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The 5h Annual Poetry Downtown Festival honors John Trudell from September 23 - 28, 2025!

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September 28


2.00-3.00 am (Lecture) Brilliant or Mad?

The Depot, 1728 N Charles St
Sponsored by


Amy Branam Armiento, Professor English Literature at Frostburg State University and former Chair of the Edgar Allan Poe Association delivers in Nightclub The Depot a lecture on the brilliance and, according to some, the madness of Edgar Allan Poe.

Learn more at A Mad Genius!

3.30-6.00 pm (Poetry Cycle) Edgar Allan Poe in Baltimore

203 North Amity Street, Baltimore
Sponsored by WalkableCities.com


Join us on the 5 mile Poetry Cycle from the Edgar Allan Poe House / Museum till the Frederique Douglas Head at Fell’s Point.

Learn more at Poetry Cycle Baltimore

8:00-10.00 pm (Reading) Poetry Downtown Baltimore

Protean Books & Records, 836 Leadenhall St
Sponsored: Protean Records & Books


The following poets will read their work at the Poetry Downtown Baltimore Reading.
8.00-8.20 pm M Karike Hayward, MD
8.20-8.40 pm M. M. de Voe, NY
8.40-9.00 pm Sonia Nanescu, MD
9.00-9.20 pm Renea Dijab, MD

Learn more at Poetry Downtown Reading Baltimore

10.00-11.00 pm (Aftershow) PATCH
+ Ultimate Typewriter Showdown

(the exact location will be shared at Poetry Downtown Baltimore)


Every night, you can meet, drink, dance and talk with your favorite poet at Poetry And Tales Cocktail Hour. The location will not be shared upfront but I can assure that PATCH will be always within a five minutes walk of the daily Poetry Downtown Reading.

At PATCH you can also play the Ultimate Typewriter Showdown: where speed, accuracy and skill determin the ultimate typewriter champion.

The Ultimate Typerwriter Showdown is proudly sponsored by Cambridge Typewriter