Category: Poetry
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MPS: Arlene Bernstein, Mihaela Moscaliuc, and Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 7pm – PoetryThe Moonstone Poetry Series PresentsARLENE BERNSTEIN, MIHAELA MOSCALIUC, and KATHLEEN SHEEDER BONANNO Arlene Bernstein, spent thirty-two years as an English teacher at Benjamin Franklin High School in Philadelphia. After retiring in 2000, she founded Friends of Poetry, performing her poetry throughout the Philadelphia/Main Line/Media area as well as organizing and…
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BEYOND SPOKEN WORD
SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 1pm – PoetrySoul Connection Philly presentsBeyond Spoken Wordwith Poetry Performances and artist interviews from 1pm to 2:30pm – 2:30pm to 4pm Poetry Pot Luck – Every one is asked to bring a dish – For more info contact Raymond Tyler at soulconnectionphilly@gmail.com – requested donation $7, but no one turned away.
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P&P: C.A. CONRAD & DEBRAH MORKUN
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 7pm – PoetryPoets & Prophets presentsC.A. CONRAD & DEBRAH MORKUN CAConrad is the recipient of The Gil Ott Book Award for The Book of Frank (Chax Press, 2009). He is also the author of Advanced Elvis Course (Soft Skull Press, 2009), (Soma)tic Midge (Faux Press, 2008), Deviant Propulsion (Soft Skull Press, 2006),…
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MPS: Leonard Gontarek & Aziza Kinteh
TUESDAY, MAY 25, 7pm – POETRYThe Moonstone Poetry Series PresentsLEONARD GONTAREKAZIZA KINTEH Leonard Gontarek is the author of: St. Genevieve Watching Over Paris, Van Morrison Can’t Find His Feet, Zen For Beginners, and Déjà Vu Diner. His poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Fence, Field, Pool, Poetry Northwest, Blackbird, Verse, Hanging Loose, and The…
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Solace Rambling
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 7pm – POETRYSOLACE RAMBLINGAn array of Philly artists present an evening of eclectic and multi-sensory performance – from intense to uplifting Featuring: Dear Arizona – Performance poet Jacob Winterstein and puppet-artist J. Marshall-Lively collaborate in this narrative of exile and desperation – from the flight of Jewish emigrants out of Nazi Europe…
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Hotter in July – Erotic Poetry for the Summer
Thursday July 29, 8pm – Poetry Hotter in July – Erotic Poetry for the Summer
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Marion Cohen
TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 7pm – POETRYMARION COHEN Marion Deutsche Cohen has a new book of poetry, Chronic Progressive (Plain View Press, TX), the last in her poetry trilogy about spousal chronic illness and caregiving; in this volume her first husband enters the nursing home and life begins to move on. Her books total 19, some…
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Transfags Taking Over: A Seductively Smooth Night of Genderfuct Poetry
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 8pm – Poetry & Performance – $5 – $10 sliding scale“Transfags Taking Over: A Seductively Smooth Night of Genderfuct Poetry” A reclamation of the word ‘Transfag’ (to be interpreted in all ways powerful)! Featured poets at this event will be spreading out and laying down two jam packed hours filled with sinfully…
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Poets & Prophets
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 7pm – POETRYPoets & Prophets Presents
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Philadelphia Poets Vol. 16 Book Release Party
SUNDAY, MAY 23, 3pm – BOOK RELEASEPHILADELPHIA POETS Vol. 16 Book Release Party The annual poetry journal, Philadelphia Poets, Volume 16, 2010, is now available, 160 pages in length, contains the poetry of 55 poets, from Lisa Alexander Baron and Peter Baroth to Anne-Adele Wight and Bill Wunder, and features reviews of the poetry chapbooks…