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The Bowery Poetry Club

308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012 40.72491 -73.992334
nr. Bleecker St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-614-0505 Send to Phone

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Scene: WiFi, Bar Food, Comedy Club, DJ, Live Music, Open Mic, Theme

Photo by Youngna Park

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Official Website

bowerypoetry.com

Hours

Mon-Fri, 5pm-4am; Sat-Sun, noon-4am

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Bleecker St.; F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Cover Charge

$5-$15

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Upcoming Events

Ongoing
Every Tue Book-in-Hand Reading Group

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Profile

Bob Holman, a bearded, linen-suited veteran of St. Mark’s Poetry Project and the Nuyorican, founded the Bowery Poetry Club in 2002 as a haven for verse in all its forms—not just the shrill nursery rhymes and political rants associated with its noisier, smokier forebears. The stage and DJ booth loom impressively over the café’s sleek tables and exposed-brick walls, focusing all eyes and ears on performers who, in a single night, can range from improv-Dada-cabaret group the Typing Explosion to Bowery flophouse poet Bingo Gazingo. Big shows and regular gigs draw the steadiest audiences, but the chilled-out, wireless-accessible coffee shop opens at noon Tuesday through Sunday and at 6pm on Mondays. “We’re trying to make it a place where you can hang out,” Holman says, “and let inspiration take its time.”