Arthur Miller , born in Harlem in 1915, had his first Broadway premier with All My Sons in 1947. Death of a Salesman remains his most enduring American classic. Both her novels The Member of the Wedding and The Ballad of the Sad Cafe were adapted into plays. Off-Broadway began as an alternative to Broadway, offering cheaper tickets to more experimental fare. Today Today New York City continues to be a thriving hub of literary activity.
Poetry is kept alive throughout the city by live performance.
The Poetry Calendar lists over sixty readings a week. It was founded in 1974 by Miguel Pinero, Ntozake Shange and Piri Thomas. St. Marks Church in the Bowery holds famed poetry readings that often run into the early hours of the morning. Even riding the subways, New Yorkers now read poetry on the billboards sponsored by Poetry in Motion. Writing workshops bring writers and would-be authors together at numerous venues throughout the city.