Bowery Poetry Club

308 Bowery · btwn Bleeker & Houston
NoHo, Manhattan

In 2026

Still pouring

Checked October 15, 2026.

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Overview

Not just a venue for readings this is a venue for poets. Coffee, sandwiches, WiFi, and perhaps most importantly a bar, create a space to unwind when writers block sets in.

History

Still a venue for poets

When we wrote it up, we said it wasn't just a venue for readings but a venue for poets, with coffee, sandwiches, WiFi and, perhaps most importantly, a bar for when writer's block set in. Bob Holman had founded it in 2002¹.

In July 2012 the club was set to close for renovations later that month². It reopened in March 2013 as a joint performance venue with Duane Park, and both still give their address as 308 Bowery^{1, 3, 4}.

The Nuyorican Poets Cafe brings its famous poetry slam series to the club weekly, on Monday evenings, in person, and it suggests the Bowery Poetry Club to anyone looking for a nearby place to host an event^{3, 5}.

Sources

Researched October 2026.

What's nearby

Crime Scene Bar and Lounge under 0.1 mi Closed; now 310 Bowery Bar
Slainte under 0.1 mi Still pouring
Tom And Jerry's under 0.1 mi Still pouring
Von under 0.1 mi Still pouring
Agozar under 0.1 mi Closed; now Shifka
Quartino under 0.1 mi Closed
Bowery Wine Company 0.1 mi Closed; now Baar Baar
Bowery Electric 0.1 mi Same bar, now Bowery Palace
Mars Bar 0.1 mi Closed; now TD Bank
Elizabeth 0.1 mi Closed; now The Musket Room