Haus für Poesie
community centerA literary and poetry centre housed in the KulturBrauerei (a former brewery) in Prenzlauer Berg, offering readings, workshops, events and writing residencies focused on contemporary and international poetry. It serves as a hub for the Berlin poetry scene and hosts book launches, discussions and performances year-round.
Upcoming Events (14)

An Evening with Brandon Kilbourne & Lara Rüter
An intimate literary evening at Haus für Poesie with Brandon Kilbourne and Lara Rüter. Readings explore our friendship with animals and the Earth, blending sharp imagery with warm conversation in a cozy Berlin venue.

Ein Abend mit Brandon Kilbourne & Lara Rüter
An intimate bilingual evening with Brandon Kilbourne and Lara Rüter at Haus für Poesie, Berlin, where verse, performance and quiet humour meet in a warmly lit, wood-panelled poetry salon.

Literary Solidarity
At Haus für Poesie, writers and scholars gather for a discussion on a new literary landscape and the role of solidarity in contemporary writing. The conversation explores how literature evolves and what solidarity means for authors today, in an intimate indoor setting.

Literarisch Solidarisch – Perspektiven auf einen neuen Literaturbetrieb
Literarisch Solidarisch at Haus für Poesie in Berlin probes a new literary order with essays, discussions, and readings, turning the intimate space into a lively debate on the future of literature.

Diada de Sant Jordi – Wissenschaft & Poesie
Diada de Sant Jordi - Wissenschaft & Poesie brings Catalan culture to Haus fuer Poesie, Berlin, with science talks and poetry readings interwoven into a warm, book-loving celebration under creative lights.

PARATAXE presentation
A Parataxe presentation at Haus für Poesie brings a contemporary poetry evening with readings and discussion centered on parataxis. An intimate literary event in Berlin, showcasing experimental narrative techniques in a warm, focused setting.

Vertraut mit Sehnsucht, geübt mit Verlust
Poetry reading at Haus für Poesie featuring selections by Tove Ditlevsen. On April 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM in Berlin, the evening invites audiences into intimate verse about longing and loss, in a warmly literary setting.

Poesie lesen: Tove Ditlevsen
Poesie lesen: Tove Ditlevsen at Haus für Poesie transforms a Berlin reading into a hushed, intimate evening where Danish verse meets a fervent literary crowd.

Poesie lesen von Debora Vogel
Poesie lesen von Debora Vogel at Haus für Poesie in Berlin invites you to a quiet, intimate poetry evening — voice, cadence, and the gallery's soft lights shaping vivid, reflective verse.

Mitten im Krakelee: Abend mit Mendlik & Showghi
Mitten im Krakelee: Abend mit Mendlik & Showghi at Haus für Poesie in Berlin offers an intimate literary evening of sharp verse and resonant storytelling inside a cozy, historic poets' venue.

In diesem Garten ist es besser, blau zu sein – Abend mit Hagen & Imislund
Spend an evening at Haus für Poesie in Berlin as Hagen and Imislund roam a garden of blue-poetic musings, where lyricism blooms under intimate candlelight and conversation.

Poesie-Lesung: Ingeborg Bachmann – Hätt ich nicht Disteln im Herz
Step into Haus für Poesie in Berlin for Poesie-Lesung: Ingeborg Bachmann's Hätt ich nicht Disteln im Herz, where intimate voices mingle with candlelit shelves and a spellbinding evening of poetry.

Aus dem Sansibar des Alls in Richtung Leier
An intimate poetry reading at Haus für Poesie, featuring selections from Swedish poet Harry Martinson. The event presents 'Aus dem Sansibar des Alls in Richtung Leier' in a guided German-language recital, inviting fans of modern verse to a thoughtful evening in Berlin.

Poesie lesen: Harry Martinson
Poesie lesen: Harry Martinson invites you to hear translated poetry in the intimate glow of Haus für Poesie, where Martinson's sea-woven stanzas are brought to life through performance and hushed, attentive listening.