
10:30am at TBA, Zoom
7:30pm at 753 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, US
Saturday 13 May 2023
7:00pm at 1216 Howard Street, Omaha, NE 68112, US
Sunday 14 May 2023
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Monday 15 May 2023
Cuyahoga Falls » The Summit Creative Writers Roundtable
7:00pm at 133 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221, US
Tuesday 16 May 2023
7:30pm at Zoom
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Albuquerque » ABQ Slams, Lobo Slam
7:00pm at 111 Harvard Dr SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, US
Tulsa, OK » Velvet Chair Poetry Night
7:00pm at 303 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Tulsa, OK, 74103, US
Chicago » Guild Literary Complex, Palabra Pura
7:30pm at 2726 W. Division, Chicago, IL 60622, US
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Thursday 18 May 2023
4:00pm at https://www.facebook.com/lituppoetry, Facebook
Maitland » Florida State Poets Assoc, Orlando Area Chapter
6:30pm at 501 Maitland Avenue South, Maitland, FL 32751, US
7:00pm at 5835 SW 111 St, Miami, FL 33156, US
7:30pm at https://www.facebook.com/lituppoetry, Facebook
Friday 19 May 2023
12:00am at Zoom
Cleveland OH » Scriptoria Books' Third Friday Poetry Night
7:00pm at 2716 W. 14th St, Cleveland OH, OH 44113, US
Saturday 20 May 2023
Wesley Chapel » New River Poets
12:30pm at 4210 Ernest Dr, Wesley Chapel, FL 33543, US
7:00pm at 105 W Main St Madison, Madison, WI 53703, US
Sunday 21 May 2023
Washington DC » busboys & Poets, Sunday Kind of Love
5:00pm at 2021 14th St NW, Washington DC, DC 20009, US
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Tulsa, OK » Velvet Chair Poetry Night
7:00pm at 303 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Tulsa, OK, 74103, US
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
Thursday 25 May 2023
Zoom » Online launch for audiobooks
7:00pm at https://zoom.us, Zoom
7:45pm at Zoom
Friday 26 May 2023
7:00pm at 9425 West St, Manassas, 20110, US
7:30pm at 753 Cherokee Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, US
Saturday 27 May 2023
2.00pm to 4.00pm at Online
11:00am at Zoom
Sunday 28 May 2023
7:30pm at 2199 California St., Denver, CO 80205, US
Wednesday 31 May 2023
Tulsa, OK » Velvet Chair Poetry Night
7:00pm at 303 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, Tulsa, OK, 74103, US
New York » Nuyorican Poets Cafe
9:00pm at 236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009, US
10:00pm at 7000 N Glenwood, Chicago, IL 60626, US
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