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The 4h Annual Poetry Downtown Festival honors Edgar Allan Poe from September 27 - 29, 2024!

Facebook ad campaign

Yesterday we started a Facebook Ad Campaign to get more entries from poets along the route of the poetry train. This is how many people we reached according to Facebook. Maryland 212Pennsylvania 199Massachusetts 195New York 188New Jersey 130Connecticut 95Rhode Island 52Delaware 17


August 15, 2024 0

Join the Ultimate Typewriter Showdown!

Get ready for a nostalgic battle like no other! Join us at the Ultimate Typewriter Showdown on September 27 till 29! Watch as skilled typists go head-to-head, clacking away on vintage machines to prove who reigns supreme in speed and accuracy. Whether you’re a typewriter enthusiast, a fan of retro tech, or just looking for…
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August 14, 2024 0

The Ultimate Typewriter Showdown pins arrived

At Ultimate Typewriter Showdown all contenders get a pin. So even if you don’t win you are a winner!


August 14, 2024 0

Open Mic at Hudson Valley Writers Center

08/16/2024 – 7:30pm to 9:30pm We copied this text from the HVWC event page and are sharing it because we believe in supporting organizations like ours. Just as we need help, so do they! Please note: until further notice, this event will meet online via Zoom, which is a very user-friendly platform to facilitate interactive video sessions from your…
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August 8, 2024 0

Poetry Downtown on Craigslist

Now you can also find Poetry Downtown on Craigslist Boston boston.craigslist.org/gbs/eve/d/boston-poetry-downtown-boston/7773449041.htmlNew York newyork.craigslist.org/brx/eve/d/bronx-poetry-downtown-new-york/7773448686.htmlPhiladelphia …


August 8, 2024 0

Program is ready

Poetry Downtown Festival program is ready. What do you think of it?


August 1, 2024 0

The PATCHes arrived

The PATCHes arrived. When you come to PATCH you can get them to nail them on your jacket to show the world that you have been at PATCH. It’s like the HardRock Cafe logo but then better.


July 25, 2024 0

Amy Branam Armiento about Edgar Allan Poe

I just found this an amazing PBS – American Masters interview with Amy Branam Armiento. It’s a video of 35 minutes and it’s really good. Watch it!


June 27, 2024 0

Every Night we will have a drink at PATCH

Every night we will have a PATCH from 10 – 11 pm. If you like poetry then you shouldn’t miss the aftershow. The locations will stay secret but it will be always on walking distance of the Poetry Downtown Reading series.


June 25, 2024 0

Follow also our facebook event pages

September 27 8.00 – 11.00 am (Poetry Cycle) Edgar Allan Poe in Boston Under the words Free To Al above the entrance of the Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St)Learn more at Poetry Cycle Boston 1.00 – 2.00 pm (Lecture) Literacy Through Poetry At Commonwealth Room, Boston Public Library (700 Boylston St)Learn more at Literacy Through…
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June 19, 2024 0