Moonstone Presents:

23rd Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Reading

1199C Headquarters 1319 Locust st., Philadelphia, PA, United States

Sunday June 2, 2019 – noon Moonstone at 1199C Headquarters, 1319 Locust Street Hello! We are hosting our 23rd annual Poetry Ink release event which will be commemorated by readings from 84 (not quite 100 this year!) poets. Join us in enjoying the work of academic poets, famous poets, free form poets, street poets, unknown […]

Floyd Brown & Joe Roarty @ Fergie’s Pub

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

Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub, Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Floyd Brown is a poet and hip-hop artist who was born in Wilmington, Delaware and lives in North Philadelphia. Joe Roarty’s poetry is high octane energy, passionate intelligence, supercharged, insistent blues, jazz and heightened speech rhythms. Sean Lynch, Host – Open Reading Follows

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Poetry & Humor: Hannah McDonald, Scott Sigl, & Jonathon Todd @ Fergie’s Pub

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

Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub – Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Poetry & Humor with Hannah McDonald, who has performed at The Bechdel Test fest, the National Poetry Slam, etc Scott Sigl is a musician, poet, and teacher who has performed poems, as well as haikus in Boston, Charlotte, Oakland, New York, Jonathon Todd is […]

New Voices: Matilda Bray, Elisha Gibson, & Bella Randazzo @ Shakespeare & Co.

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

Moonstone Poetry @ Shakespeare & Co. – 1632 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 New Voices: Philadelphia’s Emerging Poets Matilda Bray (14) “Matilda’s ability to focus on one or two unifying images and mine them metaphorically is extraordinary. Matilda is a brave and gifted poet.” – Joanne Leva, executive director of the Montgomery County Poet Laureate […]

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‘Philadelphia Says: Women Are Voting’ Anthology Release & Reading @ Fergie’s Pub

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

Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub – Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Philadelphia Says: Women Are Voting For the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment (the right of women to vote) Moonstone asks: What is the condition of women’s lives today? Women’s right to vote was passed in 1919, What did it accomplish? What […]

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Chapbook Release Party: 5 Featured Authors @ Fergie’s Pub

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

Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub – Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Chapbook Release Party & Reading Leonard Kress has published poetry and fiction in Missouri Review, Massachusetts Review, Iowa Review, American Poetry Review, Harvard Review among others. His recent collections are The Orpheus Complex, Walk like Bo Diddley, Living in the Candy Store, and Other […]

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Brother Jahi, Kyu & Barrett Rosser @ Fergie’s Pub

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

The Philadelphia Writing Project Presents: Silvino J. Alexander Jr., “Brother Jahi” is an educator, poet, author, and mentor/consultant currently residing in Pennsylvania with his wife and two children. His poetry reflects the uncompromising reality of this world. Sydney Hunt Coffin has taught English, Poetry, and Art in Philadelphia, worked with the Advisory Council of the […]

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2019 Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Reading Series at PhillyCAM

699 Ranstead Street 699 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

(Comcast Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS 29/30 in Philadelphia.) The program is broadcast live on the first Tuesday of each month. The program is free and open to everyone. Please join us. The mission of Philadelphia Stories is to cultivate a community of writers, artists, and readers in the Greater Philadelphia Area through publications, professional […]

Moonstone Presents: Amy Jannotti, Jay Margraf, Charles Springer

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

Amy Jannotti lives with several small animals and a multitude of dried flowers. Her poetry and fiction has appeared in Calliope magazine, Charge! and Z Publishing House’s Pennsylvania’s Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Fiction.  Jay Margraf is a poet, educator, grad student, and queer transman currently living and learning in Oaklyn, NJ. His poetry provides commentary on masculinity, […]