Maryland Center for the Book

Poets' Corner

Bring one of our poets to your community!

Bring one of these gifted poets to your corner of the state to read, discuss, and experience poetry!

Exciting New Addition to Poets' Corner!

Stanley Plumly, Maryland's ninth Poet Laureate, has joined the Speakers Bureau. Click here for instructions on booking him.

We invite you to experience the nurturing gifts that poetry can bring to our lives and spirits.

By linking both older and contemporary poetry to the arts, the natural world, and our daily lives, we can re-affirm the power and importance of the poetry around and within us.

Bring a poetry workshop to your corner of the state! Workshops span the diverse nature of poetry from Walt Whitman to hip-hop. Participants can try their hand at writing poetry, join in an open-mic, discover the words of great Maryland and world poets, make their own book of poetry, or expand the mind and body with poetry and yoga.

Nonprofit organizations, senior centers, recreation centers, libraries, after-school programs and others can apply for one of these presentations by filling out our online Application Form.

Programs and Workshops:
Sharing Our Stories: Giving Voice to our Songs with Michael Glaser
How to Read a Poem: A Beginners Guide with Sue Ellen Thompson
Jump Start your Creativity: Get out of Town with Reggie Harris
Yoga and Writing with Yael Flusberg
Poetry and the American Dream with Linda Joy Burke
Binding Spines: A Book Making Project with Mary Azrael
Pride and Protest: Poetry of the American Civil Rights Movement with Jeffrey Lamar Coleman
Walt Whitman: Poet of Democracy with Carroll Peterson

Programs Especially for Teens:
The Rhyme Beast or Ego Trippin' for a Reason with Olu Butterfly Woods
Creative Writing for Beginners/Identity Workshop with the 5th L
Live Lyrics!: Interpretive Poetry with Michelle “LOVE the poet” Nelson
After the Game: Writing About Sports with Julia Kudravetz