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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Reading: Quincy Scott Jones\, Marci Blackman\, Sarah Gambito\, D. Nurkse\, Bushra Rehman\, Yolanda Wisher
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Reading: Quincy Scott Jones\, Marci Blackman\, Sarah Gambito\, D. Nurkse\, Bushra Rehman\, Yolanda Wisher\nThursday April 21\, 2022 – 7pm – VIRTUAL \nRegistration Required – use this link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlc-usqjwuGteb-36iCgphT76_l9ZkiKT9 \n  \nJoin us for a night celebrating poetry and Quincy Scott Jones’ new-ish book How to Kill Yourself Instead of Your Children\, a meditation on racial violence and the prospect of raising Black and Brown children in a world that doesn’t care for Black or Brown (or children). \n  \nQuincy Scott Jones is the author of two books of poetry: The T-Bone Series (Whirlwind Press\, 2009) and How to KillYourself Instead of Your Children (C&R Press\, 2021). His work has appeared in the African American Review\, The North American Review\, the Bellingham Review\, Love Jawns: A Mixtape\, and The Feminist Wire. With Nina Sharma he co-curates Blackshop\, a column that thinks about allyship between BIPOC artist. His graphic narrative\, >BlackNerd<\, is in the works. \n  \n \nMarci Blackman is the author of the novels\, PO MAN’S CHILD\, recipient of the ALA’s Stonewall Award for Best Fiction\, and TRADITION\, noted in Band of Thebes as one of the Best LGBTQ Books of the year. Blackman’s third novel\, ELEPHANT\, is forthcoming. \n  \n  \n \nSarah Gambito is Professor of English / Director of Creative Writing at Fordham University and co-founder of Kundiman\, a non-profit organization serving writers and readers of Asian American literature. \n  \n  \n \nD. Nurkse is the author of twelve poetry collections\, most recently A COUNTRY OF STRANGERS\, just out from Knopf. A former Brooklyn poet laureate\, he taught poetry at Rikers Island and served on the board of Amnesty International-USA. He currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College. \n  \n  \n \nBushra Rehman is a writer and cultural activist\, author of Corona\, a dark comedy about being Muslim and her collection of poems\, Marianna’s Beauty Salon. She is creator of the community-based writing workshop Two Truths and a Lie: Writing Memoir and Autobiographical Fiction. \n  \n  \n \nPoet\, singer\, educator\, and curator Yolanda Wisher is author of Monk Eats an Afro and co-editor of the anthology Peace is a Haiku Song. Wisher was named Poet Laureate of Montgomery County and third Poet Laureate of Philadelphia. A Pew and Cave Canem Fellow\, Wisher received the Leeway Foundation’s Transformation Award\, works as Curator of Spoken Word and Co-Director of Curatorial Programs at Philadelphia Contemporary. She performs a blend of poetry and song with her band Yolanda Wisher & The Afroeaters.
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry Reading: James Feichthaler\, M. Elizabeth Hershey\, Jonathan Koven
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry Reading: James Feichthaler\, M. Elizabeth Hershey\, Jonathan Koven\nWednesday April 20\, 2022 – 7pm – LIVE at Fergie’s Pub \n1214 Sansom Street and on zoom\, Registration Required for zoom – use this link:  \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsdu6hpjkuHNGjHoEg5OmObWBGmSPWFSi0 \nJames Feichthaler is a poet and essayist whose work has most recently appeared in One Art\, Sortes\, Schuylkill Valley Journal\, and the Mad Poets Society’s Local Lyrics series. His new book The Rise of the COVFEFE\, a poetical satire of these divided and uncertain times\, was published in late 2020 by Parnilis Media. He is also the host of an open mic reading in Manayunk\, PA called The Dead Bards of Philadelphia. \n  \n \nM. Elizabeth Hershey is originally from a Midwest university town in southern Indiana. She graduated from Brown University with a BA in Visual Arts\, where she studied much of her art degree at the accompanying Rhode Island School of Design. She works in several mediums\, but photography remains her primary passion and profession. Look to the North is her first published chapbook\, in which each poem depicts a memoir of a moment in time approaching middle age. She also has a passion for piano\, speaking Italian\, and finding four-leaf clovers. \nJonathan Koven grew up on Long Island\, NY\, embraced by tree-speak\, tide’s rush\, and the love and support of his family. He holds a BA in English and Creative Writing from American University\, works as a technical writer\, and freelance editor (and formerly head fiction editor of Toho Journal). He lives in Philadelphia with his best friend and future wife Delana\, and cats Peanut Butter and Keebler. Jonathan’s debut chapbook Palm Lines\, and his award-winning novella Below Torrential Hill are available and the current list of his publications is available at https://linktr.ee/jonathankoven. \n  \n  \n  \nSean Hanrahan Host\, Open Reading Follows \n  \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-reading-james-feichthaler-m-elizabeth-hershey-jonathan-koven/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Event: International Haiku Day
