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Inspired Words: An Interview with Lemon Andersen
Artist of the Month: Inside The Inspired Word Studio with Actor/HBO Def Poet Brian Dykstra
Featured Video: 2-Time HBO Def Poetry Star Ratsack
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Mike Geffner Presents The Inspired Word

Founded and produced by longtime New York City journalist and former Village Voice columnist Mike Geffner, The Inspired Word is one of the hottest spoken word poetry/performance events in the country, happening every week in downtown Manhattan, New York City.

Our venues:

116 MacDougal, 116 MacDougal Street (between Bleecker Street and Minetta Lane), Manhattan, NY – EVERY Wednesday night, 7-10pm. NO AGE LIMIT.

One and One Bar/Restaurant, downstairs Nexus Lounge, 76 East 1st Street (corner of 1st Avenue), Manhattan, NY – EVERY Monday night, 7-11pm. NO AGE LIMIT.

Nuyorican Poets Café, 236 East 3rd Street (between Avenue B and C), Manhattan, NY -  One Tuesday of every month, 9pm-midnight. NO AGE LIMIT.

The Gallery at LPR (le Poisson Rouge), 158 Bleecker Street (between Sullivan and Thompson), Manhattan, NY – Specialty events. Please check schedule for dates and times. Age limit 21+.

Soho Playhouse, downstairs Huron Club, 15 Vandam Street, Manhattan, NY – Special events. Please check schedule for dates and times.

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