# Poetry in Berlin this week

Poetry in Berlin this week, Friday 30 October to Thursday 5 November: 20 events, among them 13 in talks and readings, 3 in concerts, 2 in tours and walks, 1 in exhibitions and museums and 1 in theatre.

## When

- [Today](https://noky.io/en/berlin/today/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 4
- [Tomorrow](https://noky.io/en/berlin/tomorrow/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 5
- [Weekend](https://noky.io/en/berlin/weekend/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 9
- [This week](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 20
- [Friday 30 October](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-10-30/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 4
- [Saturday 31 October](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-10-31/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 5
- [Sunday 1 November](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-11-01/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 2
- [Monday 2 November](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-11-02/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 5
- [Tuesday 3 November](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-11-03/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 3
- [Wednesday 4 November](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-11-04/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 4
- [Thursday 5 November](https://noky.io/en/berlin/2026-11-05/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 3

## Where

- [Berlin](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 20
- [London](https://noky.io/en/london/week/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 14
- [New York City](https://noky.io/en/new-york/week/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 12
- [Zürich](https://noky.io/en/zurich/week/literature/poetry/?format=markdown): 8

## What

- [Anything](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/?format=markdown): 4,872
- [The best](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/best/?format=markdown): 64
- [Concerts](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/concerts/?format=markdown): 494
- [Theatre](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/theatre/?format=markdown): 285
- [Party and club](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/party-club/?format=markdown): 407
- [Comedy](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/comedy/?format=markdown): 122
- [Film](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/film/?format=markdown): 299
- [Exhibitions and museums](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/exhibitions-museums/?format=markdown): 635
- [Festivals and street parties](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/festivals-street/?format=markdown): 74
- [Talks and readings](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/talks-readings/?format=markdown): 632
- [Dance](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/dance/?format=markdown): 22
- [Food and drink](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/food-drink/?format=markdown): 75
- [Markets](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/markets/?format=markdown): 59
- [Tours and walks](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/tours/?format=markdown): 386
- [Quiz and games](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/quiz-games/?format=markdown): 65
- [Kids and family](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/kids-family/?format=markdown): 301
- [Workshops and courses](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/workshops-courses/?format=markdown): 674
- [Sport](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/sport/?format=markdown): 109
- [Demos](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/demos/?format=markdown): 73
- [Worship](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/worship/?format=markdown): 159
- [Music](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/music/?format=markdown): 946
- [Art](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/art/?format=markdown): 892
- [Classical](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/music/classical/?format=markdown): 132
- [Society](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/society/?format=markdown): 669
- [Migration](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/society/migration/?format=markdown): 34
- [History](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/history/?format=markdown): 572
- [Stage](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/stage/?format=markdown): 465
- [Photography exhibitions](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/art/photography/?format=markdown): 100
- [Diaspora](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/society/migration/diaspora/?format=markdown): 4
- [Performance art](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/stage/performance-art/?format=markdown): 26
- [Religion](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/religion/?format=markdown): 230
- [Health](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/society/health/?format=markdown): 17
- [Organ](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/music/classical/organ/?format=markdown): 17
- [Mythology](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/history/mythology/?format=markdown): 1
- [Chanson](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/music/chanson/?format=markdown): 10
- [Theology](https://noky.io/en/berlin/week/religion/theology/?format=markdown): 3

## Friday 30 October

- 19:30 Tournée Montréal–Berlin — Haus für Poesie — Free — A multilingual evening of poetry brings poets from Quebec and Berlin together through readings and performances. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/tournee-montrealberlin-9094/
- until 14 Mar Bärentouren: Keltische Mythologie im Humboldthain bei Nacht — Eingang S-Bahnhof Humboldthain — 19.80 € — A night-time tour on Celtic mythology in Berlin's Humboldthain park. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/barentouren-keltische-mythologie-im-humboldthain-bei-nacht-15670/
- 16:00 Lesung mit Musik — Janusz-Korczak-Bibliothek — Free — A reading with piano music at the Janusz-Korczak-Bibliothek. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesung-mit-musik-16565/
- Joachim Ringelnatz in Berlin Westend - Stadtführung mit deinem Smartphone — Berlin, Flatowallee — 8 € — A city walking tour tracing the poet, painter and cabaret artist Joachim Ringelnatz through Berlin's Westend. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/joachim-ringelnatz-in-berlin-westend-stadtfuhrung-mit-deinem-18329/

