Moonstone Arts Center

Category: Poetry

  • MPS: Ewuare X. Osayande

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    Tuesday July 20, 7pm – Poetry The Moonstone Poetry Series Presents Ewuare X. Osayande Ewuare X. Osayande is a political activist, award-winning author, cultural analyst, poet, essayist, publisher and internet radio talk show host. The Quarterly Black Review has called Osayande “one of Black America’s newest insurgent intellectuals coming to the table with enough mental…

  • P&P: An Open Reading

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    Thursday July 22, 7pm – Poetry Poets & Prophets Presents an Open Reading Theme: Poems of Desire, Lust and Greed

  • Raymond Tyler presents The Connection @ TMAC

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    Sunday August 8, 7:30pm workshop; 8:30 open mike – Poetry – $7 Suggested Donation (none turned away) Please join us in welcoming newspaper (Philadelphia Weekly, AC Weekly), magazine (Vibe and Essence) writer, poet and radio personality Raymond Tyler to The Moonstone family. 7:30pm – a brand new monthly writing group that will meet every first…

  • MPS: Meredith Avakian & Hanoch Guy

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    Tuesday August 10,7pm – Poetry Moonstone Poetry Series Presents Meredith Avakian & Hanoch Guy Meredith “Miz” Avakian, author of Propaganda Begins with PR: Poetry for the Soul, is a New Jersey native of Armenian-American descent who has been writing poetry since she was a child. She received a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Temple…

  • P&P presents Elijah Pringle

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    Tuesday August 17, 7pm – Poetry Poets & Prophets Presents Elijah Pringle Elijah B. Pringle, III: is a Philadelphia based poet. To his credit he has edited and published several chap books by other poets as well as published three chapbooks of his own poetry and prose.  His work has been featured in the Edison…

  • Raymond Tyler Presents Beyond Spoken Word 3: Ladies First

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    Sunday August 22, From 3pm to 6pm – Beyond Spoken Word Raymond Tyler Presents Beyond Spoken Word 3: Ladies First Join host Raymond Tyler and female writers from Philly, Delaware, DC, and Jersey for  special event that will look at female writers. We have several established and new writers who will read from their work…

  • MPS: Róger Santiváñez, Celio Pichardo & Agnes Moncy

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    Tuesday August 24, 7pm – Poetry The Moonstone Poetry Series Presents Róger Santiváñez, Celio Pichardo, and Agnes Moncy Róger Santiváñez was born in Piura, in the northern Peru. He received his Ph.D. at Temple University. He belongs to the Neo-Baroque movement of Latin American Poetry Today. A couple of months ago, Roger published his book…

  • German Poets U.S. Tour

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    Thursday, July 29, 7pm – Poetry German Poets U.S. Tour Wolf Hogekamp, Lars Ruppel, and Sebastian 23 The poets will present original work in German and English translation and speak about their work in the German pilot project of the Alzheimer’s Poetry Project. Representing Germany at the 21st Annual National Poetry Slam to be held…

  • TREY MOORE & BETH PHILLIPS BROWN

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    THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 7pm – PoetryTREY MOOREBETH PHILLIPS BROWN Trey Moore (writer/director/producer) was born in San Antonio. Performing in his hometown at art and writing events across the country including, Nuyorican Poet’s Café, Pumpkins Jazz Club (NYC), and the Great Mother Conference. He received a Puffin Foundation Grant for his work with students (4th-12th grade)…

  • MPS: STEPHANIE DURANN & DON RIGGS

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    TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 7pm – PoetryThe Moonstone Poetry Series presentsSTEPHANIE DURANNDON RIGGS Stephanie Durann is a writer from Philadelphia, PA who has performed under various reading series (including Robin’s Book Store), festivals, and cabarets in the city. She’s happy to be participating in poetry readings again. Don Riggs has been writing poetry for decades, and…