Moonstone Presents:

Live Poetry – Christopher Childers and Ernest Hilbert

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

Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub Christopher Childers, author of The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse, a book 14 years in the making. He received an NEA Translators’ Fellowship in 2018, and has published in venues including The Kenyon Review, the Yale Review, Agni, Literary Matters, and Smartish Pace. His translations have been […]

Live Poetry – C.M. Crockford & Amber Renee

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

Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub Since March 2022, House Poet has strived to bring together writers, dancers, djs and musicians alike. Join us in 2024 as we bring that energy to Moonstone’s Poetry Nights at Fergies, featuring an open reading, featured readers, live music and a soundtrack you can bounce to. C.M. Crockford is an […]

Live Poetry: S/He Speaks 2: Voices of Women, Trans & Nonbinary Folx

The Rotunda 14014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Live Poetry: S/He Speaks 2: Voices of Women, Trans & Nonbinary Folx Hosted at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street in Philadelphia Also on Zoom: S/He Speaks 2 is edited by Cassendre Xavier and Tom Daubert.  When we launched the S/He Speaks anthology in 2023, we noted that anyone likely to read it would already be […]

Virtual Poetry: Freedom Anthology

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Freedom 2024 Anthology Reading Sunday July 14, 2024 2pm on Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 829 9128 3645 – Passcode 060433 Registration Link – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkfuiqpjgsHtFxxxyjfTkHXjIJkgSPg2tA              Freedom The United States celebrates Independence on July 4 France celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 The struggle for freedom and independence is universal. What does Freedom mean to you? […]

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Live Poetry: Kate Carey, M. Elizabeth Hershey, & Miriam Kramer

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

Live Poetry: Kate Carey, M. Elizabeth Hershey, & Miriam Kramer Wednesday July 17, 2024 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on Zoom Register for Zoom at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrdumsqDouGNAKNM1JQj7MAr8zap6egOwL Kate Carey (she/her) is a fat queer polyamorous slut who sometimes spends whole days in bed crying because feelings are hard. Through deeply […]

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Live Poetry: Anisha Bhat, Lester Mobley, Joe Roarty & Pat Rodgers

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

Wednesday July 24, 2024 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on zoom Register for Zoom at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pduqgrDwsGdJz84QTuvTvY7eeqbamGw7V Anisha 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 […]

Black Fire This Time @ Barnes & Noble

Barnes and Noble 1708 Chesnut St. 1708 Chesnut Street., Phildelphia, PA, United States

In this follow-up volume in the Black Fire—This Time series, over seventy-five poets and writers come together on the ongoing theme of "Black is Beautiful, Black is Powerful, Black is Home." Works ranging from poetry, fiction, essays, and drama cover a wide range of Black literature. This "continuum" of writing, as coined by Volume 1 […]

Live Poetry: Lars Scott & De’vine Stylez

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

Wednesday July 31, 2024 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on zoom Use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtcOGhrTktGNNSwztFI2s61EfLKH6m_G23 Lars Scott is a musician from Philadelphia. Lars began their musical journey in high school, performing folk songs at local open mics and coffee shops. After graduating from Temple University, they released their first single, The […]

Philly Loves Poetry: Interview and Readings Series Live Broadcast

Can be viewed on the Phillycam website or Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS, 29/30 In Philadelphia. James Feichthaler is a poet with roots in the Philadelphia-area residing in Trenton, NJ, where he watches the skies for UFOs, sings Irish folk songs on his porch, and drinks beers. He was the host of an open mic […]

Live Poetry: Sojourner Ahebee, Mac Chandler & Mikey Franz

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

Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on zoom – Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAlfuuorz0jHd3WfQPtz1CyOTxW_SzKHruq Sojourner Ahebee, author of Belly of the Night, was born in Cote d’Ivoire to an American mother and Ivoirien father, Sojourner Ahebee writes stories about African diaspora identities and the eternal question of home and belonging. Her poems have been published in […]