DESCRIPTION:Sunday April 17\, 2pm – VIRTUAL – International Haiku Day   \nRegistration Required\, Registration link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIqdOCsqzkjGtNEuH75LhkFaTTLV7PkKZyV \n \nThe old pond\, A frog jumps in\, Plop! \nMatsuo Basho (1644-1694) – Translated by Allan Watts \nThe Old Pond may be the most famous of all haiku \n“Haiku is an important form of creative expression because it distills language down to the essentials: observation\, interpretation\, and communication. It asks both the reader and the writer to look and search inward and outward.” Sean Lynch\, Program Director of the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association and Writers House in Camden\, NJ. \nReading from the contributors to Haiku 2022 \n 
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SUMMARY:New Voices: Maura Gallagher\, Isabella Piacentino\, Vriddhi Vinay
DESCRIPTION:Saturday April 16\, 2022 – 2pm – VIRTUAL – New Voices: Emerging Poets  \nRegistration Required\, Registration link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqcOCrrTgpH9eHzx8FFy7kTWkpF7osbsal \nNew Voices is a program designed for emerging poets under the age of 25.  \n \n  \nMaura Gallagher\, a freshman at Villa Maria Academy High School\, where she contributes to the school literary magazine. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nIsabella Piacentino\, from South Philadelphia\, studying to be a high school English teacher. When she is not writing poetry\, she is arguing with her conservative family members about. \n  \n  \n \n  \nVriddhi Vinay\, is a poet of South Indian background\, who loves the intersection of academia\, erotica\, and poetics that she represents in her work. Larry Robin\, Host\, Open Reading Follows
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry Reading: W.D. Ehrhart\, Lynn Levin\, Amber Renee
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry Reading: W.D. Ehrhart\, Lynn Levin\, Amber Renee\n1214 Sansom Street and on zoom – Registration Required – Registration Link \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucuCgqzIuH9yFuMAp-FO6iL9rBOqligPl \n  \nD. Ehrhart began writing when he was 15 years old and has been writing ever since. Eight of his poems were included in Winning Hearts and Minds: War Poems by Vietnam Veterans (1972) and 24 books have followed. His Passing Time: Memoir of a Vietnam Veteran Against the War (revised) is due shortly. Exclusively a poet until he was almost 30\, he has since written and published a wide variety of nonfiction prose from 400-word newspaper commentaries to 40-page scholarly essays to 400-page personal narratives. The influence of Ehrhart’s encounter with the Vietnam War can readily be seen in his writing\, but though he is known primarily as a “Vietnam War poet\,” in fact his subject matter ranges widely. He has written essays and articles on such topics as radio disc jockeys\, tugboats on the Delaware River\, the Internal Revenue Service\, and a variety of modern and contemporary poets from William Wantling to Daniel Hoffman. His wife and daughter are major sources of inspiration for his poetry. His poems also reflect his respect for nature\, his love of friends\, his active engagement with the world around him\, and his consternation at the human condition. \nLynn Levin’s most recent poetry collection\, The Minor Virtues (Ragged Sky\, 2020) 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 sweetnesses that a life is made of.” Her previous collections include Miss Plastique\, Fair Creatures of an Hour\, and Imaginarium. She is the translator\, from the Spanish\, of Birds on the Kiswar Tree by Odi Gonzales and co-author of Poems for the Writing: Prompts for Poets. Her poems have appeared in Boulevard\, Artful Dodge\, Rattle\, on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac\, and other places. She teaches at Drexel University. Her website is lynnlevinpoet.com \n \nAmber Renee\, she/her\, is a chronic writer from Bucks County\, PA. Known to mix mediums\, Amber self-published a book Thoughts on This Most Recent Episode in 2016\, shortly before its musical counterpart released on SoundCloud. In January 2020 she put out a Poetry Picture book i feel like i’m nothing available online. During the pandemic lockdown\, Amber used her time to create tracks she calls “Poetry Songs.” As well\, she spent time as an editor for Serotonin Poetry; a journal of mental health by poets with mental illness. 2022 saw her first traditionally published book In memory energy by Moonstone publishing. Find her on social media @amberreneepoet \n  \n Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-reading-w-d-ehrhart-lynn-levin-amber-renee/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Tribute to Rosemary Cappello
