Moonstone Arts Center — LIVE Poetry Reading

Wednesday August 31, 2022 – 7pm

Fergie’s Pub — 1214 Sansom St.

Event will also be streamed via Zoom – Registration is Required. Register Here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwscOqvrD4vHtNB2awQCLhQHukjrYqWx6IU

Sean Hanrahan is a Philadelphian poet originally hailing from Dale City, Virginia. He is the author of the full-length collection Safer Behind Popcorn (2019 Cajun Mutt) and the chapbooks Hardened Eyes on the Scan (2018 Moonstone) and Gay Cake (2020 Toho). His
work has also been included in several anthologies, including Moonstone Featured Poets, Queer Around the World, and Stonewall’s Legacy, and several journals, including Impossible Archetype, Poetica Review, and Voicemail Poems. He has taught classes titled A Chapbook in 49 Days and Ekphrastic Poetry and hosted poetry events throughout Philadelphia.

Faith Paulsen’s most recent chapbook is Cyanometer (Finishing Line Press 2021). Her chapbook “We Marry, We Bury, We Sing, or We Weep” was a runner-up in Moonstone Arts’ Chapbook Contest in 2021 (Moonstone Press).  Her poetry and prose have appeared in many venues including Philadelphia Stories, Ghost City Press, Book of Matches, Thimble, Evansville Review, One Art, The Curator, and Mantis.  Faith lives and writes just outside Philadelphia. Please check out her website at https://www.faithpaulsenpoet.com/

Pat Rodgers is a former science teacher, current dental student, and poet based in West Philadelphia. His published work can be found in The Juggler, Neptune, and Moonstone’s haiku anthology. He is currently working on his first chapbook.