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SUMMARY:Wednesday April 1\, 2026 - LIVE
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday April 1\, 2026 – Live at Fergie’s Pub @ 7pm\nFeaturing: Peter Baroth\, Courtney Bambrick\, Emiliano Martin\, and Liz Allen as Host \nPeter Baroth is a writer\, artist\, and musician based in the Philadelphia area. He has published a novel\, Long Green and his most recent chapbook is Ski Oklahoma. \, he is on the editorial board of Philadelphia Stories magazine. \nCourtney Bambrick was poetry editor at Philadelphia Stories\, her poems appear in American Poetry Review\, Spotlong\, Mom Egg Review\, Landlocked\, Clockhouse\, Pinhole\, Thimble\, SWWIM Everyday\, New York Quarterly\, Invisible City\, and more. \nEmiliano Martin is a bilingual poet originally from Spain. Martín served as President of “Círculo Español”\, was the founding director of the “Philadelphia Poetry Forum”\, Executive Director of the Latin American Guild for the Arts in Philadelphia and President of the Pennsylvania Poetry Society. \nLiz Allen Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/wednesday-april-1-2026-live/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Sunday March 22\, 2026 - World Poetry Day - Virtual
DESCRIPTION:Sunday March 22\, 2026 World Poetry Day – Virtual\nRegister Here: World Poetry Day – Virtual\nWorld Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21st\, and was declared by UNESCO (The United Nations Educational\, Scientific\, and Cultural Organization) in 1999\, ”with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard”. Its purpose is to promote the reading\, writing\, publishing\, and teaching of poetry throughout the world\, and as the original UNESCO declaration says\, ”to give fresh recognition and impetus to national\, regional\, and international poetry movements”.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/world-poetry-day-virtual-event/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260329T210000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday March 18\, 2026 - LIVE at Fergie's Pub
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday March 18\, 2026 – LIVE at Fergie’s\nFeaturing: Vincent Bush\, Demetra De’Vine\, William E. Heston\, Matthew Klauber\, and Sean Hanrahan as Host \nVincent Bush is a Philadelphia-based mixed media artist and poet. Through his chosen mediums\, Vincent explores healing\, identity\, and the power of love\, often using the heart as a universal symbol that transcends culture\, religion\, and background. \nDemetra De’Vine moved on to poetry in middle school. Not published yet but she’s currently working on her first book. She’s performed for open mics and other events in the city. She writes about her experiences as a black queer person born and raised in the lovely city of Philadelphia. \nWilliam E. Heston is a poet\, painter\, musician\, and filmmaker whose art focuses on the personal drama of working class life-whether it’s through the lens of gritty realism\, low fantasy\, or surrealism. \nMatthew Klauber is a writer and educator based in the Philadelphia area. A longtime devotee of the Moonstone Arts Center\, his work has been published in The Literary Hatchet\, Orchards\, Calliope\, and elsewhere. \nSean Hanrahan Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/wednesday-march-18-2026-live-at-fergies-pub/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260315T160000
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SUMMARY:Sunday March 15\, 2026 - Latinx Voices in Poetry: Poetry Without Borders - VIRTUAL
DESCRIPTION:Sunday March 15\, 2026 – Latinx Voices in Poetry: Poetry Without Borders\nRegister Here: Latinx Voices in Poetry: Virtual Poetry Reading\nThis anthology will include three sections: Remembering Marjorie Agosin\, Remembering Ernesto Cardenzal\, and Latinx Voices in Poetry: Poetry Without Borders – Poetry by Latin American Poets both in the US and Latin America
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/sunday-march-15-2026-latinx-voices-in-poetry-poetry-without-borders-virtual/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T210000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday March 11\, 2026 - Live at Fergie's Pub
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday March 11\, 2026 – Live at Fergie’s Pub\nFeaturing: Eli Goldblatt\, Michelle Myers\, Diane Sahms\, Iris Wilde\, and Aaren Perry as Host\nEli Goldblatt is Professor Emeritus of English at Temple University and former director of New City Writing. \nMichelle Myers is an award-winning poet\, author\, and educator whose work centers storytelling\, cultural memory\, and voice. \nDiane Sahms is the author of nine poetry collections\, most recently\, —of an octopus: an archite |x| tural awareness of words. \nIris Wilde is a poet\, artist\, and former English Teacher from the Philadelphia area. They are queer\, neurodivergent\, and have chronic\, invisible disabilities. \nAaren Perry Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/wednesday-march-11-2026-live-at-fergies-pub/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T183000
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SUMMARY:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series
DESCRIPTION:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series\nLive on PhillyCAM\nCan be viewed on the Phillycam website Or Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS\, 29/30 In Philadelphia. \nFeaturing: Lesley Valdes and Charles S. Carr as host\nLesley Valdes\, a classically trained pianist\, comes to poetry following a career in arts journalism — as classical music critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer and for other national publications and media. She lives in Philadelphia where she is on the faculty of the Fleisher Art Memorial\, an instructor of piano\, and ardent guest speaker for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. This is her debut collection. \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philly-loves-poetry-interview-and-readings-series-3/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Saturday March 7\, 2026 - ICE OUT - LIVE READING