DESCRIPTION:Sunday April 10\, 2022 – 2pm – VIRTUAL – – registration required at \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrf-CgrD8uH9ZLWJTWV627rAArWkH5IjA0 \nTribute to Rosemary Cappello \nPoet\, Writer\, Watercolorist\, Editor of “Philadelphia Poets“ \n \nRosemary Cappello is a poet\, painter\, prose writer\, community organizer\, and editor whose work has appeared in such venues as Voices in Italian Americana\, Poet Lore\, Iconoclast\, Avanti Popolo\, Sweet Lemons 2\, Schuylkill Valley Journal\, Poetry Ink\, and Autumn Sky\, to name a few. She is the author of Wonderful Disaster\, The Habit of Wishing (with Ann Menebroker and Joan Jobe Smith); The Sid Poems; and San Paride\, named for the patron saint of Teano\, Italy\, her father\, John Petracca’s native town. \n“I am passionate about many things. Poetry heads the list\, and I’ve spent a large portion of my life reading poetry\, writing it\, and presenting it to the public. However\, it’s not just my own poetry that I promote\, but that of many\, many others. I am passionate about editing and put a great deal of thought into the publication of “Philadelphia Poets”: reading submissions\, making decisions as to which poems merit publication and which poems do not. Approximately sixty poets are published in each issue of “Philadelphia Poets.”  \nNot All Contributors Will Be Reading
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LOCATION:PA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220330T190000
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry Reading: Mac Chandler\, Jules Hostetter\, Z Murphy
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry Reading: Mac Chandler\, Jules Hostetter\, Z Murphy\n  \nWednesday March 30\, 2022 – 7pm \nLive at Fergie’s Pub \n1214 Sansom Street and on zoom \nRegistration Required for zoom – use this link:  \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsd-GgqTwsHtR1CaWU3y2Sqixd4Z7BQtqK \n  \nMac Chandler is a junior creative writing major at The University Of The Arts in Philadelphia. You can find her published work in The Rappahannock Review\, HASH Magazine\, and High Shelf Press issue XXXIX. She hopes to continue her writing career in Philadelphia until the world inevitably implodes and the aliens that come after find her little poems about being sad. You can find more of her work on her instagram\, @frillysox \n  \n \nJules Hostetter is a poet who is studying creative writing at The University of the Arts. She will be published in the school literary magazine\, Underground Pool\, in Spring 2022.” \n  \n  \n \nZ Murphy aka “The Zany Thing” is a multiracial multimedia artist from central Jersey. Z identifies as a storyteller\, sharing her art in whatever medium she dims fit. So whether it be performance\, the written word\, visual art\, etc\, she takes it upon herself to share the stories she needs to tell. She is currently a Creative Writing Major at the University of the Arts and has been published in different literary magazines. She co-hosts the  country’s longest-running queer open mic Out of the Box. Z can be reached at zmurphy@uarts.edu for information regarding her work and information regarding her open mic. \n  \nJohn Wall Barger Host – Open Reading
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-reading-mac-chandler-jules-hostetter-z-murphy/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Reading: Book Release for Shelter in Place by Ben Hyland
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Reading: Book Release for Shelter in Place by Ben Hyland\nTuesday March 29\, 2022 – 7pm – VIRTUAL \nRegistration Required – use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdqorD4qGd0ZSypQGzm70h7Zx6x9e5Ki \nBen Hyland\, author of Shelter in Place\, has poetry is collected in three chapbooks\, all under his birth name (Ben Heins): The Empathy Thief\, Cut Me Free\, and Greatest Hits & B-Sides. Ben’s individual poems have appeared in journals such as Hawai’i-Pacific Review\, Penumbra\, and The Meadow. As a career coach\, Ben has helped hundreds of jobseekers find employment. Connect with Ben and follow his work at benhylandlives.com. \n  \nDeborah Bayer is a retired Infectious Disease doctor and former cancer patient from Atlantic City\, NJ. Her chapbook\, Rope Made of Bandages\, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press in March 2023. Her poems have appeared in numerous publications. She is pursuing a Certificate of Professional Achievement in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University. \n  \n  \nShelley Cohen has been writing poetry since her retirement from the world of work when she exchanged a career in grant writing for the craft of poetry.  Along with the other featured readers\, she has ties to the South Jersey poetry scene and frequently uses images from the Shore to inspire her work. \n  \n  \nBarbara Daniels’ Talk to the Lioness was published by Casa de Cinco Hermanas Press. Her poetry has recently been accepted by Permafrost\, Westchester Review\, Philadelphia Stories\, and Coachella Review. She received four fellowships from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts\, the most recent in 2020. \n  \n  \n  \nCole Eubanks is a retired teacher from the Philadelphia and Atlantic City School Districts. Cole has conducted three workshops for Stockton University’s Teen Arts Festival and has been the featured poet for the Sovereign Avenue Black History Jazz Celebration. In 2010\, he won the Literacy Volunteers of America in Atlantic County’s Poet of the Year contest. Cole’s work can be found in Poet’s against War\, Inferno No Boundaries\, Apiary\, Stray Cat\, and E Pluribus Unum. \n  \nJacalyn Shelley has been published in several journals including Sugar House Review\, Dunes Review\, Main Street Rag\, and Barely South. Her poems have appeared in several anthologies most recently including Moonstone’s anthologies The Virus and Protest 2021. She is the recipient of three Pushcart nominations.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/17136/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220323T183000
