Ekpkhrastic Poetry virtual workshop
2023-05-21 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | armed services arts partnership
Ekphrasis is a device whereby poems are inspired by Visual Art: paintings, sculptures, photographs, etc. There is an increasing trend in ekphrastic poetry readings in art galleries. Poems can be descriptive or take more figurative forms. Join Kari Martindale, who has participated in ekphrastic events across Maryland, in finding inspiration from visual works of art and pairing it with your words!

About the Instructor

Kari Martindale is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and spoken word artist who has been published in various literary journals and anthologies, and featured in events and readings across Maryland. She sits on the Board of Maryland Writers’ Association, manages EC Poetry & Prose, has an M.A. in Linguistics, and values kindness over niceness and justice over peace.

Armed Services Arts Partnership offers classes to veterans and their dependents.

Poetry Lab
2023-06-07 | md
Details coming soon for this midday workshop.

ECPP at BCAG Featuring Cliff Bernier
2023-06-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore County Arts Guild, 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD, 21228
ECPP’s monthly event at the Baltimore County Arts Guild is pleased to have Cliff Bernier as our featured reader. Clifford Bernier’s The Silent Art won the Gival Press Poetry Award. He is also the author of Dark Berries and Earth Suite, both of which were selected by the Montserrat Review as Best Chapbooks. See our Meet Our Poets & Writers page for Cliff’s full bio.
Cliff’s reading will be followed by an Open Mic.
You can join us at BCAG at 10 St. Timothy’s Lane, Catonsville, MD. Please RSVP on the BCAG site.

Joe Squared Poetry Reading & Open Mic
2023-07-09 14:00 - 17:00 | Joe Squared, 33 W. North Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21201, United States
Let’s continue to cultivate our love and habit of reading to develop our knowledge and imagination.
Join Poets from EC Poetry and Prose for an afternoon of performance poetry.
Enjoy the rhymes and rhythms of:
Patti Ross aka little pi
Terri Simon
Cliff Bernier
Angela Dale
Zorina Exie Frey
Patrice Smith aka Poetic Blaze
Blair Ewing (Baltimore Icon)
and many more
Please rsvp at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-reading-and-open-
mic-tickets-654947213747

ECPP at BCAG Workshop - Every Name Has a Story
2023-07-20 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore County Arts Guild, 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD, 21228
Join ECPP at the Baltimore County Arts Guild for a workshop, “Every Name Has a Story.” We will explore how identity can prompt and shape our writing. The 90-minute workshop offers a chance to write, exchange feedback with other writers, and perform your work.

Open Mic at Curmudgeon's
2023-08-06 14:00 - 15:30 | Curmudgeon Books, 7900 Ritchie Hwy, Suite 149, Glen Burnie, MD, 21061
We will be hosting an Open Mic at Curmudgeon Books in Marley Station Mall. We’re very happy to have a new partnership with Curmudgeon Books. Keep an eye out for future events and for books for sale.

ECPP at BCAG Workshop - Write Time, Write Space
2023-08-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore County Arts Guild, 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD, 21228
Join ECPP at the Baltimore County Arts Guild for a workshop, “Write Time, Write Space.” We will take a look at different ways we create the environments that fire our creativity, and the forces that hold us back.

ECPP at BCAG Featuring Zorina Exie Frey
2023-09-21 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore County Arts Guild, 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD, 21228
ECPP is thrilled to have Zorina Exie Frey as our featured reader for September. She is a spoken word poet, SEO content writer, writing instructor, graphic designer, and video editor. She is a Pushcart Prize winner for her poem “Pee Is for Prejudice.” Read her full bio at Meet Our Poets & Writers.
There will be an open mic after the featured reader.

Book Signing with Jay Hall Carpenter
2023-09-23 13:00 - 14:00 | Curmudgeon Books, 7900 Ritchie Hwy, Suite 149, Glen Burnie, MD, 21061
The amazing Jay Hall Carpenter will be reading from his chapbook, Mount Fuji, 36 Sonnets, and signing his book. Come join us at Curmudgeon Books in Marley Station Mall. Take the opportunity to visit this great bookstore. Many of the members of EC Poetry and Prose have their books for sale here.

The Write Women Book Fest
2023-10-14 12:00 - 17:00 | Comfort Inn Conference Center, 4500 Crain Highway, Bowie, MD, 20716, United States
We are continuing our partnership with The Write Women Book Fest. This year, the event will be October 14th and 15th. On Saturday, we will have poets reading throughout the day. There will be lots of vendors, panel discussions, and seminars. Visit TWWBF’s site for more information.

Third Thursday Workshop - Speak Out Loud
2023-10-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore County Arts Guild, 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD, 21228
Join other writers and singer-songwriters to learn techniques to raise your game when presenting your written words out loud. This is a hands-on workshop with the opportunity to get behind the mic in an open, supportive environment. Both poetry and prose writers are welcome!

Third Thursday Workshop - It's Your Universe
2023-11-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore County Arts Guild, 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD, 21228
What are the words that define your universe? This workshop demonstrates a fun and insightful exercise to uncover your personal treasury of 100 words that fuel your outlook and your writing.

Who Do You Think You Are? (Online Workshop)
2024-01-13 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join us for the first of our new online workshops.
Discover what your name means to you as a writer and how it can be a strong inspiration in creativity. This class is led by Lore Nissley.
Note: classes are $25 or $65 for 3 classes.
Who Do You Think You Are?
Three class series

Salon Series at Oca Mocha - Rust Belt Girl
2024-01-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Oca Mocha, 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 21227, United States
Join us for a new Salon series every second Sunday at Oca Mocha Cafe. Our guest for January is Rebecca Moon Ruark, aka Rust Belt Girl. Rebecca is a writer, reader, editor, and blogger. She is a Pushcart Prize-nominated writer of fiction and non-fiction, with an MFA in Creative Writing from Virginia Commonwealth University. Find out more about her at Rust Belt Girl.

Open Mic at BCAG for January 2024
2024-01-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Baltimore County Arts Guild, 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD, 21228
For 2024, we are switching back to making all Third Thursday events at the Baltimore County Arts Guild open mics. Patti Ross will be hosting this month. We’ll occasionally have features with the open mic following. Please join us for some great poetry!

27th Annual Poetry Ink Anthology Reading
2024-01-30 19:00 - 21:00 | md
Patti Ross will be one of the readers at the Poetry Ink event. Join her for an evening of poetry.
Register for the event here: Poetry Ink

Salon Series at Oca Mocha - Laura Shovan
2024-02-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Oca Mocha, 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 21227, United States
Join us for a new Salon series every second Sunday at Oca Mocha Cafe. Our guest for February is Laura Shovan. Laura Shovan is a novelist, educator, and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. Her work appears in journals and anthologies for children and adults. Laura’s award-winning middle grade novels include The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, Takedown, and the Sydney Taylor Notable A Place at the Table, written with Saadia Faruqi. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts (BFA Dramatic Writing) and Montclair State University (Master of Arts, Teaching), Laura is a longtime poet-in-the-schools for the Maryland State Arts Council. She also teaches at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her latest book is Welcome to Monsterville, illustrated by Michael Rothenberg. You can find out more about her at her website.

Poetry 101 - Part 1 (Online Workshop)
2024-02-17 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Join us for part 1 of our Poetry 101 class. Learn more about what poetry is, the tools of the trade of writing poetry, and hands-on opportunities to get started. This class is being taught by Terri Simon.
Note Date Change – This has been moved from February 10th to February 17th.
Note: Classes are $25 or $65 for three.

Poetry 101 Part 1

Three class series

Poetry at Springwell Senior Living
2024-02-28 14:00 - 17:00 | md
Private event for the residents of Springwell Senior Living in Baltimore.

Salon Series at Oca Mocha - Cardyn Brooks
2024-03-10 14:00 - 16:00 | Oca Mocha, 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 21227, United States
Join us for a new Salon series every second Sunday at Oca Mocha Cafe. Our guest for March is Cardyn Brooks.

Write Time Write Place (Online Workshop)
2024-03-16 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
What is it that makes it possible (or impossible) for you to write? Explore the elements you need to build your writing life. This class is taught by Lore Nissley.
Note: Classes are $25 or $65 for three.

Write Time Write Place

Three class series

Second Sunday Salon Series at Oca Mocha - Kristin Kowalski Ferragut
2024-04-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Oca Mocha, 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 21227, United States
Join us for our Second Sunday Salon Series at the Oca Mocha cafe in Arbutus, MD. For April, our feature is Kristin Kowalski Ferragut. Cliff Bernier will be hosting this event. After Kristin reads and does a Q&A with Cliff, we will take a short break and then have an open mic.
Note: the Salon Series time has changed. Events will now run from 1:00-2:30 pm.
Kristin’s bio:
Kristin Kowalski Ferragut writes songs, essays, and prose, and authored the poetry collection Escape Velocity (Kelsay Books, 2021) and the children’s book Becoming the Enchantress (Loving Healing Press, 2021). Her poetry has appeared in Beltway Quarterly, Bourgeon, Anti-Heroin Chic, Fledgling Rag, Little Patuxent Review, and Gargoyle among others. https://www.kristinskiferragut.com/

From Poetry to Prose (Online Workshop)
2024-04-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Online
Looking to put new perspective or a fresh spin on previous writing? Come learn some techniques to turn your old prose into new poetry! This class is taught by Kari Martindale.
Note: Classes are $25 or $65 for three.
(link for single class – coming soon)

Three class series

Second Sunday Salon Series for June
2024-06-09 13:00 - 14:30 | Oca Mocha, 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 21227, United States
Join us for our Second Sunday Salon Series at the Oca Mocha cafe in Arbutus, MD. June’s feature is TBA.

Second Sunday Salon Series at Oca Mocha - Erin P.T. Canning
2024-08-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Oca Mocha, 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 21227, United States
Join us for our Second Sunday Salon Series at the Oca Mocha cafe in Arbutus, MD. For August, our feature is Erin P.T. Canning. Terri Simon will be hosting this event. After Erin reads and does a Q&A with Terri, we will take a short break and then have an open mic.
Note: the Salon Series time has changed. Events will now run from 1:00-2:30 pm.
Erin’s bio:
Erin P.T. Canning is an author, editor, coach, and host of the Parents Who Write podcast. After donating six years to motherhood, she published her first fantasy romance novel in 2023. She earned her MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins and lives with her husband and two boys in Maryland.

Second Sunday Salon Series - Brenda Bunting
2024-09-08 13:00 - 14:30 | Oca Mocha, 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 21227, United States
Join us for our Second Sunday Salon Series at the Oca Mocha cafe in Arbutus, MD. For September, our feature is Brenda Bunting. Patrice Smith will be hosting this event. After Brenda reads and does a Q&A with Patrice, we will take a short break and then have an open mic.
Note: the Salon Series time has changed. Events will now run from 1:00-2:30 pm.
Brenda’s bio:
Poet and Spoken Word Artist, Brenda Bunting is an award-winning orator and advocate for racial, social and environmental justice. Regularly published online and in print, Brenda promotes the therapeutic use of writing poetry for mental and emotional wellness and healing from traumatic events.
Her latest work is Poems of Love and Violence In Between Life and Death, 1st and 2nd Editions.

Brenda can be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pg/BDBPoet

Baltimore Book Festival 2024
2024-09-28 11:00 - 2024-09-29 17:00 | md
Fallen Tree Press and EC Poetry and Prose will have a table at this year’s Baltimore Book Festival in and around Waverly Main Street in Baltimore on September 28th & 29th. We will have books published by FTP and books written by members of ECPP. Come check out the festival and support the arts!

Second Sunday Salon Series - Robert Jenner
2024-10-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Oca Mocha, 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 21227, United States
Join us for our Second Sunday Salon Series at the Oca Mocha cafe in Arbutus, MD. For October, our feature is Dr. Robert Jenner. Janet Walenta will be hosting this event. After Robert reads and does a Q&A with Janet, we will take a short break and then have an open mic.
Note: the Salon Series time has changed. Events will now run from 1:00-2:30 pm.
Robert’s bio:
My name is Robert Jenner and I received my Ph.D. in History from the University of Maryland in 1995 specializing in Diplomatic and Modern U.S. History. I hold an MA from the University of Chicago and a BA from American University. I taught for 10 years and then worked in documentary film. My first book, “FDR’s Republicans”, was published in 2011. I have been a professional lecturer for the last 10 years and my most recent book is a compilation of those lectures and titled: “25 Short Histories of Interesting People, Places and Things.”
Robert Jenner

Free Fall Baltimore
2024-10-26 16:00 - 18:00 | Ivy Bookshop, 5928 Falls Rd, baltimore, md, 21209
We’ll be celebrating Free Fall Baltimore at the Ivy Bookstore with readings by ECPP members Cliff Bernier, Zorina Frey, and Patti Ross. Come join us and listen to some great poetry. There will be an open mic after the features read, so bring your work to share. There will also be time to meet & mingle.

Writing the Land
2024-10-27 13:00 - 15:00 | Howard County Conservatancy, 10520 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, MD, 21163, United States
Join the Howard County Conservancy and HoCoPoLitSo (the Howard County Poetry and Literature Society) on Sunday Oct. 27, 1 to 3 p.m., for Writing the Land, a nature poetry reading.
The last in the Conservancy’s Amphitheater Performance Series features poet Patti Ross, who wrote two poems for the Conservancy and its land, reading her work with poets Naomi Ayala and Hiram Larew. All three will read in our garden amphitheater. The anthology featuring Ross’s poetry about the Conservancy and essays about the 232 acres will be on sale. Refreshments will be served. Free to attend.
