Poetry

July Open Mic at Community Forge

Open Mic & Open Stage with a live band of Pittsburgh's most talented musicians!

Book Launch: Dirty Poet / Lori Jakiela / Dave Newman / Caitlin Cruser

A multi-author book launch event at Brillobox featuring readings by The Dirty Poet, Lori Jakiela, Dave Newman, and Caitlin Cruser.

Live Wire

A night of poetry and music presented by Power Cities at Brillobox in Pittsburgh.

Paco Cathcart (The Cradle), Mold Rush, Cereal Brothers (Alvin Row + Jim Lingo), Ségolène Pihut

Pittsburgh UFO Club: UFO Conference and UFO Book Sale

The Pittsburgh UFO Club hosts a UFO conference, book sale, speakers, and poetry at Fungus Books and Records backyard.

Jazz Poetry 2026: Spanish Pianist Marta Sánchez’s “For the Space You Left” & Poems by City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence

Jazz Poetry 2026 welcomes Marta Sánchez for a stunning solo-piano album release, with compositions inspired by themes of isolation and solitude, as well as intimate, improvisational poetry collaborations with four City of Asylum Writers-in-Residence.

Poetry and Song

poetry and song

Sounding Word Sounds

Sound Poetry Performed by Carnegie Library Staff and Lead by David Mahler

Emma Lazarus Weekly Open Mic and Jam Session

Friday Night Open Jam