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SUMMARY:Welcome To Philadelphia 2022
DESCRIPTION:Welcome To Philadelphia 2022\nWednesday March 23\, 2022 – 7pm – Live at Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street and streamed on zoom – Registration Required – Registration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArceqhqzgqGNf-ubdBlSr-KjldISeXsuRI \nMarathon Poetry Reading from the Moonstone Anthology  celebrating the 2022 AWP Conference \nHours of Poetry\, Food & Drink at Fergie’s Pub \nA Welcoming\, TV-Free\, Philly-inspired Irish Pub in the heart of Center City \nPoetry from some of the many poets in Philadelphia for the AWP conference \nPresented alphabetical order by last name – Remember that plans change and not everyone who signed up will be available to read
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/welcome-to-philadelphia-2022/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series: Paul Muldoon
DESCRIPTION:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series\nTuesday March 22\, 2022\, 6:30pm – VIRTUAL – Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM \n699 Ranstead Street\, Comcast Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS\, 29/30 in Philadelphia. \nPaul Muldoon (born 20 June 1951) is an Irish poet. He has published more than thirty collections and won a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the T. S. Eliot Prize. At Princeton University he is currently both the Howard G. B. Clark ’21 University Professor in the Humanities and Founding Chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts. He held the post of Oxford Professor of Poetry from 1999 to 2004 and has also served as president of the Poetry Society (UK) and Poetry Editor at The New Yorker. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature\, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Letters\, Paul Muldoon was given an American Academy of Arts and Letters award in literature for 1996. Other recent awards are the 1994 T. S. Eliot Prize\, the 1997 Irish Times Poetry Prize\, the 2003 Pulitzer Prize\, the 2003 Griffin International Prize for Excellence in Poetry\, the 2004 American Ireland Fund Literary Award\, the 2004 Shakespeare Prize\, the 2005 Aspen Prize for Poetry\, and the 2006 European Prize for Poetry. He has been described by The Times Literary Supplement as “the most significant English-language poet born since the second World War.” \nCharles S. Carr\, Host
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philly-loves-poetry-interview-and-readings-series-paul-muldoon/
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SUMMARY:New Voices: Aya Borish\, Cydney Brown\, Nikole Hood
DESCRIPTION:New Voices: Emerging Poets\nSaturday March 19\, 2022 – 2pm – VIRTUAL –  \nRegistration Required- Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEudumhqTkqG9ZH4Mw6iNZnZRsITbFmHWo \nNew Voices is a program designed for emerging poets under the age of 25. It aims to create a platform for young poets by welcoming them into the larger poetry community and giving them the opportunity to share their work with a wide audience.  \n \n  \nAya Borish is 14\, in the 9th grade\, and from Philadelphia. She has always been passionate about civil rights\, feminism\, and climate change and feel we can all change the world we just need to find our voice. \n  \n  \nCydney Brown (2020-2021 Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate)\, author of Daydreaming\, is a Senior at Abington Friends School and has been writing poetry since she was in 5th grade. She loves that there are no limitations to writing\, her poetry explores the topics of social justice\, self-image\, love\, and nature and she won first place in The National Hip Hop poetry competition and loves to perform spoken word. Cydney has been featured in The New York Times and Philadelphia Inquirer\, has recited her poetry at The Philadelphia Museum of Art\, Benjamin Franklin Hall\, Lincoln University and The Kelly’s Writers house. Cydney wishes to inspire people to speak their truth and share her poetry with the world. \n  \n \nNikole Hood is a 24-year-old English Creative Writing major at Arcadia University. It is her goal to tell her story through poetry and inspire others to share their stories in order to make the world a better place. She has been writing most of her life\, but has chosen the concentration of poetry and cannot wait to build a strong voice behind her words. \nLarry Robin\, Host\, Open Reading Follows
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry Reading: Kate Carey\, Philip Dykhouse\, Massimo Elijah
