During this night of live poetry readings and performances, the Nuyorican Poets Café, a cultural icon on New York’s Lower East Side since 1973, takes over Late Night ICP for an evening celebrating their poets and words inspired by ICP's current exhibition, Love Songs: Photography and Intimacy. Following the in-gallery program will be a “Poems of Love” Open Mic.
Poets & Schedule to be announced.
Open Mic
The open mic portion of the evening is available for attendees. There will be a sign-up sheet at check-in and slots are available on a first come, first serve basis. Each performer is allotted 3 minutes and all poems/pieces must be on the theme “Love & Intimacy.”
About the Nuyorican Poets Café
Over the past 50 years, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe has served as a global home for groundbreaking works of poetry, music, theater and visual arts. A multicultural and multi-disciplinary institution, the Nuyorican gives voice to historically marginalized poets, actors, filmmakers and musicians, having launched the careers of countless legends. The Nuyorican champions the use of art & poetry as means of empowerment and social change. Our community of spectators, artists and students is a reflection of New York City’s diverse populace, with Allen Ginsberg calling the Cafe “the most integrated place on the planet.”
