The Poetry Brothel LA: MONSTERS!

Unleash your inner monster this Halloween!

Welcome to a shadowy underworld where pulp fiction, creature features, and poetry collide.

This October, we invite you into the shadows for MONSTERS, an immersive Halloween event and film-noir fever dream of things that go bump in the night.

The city is crawling with crimson-lipped creatures, wolves in suits, and vampires swallowing secrets at the end of the bar. Every femme fatale has an alibi, and every private eye is one dark alley away from becoming a midnight snack.

Throughout the evening, poets and multidisciplinary artists bring this strange world to life through original poetry, live jazz, movement, tarot, visual art, and theatrical characters. Hear poets perform onstage, request a custom typewritten poem, have your fortune read, or meet a featured poet for a personal one-on-one reading in a designated, bespoke reading area.

Lose yourself in performances strange, beautiful, and slightly unhinged. Dress as the darkness you fear, or as the creature you’ve been hiding beneath your skin.

The question isn’t whether monsters are real. It’s whether you’ll recognize one before it gets too close.

Come alone, with an accomplice, or with your whole pack. Come glamorous. Come monstrous.

Event Details

Age Requirement: 21+

Doors Open: 6 PM

Show Time: 7:00–10:00 PM

VIP tickets include priority seating, and a token to get your journey started!

Accessibility matters: Pay-what-you-can tickets available by request, so all may enter the manor’s embrace! Email madamtallula@poetrysocietyny.org for more information.

Dress Code: Costumes, cocktail attire, and/or thematic evening wear encouraged (but not required)

Accessibility: This venue is wheelchair accessible! (Please reach out if you have questions or need assistance.)

Important Advisories:

This is a 21+ event.

Our show includes flashing lights, reasonably amplified music, fog effects, and possibly a startling glimpse of your true self.

Consent is sacred: Always ask before touching anyone. If you feel uncomfortable at any time, please report it immediately to security, staff, or the Madam herself.

About The Poetry Brothel:

"Prepare to have your expectations exceeded." – LA Weekly

The Poetry Brothel is an immersive, literary cabaret that fuses poetry, vaudeville, activism, movement, live music, visual art, magic, mysticism, and private, one-on-one poetry experiences.

The Poetry Brothel presents artists and activists working in a variety of mediums both on stage and through its ever-changing array of intimate, interactive, and creative services. Artists performing with the Brothel may be male, female, faeries, sea creatures, witches, aliens, POC, straight, queer, emerging, established, local, international — and everything in between. 10% of all profits are donated to SWOP Los Angeles. Learn more here: https://swoplosangeles.org/

The Poetry Brothel is brought to you by The Poetry Society of New York. Become a PSNY member for exclusive perks like early ticket access, discounts, and free entry to select events: poetrysocietyny.org/membership.