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry Reading: Kate Carey\, Philip Dykhouse\, Massimo Elijah\nWednesday March 16\, 2022 – 7pm – LIVE at Fergie’s Pub  \n1214 Sansom Street – and streamed on zoom – Registration Required – Registration Link \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpdumqqz0qH9JKbFehlZlazFvB9TqUx2rx \n  \n \nKate Carey (she/her) is a fat queer polyamorous slut who sometimes spends whole days in bed crying because feelings are hard.  Through deeply personal poetry and creative nonfiction\, she touches on issues relating to trauma\, fat liberation\, mental illness and sexuality. You can find more about her at https://www.katemcarey.com/ \n  \n  \n  \n \nPhilip Dykhouse released his debut chapbook Bury Me Here in 2020. His work has appeared in Moonstone Press\, Soup Can Magazine\, everseradio.com\, Toho Journal\, and Spiral Poetry. He was the featured reader for the Dead Bards of Philadelphia at the 2018 Philadelphia Poetry Festival. Find him on Facebook at Philip Dykhouse Poetry and on Instagram @philip_dykhouse_poetry \n  \n  \n  \n \nMassimo Elijah is a spoken word poet born and raised in Philadelphia. He loves how the arts can give people freedom of expression as well as a common ground for coming together. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nSean Hanrahan Host\, Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-reading-kate-carey-philip-dykhouse-massimo-elijah/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220309T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry Reading: Lucia Herrmann\, Nicole Liu\, George Schaefer
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry Reading: Lucia Herrmann\, Nicole Liu\, George Schaefer\nWednesday March 9\, 2022 – 7pm – LIVE at Fergie’s Pub \n1214 Sansom Street and on zoom – Registration Required for zoom – use this link:  \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwsfuurqDktGNK1pjW8ei1mSqsPb1VFpMOd \n  \n \nLucia Herrmann is an artist and educator originally from Miami\, FL who thinks a lot about her sinking city. She now lives in Philadelphia where she teaches 5th and 6th grade. Lucia has been published by APIARY\, Defunkt Magazine\, Impostor Poetry\, Toho Journal\, and has two elegies in O\, Miami’s collection Waterproof: Evidence of a Miami Worth Remembering. Poetry and performance are her passion and she believes art is the most effective means of initiating social change. \n  \n  \n  \n\n \nNicole Liu (she/her) was born in Hong Kong\, raised in Shenzhen\, and came of age in Boston. In her poems and essays\, she gravitates towards topics of miscommunication and censorship. She also likes to write about pesky suburban critters\, like badgers and opossums. Nicole graduated magna cum laude from Swarthmore College with a B.A. in English and Chinese. She is currently applying to graduate school while working as a writer\, writing instructor\, and translator. \n  \n  \n \n  \nGeorge Schaefer is a Philly born poet who started writing as a lonely teenager hoping to impress girls.  It didn’t work but it left him plenty of time to hone his craft. 4 decades later\, he still clings to the muse.  He has recently published Thru Peripheral Vision\, a collection of poems and Cannibalized Haibun\, a collection of haibun. \n  \n  \n  \nOpen Reading Follows \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-reading-lucia-herrmann-nicole-liu-george-schaefer/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220306T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220306T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Reading: International Women’s Day 2022
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Reading: International Women’s Day 2022\nSunday March 6\, 2022 – 2pm EST  \nRegistration Required-Registration Link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkdOGhrzMpH9w44h0epioF-_rK2dcB0-iI \nReadings from our new anthology\, International Women’s Day 2022 \n“Another world is not only possible\,  \nshe is on her way.  \nOn a quiet day\,  \nI can hear her breathing.” \nArundhati Roy \n  \nImagine a gender equal world. \nA world free of bias\, stereotypes\, and discrimination. \nA world that is diverse\, equitable\, and inclusive. \nA world where difference is valued and celebrated. \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-poetry-reading-international-womens-day-2022/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
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SUMMARY:Memorial Open Mic for Sandra Turner-Barnes
DESCRIPTION:Memorial Open Mic for Sandra Turner-Barnes\n  \nWednesday March 2\, 2022 – 7pm – LIVE at Fergie’s Pub \n1214 Sansom Street and on zoom\, Registration Required for zoom – use this link:  \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYpfumtqTgjG9wjtw-r78pDDvf43obI0URl \n  \nJoin us for a memorial open mic poetry reading for Sandra Turner-Barnes  \n \nSandra Turner-Barnes of Lawnside — writer\, arts administrator\, and well-known poet — died Friday January 10\, 2022 at the age of 74. \nTurner-Barnes was former director of the Camden County Cultural & Heritage Commission. At the time of her passing\, she served on the board of the Camden County Historical Society\, often speaking publicly to adults and students about the history of enslaved peoples of the region. \nA well-known poet\, Turner-Barnes also led several