Over the last 40 years, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe has served as a home for groundbreaking works of poetry, music, theater, and visual arts. A multicultural and multi-arts institution, the...

from The Poetry Project Most of the photos in this archive gallery were taken at the New Year’s Marathon Readings or at the Symposiums. Dates, performers, and photographers are identified...

LOWER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY HERO Nominated by Bob Holman, Bowery Arts & Science Steve Cannon was a New York City icon and an American writer and the founder of the cultural organization, A Gathering...