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

This is the Poetry Train 2025

Nebraska | Colorado | Utah | Nevada | California To honor John Trudell, the 4th Poetry Train starts this year in Omaha, NE and ends in Santa Clara Country, CA. We will stops in 32 big urban cities and small rural towns in 6 different states between his place of birth Omaha at February 15, 1946…
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October 5, 2024 0

We sold over 200 tickets

We just sold over 200 tickets and I think that we will go over 250 by the end of the festival.


September 25, 2024 0

We still need keyboardwarriors

Hi are you a natural born Keyboard Warriors and do you like to type some ass. Join then one of the Ultimate Typewriter Countdowns below:Boston September 27 from 10 till 11 pm – no players yetNew York September 28 from 5 till 6 pm1. Erik van Loon2. Charissa Collazo3. Jonathan Kay4. Pierce LoganPhiladelphia September 28 from…
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September 17, 2024 0

The anthology is ready

979-8879727470Poetry Downtown – The Raven Hi poetry lovers, You can buy now our latest anthology with the best poets of Poetry Downtown 2024. Click on the image below to buy the anthology. Click here to buy it.


September 16, 2024 0

Poetry Downtown Reading Series

The following poets will read their work at the Poetry Downtown Reading series. Boston 8.00-8.20 pm Jude Luttrell Bradley, CA8.20-8.40 pm Guy D’Annolfo, MA8.40-9.00 pm Geraldine Cannon, VT9.00-9.20 pm Steven Bruce Myerson, RI9.20-9.40 pm Jessica Boynton, VT New York 1.30-1.50 pm Shakira Croce, NY1.50-2.10 pm Ashley M. Stephenson, NJ2.10-2.30 pm M M De Voe, NY2.30-2.50…
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September 16, 2024 0

Poets: Get Ready To Die

I use this poem from #kennethpatchen to make clear that: This year’s selection process has been nothing short of a massacre. One-third of all poets failed to meet the points threshold. We are still in the process of finalizing the selections, as each jury member has three bonus or malus points to either secure a…
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September 9, 2024 0

Support Poetry Downtown 2024 and buy our shirts

2024 – Edgar Allan Poe – The Raven A Voyage To The Moon The Raven The Raven PRIDE A Voyage To The Moon 2024 Poetry Downtown Festival tshirt 2024 Poetry Downtown Festival tshirt 2024 Radio play tshirt 2023 – Sylvia Plath – I Never Could Talk To You I Never Could Talk To You I…
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September 7, 2024 0
Four More Days

Four More Days

Write us a The Raven poem, our jury granted you 96 hours extra.Don’t waste it!


September 1, 2024 0
Poetry Cycle

Poetry Cycle Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore

At #PoetryCycle we follow Edgar Allan Poe footsteps in the cities he loved, worked and lived many years. Along the route of the Poetry Cycle we also (re)cycle Poe’s poems. If you like to recite Poe too then you should join. Join Poetry Cycle in:– Boston, 9/27 (8 -11.30 am) – Philadelphia 9/29 (8 – 11.30 am)…
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August 31, 2024 0

Crowdfunding

The 4th Poetry Downtown Festival is only possible with your support. That’s why we started a crowdfunding to raise +/- $ 12,000. You can support with ao PayPal or Creditcard $15 Poster Unlimited Donate $15 and get the official Poetry Downtown 2024 poster signed by Erik van Loon in return!  $20 Septuagenarian Spew Unlimited Donate…
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August 29, 2024 0