Poetry Events in Baltimore

Check out happening poetry events all around Baltimore, MD

BE FREE Fridays: 20 year Anniversary Reunion!

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center USD 34

The importance of being earnest: writers on cringe

 Wed, 04 Mar at 05:00 pm Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Free

The REALLY COOL Open Mic: The Comedy Show for Girls, Gays and Theys!

 Fri, 13 Mar at 08:00 pm Peabody Heights Brewery Free

Moon Jelly Reading at Baltimore National Aquarium

Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Baltimore National Aquarium

The Hot L Poets Series: AWP Edition

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church Free

Eastern European Voices for Resistance and Reinvention

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Library Nineteen Free

SPEAKEASY LIT DANCE PARTY | AWP 2026 | Eckleburg, Gargoyle & Boudin

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Lord Baltimore Hotel Free

The Adroit Journal, The Kenyon Review, & Ploughshares Present: LIT UP

 Thu, 05 Mar at 08:00 pm Angels Rock Bar Baltimore Free

Button Poetry Live: Charm City AWP

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Baltimore Unity Hall USD 23

Kind of a Big Dill: Writers from 6 Local Publishers @ Pickles Pub for AWP

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm Pickles Pub Free

Queer Book Club: "The Autobiography of Red" by Anne Carson

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Greedy Reads Fells Point Free

Black History Month Unity Kickback

 Sat, 28 Feb at 05:00 pm 29th Street Community Center USD 5

A Time You Changed Your Mind

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:00 pm Fadensonnen Free

Floetry at Lyric Baltimore

 Sat, 11 Apr at 12:00 am Lyric Baltimore

The Show About Divorce: Joys, challenges & just plain weirdness of divorce

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Motte Restaurant & Bar USD 13

Randolph MFA Faculty & Alumni Reading with MC Danez Smith

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Open Mic Night in the City

 Fri, 27 Feb at 08:00 pm One North Charles

Poetry & Conversation with Moira Egan and Jennifer A Sutherland

 Wed, 11 Mar at 06:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library Free

Good Grief - Great GOD 2026

 Wed, 25 Feb MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) - The Gateway - BBOX Theater USD 82 to 210

Youth Grand Slam 2026!

 Wed, 25 Feb at 06:00 pm Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Free

AWP ROCK & ROLL READING w/ Moth Broth @ Metro Baltimore

Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm 1700 North Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States

WNP Offsite at AWP26, Creative Alliance

Wed, 04 Mar at 06:30 pm Creative Alliance

Off the Chain: a Cave Canem reading hosted by Tameka Cage Conley

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Urban Reads Bookstore Free

Jeannette L. Clariond with translator Forrest Gander: EVEN TIME BLEEDS

 Tue, 03 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Writing Workshop: Writing with History

 Sat, 07 Mar at 10:00 am 5801 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD, United States, Maryland 21214

TRANSVENGENCE X LAMBDA LITERARY

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm The Compound Free

Writing Our Resistance: Queer, feminist, & otherwise radical reading

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:00 pm Leon's Backroom Bar Free

Split Lip & Friends Reading to Benefit CHARM

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Baltimore Unity Hall Free

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Amanda Gunn & Gwen E. Kirby

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

Audible Browsing Experience!

 Fri, 06 Mar at 06:00 pm Urban Reads Bookstore Free

The Colosseum Book of Contemporary Narrative Verse: Editor Sunil Iyengar..

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Anderson & Roe Piano Duo with Wordsmith, hip-hop artist

 Sat, 28 Mar at 07:30 pm Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall USD 45

Butterflies Over Land (AWP off-site reading)

 Thu, 05 Mar at 05:30 pm Angie's Seafood USD 0 to 30

Bmore Queer Poetry Vernal Equinox Writing Workshop

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm The Baltimore Free School Free

Floetry

 Fri, 10 Apr at 07:00 pm The Lyric Baltimore

An Evening with Stanchion at AWP 2026

 Wed, 04 Mar at 08:00 pm Vinyl and Pages Free

Political Passionate Personal: FlowerSong Press Poetry Reading & Book Party

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Wet City

The Writing Seminars Reading Series: Heather McHugh (Reading & Q&A)

 Wed, 01 Apr at 06:00 pm Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus Free

AGAVE - Archie The Messenger Live !!