poetry series in the area. For many years\, she hosted a popular Poetry in the Park series at Hopkins House in Cooper River Park\, which helped nurture the writing careers of numerous aspiring poets. Up until last month\, she also hosted A Place in Time open-mic series at the historical society and The Poet’s House series at the IDEA Center for the Arts in Camden. \nTogether with her friend and protégé Brother Daoud Bey of Camden\, Turner-Barnes for many years administered the Arts for Teens program at Rutgers-Camden\, through her role as county cultural & heritage director. \nHer poetry community often referred to her as the Cadillac Lady\, a reference to one of her early poems and her love for the car. \nFrom Tammy Paolino\, Cherry Hill Courier-Post \n  \nSean Lynch\, Host – Open Reading  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/memorial-open-mic-for-sandra-turner-barnes/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Memorial,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220226T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
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SUMMARY:New Voices: Emerging Poets with Avik Belenje\, Ryan Hiemenz\, Vriddhi Vinay
DESCRIPTION:New Voices: Emerging Poets with Avik Belenje\, Ryan Hiemenz\, Vriddhi Vinay\nSaturday February 26\, 2022 – 2pm – VIRTUAL –  \nRegistration Required:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlde6urjgiE9afmUo3Ku3FO0NBWLhLZ7C3 \nNew Voices: Emerging Poets – a program designed for emerging poets under the age of 25. It aims to create a platform for young poets by welcoming them into the larger poetry community and giving them the opportunity to share their work with a wide audience. \n \n  \nAvik Belenje\, age 15\, has studied poetry at Poetry Power\, he has received the Silver Key from Scholastic Arts and Writing Regional Awards and four First Place Awards from California Federation of Chaparral Poets\, Inc. \n  \n  \n \n  \nRyan Hiemenz is author of Fearing Fiction\, a Junior at Arcadia University where he is involved in writing and editing in various styles. \n  \n  \nVriddhi Vinay\, of South Indian background interested in research into gender justice\, post-colonial studies\, and revolutionary South Asian histories. She loves the intersection of academia\, erotica\, and poetics that she represents in her work. \n  \n  \nLarry Robin\, Host\, Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/new-voices-emerging-poets-with-avik-belenje-ryan-hiemenz-vriddhi-vinay/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220225T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
CREATED:20220206T225447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220206T230016Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Reading: M. Nzadi Keita\, Aaren Perry\, Lamont B. Steptoe
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Reading: M. Nzadi Keita\, Aaren Perry\, Lamont B. Steptoe\n  \nFriday February 25\, 2022 – 7pm \nRegistration Required – use this link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElfuGurTIvHdEhuhKG-RhSJuelsiJtkkw0 \n  \nM. Nzadi Keita is the author of Brief Evidence of Heaven: Poems from the life of Anna Murray Douglass. That book\, a finalist for the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Prize\, is cited by David Blight in his prize-winning biography\, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom. Migration Letters\, forthcoming from Beacon Press in 2023\, will feature poems that center Keita’s perspectives as a first-generation northerner. Her poems and essays have appeared in numerous publications. She has received Leeway Foundation grants and a Pew Fellowship for poetry.  Keita is a Professor of English at Ursinus College\, where she teaches creative writing\, American literature\, and Africana Studies. \n  \n  \n  \n \nAaren Perry’s new book is Shipping and Receiving\, published by Moonstone. Bilingual with an MFA from Vermont College\, he recently edited a forthcoming 2022 collection of new poems by lamont b. steptoe. He co-edited with Dr. James Villarreal\, Under Lock and Key: 100 Poems From Death Row\, by Anthony Reid\, out this month on Amazon. Perry runs Yeatts Perry Consulting\, grants and donor management for health equity and social change nonprofits. Contact him for a two-book special: “Shipping and Receiving (Moonstone) and Open Fire (Whirlwind Press) mindfulpoetics@gmail.com includes shipping. \n  \n  \nLamont B. Steptoe is an award-winning poet\, born and raised in Pittsburgh\, Pennsylvania.  Steptoe is a Vietnam veteran\, photographer and founder of Whirlwind Press.  He has published sixteen collections of poems and is winner of an American Book Award\, a Pew fellow in the Arts\, induction into the International Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent by the Gwendolyn Brooks Center in Chicago\, and two Pennsylvania Council on the Arts awards. Steptoe’s work appears in over one hundred anthologies\, the most recent being Waging Peace in Vietnam. Hismost recent titles are Crowns & Halos\, Oracular Rumblings & Stilt Walking\, Meditations in Congo Square and Beyond the White Stone Lions. \n  \nOpen Reading follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-poetry-reading-m-nzadi-keita-aaren-perry-lamont-b-steptoe/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220223T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
