Hunger Action Month Reading and Open Mic

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EC Poetry and Prose, The Writer’s Center, Poet Lore, and Poetry x Hunger are partnering to raise funds in honor of Hunger Action Month! Each September, Hunger Action Month unites millions to raise awareness and provide nutritious food to neighbors facing hunger. Join us at The Writer’s Center on September 12th, 2026 at 2pm for a reading of writers against hunger. 100% of your donation goes directly to the Maryland Food Bank helping hungry children, working families, older adults, and Maryland’s Under-resourced Communities throughout the state. FREE & open to the public. RSVP below. Donate in advance of the event using this link>>> About Poetry X Hunger Poetry X Hunger is bringing a world of poets and their poems to the anti-hunger cause. We are using poetry to raise awareness, compassion and funding. And, speaking of funding, by holding poetry fundraisers, we magically turn poetry into food. In recent years, we’ve raised thousands of US dollars for anti-hunger organizations. About EC Poetry & Prose We are a collective of poets and writers who believe in the power of language to convey truth and promote peace. Our members are spoken word artists, published authors, and emerging writers. Our founder and partners are from Howard, Anne Arundel, and Frederick Counties; members reside throughout the state. Henry Crawford is author of three collections of poetry, American Software (CW Books, 2017), Binary Planet (The Word Works, 2020) Screens (Broadstone Books 2025) His poem, “The Fruits of Famine” won first prize in the 2019 World Food Poetry Competition. His work has been published in Boulevard, Copper Nickel, Rattle, the Southern Humanities Review, and many others. He is a three time finalist for the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest. Christina Daub won the 2026 Enoch Pratt Poetry Prize and is a Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominated poet. She co-founded and co-edited the international poetry journal, The Plum Review. She translates from Spanish and…

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