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:00 pm The 1920 Social

The SAGE Creators Collective Wild Debut!

 Thu, 05 Mar at 04:00 pm Charm City Books, 426 W Franklin, Baltimore

Black History Brunch & Choreo Poem

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm Kingdom Nation Church & Ministries Free

Body of Work: Off-site Reading at AWP

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Meander Art Bar Free

Gathering Act: Love as Trangression

 Fri, 06 Feb at 06:00 pm 2640 Space Free

A Reading with Poets & Writers Get the Word Out 2025 Fiction Cohort

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm Ivy Bookshop Free

A Reading with Smartish Pace, 32 Poems, & Barrelhouse Magazine

 Wed, 04 Mar at 07:00 pm Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church Free

IAWA & Bordighera Press: AWP Off-Site Open Mic, Featuring Grace Cavalieri

 Thu, 05 Mar at 06:30 pm Charm City Books Free

Stand Up Comedy Open Mic - Pennsylvania Avenue Library - Baltimore City

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:30 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Pennsylvania Avenue Branch Free

REPAIR SHOP: A Tool Library Literary Salon

 Sat, 07 Mar at 05:00 pm Station North Tool Library Free

Elizabeth Hazen with Courtney LeBLanc & Mary Jo Salter: THE SKY WILL HOLD

 Sat, 04 Apr at 04:00 pm The Ivy Bookshop - Back Patio Free

ALCHEMICAL spells for survivors a reading to benefit House of Ruth & RAINN

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Riot in Your Throat & Small Harbor Press Poetry Reading

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Bird in Hand Coffee & Books Free

Poetry at the Pratt Street Ale House

 Fri, 06 Mar at 05:00 pm Pratt Street Ale House Free

BEEHIVE POETRY BLOWOUT! Six Indie Poetry Presses Read!

 Sat, 07 Mar at 08:00 pm Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse Free

Floetry

 Sun, 12 Apr at 12:00 am The Lyric - Baltimore

Revolutionary Writers Poetry Festival

 Fri, 15 May at 10:00 am The Voxel USD 55 to 322

The Drop That Contained The Sea

 Sun, 26 Apr at 03:00 pm LeClerc Hall Baltimore MD

Kp Poetry's Open Mic Poetry Night

 Sun, 08 Mar at 06:00 pm 2811 Druid Park Dr USD 0 to 13

Stand Up Comedy Open Mic - Pennsylvania Avenue Branch Library - Baltimore

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm Enoch Pratt Free Library - Pennsylvania Avenue Branch Free

Telephone Project Showcase

 Fri, 06 Mar at 01:00 pm Vinyl and Pages Free

Unplugged Voices: The Open Mic Experience

 Fri, 19 Sep at 07:00 pm The Pride Center of Maryland USD 13 to 18

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 02 Oct at 08:00 pm Baltimore Free

Powerful Voices Open Mic Show - Live Music, Comedy, Poetry+ More!

 Thu, 30 Oct at 08:00 pm Baltimore Free

New Age Open Mic - Baltimore, Maryland

 Wed, 21 Jan at 07:00 pm Urban Life Center Free

Print is Dead: An AWP offsite Small Press Reading

 Sat, 07 Mar at 06:30 pm Old Major Free

Monday Night Jam Session hosted by SPICE

 Mon, 12 Feb at 08:00 pm Next Phaze Cafe & Lounge Free

A PODCAST DINNER OPEN MIC AND NEMZ

 Sun, 08 Dec at 07:00 pm 7 N Monastery Ave USD 18

Love & Hip Hop 410 Open Mic at The Mill

 Thu, 20 Nov at 06:00 pm The Mill on North USD 0 to 18

M8 Beer Comedy Open Mic

 Tue, 25 Mar at 07:00 pm M8 Beer Free

The Haha Heart Comedy Open Mic at Fielders Tavern

 Mon, 06 Oct at 07:45 pm Fielder's Tavern, Baltimore, MD, USA USD 0 to 4