BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Moonstone Arts Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Moonstone Arts Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Moonstone Arts Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20180311T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20191103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190814T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190814T213000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190718T164743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190723T135545Z UID:13886-1565809200-1565818200@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Poetry & Humor: Hannah McDonald\, Scott Sigl\, & Jonathon Todd @ Fergie's Pub DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub – Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nPoetry & Humor with Hannah McDonald\, who has performed at The Bechdel Test fest\, the National Poetry Slam\, etc \nScott Sigl is a musician\, poet\, and teacher who has performed poems\, as well as haikus in Boston\, Charlotte\, Oakland\, New York\, \nJonathon Todd is a poet and musician\, whose work deals with observations and trying to find humanity outside of and within labor. \nAaren Perry\, Host – Open Reading Follows URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/poetry-humor-with-hannah-mcdonald-fergies-pub/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190807T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190807T213000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190718T163702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190723T165613Z UID:13883-1565204400-1565213400@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Floyd Brown & Joe Roarty @ Fergie's Pub DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub\, Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nFloyd Brown is a poet and hip-hop artist who was born in Wilmington\, Delaware and lives in North Philadelphia. \nJoe Roarty’s poetry is high octane energy\, passionate intelligence\, supercharged\, insistent blues\, jazz and heightened speech rhythms. \nSean Lynch\, Host – Open Reading Follows URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/floyd-brown-joe-roarty-cassendre-xavier-fergies-pub/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190806T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190806T193000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190718T162903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190718T163225Z UID:13879-1565116200-1565119800@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:2019 Philly Loves Poetry and New Voices @ PhillyCAM (Watch Live on Cable!) DESCRIPTION:2019 Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series at PhillyCAM\nA Discussion with New Voices host Krisann Janowitz and readings by New Voices participants. New Voices: Philadelphia’s Emerging Poets program \nThe program is broadcast live on the first Tuesday of each month\, it is free and open to everyone. Please join us and Watch live on Comcast Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS 29/30 in Philadelphia! \nKrisann Janowitz\, host of New Voices\, is a poet. Wife. Dog owner. Philadelphian. Adventurer. Learner. Believer. Part-time political commentator. & music appreciator. \nMatilda 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.”\n– Joanne Leva\, executive director of the Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program. \nElisha Gibson is a Poet\, illustrator\, and musician and a Lancaster resident with a passion to revel in the abstract and poetic aspects of life. He is author of Prospectives. \nSpencer Nitkey (22) is an Educator\, Communicator\, Writer\, Researcher\, and Storyteller. \nJennifer Nessel (22) graduated Saint Joe’s where she received the Best Short Story award from Crimson and Gray. She explores trauma and storytelling in the age of the ‘Me Too’ movement. \nCharles S. Carr\, Host URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/2019-philly-loves-poetry-and-new-voices-phillycam/ LOCATION:699 Ranstead Street\, 699 Ranstead Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190602T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190602T120000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190423T181222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190530T173141Z UID:13678-1559476800-1559476800@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:23rd Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Reading DESCRIPTION:Sunday June 2\, 2019 – noon\nMoonstone at 1199C Headquarters\, 1319 Locust Street \nHello! 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 poets\, spoken word poets\, published poets\, unpublished poets- you name it! Poetry Ink was created with the goal of generating conversation between poets of different ages\, backgrounds\, ethnicities\, and stylings in order to celebrate Philadelphia’s historically diverse literary community. \nAccordingly\, the 100 Poets Reading aims to provide a platform for poets from all different walks of life so that the audience and readers alike may enjoy new poetic experiences- nowhere else in Philadelphia is there such a unique congregation of poets and poetry. Food contributions are encouraged\, as this will be a potluck community event for all ages. Whether you stop by for hours or just a few minutes\, an enjoyable time is guaranteed for all attendees. \n Purchase the Anthology\nNot all contributors will be reading.