This are the themes till 2031
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | 2031 2021 – ‘Get Ready To Die’ From Kenneth Patchen (December 13, 1911 – January 8, 1972) poem Get Ready To DieOnly events at Venice Beach, LA. 2022 – ‘Some People Never Go Crazy’ From Charles Bukowski (August 16, 1920, Andernach, Germany – March 9, 1994, San Pedro, CA) poem Some PeoplePoetry Train New York to Los…
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Poetry On Air is our broadcasting partner
I have good news for all the people who can’t come to our festival as the following events during Poetry Downtown will be broadcasted live at Poetry On Air. So even if you can’t make it to us in Boston at September 27, New York or Philadelphia at September 28 or Baltimore at September 29,…
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This is the route and schedule of the Poetry Train 2024
9/28 Massachussets | Rhode Island | Connecticut | New York | New Jersey | Pennsylvania 9/29 Delaware | Maryland To honor Edgar Allan Poe, the 3rd Poetry Train starts this year in Boston and ends in Baltimore. We will stops in 20 big urban cities and small rural towns in 8 different states between Boston and Baltimore as Edgar Allan Poe was born…
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Sailing like Edgar Allan Poe from Philadelphia to Boston
This September 29 we will try to sail from Philadelphia to Baltimore. Hereby the exact 112 mile route https://www.afstandmeten.nl/index.php?id=3706114. Edgar Allan Poe travelled often by boat from Norfolk to New York, Baltimore to Philadelphia, etc. Here some from the last month of his life. September 4: Unknown location – probably on a ship to New…
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MAGA-Poetry
Hi guys, who wants to help us to Make America Green Again. We want this year entries from Washington, Oregon, Florida, Georgia, Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachussets, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.
Where did Edgar Allan Poe lived
From The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore website I could make this list. Richmond, Virginia (1812-1827)Jan, 1812 – Jun, 1815 Northeast corner of Main and Thirteenth StreetsAug, 1820 – about??? With the Ellis Family xxx, 1829 – May, 1822 Fifth and K (later Leigh) Streets May, 1822 – Jun, 1825 Fourteenth Street and Tobacco Alley Jun,…
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We are working on a new literature festival in LA
Hi guys, we are working on SportLitFest.com and we want to organise this festival this july in Los Angeles. Please give me a call if you are interested?
Cover LA Poetry Beach Festival anthology
Did you know that you can already submit your The Raven poem. It cost you 10$. On January 19th you can even submit your poem for free.
