Moonstone Presents:

Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

Live Poetry: Joshua Barnes, Sarah Browning, Eileen M. D’Angelo, & Juniper Sweeney

February 14 @ 7:00 pm9:00 pm

Moonstone Poetry Readings

Wednesday February 14, 2024 – 7pm
Live at Fergie’s Pub – 1214 Sansom Street

OR Join Us on Zoom (Registration Required):

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqc-GrqzwrHNS3jAMLOupFHyUci7eweq4_

Joshua Barnes lives in Philadelphia with his husband.  His poetry has previously appeared in &Change, Olney Magazine, Impossible Archetype, Philadelphia Stories, and Moonstone Press. When not writing, he can be found reading poetry, horror fiction, and comic books, and perfecting his handstands. He can be found on Instagram @ jsb1800.

Sarah Browning is the author of Killing Summer and Whiskey in the Garden of Eden. She is co-founder and was Executive Director of Split This Rock: Poetry of Provocation & Witness for 10 years. She is an Associate Fellow of the Institute for Policy Studies. Browning is a recipient of fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Yaddo, Mesa Refuge, and the Adirondack Center for Writing. She has been guest editor or co-edited special issues of Beltway Poetry Quarterly, The Delaware Poetry Review, and three issues of POETRY magazine.

Eileen M. D’Angelo, twice nominated for a Pennsylvania Governor’s Award in the Arts, she received two Pushcart Prize / Best of the Small Press nominations from Verse Magazine and Schuylkill Valley Journal.  Her poetry, essays and book reviews have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the News of Delaware County, Rattle: Poetry for the 21st Century, Manhattan Poetry Review, Paterson Literary Review, Drexel Online Journal, Wild River Review, Philadelphia Stories, Philadelphia Poets, The Independent Review, Negative Capability, One Trick Pony, and others.

Juniper Sweeney is a nonbinary trans poet, queer community contributor, and outdoorsthem. She helped expand the Philadelphia Voices of Pride as part of their board and is excited to start sharing her own developing creative voice. She also helps organize Phlash, Philadelphia’s gay climbing community, and especially loves climbing outdoors and connecting new climbers to a practice that brings her joy and embodiment. This is their first time being featured and she’s deeply excited to be a new member of the Philadelphia poetry community

Sean Hanrahan Host – Open Reading Follows

Details

Date:
February 14
Time:
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Event Category:
Event Tags:
, ,

Organizer

Moonstone Arts Center
Phone
215-735-9600
View Organizer Website

Venue

Fergie’s Pub
1214 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA United States
+ Google Map
Phone
215.928.8118
View Venue Website