More Midcoast Poetry

Below are links to poetry organizations with events in the Midcoast Poetry Calendar. For more information about specific events, the calendar is a good place to start. Clicking on the event in the calendar will open a window with details and direct links for the event.

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Belfast

Belfast Poetry Festival October 16-19, 2025

2025 Keynote Poet - Ellen Bass

The Belfast Poetry Festival keynote presenter this year is nationally recognized poet Ellen Bass. An afternoon craft talk and evening reading on Saturday, October 18, 2025 are planned.

   Maine Postmark Poetry Contest

The Wheelbarrow Poets meets weekly on Tuesdays in the Belfast Free Library Abbott Room from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Writing prompts are sent in advance of the gatherings by Belfast Poet Laureate Maya Stein, and participants share work and discuss. Open to writers ages 18 & up. For more information and to register, please email hello@mayastein.com. Maya Stein is the current poet laureate of Belfast.

Camden

The POETS CORNER COMMUNITY OF POETRY & PROSE

The Poets Corner fosters community among writers and readers interested in poetry and short prose.

Freeport

Freeport Folio’s Open Mic Poetry Series

Freeport Folio, a new community poetry initiative, is proud to announce the return of its quarterly open mic poetry series. Events take place at Freeport Community Services Inc, 53 Depot St. Freeport Maine.

Rockland

Poetry Peers

This poetry group meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the lower level Board Room at Rockland Public Library.

Rockport

Rockport Public Library Poets’ Corner

This twice‑a‑month poetry group meets on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 4 p.m. in the Marine Room at Rockport Public Library.

Rockport Public Library Poets’ Corner and Thomaston Public Library Poets’ Corner sponsor this Midcoast Poetry Calendar website and the Midcoast Poetry Journal project now calling for submissions for Midcoast Poetry Journal 2025 Volume 2.

Thomaston

Thomaston Public Library Poets’ Corner

This twice‑a‑month poetry group meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 5 p.m. in the second floor Community Conference Room at Thomaston Public Library.  TPL Poets' Corner Library page

Thomaston Public Library Poets’ Corner and Rockport Public Library Poets’ Corner sponsor this Midcoast Poetry Calendar website and the Midcoast Poetry Journal project now calling for submissions for Midcoast Poetry Journal 2025 Volume 2.

Virtual

   Sunday

This critique workshop occurs Sunday at 6 p.m. For more information use the link above. To register email Len at lensir@hotmail.com.

   Friday

Join us on Fridays to share a favorite poem—someone else’s or one of your own. For more information, or to register, please email Jeannette.

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