\nAll Reading Times are Approximate\n12:00\nSekai’afua Zankel\nDavid Worrell\nShanyah Womack\nDonna Wolf-Palacio\nRocky Wilson\nEleanor Wilner12:30\nAnthony Williams\nNotus Williams\nSharon Wellons\nMercedes Weathers\nBill Van Buskirk\nJonathon Todd1:00\nJohn Timpane\nElaine Terranova\nLamont Steptoe\nMbarek Sryfi\nFereshteh Sholevar\nGeorge Schaefer\nTonya Ryva \n1:30\nAyo Rosier\nTyrone “Marcy” Roosevelt\nStuart Roberts\nDon Riggs\nElizabeth Quigley\nElijah Pringle\nPrabha Prabhu \n\n2:00\nAaren Perry\nHermond Palmer\nClaire Owen\nEwuare Osayande\nDaniel O’Hara\nStu O’Connor\nMichael Miller2:30\nJohn Mason\nAlina Macneal\nSean Lynch\nCynthia Lee\nHazel Lee\nJeffrey Lee\nKinard Lang3:00\nLynette\nLisa Konigsberg\nMichelle Keita\nAnne Kaier\nBetti Kahn\nBea Joyner\nIrving Jones \n3:30\nChristina Jones\nLeah Jackson\nAnn Huang\nJennifer Hook\nAlison Hicks\nLaura Hawley\nJanelle Harvey\nSean Hanrahan \n\n4:00\nSteven Halpern\nHanoch Guy\nLinda Goss\nBeulah Gordon-Skinner\nGreg Francis\nWilliam Foster\nPeggy Fisher4:30\nAlfred Encarnacion\nRunett Ebo\nPheralyn Dove\nAshini Desai\nNicole Davis\nTiffany Cooper\nCathleen Cohen5:00\nMarion Cohen\nJose Cedillos\nSteve Burke\nEugene Brown\nElizabeth Bodien\nLynn Blue\nPamela Blanding \n5:30\nBrandon Blake\nMichele Belluomini\nPeter Baroth\nCatherine Bancroft\nKwame Bakari\nMeredith Avakian\nSilvino Alexander\nLiz Abrams-Morley URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/23rd-poetry-ink-100-poets-reading/ LOCATION:1199C Headquarters\, 1319 Locust st.\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190325T183918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T161732Z UID:13463-1554318000-1554325200@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Patrick Blagrave\, Fae Aspen Gehringer & Octavia McBride-Ahebee DESCRIPTION:Patrick Blagrave is a poet from Philadelphia\, currently at work on a chapbook about student loan debt. He is on the editorial board of The Painted Bride Quarterly and is the founder and editor of Prolit\, a literary magazine about class\, work\, and money. His work can be found in Bedfellows\, Apiary\, and Mad House magazines. \nFae Aspen Gehringer is the author of “I Love You It Looks Like Rain” (Be About It Press 2017) and “I Don’t Write About Race” the latter of which was the winner of Civil Coping Mechanisms’s 2017 Mainline contest\, an Entropy Best Poetry Book of 2018\, and debuted as the number one LGBT new release on Amazon. \nOctavia McBride-Ahebee’s poetry is informed by the convergence of cultures and the many ways people move throughout the world. Her work presents human relationships within the context of global inequality. Her poetry and short fiction have appeared in Rigorous\, For Harriet\, Raising Lilly Ledbetter; Women Poets Occupy the Workplace\,  Yellow Medicine\, Badilisha Poetry Exchange\,  South Philly Fiction\, Blackberry Magazine\,  International Quarterly; Faces of the Americas and the Beloit Poetry Journal.  McBride-Ahebee’s poetry collections include Assuming Voices (Lit Pot Press) and Where My Birthmark Dances (Finishing Line Press). Her poetry chapbook\, Praise Songfor the Gravediggers\, was released in January 2019.  https://omcbrideahebee.squarespace.com/ \nSean Lynch\, Host\, Open Reading follows URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-patrick-belgrave-fae-aspen-gehringer-octavia-mcbride-ahebee/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190313T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190313T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190312T191253Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190312T191344Z UID:13375-1552503600-1552503600@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Fran Baird @ Fergie's DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub\nFergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\nWednesday March 13\, 2019 – 7pm\nFran Baird \nFran Baird studied with David Ignatow in the 1980s and more recently at the Antioch Writers’ Workshop with Cathy Smith Bowers\, John Drury and Jamey Dunham. He was nominated for a Pushcart prize in 2009 for his poem “Neshaminy\,” published in the Schuylkill Valley Journal. He currently studies with poet Leonard Gontarek as a member of the Osage Avenue Poets. As an adjunct professor he has taught social work and psychology at LaSalle University and criminal justice at West Chester University. He has been conducting a weekly and on-going poetry workshop at Phoenix (formerly Graterford) Prison for the last 2 years with long-term\, incarcerated men\, co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Prison Literacy Project and Lifers\, Inc. In the winter edition 2017\, the Schuylkill Valley Journal published 10 poems by 5 individuals from the workshop. His first chapbook\, Painting With My Father\, has been published by Finishing Line Press. \nDave Worrell\, Host\, Open Reading follows \nMoonstone Arts Center Office\n110A S. 13th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA 19107\, (215) 735-9600;\nlarry@moonstoneartscenter.com; www.moonstoneartscenter.com \nfollow/like us on facebook URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/13375/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190227T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190122T185751Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T184250Z UID:13175-1551294000-1551294000@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Simone Allender & Deborah Turner: This Poem's For You\, Open Reading to follow DESCRIPTION:THIS POEM’S FOR YOU \nfeaturing…\n \n  \nSimone Allender is a bookkeeper who started writing poetry in the early 80s (long before the bookkeeping) as a way of expressing her burgeoning feminism and keeping herself sane. She continues her writings today\, as a way to keep herself sane. \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nDeborah Turner writes fiction and poetry\, the valve through which she allows anger\, compassion\, advice and sanity to escape into the modern world. Her early works appear in the Lavender Reader as well as in anthologies including the Body Eclectic and Letters to My Sister. \n  \n  \n  \nOpen Reading follows – Alina Macneal & Jennifer Hook\, Hosts URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/simone-allender-and-deborah-turner-this-poems-for-you/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gifts.