DESCRIPTION:Saturday March 7\, 2026 – ICE OUT – LIVE READING\nAt Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catherine Street\, Philadelphia\nImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are acting like the Nazi German SS who were tasked with detection of potential enemies of the state\, the neutralization of opposition and providing  domestic and foreign intelligence. The SS was most responsible for the genocidal murder of an estimated 6 million Jews and millions of other victims during the holocaust. \nOn January 7th\, ICE agents carrying out an operation in south Minneapolis were briefly obstructed by a car blocking traffic. ICE agents approached the female driver\, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good\, yelling\, “Get out of the fucking car\,” and one of them attempted to open the driver’s-side door. After the driver backed up to turn around and move\, another agent drew his gun and unloaded three shots into the car. The car barreled into a light pole about 100 feet down the road\, and the driver was quickly pronounced dead. This is confirmed by eyewitness accounts and videos from multiple angles. \nMake Yourself Heard Everyone is Invited
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/saturday-march-7-2026-ice-out-live-reading/
LOCATION:Samuel S Fletcher Art Memorial\, 719 Catherine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260304T210000
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SUMMARY:March 4\, 2026 - Live at Fergie's Pub
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday March 4\, 2026 – Live at Fergie’s Pub\nFeaturing: Jo Piazza\, Christina Rosso-Schneider\, and Julianna Forlano as Host\nJo Piazza is an international bestselling author\, award-winning journalist\, and podcast creator known for 12+ books\, including The Sicilian Inheritance and We Are Not Like Them. She hosts the critically acclaimed podcast Under the Influence. Her work spans fiction and non-fiction\, often exploring relationships\, motherhood\, and social commentary. \nChristina Rosso-Schneider (she/they) is a queer\, disabled writer based outside Philadelphia. She is the author of CREOLE CONJURE and SHE IS A BEAST. Her fiction and nonfiction—often exploring gender\, sexuality\, fairy tales\, and the occult—has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize\, Best of the Net\, and Best Small Fictions. She is also the co-owner of A Novel Idea\, an independent bookstore and event space on Passyunk named one of the best bookstores in the region by The Philadelphia Inquirer\, and teaches in the Humanities department at Moore College of Art and Design. \nJulianna Forlano of the Italian American Herald and Olive on the Apple Tree on Substack—centering Italianità\, ancestral voice\, and the stories that both carry us forward and root us to home. \nJulianna Forlano Host – Open Reading follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/march-4-2026-live-at-fergies-pub/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260225T210000
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SUMMARY:February 25\, 2026 - Live at Fergies
DESCRIPTION:February 25\, 2026 – Live at Fergies\nFeaturing: Blaithin Simpson\, Julien Smith\, and Mac Chandler as host.\nBlaithin Simpson is a 22 year old writer who focuses on projecting inner thoughts in abstract ways. She is currently studying creative writing at The New School. \nJulien Smith (he/they) is primarily a fiction writer who dabbles in nonfiction flash and poetry. They are often inspired by animals\, flowers\, the cosmos\, and the universe around them. Feeling things deeply runs in their veins. \nMac Chandler Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/february-25-2026-live-at-fergies/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260222T170000
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SUMMARY:Sunday February 22\, 2026 - ICE OUT - VIRTUAL
DESCRIPTION:Sunday February 22\, 2026 – ICE OUT\nRegister Here: ICE OUT VIRTUAL READING\nPoems about ICE\, the Murders of Renee Nicole Good\, Alex Pretti\, and Others\nThere are 127 poets\, click here for the list of names:\n \nNot all Poets will be Reading – Please join us.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/sunday-february-22-2026-ice-out-virtual/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260218T210000
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SUMMARY:February 18 - Live at Fergie's Pub
DESCRIPTION:February 18\, 2026 – Live at Fergie’s Pub\nFeaturing: Alison Hicks\, Chloe Yelena Miller\, David J. Schast\, Laura Tanenbaum and Sean Hanrahan as the host.\nAlison Hicks’ fourth collection of poems is Homing. Previous collections are You Who Took the Boat Out and Kiss\, and chapbook Falling Dreams. Her work has appeared in Gargoyle\, Permafrost\, and Poet Lore. She is founder of Greater Philadelphia Wordshop Studio\, which offers community-based writing workshops. \nChloe Yelena Miller is the author of Perforated and Viable\, and the poetry chapbook Unrest. She co-founded and co-directs Brown Bag Lit\, an online writing community. Miller teaches writing and literature through University of Maryland’s Global Campus\, Politics and Prose bookstore and New Directions in Writing. Miller has a BA in Italian language\, literature and an MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College. \nDavid J. Schast is a poet living near Philadelphia who returned to writing after decades of creative and practical pursuits. His work draws on a full\, varied life and has appeared in The American Poetry Review\, The F-Word\, Sheila-Na-Gig Online\, Voicemail Poems\, and multiple Moonstone Press anthologies. \nLaura Tanenbaum is a Professor of English at LaGuardia Community College\, City University of New York\, where she taught composition\, literature and creative writing. Her debut collection\, Dear Mother\, was published by Main Street Rag in January of 2026. Her poems and short stories have appeared in Rust & Moth\, Cleaver Magazine\, Aji\, Rattle\, On the Seawall\, and many other publications. She has also published essays and book reviews for The New York Times Book Review\, The New Republic\, Dissent\, and other venues. \nSean Hanrahan Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/february-18-live-at-fergies-pub/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260211T210000
