Moonstone Presents:

Politics and Poetry: Patrick Rosal and Sami Miranda

Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Patrick Rosal, is the author of four books of poetry and the recipient of the Lenore Marshall Prize from the Academy of American Poets, fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, […]

New Voices: Philadelphia’s Emerging Poets

Shakespeare and Co. 1632 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

New Voices is a program designed for emerging poets under the age of 25. It aims to create a platform for young poets by welcoming them into the larger Philadelphia […]

Moonstone Presents: Marion Cohen, Chanda Rice, Elliot Bat Tzedek

Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Marion Cohen’s 28th book is “The Discontinuity at the Waistline: My #MeToo Poems” (Rhythm & Bones Press, 2019), and her 29th is “The Fuss and the Fury” (Alien Buddha Press, […]

Moonstone Present: Olga Livshin

Shakespeare and Co. 1632 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA, United States

Original poetry by the Russian-American poet Olga Livshin, alongside her translations of Russian poetry by Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) and Vladimir Gandelsman (b. 1948). Foreword by Ilya Kaminsky. “Olga Livshin has […]

Al-Bustan Presents: Natalie Handal

Slought Gallary 4017 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

(co-sponsored by the Moonstone Arts Center) Natalie Handal is an author and professor at Columbia University. She draws on her diverse and multicultural background for her work. Life in a […]

Moonstone Presents: Michael B. Carroll Jr., Dr. Mbarek Sryfi

Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Michael B. Carroll Jr. is a graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Professional Studies (Health Science / Psychology dual minor). He is […]

Remembering Walt Whitman

Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Walt Whitman was born 200 years ago (May 31, 1819), his life coincided with a time of great division in America—the Civil War. Whitman eulogized the assassination of Abraham Lincoln […]

Moonstone Presents: Michael R. Brown, W. D. Ehrhart

Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Michael R. Brown has five books of poetry and has performed poetry, taught classes, and lectured in various world venues from the Stockholm to South Korea. Instrumental in bringing the […]