Maryland Poetry.com
A New Site for Maryland Poets
Please support this site by donating and /or purchasing some of the merchandise from the links below. This site is presented by Steven Robert Heine. Heine is a disabled poet in his 70's. He was crippled in a fall several years ago and suffered a stroke in 2023. Your support will help cover costs of this site and provide more frequent updates.
Maryland Poetry and Writing Groups.
The current Maryland State Poet Laureate is:
Grace Cavalieri.
Grace is the author of 21 poetry books and chapbooks. She is also the author of 26 plays. She has had a distinguished career in broadcasting and as a programming director for PBS. Grace has received many poetry awards and is founder of two poetry presses in Washington D.C. that are still going strong. More details about her can be found on the link above.Previous Maryland State Poet Laureates include:
Maria B. Coker (1959-1962)
Vincent Godfrey Burns (1962-1979)
Lucille Clifton (1979-1985)
Reed Whittemore (1985-1988)
Linda Pastan (1991-1995)
Roland Flint (September 1995-October 2000)
Michael Collier (February 27, 2001-August 2, 2004)
Michael S. Glaser (August 2, 2004-September 2009)
Stanley Plumly(September 29, 2009-December 13, 2018)
**The Maryland Arts Council ** provides support for arts groups and writers groups through grants and a large number of programs. The Council also supports cultural activities, arts in schools and community arts projects. More information about programs and grants can be found on the link above.
Note: the above link is for the blog of The Maryland State Poetry and Literary Society, but does not appear to have been updated in some time. Please check for poetry chapters and groups in your city.
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reFor the past several years, thousands of Maryland high school students have participated in the Poetry Out Loud State recitation competitions, sponsored by the Maryland Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Your high school is invited to participate!
Poetry Out Loud is a wonderful program for students. The program helps the develop Stage and speaking skills, confidence and a love of poetry. Poetry really needs to be spoken to truly be enjoyed. Poetry Out Loud is a great program for students. To learn how to get your school involved in the competition, please see the link above. The above link is from Bergen County. It has much more information on where and hot to get involved.
Poetry Slams are events in which adults and students read and perform poetry for awards and prizes. There are many local events and even a National competition. Check with your local poetry group for the nearest Slam event and Slam schedules. The above link is for The Busboys and Poets poetry slam, one of many in the State. Busboys and Poets was one of my favorite places in the Maryland, D.C. and Virginia area. I think you will find it very interesting.
The Maryland Writers Association welcomes writers working in all genres and of all skill levels. The association seeks to provide resources and critique groups for Maryland writers. Yearly dues are $40.00. Please see the link above for a chapter in your area.
The Baltimore Writing Hour welcomes all Baltimore area writers. The group seeks to provide encouragement, resources and critiques for Baltimore writers. The group tries to meet every other Sunday (when possible) at the Hosteling International Baltimore (HI Baltimore). 17 W. Mulberry St., Baltimore, MD 21201. Please see the link above for calendar information.
The Liberty States Fiction Writers is a group in Edison that is open to all New Jersey writers of all genres of writing. They welcome both published and yet to be published writers. At this present time, meetings are via Zoom. For calendar and membership information, please see the link above.
Citilit is a group in the Baltimore area that supports literacy. They do this by encouragement of readers and writers. Each year, they hold an annual festival to promote literacy. (The 2020 festival was cancelled). For more information, please see the link above.
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Breaking News!
Steven Robert Heine launches a new line of tee shirts and merchandise to help support this site. We hope you will consider purchasing at the links below.
About the author: Steven Robert Heine is a West Coast poet. He has spent his life writing poetry and promoting the reading of it.
In 2011 Heine was seriously crippled in a fall. Several surgeries later, Heine lives with a great deal of pain. (He is not on any disability).
He tries to provide this site as a service to the poets of Maryland.
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Steven Robert Heine is a West Coast poet & author. He has traveled extensively through the United States. He spent a year living just miles from Maryland and made many trips to various cities there. Heine has spent his life promoting poetry; serving as founder for many poetry contests. He is the author of fifteen books, including poetry, history and his own short auto-biographies. His books can be found on Ebay, Amazon and Amazon Kindle.
Heine was crippled in a fall in 2011 and now makes very few public appearances.
