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KGB Bar Poetry Reading Series

KGB Bar
85 E. 4th St., 2nd fl, New York, NY 10003
nr. Second Ave.   See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-505-3360 Send to Phone

Price

Free

Reservations

No Recommendation

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at Astor Pl.; F, V at Lower East Side-Second Ave.

Schedule
Ongoing Every Mon, 7pm-9pm
Most Mondays, call to confirm.

Profile

KGB Bar, housed in the former headquarters of a Ukranian socialist party, is a heady drinking foundation with no less than three—count 'em, three—separate weekly reading series. Sandwiched between Sunday’s Fiction and Tuesday’s Non- is Monday’s Poetry with a decade to its credit. It’s a remarkable feat for a boutique discipline. But considering the pedigree—started by David Lehman and Star Black; graced by the likes of John Ashberry, Katha Pollit, and Molly Peacock—the longevity isn't that surprising. Need a preview? Check out The KGB Bar Book of Poems, a 2000 title inspired by the series.

Schedule

3/19 - Denise Duhamel (Two and Two) and David Trinidad (Plasticville) host contributors of the collaborative poetry anthology Saints of Hysteria: A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry.

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