This event is in the past.It took place on February 23, 2026 at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery.
PlayPlayStart your year with 52 years of poetic chaos. This legendary day-long marathon packs 11 hours of boundary-pushing poetry and performance into St. Mark's Church, with everyone from Eileen Myles to Rude Mechanical Orchestra's outdoor brass break.
Experimental poetry
Performance marathon
Historic venue
Downtown culture
Tips
✨"needs to be experienced, even felt, to believe" (Poetry Project)
🎺Rude Mechanical Orchestra plays outdoors during the break
🎭Over 80 performers across two ticketed sessions
52nd Annual New Year's Day Marathon
East Village
PlayPlayStart your year with 52 years of poetic chaos. This legendary day-long marathon packs 11 hours of boundary-pushing poetry and performance into St. Mark's Church, with everyone from Eileen Myles to Rude Mechanical Orchestra's outdoor brass break.
Experimental poetry
Performance marathon
Historic venue
Downtown culture
Tips
✨"needs to be experienced, even felt, to believe" (Poetry Project)
🎺Rude Mechanical Orchestra plays outdoors during the break
🎭Over 80 performers across two ticketed sessions
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