On Stage & On the Page

December 10, 2025

The Muse Exchange

Neir's · 87-48 78th St, Woodhaven, NY · Featured Reader

September 14, 2025

Arts on Terry — Poetry Pavilion: Good Trouble

Patchogue, NY · Curated by Terri Muuss · Featured Reader

Valerie G. Keane reading at Arts on Terry

Poetry Pavilion Good Trouble program poster

February 28, 2025

Friday Night Fire (FNF)

Teatro Yerbabruja · Second Avenue Firehouse, 17 2nd Avenue, Bay Shore, NY · Featured Reader

Friday Night Fire flyer featuring Valerie G. Keane

June 1, 2019

Made in Queens — Variety Show & Exhibition

Van Alen Institute · The Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY · 1–6 PM

2019

Maybe This Time — sung by Valerie G. Keane

Recording

July 23, 2018

Summer Gazebo Readings

Schoolhouse Green · 65 Foxhurst Road, Oceanside, NY · 7pm

September 9, 2017

Second Saturdays @ Cyrus Chai & Coffee Company

1 Railroad Plaza, Bay Shore, NY · 7:00pm

July 30, 2017

NYC Poetry Festival

White Horse Stage · Governors Island · 1pm

NYC Poetry Festival — 250 poets. 5 boroughs. 2 days.

June 2, 2017

Sip This

64 Rockaway Avenue, Valley Stream, NY · 7:30pm

April 22, 2017

The Poetry That I Am: Poetry Basics for Kids, Ages 8–12

Queens Library at Ridgewood · 20-12 Madison Street · 2:00–3:30pm

Forget everything you think you know about poetry. Students focused on simple observations of concrete objects in daily life as a means of metaphor and simile — letting go of rhyme and encouraging creativity with line break, imagery, repetition, and language.

March 3, 2017

LAB: New Poetry & Fiction Reading

Queens Council on the Arts · Astoria, NY

A literary reading hosted by writer Catherine Fletcher. Queens-based writers and participants in the 2016–17 QCA Artist Peer Circle program. Featured writers: Sherese Francis, Safia Jama, Valerie G. Keane, and Camila Santos.

Queens Council on the Arts presents LAB New Poetry and Fiction Reading

January 15, 2017

Writers Resist — Jacksonville Reading

Rain Dogs · 1045 Park St, Jacksonville, FL · 6–10pm

January 1, 2017

23rd Annual Alternative New Year's Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza

Nuyorican Poets Café · 236 East 3rd Street, Manhattan · 2pm to Midnight

23rd Annual Alternative New Year's Day Extravaganza flyer

November 12, 2016

Poetry Celebration

Oceanside Library · 2pm

October 7, 2016

What Difference Does Poetry Make?

Discussion panel · Presented by First Tuesdays Reading Series · Queens Council on the Arts, Astoria, NY · 6:30pm

August 31, 2016

Rimes of The Ancient Mariner

Three of Cups Restaurant · 83 First Avenue @ Fifth Street, NYC · 6pm

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner illustration

July 31, 2016

NYC Poetry Festival

The Algonquin Stage · Governors Island · 1pm

June 6, 2016

Monologues and Madness

Cornelia Street Cafe · 29 Cornelia St, Greenwich Village, NY · 6pm

June 1, 2016

Writers Raise a Glass — Poets in Nassau

Turn of the Corkscrew, Books & Wine · 110 N. Park Avenue, Rockville Centre, NY · Poetry reading with Aida Zilelian & Robert Hayes

May 31, 2016

Mistress of Ceremonies — Jazz Moon Book Release Party

Book Culture · 536 West 112th Street, New York, NY · with author Joe Okonkwo

April 2, 2016

Brownstone Poets

Park Plaza Restaurant · 220 Cadman Plaza West, Brooklyn Heights

$Brooklyn Bridge — Brownstone Poets$

March 11, 2016

Celebrating Queens Women Artists — "An Enchanted Goddess Revue"

Queens Council on the Arts · 6:30pm · Hosted by Joan Becht Willette

Celebrating Queens Women Artists performer grid

QCA Celebrates Women Artists newspaper article

January 19, 2016

HoboGerz

Astoria, NY · 8pm

November 2, 2015

"Valerie G. Keane is in the Limelight"

Malinism · Featured profile

November 10, 2015

LIC Reading Series

LIC Bar · 45-58 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY · 8pm · Featured reader with Saeed Jones & Molly Rose Quinn

September 1, 2015

First Tuesdays

Terraza 7 · 40-19 Gleane Street, Jackson Heights, NY · 6:45pm

August 1–2, 2015

Queens Lit Fest — Speaking for Poetry & Coffee

LIC Bar · Long Island City, NY

Valerie G. Keane speaking for Poetry and Coffee at Queens Lit Fest

July 25, 2015

NYC Poetry Festival — Reading for Newtown Literary

Chumley Stage · Governors Island · 3pm

Valerie G. Keane reading at NYC Poetry Festival Governors Island

July 21, 2015

Risk of Discovery Reading Series

Q.E.D. Astoria · 6:30pm · Featured reader

Valerie G. Keane reading at Q.E.D. Astoria

June 13, 2015

Newtown Literary Journal — Issue #6 Launch Reading

Queens Council on the Arts · 37-11 35th Street, Astoria, NY · 7pm · Host

Valerie G. Keane hosting Newtown Literary Journal Issue 6 launch

Newtown Literary Issue 6 Launch Reading banner

May 30, 2015

Poems by Valerie G. Keane on Passionate Justice Radio

Radio broadcast

April 2015

Newtown Literary's Queens Writes Weekend

Opening & Closing Readings · Astoria Bookshop & Queens Council on the Arts

With Sandi Leibowitz — Opening Reading for Queens Writes Weekend

Opening Reading at Astoria Bookshop for Queens Writes Weekend

Closing Reading for Queens Writes Weekend

January 8, 2015

"When Poetry is Truly Life-Changing: MidVille poet lives the Queens literary life"

Queens Chronicle · by Mark Lord

Valerie's Verses — Queens Chronicle article

January 29, 2015

Nature of the Muse

LIC Bar · Long Island City, NY

Spring/Summer 2014

Published in Newtown Literary Journal, Issue #4

"Untitled Room" and "the story man"

Newtown Literary Journal Issue 4 Spring Summer 2014 cover

June 18, 2014

Valerie G. Keane reads "Untitled Room" at Inspired Word

Dedicated to Cas Marino

May 12, 2014

IWAS Salon Radio

With Malini Singh McDonald & Audrey Dimola

April 12, 2014

World of Words · Valerie G. Keane reads "I Stole All Of This For God"

LaGuardia Performing Arts Center · Photography by JM Boes

Valerie G. Keane at World of Words LaGuardia Performing Arts Center

Valerie G. Keane sings "With One Look"

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