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190225T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190225T180000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190219T190022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T192432Z UID:13259-1551117600-1551117600@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Dagmawe Berhanu\, Wilquan Davis & Taylar Enlow: New Voices\, Open Reading to follow DESCRIPTION:Moonstone@The South Philadelphia Library \n1700 S. Broad Street \nNew Voices:\nPhiladelphia’s Emerging Poets\nA Voice for Everyone – Listen\, Share\, Connect\nJoin us each month for readings by emerging poets under the age of 25.\n\nMonday February 25\, 2019 – 6pm\n\n  \n \nDagmawe Berhanu is an Ethiopian-American poet from Columbus\, Ohio who has been living in Philadelphia since 2011. He was a member of Temple University’s Babel Poetry Collective\, a student run organization that aims to support and facilitate the progression of writing and performance art\, hosting monthly writer and music workshops\, as well as showcases several times year. In August 2018\, he was a member of Philadelphia’s team at the National Poetry Slam. Some of his works can be found on YouTube via Slamfind\, as well as on Wus Good and Voicemail Poems. \n  \n  \n \nWilquan Dorsey\, also known as QUE\, is a poet from Chester\, Pennsylvania who attends Widener University studying finance. Not only does he want to help communities financially and bring financial literacy to schools\, he uses spoken word as a platform for expression and to start conversations. \n  \n  \n  \n \nTaylar Enlow is a Black creator and Philadelphia native. For her\, the act of creating is a bodily function\, as natural as breathing or bleeding; poetry is the transfiguration of blood to ink and flesh to page. The art of poetry has always been her primary medium of self expression\, and she considers words to be the extension of both her physical and spiritual beings. More than anything\, Enlow believes in the power and significance of community construction and preservation. That belief is the primary influence of all her works and endeavors. \n  \nKrisann Janowitz\, Host – Open Reading follows URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/dagmawe-berhanu-wilquan-davis-taylar-enlow-new-voices-open-reading-to-follow/ LOCATION:South Philadelphia Free Library\, 1700 S. Broad Street (Morris Street)\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19145\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190224T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190224T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190219T201202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T201532Z UID:13269-1551016800-1551016800@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:2018 Moonstone Featured Poets Book Release & Poetry Reading *See Above* DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub \n2018 Moonstone Featured Poets Anthology Book Release and Poetry Reading\nSunday\, February 24\, 2019 — 2pm \n  \n  \n  \n  \nJoin us for an afternoon of poetry and camaraderie. The 2018 Anthology of Featured Poets includes over 30 of the featured poets who read for Moonstone in 2018\, many of whom will read on February 24. Poets included in this year’s anthology are: \n\n\n Steve Burke\nJoe Costal\nLiz Chang\nAaron Graham\nBill Van Buskirk\nPeter Baroth\nAhmad Almallah\nJoe Roarty\nJohn Wojtowicz\nRyan Eckes\nW.D. Ehrhart\nAngel Hogan\nBrandon Blake \n\n\nCharlie O’Hay\nLevi Bentley\nEileen D’Angelo\nSilvino Alexander\nSydney Coffin\nSteve Nolan\nJames Feichthaler\nCatherine Bancroft\nSean Hanrahan\nChad Frame\nAntoinette Libro\nHayden Saunier\nDon Riggs \n\n\n\n\nMike Miller\nCandida Rodriguez\nThom Nichols\nJoan Roberta Ryan\nBela Aznar\nDonna Wolf-Palacio\nLamont Steptoe\nJoel Dias-Porter \nMbarek Syfri\nCharles Carr—host\nJennifer Hook—host\nSean Lynch—host\nAlina Macneal-host URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/2018-moonstone-featured-poets-anthology-book-release-and-poetry-reading/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190220T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190122T184635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190219T183949Z UID:13168-1550689200-1550689200@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Michelle Belluomini & Ditta Baron Hoeber Poetry\, Open Reading to follow DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nMichele Belluomini is author of Crazy Mary and Signposts for Sleepwalkers\, her poetry has been published in American Poetry\, Philadelphia Poets\, Beltway\, The Mad Poets Review and Apiary.  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nDitta Baron Hoeber is an artist and a poet.  Her work has appeared in Contemporary American Voices\, the American Journal of Poetry\, the American Poetry Review\, Construction Magazine\, New American Writing\, Window Cat and Per Contra along with a suite of her photographs.  In 2018 she received a nomination for the Pushcart Prize. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nOpen Reading follows – Larry Robin\, Host URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-belluomini-baron-hoeber-poetry-open-reading-to-follow/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/birdo.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190122T183231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T183231Z UID:13165-1550084400-1550084400@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Bondhus & Evans Poetry\, Open Reading to follow DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nCharlie Bondhus is author Divining Bones and All the Heat We Could Carry\, winner of the Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry. His work has appeared in Poetry\, The Missouri Review\, Columbia Journal\, Hayden’s Ferry Review\, Bellevue Literary Review\, Nimrod\, and Copper Nickel.  