Cruellest Month Poetry and Performance Festival (CruMoPoPerFest)

Each April, during National Poetry Month, the Baltimore-based organization Poetry in Community—along with local literary organizations, publishers, and poets—sponsors a free community-centric festival with readings, performances, free poetry distribution, public poetry displays, and more. Readings are hosted by a diverse group of poets and literary organizations and are held in venues that support community sustainability. Open mic is featured at each event to encourage new and emerging talent to make their presence known.