Series Director: William Electric Black
The Poetry Electric fuses music, movement, sound, and dance with the spoken word and presents artists working in a wide range of styles including beatboxing, jazz and hip-hop theatre. This series has presented over 200 emerging poets from diverse cultural backgrounds.
Poetry Electric is presented monthly at La MaMa.
This Season
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Poetry Electric: The Mayor
January 28
Poetry Electric 2019-2020 is supported in part public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, with additional support from the Axe-Houghton Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, The John Golden Fund, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
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58th Season (2019-2020)nextprevious
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Poetry Electric: Tribute to Toni
October 07
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Poetry Electric: Reflections of History
October 14
57th Season (2018-2019)nextprevious
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Poetry Electric: Keepers of the Flame
October 22
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Poetry Electric: Freedom Writers
December 03
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Poetry Electric: Lower East Side Girls Club
December 10
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Poetry Electric: Shhh…and Beats
March 11
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Poetry Electric: April Fools
April 01
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Poetry Electric: Betty & Belrays (Voices for Civil Rights)
May 13
55th Season (2016-2017)nextprevious
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Poetry Electric: The Prodigal Vegan: A Culinary Solo Show
March 27
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Poetry Electric: Voices of the New Resistance
February 20
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Poetry Electric: Breaking Boundaries
January 16
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Poetry Electric: Americana Psychobabble
December 19
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Poetry Electric: Make Him My Wife
November 28
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Poetry Electric: 55 Poems For La MaMa’s 55th Anniversary
October 24
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Poetry Electric: Women’s Poetry Happening Voices of Resistance
April 17
54th Season (2015-2016)nextprevious
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Poetry Electric: Live Mag! Straight Out of America
October 12
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Poetry Electric: Ω▽ Ohmslice and The Children
May 02
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Poetry Electric: Women’s Poetry Happening
November 09
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Poetry Electric: Women’s Solo Festival
March 07 - March 08, 2016
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Poetry Electric: These Red Lights Were Made 4 Us To Make Them Green
December 14
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Poetry Electric MLK Day Event: SAY IT LOUD
January 18
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Poetry Electric: Langston Hughes in Harlem
February 22
53rd Season (2014-2015)nextprevious
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Poetry Electric: LiVE MAG! Monster Word Mash
October 27
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Poetry Electric: Women’s Poetry Happening
February 23
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Poetry Electric: Dickless
April 13
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Poetry Electric: Only Yes – Poetry on Consent
May 04
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Poetry Electric: Seriously Though
November 11
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Poetry Electric: Holding the Space
June 08