Poetry and readings in New York City in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Theatre

  until Dec 9

  Starr Reading Series

  The Bushwick Starr · Bushwick, Brooklyn

  • Theatre
  • Literature

  Free

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  7 PM

  Casey McQuiston, Red, White & Royal Blue: The Private Correspondence

  Symphony Space · Upper West Side, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Literature

  8 PM

  Carolina Ebeid + Mark Nowak

  The Poetry Project (St. Mark's Church) · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  $10 Tickets ↗

• Literature

  8 PM

  Stage Dive: Creative Writing Workshop

  Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Literature

  6:30 PM

  Writers in Residence: An Evening of Storytelling

  Tenement Museum · Lower East Side, Manhattan

  • Literature

  $12.50–$25 Tickets ↗

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Literature

  8 PM

  S*an D. Henry-Smith + julie ezelle patton

  The Poetry Project (St. Mark's Church) · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  $10 Tickets ↗

Monday, December 7, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Nuyorican Bowery Slam

  Bowery Poetry Club · NoHo, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

• Literature

  —Time not announced

  First Mondays: Material

  Alvin Eng · Maura Finkelstein · Keeanga Yamhatta-Taylor

  Performance Space New York · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Literature

  8 PM

  Sweet Nothings Literary Salon

  Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Brandon Tensley

  WORD Bookstore (Greenpoint) · Greenpoint, Brooklyn

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

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  7 PM

  Objects with Roz Chast

  Symphony Space · Upper West Side, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

• Literature

  8 PM

  Drink 'N Draft: Creative Writing Workshop

  Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

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• Literature

  8 PM

  Game Night: Holiday Literary Trivia

  Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 10, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  An Advent Romance Panel: The Twelve Loves of Christmas

  Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Offsite at The Town Hall - An Evening With Fran Lebowitz

  Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  American Hagwon: Min Jin Lee

  Kupferberg Center for the Arts (Colden Auditorium) · Flushing, Queens

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

• Literature

  7 PM

  Offsite at The Town Hall - An Evening With Fran Lebowitz Night 2

  Strand Book Store · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Monday, December 14, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Nuyorican Bowery Slam

  Bowery Poetry Club · NoHo, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

• Literature

  8 PM

  East Village Wordsmiths Literary Salon

  Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

• Literature

  8 PM

  Drink 'N Draft: Creative Writing Workshop

  Book Club Bar · East Village, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Monday, December 21, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Nuyorican Bowery Slam

  Bowery Poetry Club · NoHo, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Monday, December 28, 2026

• Literature

  7 PM

  Nuyorican Bowery Slam

  Bowery Poetry Club · NoHo, Manhattan

  • Literature

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

• Literature

  6:30 PM

  Se Buscan Poetas

  Marcos de la Fuente

  Bowery Poetry Club · NoHo, Manhattan

  • Literature

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