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SUMMARY:House Poet: Dead Presidents Club with Von Wise\, Blake Melvine & DJ Donald Khaleel Mason
DESCRIPTION:House Poet #27: Dead Presidents Club\n\n\nWednesday\, February 11\, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Fergie’s Pub.\nfeaturing: Von Wise\, Blake Melvine and resident DJ Donald Khaleel Mason\nVon Wise received his MFA for Creative Writing from Florida International University and is the author of Grow a Cowboy\, winner of the 2025 Beyond Words Poetry Chapbook Awards. His poetry and prose have been published and anthologized by Lucky Jefferson\, Inverted Syntax\, Gulf Stream Literary Magazine\, Philadelphia Stories\, Red Ogre Review\, and elsewhere. He teaches English and Creative Writing in Philadelphia\, where he lives. \n\n\n\nBlake Melvin aka “Baby” is a combination of raw vulnerability\, charming confidence \, and Pure Honesty. Lead by his “three keys” Bold/OPEN/Truth\, Blake is sure to deliver an entertaining and impactful performance. \n\n\n\n\nKhaleel Mason is a 40-year+ veteran of servicing the world with house music\, home and abroad. He performed on the show “Welcome to Our House” for 10 years on 105.3 WDAS FM. An organizer\, producer\, and DJ\, Khaleel serves up some of the grooviest beats in Philadelphia’s most welcoming and inclusive spaces.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/house-poet-dead-presidents-club-with-von-wise-blake-melvine-dj-donald-khaleel-mason/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T193000
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SUMMARY:Philly Loves Poetry with Sean Hanrahan: Interview and Reading
DESCRIPTION:Philly Loves Poetry with Sean Hanrahan: Interview and Reading\nMoonstone @ PhillyCAM\nWatch on the PhillyCAM website or on Cable 66/966 HD or Verizon FIOS 29/30 in Philadelphia\nSean Hanrahan (he\, him\, his) is a Philadelphian poet originally hailing from Dale City\, Virginia. He is the author of Headless (Collapse Press)\, the full-length collections Safer Behind Popcorn (2019\, Cajun Mutt) and Ghost Signs (2023\, Alien Buddha)\, and the chapbooks Hardened Eyes on the Scan (2018\, Moonstone Press) and Gay Cake (2020\, Toho). His work has also been included in various anthologies and journals. He has taught classes titled A Chapbook in 49 Days\, Ekphrastic Poetry\, Poetry Embodied\, and has hosted and read at poetry events throughout Philadelphia. He can be found on Instagram at @gaycakepoet. \nHosted by Charles S. Carr \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philly-loves-poetry-with-sean-hanrahan-interview-and-reading/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260204T210000
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Elliott batTzedek\, Pheralyn Dove\, Mikey Franz\, and Alina Macneal
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry: Elliott batTzedek\, Pheralyn Dove\, Mikey Franz\, and Alina Macneal\nWednesday February 4\, 2026 – 7pm – LIVE\nLive at Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nElliott batTzedek is a Pushcart-prize nominated poet\, liturgist\, and bookseller and was chosen as an attendee for the inaugural conference for Yetzirah: A Hearth for Jewish Poetry. Her poems and translations have been published in: American Poetry Review\, Massachusetts Review\, Lilith\, I-70 Review\, Hunger Mountain Review\, Sakura Review\, Apiary\, Cahoodaloodaling\, Naugatuck River Review\, Poemeleon\, Poetica\, Philadelphia Stories\, and a Split This Rock poem of the week. She is author of  the enkindled coal of my tongue and a chapbook of translations from Shez\, A Necklace of White Pearls. She is the co-leader of Fringes: a feminist\, non-zionist havurah\, which was founded in 2007 and serves as a liturgy lab for Jewish communities across the U.S. \nPheralyn Dove is a word-warrior: poet\, writer\, educator. She lives in a state of perpetual gratitude. A graduate of Hampton University\, she is the author of “Color in Motion\, a book of poetry with a foreword by drummer Max Roach. Little Girl Blue\, her one-woman show in which she portrays 17 characters\, is a multi-media production about a woman’s journey from victim to victor.  She performed at Jazz a la Villette in Paris and was chosen for the juried NYC International Fringe Fest.  