Live Poetry: John Lavin, Debrah Morkun, Rebecca Petchenik, and Anne-Adele Wight Wednesday August 12, 2026 – 7pm – LIVE Live at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street John Lavin is a jazz percussionist and poet. His recent poetry collection is Painting in the Dark (Moonstone 2026), a collaboration with artists, Janelle Robinson and Gregorio Torres. He is a […]
Recent Poetry Books from Moonstone Press: Regina Dilgen, Wendell Hawken, Beth Konkoski, & Sophia Pinto Thomas Sunday August 16, 2pm ET – VIRTUAL https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3i7OYv8sRwqh_OHp-K-cAQ Regina’s new book is Back from the River, $11.00 Regina Dilgen was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Poughkeepsie, New York. She served as Professor of English and Department Chair […]
Live Poetry: Jonah Frankel, “Jasper Jonosky,” John Wojtowicz, Woody Woodger & Daniel Zehner Wednesday August 19, 2026 – 7pm ET Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Jonah Frankel: “Jonah would say he lives through art. He thinks his writing is beautiful even when it is not. Sometimes it is. His use of form and flow in […]
Philly Book Crawl with Molly’s Books and Records @ 2pm 1010 S 9th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Molly’s Books and Records is hosting a Small Press and Poets Book Fair and their store for this year’s Philly Book Crawl. Join Moonstone Press and local Philly poets, including Warren C. Longmire, Alison Lubar, C. M. Crockford, […]
Remembering Dorothy Parker Sunday August 23, 2026 – 2pm ET Register for Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Z7mLnyMiRfidAzDKTAuueA Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893 – June 7, 1967) was an American poet, literary critic and writer of fiction. Based in New York, she was known for her caustic wisecracks, and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. Parker rose to acclaim, […]
Live Poetry: Matt Hilton & Jules Hostetters Wednesday, August 26th, 7pm ET Fergies Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Matt Hilton – Songwriter, Singer, Multi Instrumentalist, Producer, Writer Creating experiences both through creativity and music. Currently living in Philadelphia. Jules Hostetters is a passionate Creative Writing graduate with a specialization in poetry from the University of the […]
Live Poetry: David Edenback, Emily Antrilli & C.M. Crockford Wednesday, September 2nd, 7pm ET Fergies Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Emily R. Antrilli is a confessional poet living in South Philadelphia. She was previously an editor for Marathon Literary Review and her poetry underlines the intricacies of mental illness through personal narrative. C.M. Crockford is an autistic/ADHD writer […]
Live Poetry: Diana Cao, Carly Jean & Daniel Pilger Wednesday, September 9th, 7pm ET Fergies Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Diana Cao’s poems and stories appear in Ploughshares, The Threepenny Review, The Yale Review, The Kenyon Review, and more. She has received support from MacDowell, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Willapa Bay AiR, and Just Buffalo […]
Freedom Rhythms Saturday September 12 – 2PM to 5PM Commodore Barry Arts & Cultural Center’s Program 6815 Emlen Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19119 • 215-843-8051 “THESE are the times that try men’s souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it […]
Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series with David Livewell Tuesday, September 15th 6:30pm – Live Broadcast Watch live on the Phillycam website Or Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS, 29/30 David Livewell was raised in the Kensington section of North Philadelphia. He won the 2012 T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize for his first book, Shackamaxon. His […]
