# Poetry events in Pittsburgh, Today and Upcoming Poetry events in Pittsburgh

- **Subtitle**: All Poetry events in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Pittsburgh like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance
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All Poetry events in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here you can find more information about Upcoming events in Pittsburgh like parties, concerts, meets,shows, sports, club, reunion, Performance

## Events in Pittsburgh

- **Event Name**: meTamorphosis x T.S. Leonard, Another Anthem of Fabulous Survival
  - **Description**: We are thrilled to host T.S. Leonard in celebration of his dazzling debut! With Steffan Triplett, T.C. Martin, and DJ Queen Father.About this EventWe are honored to host T.S. Leonard in celebration of his
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 16 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Oct 16 2026 at 09:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/metamorphosis-x-ts-leonard-another-anthem-of-fabulous-survival/100002001425398243
  - **Venue**: White Whale Bookstore
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Contests, Entertainment, Workshops, performances
- **Event Name**: Forever Fest Presents: Octoberfest Midterm Mayhem 2026
  - **Description**: Live music, vendors, food, poetry, comedy, networking, and community. Celebrate local talent and Unity in the Spotlight at Octoberfest 2026!About this EventAbout This EventWelcome to Forever Fest: Octoberfest Midte
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 23 2026 at 08:00 am – Fri Oct 23 2026 at 10:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/forever-fest-presents-octoberfest-midterm-mayhem-2026/100001996795594375
  - **Venue**: Schenley Plaza
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Entertainment, Art, Music, Festivals, performances, comedy, literary-art, Business
- **Event Name**: Mario's Oakland | Friday Open Mic!
  - **Description**: Kick off your weekend vibes with some fresh talent and good times at Mario's Friday Open Mic!
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/marios-oakland-friday-open-mic/100001994487327286
  - **Venue**: Mario's Oakland Saloon
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness
- **Event Name**: Write It. Speak It. Teach It.:  Spoken Word Poetry into the ELA Classroom
  - **Description**: Join WPWP & WPCTE for an interactive evening of professional learning exploring spoken word and slam poetry as tools for voice, creativity.About this EventHow can spoken word poetry create new possibil
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 15 2026 at 05:00 pm – Thu Oct 15 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/write-it-speak-it-teach-it-spoken-word-poetry-into-the-ela-classroom/100002001599620346
  - **Venue**: Center for Urban Education, University of Pittsburgh
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Free Children's Event: Words & Pictures with Elizabeth Acevedo
  - **Description**: From National Book Award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author and renowned poet Elizabeth Acevedo comes a white-knuckle journey to self-understanding and doing the right thing, no matter the cost.

Lil is anything but small. She’s rebellious, she’s
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 6
  - **Date**: Thu Dec 03 2026 at 06:00 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/free-childrens-event-words-and-pictures-with-elizabeth-acevedo/200030474864307
  - **Venue**: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, performances, workshops, entertainment
- **Event Name**: An Evening with Appalachian Authors Willie Carver and Natalie Sypolt
  - **Description**: Willie Carver and Natalie Sypolt join us to share readings from their new books.About this EventWe are excited to welcome Appalachian authors Willie Carver and Natalie Sypolt to our Squirrel Hill store to discuss their ne
  - **Date**: Mon Oct 12 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon Oct 12 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/an-evening-with-appalachian-authors-willie-carver-and-natalie-sypolt/100001989842383133
  - **Venue**: Riverstone
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, kentucky-derby, contests, nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Broadstone Author's Event: Robert Walicki and David Swerdlow
  - **Description**: We are grateful to host two phenomenal Pittsburgh poets, Robert Walicki and David Swerdlow for a reading and Broadstone triple book launch!About this EventWe are grateful to host two phenomenal Pittsburgh
  - **Date**: Thu Oct 08 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Oct 08 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/broadstone-authors-event-robert-walicki-and-david-swerdlow/100002000272779730
  - **Venue**: White Whale Bookstore
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Sports, Workshops, Festivals, Nonprofit, health-wellness
- **Event Name**: International Poetry Forum Presents: Brenda Hillman and Robert Hass
  - **Description**: A special poetry reading with two of the country's most celebrated writers. Part of the International Poetry Forum's 60th Anniversary SeasonAbout this EventThe International Poetry Forum is pleased to present a reading by
  - **Date**: Sat Apr 10 2027 at 02:00 pm – Sat Apr 10 2027 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/international-poetry-forum-presents-brenda-hillman-and-robert-hass/100002001137750882
  - **Venue**: Carnegie Library Lecture Hall (Oakland)
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, business, performances, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Artist in Exile: Fatimah Asghar’s “Daughter of the Mountains: Poems of Heartbreak and Homecoming”
  - **Description**: The award-winning author of “If They Come For Us” uses their sophomore collection of meditative poems to pursue the question: Exiled from ancestral homelands, how can one find a place for themself in the world?
  - **Date**: Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon Sep 28 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/artist-in-exile-fatimah-asghars-daughter-of-the-mountains-poems-of-heartbreak-and-homecoming/80001401914740
  - **Venue**: City of Asylum
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Event Name**: Ten Evenings: Arthur Sze
  - **Description**: “Now more than ever, dismantling walls and cultural barriers will help to find the common ground that seems to be shifting and eroding underfoot. ‘Translation,’ Sze affirms, ‘builds bridges and makes connections.’”—Veronica Corpuz, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 5
  - **Date**: Mon Apr 26 2027 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/ten-evenings-arthur-sze/200030436868235
  - **Venue**: Carnegie Music Hall
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  - **Categories**: art, literary-art, science-fair
- **Event Name**: PALMER SQUARES @ POETRY LOUNGE PITTSBURGH
  - **Description**: two big dick bastards are cumming to a poetry lounge near you.
  - **Date**: Wed Dec 09 2026 at 08:00 pm – Wed Dec 09 2026 at 11:30 pm (-05:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pittsburgh/palmer-squares-poetry-lounge-pittsburgh/100001998255803901
  - **Venue**: Poetry Lounge
  - **Banner**: https://cdn-ip.allevents.in/s/rs:fill:500:250/g:sm/sh:100/aHR0cHM6Ly9jZG4tYXouYWxsZXZlbnRzLmluL2V2ZW50czkvYmFubmVycy9jZjQ4Mzk3ZWRhNzBlYzQ4ZDA0ZWRiNTYyMzEwOWQ2NzQ3YTc1YTkwMjk2MzQ0ZDQ3ZTdjZmQyYTZlMzc0ZTBlLXJpbWctdzEyMDAtaDYyOC1kYzA4MDgwOC1nbWlyLmpwZz92PTE3ODcyMjIzNTE.avif
  - **Price**: USD 20
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art