She is featured on bassist Tyrone Brown’s\, Moon of the Falling Leaves CD. \nMikey Franz is a writer & musician based in the Philadelphia area. His chapbook Terrestrial Sanctuaries was published by Moonstone Press in 2022. His debut album\, Cosmic Claw Machine\, is forthcoming. You can usually find him at an open mic with a ukulele. \nAlina Macneal is a Philadelphia-based educator\, writer\, and architect. Her poems have appeared in Apiary\, Poems for the Writing\, The World to Come\, Poetry 24\, Welcome to the Resistance\, and other publications. Born in Poland\, she came to the US with her family as a child\, growing up bilingual in the mono-lingual suburbs of St. Louis. She lives in University City and has been on the faculty at Drexel University for 30 years. \nOpen Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-elliott-battzedek-pheralyn-dove-mikey-franz-and-alina-macneal/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260201T150000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Reading: Remembering Langston Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Remembering Langston Hughes \nSunday February 1\, 2026 – 2pm Eastern \nZoom Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XXf_26_ZRE6a9MzFrJzzRw \n  \nLangston Hughes (February 1\, 1901 – May 22\, 1967) \nDuring the twenties when most American poets were turning inward\, writing obscure and esoteric poetry to an ever-decreasing audience of readers\, Hughes was turning outward\, using language and themes\, attitudes and ideas familiar to anyone who had the ability simply to read… Until the time of his death\, he spread his message humorously—though always seriously—to audiences throughout the country\, having read his poetry to more people (possibly) than any other American poet.” \nRegistration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XXf_26_ZRE6a9MzFrJzzRw \nThe Dream Keeper (1925) \nBring me all of your dreams\, \nYou dreamers. \nBring me all of your \nHeart melodies \nThat I may wrap them \nIn a blue cloud-cloth \nfrom the too rough fingers \nOf the world. \nNot All Poets will be Reading  \n\n\n\nAnne Catharine Blake \nJacqueline Braswell \nFrancisco Carrasco \nAJ Chilson \nTony Nicholas Clark \nJoan Dobbie \nDavid Eberhardt \nJacalyn            Eyvonne \nLinda Goss \nPaz Griot \n \n  \nMonique Hayes \nValdez Hill \nJones Irwin \nJim LaVilla-Havelin \nJohn Lavin \nMaria Lisella \nMoises Maldonado \nTorie Michelle \nMarjorie Moorhead \nDerrick Owings \nJohn Pietaro \n \n  \nDavid Radavich \nJanet Restino \nKatherine Shehadeh \nJay Shifman \nLinda Simone \nRobert Lavett Smith \nOtis Sprow \nAndre Brenardo Taylor \nPam Ward \nAnthony Webb \nDaniel Williams \nSamantha Wright
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-reading-remembering-langston-hughes/
LOCATION:virtual
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Anne Kaier\, Massimo Lavelle\, and Aaren Perry
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry: Anne Kaier\, Massimo Lavelle\, and Aaren Perry\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2026 – 7pm\nLive at Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\nAnne Kaier a Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellow and has served on a Fulbright screening committee for creative writers.  Her poetry collection\, How Can I Say It Was Not Enough? won the Propel Poetry Award and was published by Nine Mile Press and the University of Syracuse in Spring 2025. Her essays have appeared widely in venues such as The New York Times\, The Kenyon Review\, 1966 journal\, Alaska Quarterly Review\, and the anthology About Us: Essays from the Disability Series of The New York Times for which she appeared on NPR’s Radio Times. “Maple Lane” was mentioned on the list of notables in an edition of Best American Essays. \nMassimo Lavelle is a spoken word poet. He performs throughout Philadelphia and has also featured at Yale University African American Studies Department and O’bheal in Ireland. He has hosted different events in the city and has collaborated with musicians\, dancers and videographers on a diverse range of projects. He loves seeing people sharing positive and creative work and hopes his poetry encourages that. \nAaren Perry’s most recent book Shipping and Receiving is published by Moonstone. Bilingual with an MFA from Vermont College\, Perry is a grant writer and editor. He edited a forthcoming collection of new poems by Lamont B. Steptoe; co-edited with James Villarreal\, Under Lock and Key: 100 Poems From Death Row\, by Anthony Reid; and co-edited The Art Of Inclusion with John Lavin and Eleanor Wilner. \nAnne-Adele Wight Host\, Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-anne-kaier-massimo-lavelle-and-aaren-perry/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260125T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260125T150000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Reading: ICE Immigration and Murder
DESCRIPTION:ICE: Immigration and Murder\nIn immediate response\, Moonstone is hosting a virtual reading on Sunday\, January 25th at 2pm EST via Zoom for all to attend and read. You can register for the Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FoHS3q61SQy1zuoz9aIJZA \nWe are also organizing a poetry anthology in response to ICE’s violence\, the murder of Renee Nicole Good\, and many others who have been killed by ICE. We hope the reading on January 25th will serve as inspiration. \nAnthology Deadline: February 1st\, 2026 \nSubmit to the anthology here.  \nBelow we’ve included snippets of more information on the catalyst for this anthology through the murder of Renee Nicole Good. Many have been \nExcerpt from ICE Agents Can Be Charged With Murder\nby David Dayden\, the executive editor of The American Prospect \nOn Wednesday afternoon\, ICE agents carrying out an operation in south Minneapolis were briefly obstructed by a car blocking traffic. ICE agents approached the female driver\, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good\, yelling\, “Get out of the fucking car\,” and one of them attempted to open the driver’s-side door. After the driver backed up to turn around and move\, another agent drew his gun and unloaded three shots into the car. The car barreled into a light pole about 100 feet down the road\, and the driver was quickly pronounced dead. \nThis is confirmed by eyewitness accounts and videos from multiple angles. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\, while confirming the broad details\, claims that the ICE agent acted in self-defense to avoid being run over by the vehicle. \nRead the full article here.  \nRenee Nicole Good\, murdered by ICE\, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.\nexcerpt from Jonny Diamond\, January 7\, 2026 \nRenee Nicole Good\, 37\, mother to a six-year-old boy\, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis\, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: \n[An ICE agent] shot and killed a woman in south Minneapolis during a morning confrontation between community members and federal officers […] Several residents of the area who witnessed the scene said agents were ordering the woman out of the vehicle. A video showed agents around the vehicle as the driver reversed and then pulled forward. One agent appeared to fire multiple rounds into the car. \nThe bio from a now-private Instagram account belonging to Good describes her as a “Poet and writer and wife and mom and shitty guitar strummer from Colorado; experiencing Minneapolis\, MN.” \nIn 2020\, when she went by Renée Nicole Macklin\, she won the prestigious Academy of American Poets Prize for a poem called “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs\,” which begins: \ni want back my rocking chairs\, solipsist sunsets\, & coastal jungle sounds that are tercets from cicadas and pentameter from the hairy legs of cockroaches. \ni’ve donated bibles to thrift stores (mashed them in plastic trash bags with an acidic himalayan salt lamp— the post-baptism bibles\, the ones plucked from street corners from the meaty hands of zealots\, the dumbed-down\, easy-to-read\, parasitic kind): \nremember more the slick rubber smell of high gloss biology textbook pictures; they burned the hairs inside my nostrils\, \n& salt & ink that rubbed off on my palms. \n[READ THE FULL POEM HERE] – https://poets.org/2020-on-learning-to-dissect-fetal-pigs \nThis is murder in broad daylight by the Trump administration\, obvious and brutal. And though each senseless act of violence committed by the state upon its citizens echoes the thousands that have gone before\, we cannot become numb to the particular (and intensifying) depravities of this administration. \nSo if the violence of the deportations\, and the crackdowns\, and the cuts\, and the raids\, and the air strikes\, haven’t been enough for you\, let something so simple and evil as the daytime execution of a poet move you to action.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-reading-ice-immigration-and-murder/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T200000
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: E. Lynn Alexander\, Holiday Noel Campanella\, Shannon Frost Greenstein & C.L. Liedekev
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry: E. Lynn Alexander\, Holiday Noel Campanella\, Shannon Frost Greenstein & C.L. Liedekev\nWednesday\, January 21st at 7pm\nLive at Fergies Pub: 1214 Sansom St.\nE. Lynn Alexander is an artist\, poet\, maker of unlikely things from other things\, independent publisher\, and cemetery walker. She cohosts The Friday Collapse reading series and has a book of meandering femwarrior poetry called Find Me in the Iris. She says the following: “Why are we destroying everything at such an alarming rate\, turning the corner on so much that is irreversible? Our path is one that rewards extremes: self centered\, immediate and empty gratification\, consumption\, competition\, exhibitionism\, self interest. To commune and cooperate is to be “weak”\, to share knowledge is to lose “advantage”. Where shame is the tool\, coerced participation is the result. The desire to diminish and destroy pushes us to channel our energies defensively and we are depleted.” \n  \n  \n \nHoliday Noel Campanella is a multi-disciplinary writer and artist from South Philadelphia. Her work has been published in numerous lit mags and journals\, (Gigantic Sequins\, San Pedro River Review\, Pink Disco\, Meow Meow Pow Pow) exhibited and sold nationally\, (The Smithsonian Museum\, Anthropologie\, The Clay Studio) and collected in public and private collections (The Free Library of Philadelphia\, Vanderbilt Libraries Special Collections). She has a BFA from the University of Pennsylvania and The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in painting and creative writing. You can find out more at holidaynoelcampanella.com. \n  \n  \n  \n \nShannon Frost Greenstein is the author of Through the Lens of Time\, and These Are a Few of My Least Favorite Things. Her work has appeared in McSweeney’s\, Pithead Chapel\, Nimrod Journal\, and elsewhere. Shannon’s passions include Friedrich Nietzsche\, anti-racism\, the Seven Summits\, the Hamilton Soundtrack\, and acquiring more cats. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nC.L. Liedekev is a poet living in Conshohocken\, PA\, with his real name\, wife\, and children. He is a two-time nominee for Best of the Net\, with his poem “November Snow. Philadelphia Children’s Hospital” being a finalist in 2021. His poem\, The Hungry\, was a 2023 Inaugural Plentitudes Prize finalist. Alien Buddha Press released his debut collection\, No Damage Visible\, in 2024. \nOpen Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-lynn-alexander-holiday-noel-campanella-and-shannon-frost-greenstein/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260114T210000
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Herman Beavers\, Anisha Bhat\, Steve Burke\, and Octavia McBride-Ahebee
