PhillyCAM and Moonstone present Daniel Simpson in conversation with Charles S. Carr Watch the live broadcast: Comcast Cable 66/966HD/967 | Verizon FIOS 29/30 in Philadelphia | PhillyCAM TV: https://phillycam.org/watch In 2017, Daniel Simpson and his wife, Ona Gritz, collaborated on two books, as co-authors of Border Songs: A Conversation in Poems and as co-editors […]
Live Poetry Reading with Eduardo C. Corral, Cameron MacKenzie, and Spencer Short, hosted by John Wall Barger Live at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street and on zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlf-mgpzwpHdZZB3CAIOVCXQ-8utbL0yWr Eduardo C. Corral, author of Slow Lightning, which won the Yale Younger Poets Prize and Guillotine. Praised for his seamless blending of English and […]
Virtual Poetry Reading with Daniel Biegelson, Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach, Lisa Grunberger, Alicia Jo Rabins Split at the Root: Jewish Writers Wrestle with Parenthood, Politics, and Memory https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84308329737?pwd=RjJUdCtJVXRySjlvMHdXakJRRzVmUT09 Meeting ID: 843 0832 9737 – Passcode: 678146 Daniel Biegelson is the author of the book of being neighbors (Ricochet Editions) and the chapbook Only the […]
Virtual Poetry Reading: Poets in Their Youth Featuring Christian Andres Alfaro De La Rosa, Paul Buchanan, Reuben Gelley Newman, Nicole Liu, and Yi Wei, hosted by Nathalie Anderson https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84532069956?pwd=c2VzQWMrWnN6a3oxR3ZvaVVEWS93UT09 Meeting ID: 845 3206 9956, Passcode: 704102 Christian Andres Alfaro De La Rosa (he/him) is a first generation, Mexican/Chicano writer based out of his […]
Live Book Release: Open Source by Warren C. Longmire, hosted by Sean Lynch Wednesday December 15, 2021 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street and on Zoom Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlf-mgpzwpHdZZB3CAIOVCXQ-8utbL0yWr “OPEN SOURCE is a book we’ve been waiting for in Philly, from a poet who can sing its songs through smog and shame with […]
Serotonin Marathon Virtual Reading POSTPONED until further notice Serotonin is partnering with Moonstone Arts Center for a mental illness marathon poetry reading over Zoom. Neurodivergent readers from around the world will share their work on how they live with their mental illnesses. Readers include Sean Lynch, Raye Hendrix, Thomas Nuhfer, Kika Man, Cleo, Lemmy Ya’akova, […]
Live Poetry Reading with Lynn Levin, Jim Mancinelli, and Elijah B. Pringle III 1214 Sansom Street and on zoom – Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlf-mgpzwpHdZZB3CAIOVCXQ-8utbL0yWr Lynn Levin’s most recent poetry collection, The Minor Virtues is listed as one of Spring 2020’s best books by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Poet Ross Gay calls the book “a lovely honoring of the small, the minor […]
Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCam: Siduri Beckman Join us at Comcast Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS 29/30 in Philadelphia for an interview and reading by Siduri Beckman! Siduri Beckman is a lifelong Philadelphian. She served as the inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia where she was mentored by Poet Laureate Sonia Sanchez. She was published most recently in MSU Press’s […]
Virtual Poetry Reading: Hannah McDonald, Dave Worrell, Sekai’afua Zankel On zoom – Registration Required – Registration Link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uduqqqT4tGdxHPamACb5lmRvm5KxM3fY3 Hannah McDonald is a writer, poet, geek, and generally funny queer woman. You may have caught her onstage at The Bechdel Test Fest, the National Poetry Slam, or any number of literary events in the Philly […]
Virtual Poetry Reading: Hope What do you hope for – Send us a poem! DEADLINE – December 31st, 2021 Registration Required – Registration Link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYvdO-rpjkoHN1QpCSC9zQU-VrVqTUCFuem In Greek mythology, Pandora was the first human woman created by the gods. … Nonetheless, Pandora opened the jar (in modern accounts often mistranslated as “Pandora’s box“) releasing all […]
