MER at AWP–All the Info!
Off site. On Purpose. You’re Invited!
Off Site. On Purpose. AWP 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 7:00 PM
Westminster Hall, 519 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
(Free Admission – Doors Open at 6:30 PM)
SWWIM, MER, NELLE, Whale Road Review, Perugia Press, & Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry present: Off site. On purpose.
SWWIM, MER, NELLE, Whale Road Review, Perugia Press, & Cultivating Voices LIVE Poetry present “Off Site. On Purpose,” featuring many of today’s most inspiring women and nonbinary writers and poets! Join us for a night of life-affirming poetry on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM (Doors open at 6:30 PM), Westminster Hall, 519 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Admission is free. Cash bar available. No RSVP needed; just come!
*A former Presbyterian church, Westminster Hall and Burying Ground is an historic site and the resting place of Edgar Allan Poe (and more!).
Readers for MER: Eileen Cleary, Jennifer Militello, Carla Panciera, Donna Vorreyer, Karolina Zapal
❤️ This year’s Offsite. On Purpose. is dedicated in loving memory to Jennifer Martelli (1962-2025), our friend and colleague, one of the founders of this annual reading, a fierce advocate for poetry, and a damn good poet.
Book Fair Fun
Come see us at Book Table T 841
Cindy Veach, Melissa Joplin Higley and I (Marjorie Tesser) will be at MER-Mom Egg Review book table T841–come and say hi! We’ll have swag, book deals, and we’d love to speak with you.
Book Fair Scavenger Hunt!
Visit all the book tables on the card and be entered in a drawing to win prizes!
Signings at the book table
Melissa Joplin Higley signing “First Father” Thurs 11-12
Cheryl J. Fish signing “Crater & Tower” Thurs 2-3
Cindy Veach signing “Monster Galaxy” Fri. 1-2