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nR.G. Evans is the author of Overtipping the Ferryman\, his poems\, fiction\, and reviews have appeared in Rattle\, The Literary Review\, Valparaiso Poetry Review\, Paterson Literary Review\, Lips\, MARGIE\, The Best of Pif Magazine (Offline)\, ​and Weird Tales\, among other publications. \n  \n  \n  \nOpen Reading follows – Dave Worrell\, Host URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-bondhus-evans-poetry-open-reading-to-follow/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/budding.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190206T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190206T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190122T181808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T181946Z UID:13160-1549479600-1549479600@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Rodriguez & Dr. Williams-Witherspoon Poetry\, Open Reading to follow DESCRIPTION:  \n \n  \nEdythe Rodriguez is a senior at Temple University studying Creative Writing and Africology. She will be anthologized this year in The Dreamers Anthology: Writing Inspired by Martin Luther King\, Jr. and Anne Frank and FEMME: Literati Mixtape. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nDr. Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon\, PhD (Cultural Anthropology)\, MA (Anthropology)\, MFA (Theater)\, Graduate Certificate) Women’s Studies\, BA (Journalism); is an Associate Professor of Urban Theater and Community Engagement. She has had over twenty-three of her plays produced. Her stage credits include thirteen productions and she is a contributing poet to twenty-six poetry anthologies. \n  \n  \n  \nOpen Reading follows – Sean Lynch\, Host URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-rodriguez-dr-williams-witherspoon-poetry-open-reading-to-follow/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/phillyart.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190205T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190205T183000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190122T180213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T180344Z UID:13154-1549391400-1549391400@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Philly Loves Poetry - Interviews and Readings DESCRIPTION:2019 Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series at PhillyCAM \nJoin us as the poets who Moonstone has published discus poetry and read their poems \n“From Across the Waters: Jewish Refugees from the Former Soviet Union.” \n\nIn the wake of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting\, three Jewish refugee poets from the former Soviet Union read and discuss their work. They spotlight the enduring lives of their community\, as well as complexities of their identity. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nJulia Kolchinsky Dasbach is the author of The Many Names for Mother\, winner of the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry prize\, and The Bear Who Ate the Stars. Her poems appear in POETRY\, Best New Poets\, American Poetry Review\, others. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nOlga Livshin’s poetry\, essays\, and translations from Russian appear in Writers Resist\, the Kenyon Review\, Poetry International\, Jacket\, and others. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nNatalie Lyalin is the author of Blood Makes Me Faint\, but I Go for It\, Pink & Hot Pink Habitat\, and Try A Little Time Travel. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nHost: Charles S. Carr \n  \nTo be Broadcast Live: Comcast 66/966 & Verizon 29/30 URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-philly-loves-poetry-interviews-and-readings/ LOCATION:PhillyCAM\, 699 Ranstead Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/jewish.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190203T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190203T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190117T204741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T203752Z UID:13133-1549202400-1549202400@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Cuba\, 2019 - Poetry & Information DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nPresenters include:\n \n  \nSteve Halpern was a member of the UAW and has been working as a housekeeper in Philadelphia area hospitals. \n  \n  \n \n  \nEnrique Sacerio-Garí\, born in Cuba\, professor at Bryn Mawr College known for his work on Jorge Luis Borges\, and is author of Comunión (a concrete poem)\, Poemas interreales\, Para llegar a La Habana and El mercado de la memoria. \n  \n \n  \nJohn Staggs\, Socialist Workers Party Candidate for Philadelphia City Council\, a Walmart worker\, Staggs participated in the “Dairy Farm Crisis Hearing” and joined the teacher’s picket lines in West Virginia. \n  \n  \n\nInternational Volunteer Work Brigade to Cuba 2019 will take place April 21 – May 5.\nBrigade members will participate in the May Day celebration in Havana. These tours are sponsored by the Cuban organization ICAP. \nFor more information: ICanGoToCuba@nnoc.info. \nApplications are due by March 29. URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-cuba-2019/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cuba.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190130T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190130T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190117T202300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T204533Z UID:13100-1548874800-1548874800@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone & Apiary Magazine Present: HIVE NIGHT DESCRIPTION:  \nHIVE NIGHT is Apiary Magazine’s showcase and open mic celebrating every stripe of literary artist the city has to offer. Come to hear voices from Philadelphia writing tribes old and new\, spanning Apiary’s decade-long history. Stay to share your own work in a laid back\, inclusive space\, whatever the form\, genre or mood\, to a crowd hungry for diverse voices.