Live Poetry: Terri Lyons, Debrah Morkun, and J. C. Todd

Wednesday January 22, 2025 – 7:00pm

Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street

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Terri Lyons is a Philadelphia based poet and playwright who has collaborated with a variety of urban initiatives to support cultural and historical enrichment. Her latest book is Light of the August Moon, highlighting the black excursion through the 20th century. She instigates joy and savors truth with her spoken word collection while inspiring our youth to understand the value of history and recognize their own potential. Terri has received numerous awards including citations from the City of Philadelphia, the State of Pennsylvania, and the 14th and 35th District of Philadelphia Police Department. She has had several successful performances of her play, When the Truth Comes Out, highlighting the silent architects of the modern civil rights movement. (Photo credit Cleo Townsend)

Debrah Morkun believes in near death experiences and prays to the old gods.  She practices magic and the coin toss, hoping to synthesize the two into holy orders.  She is the author of The Ida Pingala and Projection Machine, as well as several chapbooks.

J. C. Todd’s most recent books include a bilingual (English/Lithuanian collection, What Kept Me Awake?/Kas neleido uzmigti?, Beyond Repair, and The Damages of Morning,. She is a co-editor of the anthology Convergence: Poetry on Environmental Impacts of War, forthcoming from Scarlet Tanager Press in 2025. Winner of the Rita Dove Prize and twice a finalist for Poetry Society of America awards, JC holds fellowships from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Poems have appeared in the Beloit Poetry Journal, The Paris Review, The Night Heron Barks and other journals.

Anne-Adele Wight Host – Open Reading Follows