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry: Herman Beavers\, Anisha Bhat\, Steve Burke\, and Octavia McBride-Ahebee\nWednesday January 14\, 2026 – 7pm  \nFergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nHerman Beavers is an African American writer and the author of The Vernell Poems and Geography and the Political Imaginary in the Novels of Toni Morrison. Beavers’s honors include the Charles Ludwig Distinguished Teaching Award. He is currently a professor of English and Africana studies at the University of Pennsylvania. He lives in Burlington Township\, New Jersey. \nAnisha Bhat\, originally from Chicago\, Illinois\, is a writer and staff member at Temple University where she directs research and creative programs for undergraduates. She has an MPhil in World History from the University of Cambridge and an MA in History from Northwestern University. In her free time she can be found buying too many books at used book stores\, eating at the same five restaurants in South Philly\, or working on her first poetry chapbook. \nSteve Burke’s poems have been published in numerous journals & magazines; has three chapbooks – After The Harvest\, For Now\, & Small Answers – published by Moonstone Press. He has been a featured reader at the Painted Bride Arts Center\, Moore College of Art\, the Free Library\, the Philadelphia Poetry Festival\, the Big Blue Marble Bookstore\, the Mad Poets’ Festival\, the Green Line Café\, along with Fergie’s Pub. He worked for 25 years as a labor and delivery nurse; lives with wife Giselle in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia. \nOctavia McBride-Ahebee’s work is influenced by the convergence of cultures and the many ways in which people move throughout the world\, she explores relationships within the broader framework of global inequality and contributes to The Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series (exploring African and diasporic migration through poetry and is involved with Forced Migration and The Arts.) Her work has appeared in journals and anthologies including For Harriet\, Raising Lilly Ledbetter; Women Poets Occupy the Workplace\,  Yellow Medicine\,  South Philly Fiction\, Damazine; A Literary Journal of the Muslim World\, Fingernails Across The Chalkboard: Poetry And Prose on HIV/AIDS From the Black Diaspora\, Under Our Skin: Literature of Breast Cancer\, The Journal of the National Medical Association\, Art in Medicine Section\, International Quarterly; Faces of the Americas\, the Beloit Poetry Journal.  Her poetry collections include Assuming Voices\, Where My Birthmark Dances and Praise Song for the Gravediggers. \nLiz Allen Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-herman-beavers-anisha-bhat-steve-burke-and-octavia-mcbride-ahebee/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T193000
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SUMMARY:Philly Loves Poetry: Reading and Interview with Hayden Saunier
DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM with Hayden Saunier\nTuesday January 13\, 2026  \n6:30pm EST – Live Broadcast \nCan be viewed for free on the PhillyCAM website \nOr Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS\, 29/30 \nPhilly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series with Hayden Saunier \nHayden Saunier is a poet\, actor\, and teaching artist living in the Philadelphia area. Hayden has published six collections of poetry and her work has been awarded numerous prizes including a Pushcart Prize and twelve nominations; the Rattle Poetry Prize; Nimrod International’s Pablo Neruda  Prize\, among others. She is the founder and director of No River Twice\, a group of poets who offer interactive poetry readings that are never the same twice. Hayden is a Poet Laureate Emerita of Bucks County\, Pennsylvania. \nHosted by Charles S. Carr
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philly-loves-poetry-reading-and-interview-with-hayden-saunier/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T210000
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SUMMARY:Live Reading: Moonstone Hosts
DESCRIPTION:Live Reading: Moonstone Hosts\nWednesday\, January 7th at 7pm\nLive at Fergies Pub: 1214 Sansom Street\nFeatured readers for this live event are all of Moonstone’s poetry reading hosts. We hope you join us in the new year to meet our hosts\, hear their latest work\, and gather in community. \nFeatured Moonstone Poetry Hosts \nLiz  Allen  \nCharles Carr is author of 3 collections\, and his poetry has been published widely in the small press. He is the host of Philly Loves Poetry on Philly Cam and is active with the Moonstone Arts Center. \nMac Chandler is a writer. They have been published in some places and not in others. You can find them hosting for Moonstone\, as well as reading\, bartending\, and\, i don’t know\, just kinda waiting around. \nJulianna Forlano\, writer\, radio host\, and educator\, whose work weaves personal narrative with politics\, culture\, and Italian-American history\,  her writing explores cultural memory\, and family. \nSean Hanrahan\, author of Headless\, Safer Behind Popcorn and Ghost Signs\, Hardened Eyes on the Scan and Gay Cake. His work has also been included in various anthologies and journals.. \nLindsay Hargrave is a poet\, first mate at Scribes on South\, a coproducer at House Poet\, half of the experimental group Kelpius\, the author of two chapbooks and a copywriter for Temple University. \nWarren C. Longmire\, Black poet\, performer\, and technologist from North Philadelphia\, whose poetry and hybrid media work investigate race\, surveillance\, and digital embodiment through generative literature\, interactive design\, and live performance. \nS.W. Lynch is a writer and editor\, author of five books of poetry and a novel entitled The Beast in the Pines. He has worked with Moonstone Arts Center for over a decade as an editor and poetry reading host \nAaren Perry\, author of Shipping and Receiving and Open Fire\, is a grant writer and editor. He co-edited Under Lock and Key: 100 Poems From Death Row; and The Art Of Inclusion. \nAmy Saul-Zerby\, author of three poetry collections\, her poems have appeared in The Rumpus\, The Chicago Review of Books\, American Poetry Review\, \, and elsewhere. She edits Voicemail Poems. \nAnne-Adele Wight\, author of An Internet of Containment\, The Age of Greenhouses\, Opera House Arterial\, and Sidestep Catapult. Her work has appeared in Poets and Writers\, Luna Luna\, and other publications. \nLarry Robin is the director of the Moonstone Arts Center.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-reading-moonstone-hosts/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251221T150000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Bill of Rights 2025 Anthology