## Trending Events in Pittsburgh

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  - **Venue**: Pittsburgh
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- **Event Name**: Olivia Rodrigo at PPG Paints Arena
  - **Venue**: PPG Paints Arena
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- **Event Name**: Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens (Home Opener)
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  - **Description**: Olivia Rodrigo at PPG Paints Arena
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- **Event Name**: Olivia Rodrigo
  - **Description**: Olivia Rodrigo
Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, PA
Date: Sep 30, 2026 - 07:00 PM
  - **Venue**: Pittsburgh, Pa
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- **Event Name**: TBD at Pittsburgh Pirates - NLDS (Home Game 3)
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- **Event Name**: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts
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  - **Venue**: Acrisure Stadium
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Pittsburgh?
  - **A:** meTamorphosis x T.S. Leonard, Another Anthem of Fabulous Survival (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 07:00 pm at White Whale Bookstore), Forever Fest Presents: Octoberfest Midterm Mayhem 2026 (Fri Oct 23 2026 at 08:00 am at Schenley Plaza), Mario's Oakland | Friday Open Mic! (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:00 pm at Mario's Oakland Saloon), Write It. Speak It. Teach It.:  Spoken Word Poetry into the ELA Classroom (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at Center for Urban Education, University of Pittsburgh), Free Children's Event: Words & Pictures with Elizabeth Acevedo (Thu Dec 03 2026 at 06:00 pm at Carnegie Library Lecture Hall).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Pittsburgh?
  - **A:** meTamorphosis x T.S. Leonard, Another Anthem of Fabulous Survival (Fri Oct 16 2026 at 07:00 pm at White Whale Bookstore), Forever Fest Presents: Octoberfest Midterm Mayhem 2026 (Fri Oct 23 2026 at 08:00 am at Schenley Plaza), Mario's Oakland | Friday Open Mic! (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:00 pm at Mario's Oakland Saloon), Write It. Speak It. Teach It.:  Spoken Word Poetry into the ELA Classroom (Thu Oct 15 2026 at 05:00 pm at Center for Urban Education, University of Pittsburgh), An Evening with Appalachian Authors Willie Carver and Natalie Sypolt (Mon Oct 12 2026 at 07:00 pm at Riverstone).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Pittsburgh today September 28, 2026?
  - **A:** Artist in Exile: Fatimah Asghar’s “Daughter of the Mountains: Poems of Heartbreak and Homecoming” (Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at City of Asylum).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Pittsburgh this weekend October 2–4, 2026?
  - **A:** Mario's Oakland | Friday Open Mic! (Fri Oct 02 2026 at 08:00 pm at Mario's Oakland Saloon).
- **Q**: What events are happening in Pittsburgh in September 2026?
  - **A:** Artist in Exile: Fatimah Asghar’s “Daughter of the Mountains: Poems of Heartbreak and Homecoming” (Mon Sep 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at City of Asylum).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Pittsburgh?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Pittsburgh on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Pittsburgh?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Pittsburgh?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Pittsburgh include White Whale Bookstore, Schenley Plaza, Mario's Oakland Saloon.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Pittsburgh?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Pittsburgh range from USD 20 to USD 20. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Pittsburgh?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Pittsburgh include White Whale Bookstore, Adam Taylor, Chuck Lewis.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Pittsburgh?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Pittsburgh.

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