Category: Poetry
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Eduardo Bechara Baracat & Eduardo Bechara Navratilova
Tuesday, May 8 – 7pm – Poetry Eduardo Bechara Baracat & Eduardo Bechara Navratilova Eduardo Bechara Baracat was born in Deán Funes, Cordoba (Argentina) in 1975. He´s the son of a Syrian descendent father and mother, and has a bachelor in Business Administration (Universidad Blas Pascal), Cordoba, Argentina. During 2003 and 2004, he studied in…
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National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour – City Wide Youth Slam
Monday, May 14 – 7pm – $5 Admission National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour Presents City Wide Youth Slam Contestants and School or Youth Groups needed to compete in Categories of Poetry, Spoken Word & Positive Hip Hop For more information contact Maurice Henderson @ (215) 987-7918 or mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com and contact Leslie Miles @ (267)…
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P&P: Charlie O’Hay
Tuesday, May 15, 7pm – Poetry Poets & Prophets Presents Charlie O’Hay Charles O’Hay is the recipient of a 1995 Pennsylvania Council on the Arts fellowship in poetry. His poems have appeared in over 100 literary publications, including The New York Quarterly, Gargoyle, Brooklyn Review, and South Carolina Review. His first full-length collection of poems…
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Lil Addict – Life Stories w/ Poetry and Spoken Word
Monday, May 21 – 7pm – $10 Admission “Lil Addict – Life Stories with Poetry and Spoken Word addressing Addiction, Homelessness and Violence/Crime Prevention” featuring Maurice Henderson, Robert Hayes and many other performance artists For more information contact Maurice Henderson @ (215) 987-7918 or mauricebrianhenderson@yahoo.com and contact Leslie Miles @ (267) 444-6528 – milessteps@gmail.com
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The Poetry of Antonio N Pisano
Tuesday, May 22, 7pm – Poetry The Poetry of Antonio N Pisano (1894-1979) with guest appearances by Rosemary Cappello, Al Tacconelli and Justin Vitiello Antonio N Pisano (1894-1979): His Voice Lives Through His Poetry Presented by Mario Voci and Donna Yemmallo Meidt (Pisano’s granddaughter) Tonight we are presenting the poetry of Antonio N Pisano showcased…
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Lili Bita, Lamont Steptoe, Robert Zaller
Thursday, May 31, 7pm – Poetry Lili Bita, Lamont Steptoe, Robert Zaller Internationally-renowned author and actress Lili Bita will read from her new memoir of her late son Philip, The Storm Rider. Lili Bita is the author of some twenty books of verse, fiction, memoir, and translation, and has performed on stage on three continents. Author, actress,…
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Philadelphia Poets 2012 Book Release
Saturday, March 31, 2012, from 2:00 till 5:00 p.m. Philadelphia Poets Presents its Center City Book Launch for the 2012, Volume 18 Issue Poets reading are: Lisa Alexander Baron, Mel Brake, M. Ana Diaz, Joseph Dorazio, Maria Fama, Ray Greenblatt, Lisa Grunberger, David Kozinski, Emiliano Martin, Ann E. Michael, Fereshteh Sholevar, Al Tacconelli, Bill Van…
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The Moles Not Molar Reading & Performance Series Presents
Sunday, April 1, 5:30pm – Poetry The Moles Not Molar Reading & Performance Series Presents A Sunday Extravaganza of Poetry, Puppet Theatre, Invented Infrastructures, & More! Featuring JEN HOFER (Poet/Translator; Los Angeles), SALEM COLLO-JULIN (Writer & Artist; Philadelphia), ADELAIDE WINDSOME (Musician, Puppeteer & Writer; Philadelphia) JEN HOFER is a poet, translator, bookmaker, interpreter, public letter-writer,…
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Elaine Terranova and her Community College of Philadelphia English 280 class
Saturday, April 28, 12:30pm – Reading Elaine Terranova and her Community College of Philadelphia English 280 class, advanced poetry writing, will read from their work. Class members, among them the editor of the college newspaper and a winner of the Judith Stark Creative Writing Award, are Vince Ancona, Jeffrey Bumiller, Paul Eberle, Kerry Foster, Joy Gorson, Adrienne Jenness, Joe Kenyon,…
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Hanoch Guy Kaner author of The Road to Timbuktu: Travel Poems.
Tuesday, April 3, 7pm – Poetry Hanoch Guy Kaner author of The Road to Timbuktu: Travel Poems. Join in voyages to faraway places. Enjoy the scents and sounds of islands and mountains. Cross the seas to Newfoundland and the Sahara dessert to Timbuktu. Delve into the mystery of imaginary places. Hanoch Guy spent his childhood…