DESCRIPTION:Virtual: Bill of Rights 2025\nSunday December 21\, 2pm EST\nRegister for Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/oYNfQ0_WTCSJj2p4dFC62Q \nThe United States’ Bill of Rights was ratified on December 15\, 1791\, meant to guarantee civil rights and liberties. Below is a reminder of the rights included in the ratification. \n\nOur last anthology of the year – What happened to our rights?\n\nJoin us and reflect on the founding of the United States. \n  \nFree and open to everyone; not all poets will be reading  \nVirginia Alcott \nPatricia Bailey \nA. C. Blake \nLinda M. Crate \nJeanne DiGrazio \nFrancis Flavin \nWilliam Scott Galasso \nMarjorie Gowdy \nBruce Grossberg \nSteven Halpern \nAnnie Hartford \nValdez Hill \nJones Irwin \nAnnie Lanzillotto \nLynn Lipinski \nGeorge Schaefer \nJennifer Schneider \nKaramo Muchuri Sulieman \nEike Waltz
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-bill-of-rights-2025-anthology/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T160000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: 30th Annual Poetry Ink
DESCRIPTION:30th Annual Poetry Ink – LIVE READING\nSunday\, December 14\, 2pm\nOnline via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/GeRraO9xQ_yAefQXVw3J2g  \n  \nThe 30th Annual Poetry Ink Anthology contains 118 poems by poets from around the world. \nWe want you all: Published Poets\, Unpublished Poets\, Academic Poets\, Street Poets\, Poets who write Sonnets\, Villanelle\, Haiku\, Ekphrastic poems\, Concrete Poems\, Epitaph\, Limerick\, Ballad\, Ode\, Free Verse. Join us for our 30th year of Presenting Poetry Ink. \nYou can also purchase the 30th Poetry Ink anthology on our ecommerce site here.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-30th-annual-poetry-ink/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T160000
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SUMMARY:Live Reading: 30th Annual Poetry Ink
DESCRIPTION:30th Annual Poetry Ink – LIVE READING\nSaturday\, December 13\, 2pm \nCentral Free Library\, 1901 Vine Street\, Literature Dept. 2nd Floor \n  \nThe 30th Annual Poetry Ink Anthology contains 118 poems by poets from around the world. \nWe want you all: Published Poets\, Unpublished Poets\, Academic Poets\, Street Poets\, Poets who write Sonnets\, Villanelle\, Haiku\, Ekphrastic poems\, Concrete Poems\, Epitaph\, Limerick\, Ballad\, Ode\, Free Verse. Join us for our 30th year of Presenting Poetry Ink. \nYou can also purchase the 30th Poetry Ink anthology on our ecommerce site here. \nThere will also be a virtual Zoom reading for poets who are not in the Philadelphia area to participate.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-reading-30th-annual-poetry-ink/
LOCATION:The Free Library of Philadelphia\, 1901 Vine Street\, 1901 Vine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251207T170000
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Derrick C. Brown & Erica Miriam Fabri
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry: Derrick C. Brown & Erica Miriam Fabri\nWednesday December 10\, 2025 – 7pm\nLive at Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nDerrick C. Brown is a renowned poet\, comedian and former Paratrooper. He is the poet laureate of Los Feliz\, CA. His album\, ‘A Close Shave with Heaven’ earned him Paste Magazine’s ‘2023 Album of the Year.’ Winner of the Texas Book of The Year award for Poetry\, owner and president of Write Bloody Publishing\, hailed by Forbes and Filter Magazine as one of the nation’s premier independent poetry presses with a sister company\, Write Bloody North in Toronto. He has authored ten poetry books and four children’s books. Brown’s impact on literature is undeniable. He’s toured stages worldwide\, from Glastonbury to The Tonight Show\, and collaborates with poets and comedians like Bobcat Goldthwait\, Kristin Schaal\, David Cross\, and Eugene Mirman. \nErica Miriam Fabri is a NYC-based poet and the author of Dialect of a Skirt (a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize) and Morphology (winner of the Write Bloody Publishing Jack McCarthy Book Prize.) Her poetry has been widely published in magazines\, anthologies\, and featured in multi-media formats including art installations\, short films\, and television commercials. She teaches writing at Pace University and for The City University of New York. \nAmy Saul-Zerby Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-derrick-c-brown-erica-miriam-fabri/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T210000
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Peter E. Murphy\, Karol Wasylyshyn\, & Bernardine (Dine) Watson
