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Moonstone Poetry: Fatal Force: Poetic Justice

2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133 2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA, United States

LIVE at Taller Puertorriqueño 2600 N 5th St, Philadelphia, PA 19133 Police killed 1,352 victims the U.S. 2023 (mappingpoliceviolence.org). On August 14, 2023 Police officer, Mark Dial shot and killed Eddie Irizarry. Philadelphia police told the media that the incident began when officers pulled over a car that was “driving erratically” and that “officers approached” […]

Live Poetry: Katherine Antarikso, Erme Maula, Peter Webb & John Wojtowicz

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

Wednesday August 21, 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/tZMtd-6opzgrHdWVr29C4W2g85ceaxtW_qMo Katherine Sarwopeni Antarikso (she/her) is an architect, writer and performer. She was born in Jakarta, on the island of Java, Indonesia, and moved to the United States at the age of 10. Her […]

Moonstone Presents: Independence Day of Ukraine Poetry Reading

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

Wednesday August 24, 2024 – 3:30pm Live at at Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut Street Julia Kolchinsky Dashbach is the author of 40 WEEKS, Don’t Touch the Bones, winner of the 2019 Idaho Poetry Prize, and The Many Names for Mother, winner the Wick Poetry Prize and finalist for the Jewish Book Award. She is […]

Live Poetry: The Osage Poets

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

Wednesday August 28, 2024 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on zoom Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcudO-vqjouGNxLFi7snrqCmBG6MbFrG96_ The Osage Poets are a long-standing, informal collective, meeting in workshops led by poet Leonard Gontarek: Making Poems That Last and Gentle Warriors. With humor, insight, and a Zen teaching style, Leonard seeds a dynamic and varied […]

Philly Loves Poetry: Interview and Readings Series Live Broadcast

Tuesday September 3, 2024 – 6:30pm – Live Broadcast Can be viewed on the Phillycam website or Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS, 29/30 In Philadelphia. “Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon has been a force in the spoken word/poetry scene for decades. This new release (You Gotta Have Game) from Boyer College of Music and Dance is Williams-Witherspoon […]

Live Poetry: Elliott batTzedek, Steve Burke, Mabel Lee & Matt McGarvey

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

Live Poetry: Elliott batTzedek, Steve Burke, Mabel Lee & Matt McGarvey Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on zoom Register for Zoom at this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudumurj0rHNXoqS0HzX_7ZJogkgqPa5Sy Elliott batTzedek is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet/translator. Elliott’s work appears in various journals and is author of the enkindled coal of my tongue. Steve Burke has read at many venues […]

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Live Reading: Justin Ryan, James Milanesi, Alexandra Naughton

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

Live Poetry: Justin Ryan, James Milanesi, Alexandra Naughton Wednesday September 11, 2024 – 7pm  Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on Zoom Registration Link https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82262171863?pwd=shO59ocZl1I7bpqxl5EGfs0b0wFY3x.1 Justin Ryan Fyfe is a poet in Philly. He just got fired from his job. You can read all his poems online at fromfromfrom.tumblr.com. James Milanesi was born and […]

Tribute to Sonia Sanchez

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Tribute to Sonia Sanchez  Sunday September 15th, 2024 – 2pm  VIRTUAL Registration Link https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83627572456?pwd=JE0PCSxPn26WT6hBZ8aSmXHm0PqDxo.1  Happy 90th Birthday, Sonia Sonia Sanchez—poet, activist, scholar—was the Laura Carnell Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Temple University. She is the recipient of both the Robert Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime service to American poetry and the Langston Hughes […]

Live Reading: David Ebenbach, Elayna Mae Darcy, Autumn Konopka, Sean Lynch, and Victoria Mier

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

Moonstone Poetry – Prose Night David Ebenbach, Elayna Mae Darcy, Autumn Konopka, Sean Lynch, and Victoria Mier Wednesday September 18, 2024 – 7pm  Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on zoom –  Registration Required: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82017815042?pwd=aLRcZOFnBsBoOfrU6001OawDPCuChe.1 David Ebenbach is the author of ten books of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction, including his new novel Possible Happiness, […]

Banned Books Week 2024

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Banned Books Week 2024 Sunday September 22, 2024 Virtual on Zoom – 2pm Registration Required: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86935252863?pwd=8GIY87i0AJsTBbQWImX3sOVVUlx1ZO.1 “This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who provide access to reading materials. Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.” – Deborah […]