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SUMMARY:Moonstone Poetry Reading: Nicole Greaves and Amy Small-McKinney
DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry Reading: Nicole Greaves and Amy Small-McKinney\nWednesday February 23\, 2022 – 7pm – LIVE – Proof of Vaccination Required \nLive at Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street and on zoom \nRegistration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEpduisqjkjGtR_CB38zTyfRrxnOYrXoiOt \nMeeting ID: 843 0832 9737 – Passcode: 678146 \nNicole Greaves’ poetry has appeared in numerous literary reviews and was awarded prizes by The Academy of American Poets and the Leeway Foundation. Nicole is a former poet laureate of Montgomery County. She teaches English and creative writing at the Crefeld School and her book\, Having Witnessed the Illusion\, is forthcoming with Glass Lyre Press. \n  \n  \nAmy Small-McKinney’s third chapbook\, One Day I Am A Field\, written during Covid and her husband’s death\, is forthcoming with Glass Lyre Press\, 2022. For the 2020 virtual AWP\, she co-moderated an interactive discussion\, Writing Through Grief & Loss: The Intersection of Social and Personal Grief During Covid. Her second full-length collection\, Walking Toward Cranes\, won The Kithara Book Prize 2016 (Glass Lyre Press). Small-McKinney was the 2011 Montgomery County Poet Laureate. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals\, for example\, Baltimore Review\, Pedestal Magazine\, Philadelphia Stories and SWWIM.  Her book reviews have appeared in journals\, such as Prairie Schooner and Matter\, and her poems have been translated into Korean and Romanian.  She resides in Philadelphia. \nAlina Macneal & Jennifer Hook\, Hosts – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-poetry-reading-nicole-greaves-and-amy-small-mckinney/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220220T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
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SUMMARY:Readings from the 2021 Featured Poets Anthology
DESCRIPTION:Readings from the 2021 Featured Poets Anthology\nSunday February 20\, 2022 – 2pm – VIRTUAL –  \nRegistration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEsdOmpqDIqH9B0HU4JTUrRJwRTTLd4J5D6 \n \n  \n2021 was Moonstone’s busiest year ever \nWith over 130 live and virtual events \nPresenting over 300 Poets \nPlease join us \nNot all poets will be reading
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/readings-from-the-2021-featured-poets-anthology/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220219T190000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
CREATED:20220201T033951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220217T220039Z
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SUMMARY:Honoring Alejandro Pérez-Cortés\, Winner of the 2021 Paz Poetry Prize: Alejandro Pérez-Cortés\, Carlos José Pérez Sámano\, Dulce Ramirez
DESCRIPTION:Honoring Alejandro Pérez-Cortés\, Winner of the 2021 Paz Poetry Prize\nSaturday February 19\, 2022 – VIRTUAL \n5pm Eastern\, 2pm Pacific – On Zoom  \nRegistration Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrdumtqT0sE9Q3x8ulIyfbTTyX6fec3dYR \n \n  \nAlejandro Pérez-Cortés is the author of Ima and Coli Are the Tree That Was Never a Seed\, winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry. Some poems are set in an ancient pre-Hispanic Colima; while others reflect the reality of a modern-day Colima. \n  \n  \n \n  \nCarlos José Pérez Sámano is a writer and poet who has 4 published books in Mexico. His work has been featured in anthologies in Argentina\, Spain\, the United States\, Italy\, Spain\, and India. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nDulce Ramirez directs Mighty Writers El Futuro\, a Philly-based organization focused on teaching children to think clearly through the power of writing. This has given her the perfect opportunity to help other Latinos instill in their children the love for culture. \n  \nJohn Lavin Host – Question and Answer Period and Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/honoring-alejandro-perez-cortes-winner-of-the-2021-paz-poetry-prize-alejandro-perez-cortes-carlos-jose-perez-samano-dulce-ramirez/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220216T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
CREATED:20220130T230451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220130T232450Z
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SUMMARY:Readings from the Penn & Pencil Club
