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Poetry and readings in New York City this weekend

11 events from Saturday, October 17 to Sunday, October 18, 2026. Free: 2. Busiest venues: Q.E.D. Astoria, Albertine Books, Alice Austen House Museum.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

Literature
10:30 AM

Breakfast at the Shop

Kew and Willow Books · Kew Gardens, Queens
- Literature
Music
2 PM

TRANSLATING SCANDINAVIA

Scandinavia House · Murray Hill, Manhattan
- Music
- Visual arts
Literature
3 PM

A Reading by Danielle Wilde

Danielle Wilde

Alice Austen House Museum · Rosebank, Staten Island
- Literature
Tickets
Literature
3 PM

"La gouvernante de Marilyn": A Book Signing with Laurent Morlet

Laurent Morlet

Albertine Books · Upper East Side, Manhattan
- Literature
Free
Literature
3 PM

Poets of Queens

Q.E.D. Astoria · Astoria, Queens
- Literature
$10 Tickets
Literature
3 PM

Spoken Word: Anacaona Estaría Contenta by Navrioska (Navrix) M³

Governors Island · Governors Island, Manhattan
- Literature
Literature
5 PM

How Was It? Storytelling Show

Q.E.D. Astoria · Astoria, Queens
- Literature
$5 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Music at the Institute

Ukrainian Institute of America · Upper East Side, Manhattan
- Music
- Visual arts

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Literature
3 PM

The Monologue Table Six Pack

Q.E.D. Astoria · Astoria, Queens
- Literature
$10 Tickets
Music
4 PM

Join the Webb

Alphaville · Bushwick, Brooklyn
- Music
- Poetry
Free Tickets
Literature
4 PM

New and Notable Book Club

WORD Bookstore (Greenpoint) · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
- Literature
Tickets

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