Remembering Langston Hughes Sunday February 1, 2026 – 2pm Eastern Zoom Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/XXf_26_ZRE6a9MzFrJzzRw Langston Hughes (February 1, 1901 – May 22, 1967) During 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 […]
Live Poetry: Elliott batTzedek, Pheralyn Dove, Mikey Franz, and Alina Macneal Wednesday February 4, 2026 – 7pm – LIVE Live at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Elliott 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 […]
Philly Loves Poetry with Sean Hanrahan: Interview and Reading Moonstone @ PhillyCAM Watch on the PhillyCAM website or on Cable 66/966 HD or Verizon FIOS 29/30 in Philadelphia Sean 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 […]
House Poet #27: Dead Presidents Club Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Fergie’s Pub. featuring: Von Wise, Blake Melvine and resident DJ Donald Khaleel Mason Von 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. […]
February 18, 2026 – Live at Fergie’s Pub Featuring: Alison Hicks, Chloe Yelena Miller, David J. Schast, Laura Tanenbaum and Sean Hanrahan as the host. Alison 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 […]
Sunday February 22, 2026 – ICE OUT Register Here: ICE OUT VIRTUAL READING Poems about ICE, the Murders of Renee Nicole Good, Alex Pretti, and Others There are 127 poets, click here for the list of names: Not all Poets will be Reading – Please join us.
February 25, 2026 – Live at Fergies Featuring: Blaithin Simpson, Julien Smith, and Mac Chandler as host. Blaithin 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. Julien Smith (he/they) is primarily a fiction writer who dabbles in nonfiction […]
Wednesday March 4, 2026 – Live at Fergie’s Pub Featuring: Jo Piazza, Christina Rosso-Schneider, and Julianna Forlano as Host Jo 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 […]
Saturday March 7, 2026 – ICE OUT – LIVE READING At Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catherine Street, Philadelphia Immigration 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 […]
Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series Live on PhillyCAM Can be viewed on the Phillycam website Or Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS, 29/30 In Philadelphia. Featuring: Lesley Valdes and Charles S. Carr as host Lesley Valdes, a classically trained pianist, comes to poetry following a career in arts journalism — as classical music critic […]