\nFeaturing:\n  \n \n  \nMichael O’Hara is the author of The Year With No Holidays and The Fine Art of Selling Out. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nNicole Steinberg is the author of Glass Actress\, Getting Lucky\, and several chapbooks\, including Fat Dreams. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nSekai’afua Zankel is author of Behind These Eyes /Optical Poems\, won the Frank Moore Poetry Prize 2008 and the Leeway Foundation Art and Change Grant. Her poems have been published In the CAP literary magazine\, Poetry Ink\, and in Apiary. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThis Reading Includes an Open Mic (Hosted by the staff of Apiary Magazine) URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-apiary-magazine-present-hive-night/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/apiary-web-header_logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190127T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190127T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190122T160824Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T160824Z UID:13137-1548597600-1548597600@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: A Tribute to J.C. Todd\, Chapbook Release Party DESCRIPTION:For some strange reason we tend to wait until someone dies before we express our gratitude for what they have done. We have memorials where people get up and say how important the person was to them and what they had accomplished. Why wait? Why not have a party honoring the person with praise poems while they are still alive and can enjoy it? Join us in honoring J.C. Todd. \n  \n\nJ.C. Todd is a Fellow of the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and winner of the Rita Dove Poetry Prize. Author of The Damages of Morning\, What Space This Body and co-author of the artist books\, On Foot/By Hand and FUBAR\, she has received fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts\, the Leeway Foundation\, The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts\, The Hambidge Center\, Ragdale\, Ucross and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She has taught in the MFA Program at Rosemont College and the Creative Writing Program at Bryn Mawr College and holds an MFA from the Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. \n\nContributors will read their poems from the Chapbook \nA Tribute to J. C. Todd \n ($10\, The Moonstone Press) URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-a-tribute-to-j-c-todd-chapbook-release-party/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/JC-Todd.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190123T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190123T190000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20190122T171732Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190122T172023Z UID:13150-1548270000-1548270000@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Relationships and Other Conflicts\, Poetry Reading DESCRIPTION:  \n  \nJennifer Anolik is an educator and writer. Her poetry has appeared in Infinite Rust\, Apiary Online\, BlazeVox\, The Prompt Literary Magazine. When she is not writing poetry\, she writes curriculum. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nAmy Barone is author of We Became Summer\, Kamikaze Dance and Views from the Driveway. Her poetry has appeared in Café Review\, Standpoint (UK)\, Paterson Literary Review\, Philadelphia Poets and Sensitive Skin\, among other publications. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nOpen Reading Follows\, Jennifer Hook and Alina Macneal Hosts URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-relationships-and-other-conflicts-poetry-reading/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/conflict.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181205T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181205T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T185422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T185422Z UID:13033-1543996800-1544029200@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Aaren Perry\, Don Riggs & Lamont Steptoe DESCRIPTION:Aaren Perry is a Philadelphia-based writer who teaches poetry and writing He is the recipient of a 1990 Writing Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and is Poet-in-Residence at a number of educational institutions. \n  \n  \n  \n Don Riggs is author of Bilateral Asymmetry\, his poetry has appeared in many publications and he teaches several courses for the Department of English and Philosophy at Drexel University. \n  \n  \nLamont B. Steptoe is a poet\, activist\, Vietnam Veteran\, photographer and founder/publisher of Whirlwind Press. He is the author of fourteen books of poetry and he has performed his work at the Library of Congress\, the National Library of Nicaragua\, the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival\, Shakespeare & Co. in Paris\, the Knitting Factory\, the Schomburg Center for Black Culture\, and various colleges and universities throughout the United States. \n  \n  \nSean Lynch\, host – An open mic will follow the featured readers. URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-aaren-perry-don-riggs-lamont-steptoe/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181204T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181204T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T185041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T185041Z UID:13030-1543946400-1543955400@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: New Voices with Bela Azar & Vision DESCRIPTION:Perry “Vision” DiVirgilio is a poet\, activist and youth poetry educator. A graduate of Dickinson College\, Vision’s work focuses on racial identity\, identity politics\, healing\, and dismantling toxic masculinity. Vision’s poetry and poetry workshops were featured on CNN’s “Black in America 5\,” the highest rated documentary in CNN history. He’s performed in over 30 international cities\, 40 universities\, as well as on TVOne’s Verses and Flow. \nHe currently co-coaches the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Team and is author of three collections of poetry\, “Surviving Saturn’s Return\,” “Heal On Purpose\,” and “About Her.” \n  \nHost: Charles S. Carr URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-new-voices-with-bela-azar-vision/ LOCATION:South Philadelphia Free Library\, 1700 S. Broad Street (Morris Street)\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19145\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181128T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181128T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T184258Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T184258Z UID:13025-1543431600-1543442400@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Lynn Levin & Joan Roberta Ryan DESCRIPTION:Lynn Levin is a poet\, writer\, translator\, and teacher\, author of six books\, most recently a poetry collection\, Miss Plastique; a translation from the Spanish\, Birds on the Kiswar Tree by Peruvian Andean poet Odi Gonzales; and\, as co-author\, the textbook Poems for the Writing: Prompts for Poets. The recipient of fourteen Pushcart Prize nominations\, Levin has published poems\, stories\, essays\, and translations in Ploughshares\, Boulevard\, The Hopkins Review\, Michigan Quarterly Review\, Schuylkill Valley Journal\, Connecticut Review\, Rattle\, and Verse Daily. \n  \nJoan Roberta Ryan lives in Taos New Mexico where she indulges her passions for skiing\, mushroom hunting\, Mediterranean cooking—and above all—reading and writing poetry.  Her work has appeared in Atlanta Review\, Calyx\, Nimrod\, The Sow’s Ear Review\, Spillway\, Naugatuck River Review\, Euphony\, Ekphrasis\, Crab Orchard Review and other journals. Joan’s poetry collection Dark Ladies & Other Avatars was published 2017. \n  \n  \n  \nAlina Macneal & Jennifer Hook\, Host\, A open mic will follow the featured readers. URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-lynn-levin-joan-roberta-ryan/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181121T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181121T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T183707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T183707Z UID:13021-1542826800-1542837600@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Hanoch Guy & Lisa Grunberger DESCRIPTION:Hanoch Guy is a bilingual poet who spent his younger years in Israel. An emeritus professor at Temple\, he has published poetry in Genre Magazine\, Poetry Newsletter\, Tracks\, the International Journal of Genocide Studies\, Poetry Motel\, Visions International and Poetica Magazine. \n  \n  \nLisa Grunberger\, Temple University Professor and playwright\, is also an award-winning poet whose work has appeared in The New York Times and in numerous literary publications. She is the author of  Yiddish Yoga: Ruthie’s Adventures in Love\, Loss and the Lotus Position and Born Knowing.  Her poems have been translated into Hebrew\, Slovenian\, Russian\, Polish\, and Yiddish. \n  \n  \nWarren Longmire\, Host – An open mic will follow the featured readers URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-hanoch-guy-lisa-grunberger/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181119T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181119T203000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T183432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T183432Z UID:13019-1542650400-1542659400@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: New Voices DESCRIPTION:New Voices: Philadelphia’s Emerging Poets \nA Voice for Everyone: Listen\, Share\, Connect with Other Writers \nJoin us on the third Monday of each month for readings by emerging poets under the age of 25. \nAn open reading follows the featured poets. URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-new-voices/ LOCATION:South Philadelphia Free Library\, 1700 S. Broad Street (Morris Street)\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19145\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181118T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T183135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T183135Z UID:13014-1542549600-1542560400@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Krisann Janowitz & Thom Nickels DESCRIPTION:Homeless in Philadelphia \nKrisann Janowitz\, author of Home(less) began writing poetry at an early age (elementary school– if you count all the song lyrics about bubblegum). Her love for music and words has further driven her passion for poetry. \n  \n  \nThom Nickels is the author Learn To Do a Bad Thing Well: Looking for Johnny Bobbitt and 13 other books the latest of which is Philadelphia Mansions: Stories and Characters Behind the Walls. URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-krisann-janowitz-thom-nickels/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181114T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T182615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T182615Z UID:13010-1542222000-1542232800@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Barbara Siegel Carlson & Micellina & Joe McCullough DESCRIPTION:Barbara Siegel Carlson is the author of two poetry collections Fire Road and Once in Every Language. She is co-translator of Look Back\, Look Ahead\, Selected Poems of Srečko Kosovel and is co-editor of A Bridge of Voices: Contemporary Slovene Poetry and Perspectives.   \n  \n  \nMicellina & Joe McCullough are a dynamic duo in the garden of mystic lovers. Their poetry is an open invitation to all creative spirits who wish to wander amongst the flowers of hope\, healing\, and joy-filled creative expression. This couple and their words are far from ordinary. Micellina and Joe’s writings have been published in Moonstone Press\, Whirlwind Magazine\, Soapbox Publishing as well as in artist Peter Kinney’s poetry art books. \n  \nDave Worrell \, host – An open mic will follow the featured readers. URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-barbara-siegel-carlson-micellina-joe-mccullough/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181110T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181110T230000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T182228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T184408Z UID:13007-1541872800-1541890800@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Sounds & Words: A Fundraiser for The Moonstone Arts Center DESCRIPTION:Sounds & Words: A Fundraiser for the Moonstone Arts Center\nwith Music\, Poetry\, Food\, Cash Bar\, Exhibits\, Book Sales \nFor 35 years\, Moonstone Arts Center has brought Philadelphia the best in the performance and publication of poetry. To support this Philadelphia treasure\, 11 poets and 2 bands will come together on one evening to remind you of why Moonstone is at the epicenter of the City’s literary scene. \nMusic with Bobby Zankel’s Wonderful Sound 4\, featuring Sumi Tonooka and Richard Hill and Elliot Levin & Friends \nPoetry by: Siduri Beckman\, Jamar Hall\, Ryan Eckes\, Jeffrey Ethan Lee\, Michelle Myers\, Joe Roarty\, Bethlehem Robertson\, Sonia Sanchez\, Kirwyn Sutherland\, Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon\, Sekai Afua Zankel \nEmcees Warren Longmire & Elijah Pringle URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/sounds-words-a-fundraiser-for-the-moonstone-arts-center/ LOCATION:1199C Hospital Workers Union Headquarters\, 1319 Locust Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Fundraiser,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181107T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181107T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T181713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T181753Z UID:13002-1541617200-1541628000@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: Candida Rodriguez & BJ Schwartz DESCRIPTION:Candida Rodriguez grew up in Puerto Rico where she developed a passion for reading and writing. When she turned 16 years old\, she moved to Camden\, where she joined her parents and two siblings. Her passion is in writing fantasy and science fiction\, but has found a home in the lyricism of poetry and is a happy member of Brigid’s Writers House in Camden. \n  \n  \nBJ Swartz\, a retired science and medical librarian\, has been writing since elementary school in Haddonfield\, NJ.  Her first published poem\, “Mystery in the Swamp”\, appeared in a 1966 thirty years later “Ode to My Gall Bladder”\, her excuse for missing a writing class\, was published in Stitches: The Journal of Medical Humor. \n  \n  \nSean Lynch\, Host\, An open mic will follow the featured readers. URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/13002/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181106T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181106T220000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20181025T181300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20181025T181300Z UID:12997-1541530800-1541541600@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Moonstone Presents: John Baky\, Tom Garvey & Michael Miller DESCRIPTION:John Baky (Army\, 1969-1971\, in Vietnam from 1970-1971) Baky spearheaded The Vietnam War Collection at La Salle and was specifically interested in how the trauma of the war played out in literature. \n  \n  \n  \nTom Garvey\, an Airborne\, Ranger and Special Forces qualified officer\, served as an A-Team Leader in Viet Nam in 1968 and returned home to mixed reviews about his stability and state of mind\, he authored Many Beaucoups Magics\, a novel. \n  \n  \n  \nMichael Miller is a Chester\, PA native who served 15 years in the military. A poet himself\, he wanted to focus on his diverse community and create change through the arts\, he has performed around Philadelphia and new Jersey and at the Dodge Poetry Festival. \n  \n  \n  \nHost: Charles S. Carr URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-presents-john-baky-tom-garvey-michael-miller/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180624T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180624T140000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20180615T181556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180615T181556Z UID:12929-1529848800-1529848800@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:A Shadow on Our Hearts: Solider-Poetry\, Morality\, and the American War in Vietnam DESCRIPTION:The American War in Vietnam was one of the most morally contentious events of the twentieth century\, and it produced an extraordinary outpouring of poetry. Yet the complex ethical terrain of the conflict is remarkably underexplored\, and the prodigious poetic voice of its American participants remains largely unheard. In A Shadow on Our Hearts\, Adam Gilbert rectifies these oversights by utilizing the vast body of soldier-poetry to examine the war’s core moral issues. \n“This is the real deal – the big book on soldier-poetry of the Vietnam War that we have waited a half a century to get written.” – Phillip Beidler\, author of American Literature and the Experience of Vietnam \nFive veterans who lived through the war will be doing readings of their contributions to A Shadow on Our Hearts. From  firsthand experiences\, these pieces reflect on what it meant to be witnesses\, victims\, and perpetrators of the war’s violence. \n  URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/a-shadow-on-our-hearts-solider-poetry-morality-and-the-american-war-in-vietnam/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Poetry Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180617T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180617T170000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20180611T201541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180611T201652Z