## Saturday 31 October

- 16:00 Die Grenzen der Sprache — Haus der Kulturen der Welt — Free — "Die Grenzen der Sprache" (The Limits of Language) is a reading followed by a conversation about what words can express and what becomes audible through … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-grenzen-der-sprache-8340/
- 19:00 „Ick sitze hier und esse Klops“ — Kulturhaus Schwartzsche Villa, Salon — 12 € — A musical-literary evening of couplets and cheeky rhymes from old Berlin. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/ick-sitze-hier-und-esse-klops-57681/
- 20:00 Poetry Slam Spandau — Freilichtbühne Spandau — 14 € — Poetry Slam Spandau is a contest in which experienced spoken-word artists with self-written texts face bold newcomers from the neighbourhood. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/poetry-slam-spandau-4525/
- 11:00 2. Tag der Hochsensibilität — Bibliothek am Wasserturm — Free — The 2nd High Sensitivity Day invites visitors to explore the topic of high sensitivity through a variety of activities at the Bibliothek am Wasserturm library. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/2-tag-der-hochsensibilitat-16614/

## Sunday 1 November

- 19:00 Konzertreihe Orgel & Lyrik mit Kerstin Hensel und Nadja Küchenmeister — Luisenkirche — 10 € — The concert series Orgel & Lyrik brings organ music and contemporary poetry together in Charlottenburg's Luisenkirche. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/konzertreihe-orgel-lyrik-mit-kerstin-hensel-und-nadja-kuchen-16710/

## Monday 2 November

- 19:00 Lesung — Georg-Kolbe-Museum — Free — A performative reading with Adele, who continues the work of the artist duo EVA & ADELE under their shared name after Eva's death in 2025. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/lesung-11975/
- 14:30 Die Wilden Witwer „Fräulein, pardon!“ — AWO Stadtteiltreff „Haus der Begegnung” Mahlsdorf Süd — Free — Die Wilden Witwer „Fräulein, pardon!“ are guests at the Montags-Treff at the AWO neighbourhood centre Mahlsdorf-Süd „Haus der Begegnung“. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/die-wilden-witwer-fraulein-pardon-72798/
- 19:00 Wo Theologie geschieht: Liturgie als Erkenntnisgestalt in Alex Stocks Poetischer Dogmatik — Katholische Akademie in Berlin — The event is the first Alex Stock lecture, titled "Wo Theologie geschieht: Liturgie als Erkenntnisgestalt in Alex Stocks Poetischer Dogmatik". — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/wo-theologie-geschieht-liturgie-als-erkenntnisgestalt-in-ale-23348/
- 19:30 Salon bei Schleiermacher "Johannes Bobrowski. Eine Hommage." — St. Marienkirche — An evening of the "Salon bei Schleiermacher" series is a homage to Johannes Bobrowski, a poet born in 1917 in Tilsit who died at only 48. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/salon-bei-schleiermacher-johannes-bobrowski-eine-hommage-29185/

## Tuesday 3 November

- 18:00 Biniaraix, ein Märchenort — Brecht-Haus — 6.80–9.95 € — A poetry performance with photographs and musical accompaniment takes the audience to a small village in Mallorca's Tramuntana mountains. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/biniaraix-ein-marchenort-75800/
- 15:00 Herbstlesung — Schmökerstube (Raum 1.17), Ribnitzer Str. 1b, Berlin, 13051 — 5 € — The Herbstlesung „Ich sehe was…“ is a reading of poems and short prose. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/herbstlesung-73383/

## Wednesday 4 November

- 18:00 Nah dran! Christiane Löhr & herman de vries — Kunstbibliothek — 6 € — The event "Nah dran! Christiane Löhr & herman de vries" is an art exhibition. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/nah-dran-christiane-lohr-herman-de-vries-16773/
- 15:00 "Mein Schiff, es treibt auf weitentfernten Meeren" — Mendelssohn-Remise — To mark the 179th anniversary of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's death, there will be a concert with a reading of poems written by him and his … — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/mein-schiff-es-treibt-auf-weitentfernten-meeren-16769/
- 19:30 Abgrund-Symphonie – Wort. Klang. Zumutung. — Lettrétage — Free — "Abgrund-Symphonie – Wort. Klang. Zumutung." is a literary evening at the Lettrétage in which language and music are interwoven. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/abgrund-symphonie-wort-klang-zumutung-7367/

## Thursday 5 November

- 19:00 SANKOFA STAGES: Poetry, Konzert und DJ Set — Berlin Global Village — Free — SANKOFA STAGES is an evening of poetry, a concert and a DJ set in the cultural series at Berlin Global Village. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/sankofa-stages-poetry-konzert-und-dj-set-50361/
- 19:30 FRUIT SALON - Readings & Art @ The Hoxton — The Hoxton Hotel — 6–10 € — FRUIT SALON is Berlin’s newest literature and arts event, taking place quarterly at The Hoxton. — https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/fruit-salon-readings-art-the-hoxton-16819/