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry: Peter E. Murphy\, Karol Wasylyshyn\, & Bernardine (Dine) Watson\nLive @ Fergies Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nPeter E. Murphy is the author of thirteen books and chapbooks of poetry\, his writing has appeared in The Michigan Quarterly Review\, The North American Review\, Poetry Wales\, and elsewhere. The founder of Murphy Writing of Stockton University\, Peter leads workshops for writers in the US and Europe. \nKarol Wasylyshyn has published volumes of poetry\, in the wake of her husband’s death in 2024\, she edited a collection of his grammar columns in a book entitled The Queen’s English\, and is now working on a series of illustrated grief poems.  Karol and Ken Butera are pictured here. \nBernardine (Dine) Watson has written on social policy issues for major foundations\, nonprofit organizations and for the Washington Post. Her memoir\, Transplant\, won the 2023 prize for nonfiction and appeared on National Public Radio’s 2023 list of “Books We Love.” Her poetry has been published in Beltway Poetry Quarterly\, Bourgeon/Mid Atlantic Review\, and others. While living in Philadelphia\, Dine served as president of The Painted Bride Art Center board of directors and as a board member for Scribe Video Center. She recently joined the board of the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. \nAaren Perry Host\, Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-peter-e-murphy-karol-washlyshyn-bernardine-dine-watson/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T200000
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SUMMARY:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series - Live Broadcast
DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM: Can be viewed on the Phillycam website Or Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS\, 29/30. In Philadelphia. \nLeonard Gontarek is the author of eight books of poems\, his poems have appeared in American Poetry Review\, Field\, Poet Lore\, Fence\, and in the anthologies\, The Best American Poetry among others. He coordinates The Philadelphia Poetry Festival\, Peace/Works: Poetry Readings for Peace\, the Green Line Café Reading and Interview Series\, and Poetry In Common.  Since 2006 he has conducted 1000 poetry workshops in venues including\, The Moonstone Arts Center\, Musehouse\, The Kelly Writers House\, University City Arts League\, Free Library of Philadelphia\, Mad Poets Society\, Philadelphia Arts in Education Partnership\, and a weekly Saturday workshop from his home in West Philadelphia.  In 2014 he created the first Philly Poetry Day. \nCharles S. Carr\, Host
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philly-loves-poetry-interview-and-readings-series-live-broadcast-4/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T193000
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SUMMARY:New Voices: Live at Parkway Central Library
DESCRIPTION:New Voices: Fall 2025\nA series for emerging poets between the ages of 10 and 25. This bi-annual publication invites poets to voice their experiences\, introduce their new ways of thinking\, and create the next generation of poetry. New Voices brings diverse voices and perspectives to print\, from varied ethnic\, gender\, and class backgrounds.\nJoin us as contributors read their poems!\nTuesday\, December 2nd\, 2025 – If you live near Philadelphia please join us live.\nLIVE at 5:30 EDT – Central Library\, 1901 Vine St.
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LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Barb Gonzalez & c.r. hooker
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry: Barb Gonzalez & c.r. hooker\nLive @ Fergies Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nBarb Gonzalez (they/he) is a Philadelphia based poet just here to prove that there is something charming\, or maybe a lesson to be learned in the mundane. as a haunter of dreams\, naturally they write about nightmares and woes of their own. \nc.r. hooker (they/them) is a nonbinary\, bisexual poet and artist born and raised in the unforgiving heat of the Arizona desert. They are the photographer for Scribes on South and currently call the concrete jungle of Philadelphia their home \nMac Chandler Host\, Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-barb-gonzalez-c-r-hooker/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Book Release: And If You Saw Me by Craig Czury
DESCRIPTION:Book Release: And If You Saw Me by Craig Czury\nFeaturing: Craig Czury\, J. C. Todd\, and Olga Livshin\nLive at Fergies Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nCraig Czury has been conducting innovative life-writing and poetry workshops in schools\, shelters\, prisons\, psych wards\, community centers\, and universities for over 30 years. A native of the Wilkes-Barre area of Pennsylvania\, Craig is also an editor\, publisher\, and tireless arts advocate. He has authored over 20 books of poetry\, many of which are translated into other languages\, and he has been featured in poetry festivals all over the world. Craig lives\, writes\, and teaches in northern Italy and in northeastern Pennsylvania. \nYou can purchase copies at the event or online on Square here. \nJ. C. Todd explores the traumatic effects of war on women and the environment. Author of six books of poetry\, most recently Beyond Repair (Able Muse Press\, 2021) and a bilingual new and selected What Kept Me Awake? / Kas neleido užmigti? (PDR\, 2024)\, she is a co-editor of Convergence: Poetry on the Environmental Impacts of War\, a ground-breaking anthology addressing war’s damage to the natural world (Scarlet Tanager Press\, 2026). Awards include fellowships from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. She has taught Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College and in the Rosemont MFA Program. \nOlga Livshin’s poetry and translations recently appear in Poetry magazine\, the Southern Review\, the New York Times\, and Ploughshares. She is the author of A Life Replaced: Poems with Translations from Anna Akhmatova and Vladimir Gandelsman (Poets & Traitors Press\, 2019). Livshin co-translated Lyudmyla Khersonska’s Today is a Different War (Arrowsmith Press\, 2023) and Vladimir Gandelsman’s A Man Only Needs a Room (New Meridian Arts\, 2022). She lives just outside Philadelphia. \nOpen Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/book-release-and-if-you-saw-me-by-craig-czury/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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