Category: Poetry
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John Gery & Shelley Puhak Headline Poets From University of New Orleans
Thursday, March 29, 7pm – Poetry John Gery & Shelley Puhak Headline Poets From University of New Orleans Laissez les bons temps rouler! Join teachers and graduates from the University of New Orleans low res. MFA program for a rare Philadelphia poetry extravaganza. Featuring haunting fairy tales, jazzy riffs and profound luminosity! Guests include poet…
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The Moonstone Poetry Series Presents Trapeta Mason & Quincy Scott Jones
Tuesday, March 27, 7pm – Poetry The Moonstone Poetry Series Presents Trapeta Mason & Quincy Scott Jones Trapeta B. Mayson is a native of Liberia. She immigrated to Philadelphia with her family in 1975. She is involved with numerous arts and social service related projects. Trapeta has been a fellow at Callaloo and Cave Canem. …
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E-Verse Equinox Reading Series at Moonstone Presents
Thursday, March 22, 7pm – Poetry E-Verse Equinox Reading Series at Moonstone Presents Afaa Michael Weaver, George Green, Bojan Louis Hosted by Ernest Hilbert Henry Louis Gates of Harvard University has remarked that Afaa Michael Weaver “is one of the most significant poets writing today.” Ed Ochester sees him as the “African American successor to…
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Kim Gek Lin Short, Eric D. Goodman, and Alex Kudera
Wednesday, March 21, 7pm – Poetry Alex Kudera Presents Kim Gek Lin Short, Eric D. Goodman, and Alex Kudera Please join us for an evening of poetry and fiction with award-winning writers, middling wine, and more. Kim Gek Lin Short was born in Singapore and spent her childhood in places like Manila, Jakarta, and Calgary.…
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P&P: Michelle Taransky
Tuesday, March 20, 7pm – Poetry Poets & Prophets Presents Michelle Taransky Michelle Taransky is the author of Barn Burned, Then, selected by Marjorie Welish for the 2008 Omnidawn Poetry Prize. Taransky teaches critical and creative writing at University of Pennsylvania and poetry workshops at Temple University and works as assistant to the director at…
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Josey Foo author of A Lily Lillies
Tuesday March 6, 7pm – Poetry Josey Foo author of A Lily Lilies ($15.95 Nightboat Books) Landscape and kinetic expression meet in this collection of poetry, dance choreography, and photographs A cross-genre book of poetry, photography and notes for choreography, A Lily Lilies maps space through language, language through movement, and both space and movement…
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Frank Sherlock Presents Anne Waldman
Tuesday February 28, 7pm – Poetry Anne Waldman author of The Iovis Trilogy – Colors in the Mechanism of Concealment ($40.00 Coffee House Press) & Thom Donovan author of The Hole ($19.95 Displaced Press) Published for the first time in its entirety, this major epic poem assures Anne Waldman’s place in the pantheon of contemporary…
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Poets & Prophets Presents Kimmika L. H, Williams
Tuesday February 21, 7pm Poets & Prophets Presents Kimmika L. H, Williams-Witherspoon Professor, Poet, Playwright, Lecturer, Director, and performance Artist. She holds a Ph.D (Anthropology); MA (Anthropology); MFA (Theater); Graduate Certificate (Women’s Studies); B.A. (Journalism); Kimmika is a two-time recipient of the Future Faculty Fellowship, at Temple University; and is currently an Assistant Professor of…
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The Moonstone Poetry Series Presents A Valentine’s Day Special Open Reading
Tuesday February 14, 7pm – Poetry The Moonstone Poetry Series Presents The National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour in How Love Got Lost, Strayed or Stolen Poetry and Spoken Word Performances about the trials and tribulations of finding and being in love. Featured Readings and Open Mic. Contact Maurice Henderson @ 215-987-7918
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Three Poets from Detroit
Wednesday, January 25, 7pm – Poetry Three Poets from Detroit James Hart III, Anita Schmaltz, and Jhon Clark