UID:12921-1529244000-1529254800@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Philadelphia Says: Haiku DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Moonstone Arts Center & The Nick Virgilio Haiku Association \nat Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nSunday June 17\, 2018 – 2pm\nPhiladelphia Says Haiku\nCelebrating the release of \nPhiladelphia Says Haiku\,\n an Anthology of Haiku by Philadelphia Area Poets\n ($10\, The Moonstone Press) with a reading by contributors. \nPhiladelphia is home to Sonia Sanchez\, who writes a Haiku every morning and worked with Mural Arts on the Peace is a Haiku song mural\, exploring haiku as a vehicle for peace and transformation. Sonia gives herself over with deep pleasure to the exacting beauty of haiku\, a form she has cherished her entire writing life. Their brevity seems built for speed\, but their lyricism and warmth inspire lingering\, savoring\, reading\, and rereading\, perhaps aloud. African-American novelist Richard Wright\, in his final years\, composed some 4\,000 haiku\, 817 of which are collected in the volume Haiku: This Other World. Wright hewed to a 5-7-5 syllabic structure for most of these pieces. In current English language haiku\, most successful poems have fewer than fourteen syllables. \n  \nThe Nick Virgilio Writers House opened in Camden on April 28\, 2018\, in honor of the city’s second best-known poet. Virgilio was one of America’s pre-eminent writers of haiku\, known for his prolific work in the traditional Japanese short-poetry format and admired for upsetting its stringent rules. The Nick Virgilio Haiku Association was founded in 1990 to keep alive Nick Virgilio’s artistic legacy and to promote literacy and self-expression among young people through all forms of writing\, especially haiku. \nMr. Virgilio is one of the acknowledged masters who in the 60’s\, 70’s and 80’s brought the delicate art of Japanese haiku into the English language. He died January 3\, l989\, while taping a segment of Nightwatch.  At that time\, according to Cor van den Heuvel\, a Newsweek poetry editor and author of The Haiku Anthology\, Virgilio “…. was on the verge of becoming American haiku’s first celebrity.” \nA haiku in English is a very short poem\, following to a greater or lesser extent the form and style of the Japanese haiku. A typical haiku is a three-line observation about a fleeting moment involving nature. URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philadelphia-says-haiku/ LOCATION:PA CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Philly-Haiku.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180530T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180530T210000 DTSTAMP:20260430T154111 CREATED:20180502T191332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180502T192946Z UID:12905-1527706800-1527714000@moonstoneartscenter.com SUMMARY:Hive Night: Open Mic\, Featured Reading DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub\nFergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\nWednesday May 30\, 2018 – 7pm\nHive Night @ Fergie’s Pub\nHIVE NIGHT is Apiary Magazine’s showcase and open mic celebrating every stripe of literary artist the city has to offer. Come to hear voices from Philadelphia writing tribes old and new\, spanning Apiary’s decade-long history. Stay to share your own work in a laidback\, inclusive space\, whatever the form\, genre or mood\, to a crowd hungry for diverse voices. \nMeg Pendoley (Apiary 9) is a writer living in West Philadelphia. She is interested in queer homes (bodies\, housers\, neighborhoods)\, the boundaries they share\, and how what happens here might be recorded\, kept. Her work appears in Cleaver Magazine and on Tin House’s Open Bar. \nAlex Smith (Apiary 8) is a queer black activist\, poet\, dj\, actor\, musician\, afro punk/afro-futurist chronicler of the naughty universe. Smith’s work speaks to the edge\, to the post-fringe dystopia slowly creeping upon us. Too cantankerous and flamboyant for the Saul Williams wanna-be/def poetry set\, too tribal for academia\, Smith paints viral inscriptions for an audience of armed pixie insurrectionists. He is the founder and curator of the queer-empowered Laser Life sci-fi reading series\, where he met his co-conspirators in Metropolarity\, a sci-fi/speculative arts collective that uses the genre’s tropes for activism and transformative\, visionary art. It’s Alex’s flash fiction collection\, “Gang Stalk Oprah“\, with its lines hashed like an SAT-word injected SEPTA bus graffiti\, and self-published sci-fi zine “Ark Dust” that will kidnap you\, convert you\, shoot you in the leg and then set you free. \nLamont B. Steptoe (Apiary 4) was born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania. He is the author of fourteen collections of poetry while also serving as editor for two books by the late South African poet\, Dennis Brutus. Steptoe is the winner of an American Book Award and a Pew Fellowship in the Arts. He’s the founder and publisher of Whirlwind Press. His latest book of poetry\, Beyond the White Stone Lions\, was published by Radical Paper Press in the summer of 2017. \n“There are places we dream\, and places\, often mass grave sits\, that dream through us- if\, like Lamont Steptoe\, we are open to the restless spirits who abide there\, denied voice in their time\, and wishing now to catch history’s ear. “Turn up the silence loud\,” he says\, and the whispering dead are heard\, as lost ancestors “call this place out of its name\,” and Philly’s Washington Square Park becomes Congo Square\, a restitution and a requiem.” Eleanor Wilner \nHosted by Warren C. Longmire and Alex Smith URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/hive-night-open-mic-featured-reading/ LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR