World Food Day

Patti, who is the first-ever Poet-in-Residence for the Anne Arundel Food Bank in partnership with PoetryXHunger, will be reading at an event TBD.

Art at Night Ekphrastic Event

Delaplaine Arts Center

Kari, in her capacity as President of the Frederick Chapter of Maryland Writers' Association, will be hosting an ekphrastic event at the Delaplaine Arts Center in Frederick, featuring Maryland Writers' […]

Free

Black History is All Our History

Bird in Hand 11 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD, United States

Join members of the EC Poetry & Prose Collective for a reading, performance, and conversation. Responding in part to the decision to reject the African American AP course in various states - […]

Poetry 101 virtual workshop

armed services arts partnership

This workshop aims to give individuals new to writing poetry the tools to begin their journey and to act as a refresher for those who already have written some poetry. […]

Ekphrastic Fundraising Event

ECPP will partner with artist April M. Rimpo for a fundraising event in Eldersburg.  More details coming soon! From April's website: "Country Life" Exhibition at RE/Max Advantage - Eldersburg from April […]

Ekpkhrastic Poetry virtual workshop

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 […]

Poetry Lab

Details coming soon for this midday workshop.

ECPP at BCAG Featuring Cliff Bernier

Baltimore County Arts Guild 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD

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 […]

Joe Squared Poetry Reading & Open Mic

Joe Squared 33 W. North Ave., Baltimore, MD, 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 […]

ECPP at BCAG Workshop – Every Name Has a Story

Baltimore County Arts Guild 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD

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 […]

Open Mic at Curmudgeon’s

Curmudgeon Books 7900 Ritchie Hwy, Suite 149, Glen Burnie, MD

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 […]

ECPP at BCAG Workshop – Write Time, Write Space

Baltimore County Arts Guild 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD

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 […]

ECPP at BCAG Featuring Zorina Exie Frey

Baltimore County Arts Guild 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD

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. […]

Book Signing with Jay Hall Carpenter

Curmudgeon Books 7900 Ritchie Hwy, Suite 149, Glen Burnie, MD

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 Write Women Book Fest

Comfort Inn Conference Center 4500 Crain Highway, Bowie, MD, 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 […]

Third Thursday Workshop – Speak Out Loud

Baltimore County Arts Guild 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD

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 […]

Third Thursday Workshop – It’s Your Universe

Baltimore County Arts Guild 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD

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 […]

Who Do You Think You Are? (Online Workshop)

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. […]

Salon Series at Oca Mocha – Rust Belt Girl

Oca Mocha 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 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, […]

Open Mic at BCAG for January 2024

Baltimore County Arts Guild 10 St Timothys Ln, catonsville, MD

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 […]

27th Annual Poetry Ink Anthology Reading

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

Oca Mocha 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 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 […]

Poetry 101 – Part 1 (Online Workshop)

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. […]

Salon Series at Oca Mocha – Cardyn Brooks

Oca Mocha 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, 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)

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. […]

From Poetry to Prose (Online Workshop)

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 […]

Second Sunday Salon Series for June

Oca Mocha 5410 East Drive, Arbutus, MD, United States

Join us for our Second Sunday Salon Series at the Oca Mocha cafe in Arbutus, MD. June's feature is TBA.