DESCRIPTION:Readings from the Penn & Pencil Club\nWednesday February 16\, 2022 – 7pm – LIVE – Proof of Vaccination Required \nLive at Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street and on zoom \nRegistration Required: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdOmrqj0sG9I2URaQHbuEETjN8d-gIOhM \n         \n  \n  \nSponsored by University of Pennsylvania’s Kelly Writers House\, Penn & Pencil Club is a creative writing workshop for faculty and staff.  From a variety of backgrounds\, participants are writers of fiction\, literary non-fiction\, and poetry. We have among us several published writers\, and the balance are hopeful. In our bi-monthly meetings\, we are encouraging\, but not shy\, in our criticism and very supportive of one another’s writing. In addition to our critiquing sessions\, we hold annual readings at the Writers House\, take part in “Live at the Luellen Fletcher\, Amy Miller\, Holman Massey\, Alexander  O’Donnell\, John Shea\, Sam Smith\, Susan Staggs\, Wendy Washburn\, and Linda White”
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/readings-from-the-penn-pencil-club/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220215T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
CREATED:20220130T223008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220130T232444Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Event: Deborah Fries\, Peter F. Murphy\, Alan Toltzis
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday February 15\, 2022 – 7pm -VIRTUAL \nRegistration Required – use this link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuf-ugrD8iE9wZ_FJEF6q-hEEi1MohfLyw \nDeborah Fries is a Philadelphia writer and printmaker whose chapbook\, Having Visions Again\, was the 2021 Keystone selection from Seven Kitchens Press. Her two full-length books of poetry\, Various Modes of Departure\, selected by Carolyn Forche\, and The Bright Field of Everything\, were published by Kore Press. \n  \n  \nPeter F. Murphy is author of two poetry books: Maps of Three Continents and Underwater; his critical work includes three books on men and masculinity: Studs\, Tools\, and the Family Jewels: Metaphors Men Live By; Fictions of Masculinity; and Feminism and Masculinities. His essays and reviews have been published in various journals.  \n  \n  \nAlan Toltzis is the author of Mercy\, Nature Lessons\, 49 Aspects of Human Emotion\, and The Last Commandment. His poems have appeared in numerous print and online publications including\, Plainsong\, Grey Sparrow\, The Wax Paper\, Black Bough Poetry\, and Anthropocene Poetry. Open Reading Follows. \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-poetry-event-deborah-fries-peter-f-murphy-alan-toltzis/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220213T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220213T160000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
CREATED:20220130T222407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220130T232437Z
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SUMMARY:2021 Moonstone Chapbook Contest Winners: Charles Malone\, Kristen Holt-Browning\, Heather Lanier
DESCRIPTION:2021 Moonstone Chapbook Contest Winners\nSunday February 13\, 2022 – 2pm – VIRTUAL \nRegistration Required – Registration Link \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUucuyupjwvH9CGPXzKDk9CvNgFd9FZND-w \n \n  \nFirst Place: Charles Malone\, author of After an Eclipse of Moths: the Crewdson Poems \nCharles Malone is the author of Working Hypothesis\, Questions About Circulation and he edited the collection A Poetic Inventory of Rocky Mountain National Park.  \n  \n  \n \n  \nHonorable Mention: Kristen Holt-Browning author of The Only Animal Awake in the House \nKristen Holt-Browning is a freelance editor and writer. Her poems have been published in Sheila-na-Gig\, Juxtaprose\, Frontier Poetry\, and Barrow Street’s 4×2 Project\, among other publications.  \n  \n  \n \n  \nHonorable Mention: Heather Lanier author of Erasing the Book of Pregnancy \nHeather Lanier is the author of the memoir\, Raising a Rare Girl\, a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice\, as well as two award-winning poetry chapbooks. Her poems have been published in journals including The Cincinnati Review\, The Sun\, and Mid-American Review. 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/2021-moonstone-chapbook-contest-winners-charles-malone-kristen-holt-browning-heather-lanier/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220209T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220209T210000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
CREATED:20220130T221727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220130T232428Z
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SUMMARY:Moonstone Poetry Reading: Gabrielle Martin\, Scott Sigl\, Jonathon Todd
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Reading: Gabrielle Martin\, Scott Sigl\, Jonathon Todd\nWednesday February 9\, 2022 – 7pm – LIVE – Proof of Vaccination Required \nLive at Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street and on zoom \nRegistration Required for zoom – use this link:  \n https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqduqgpzIpGNOTTLgVvjw_TLnRMl3boAtS  \n \n  \nGabrielle Martin is the author of Gritty City\, a poet living and working in West Philly\, where they are currently attempting (maybe successfully) to grow tomatoes on their windowsill.  \n  \n  \n \n  \nScott Sigl is a musician\, poet\, and teacher in the Philadelphia/South Jersey area. He has represented the city of Philadelphia at the National Poetry Slam and Rowan University at the College National Slam.  \n  \n  \n \n  \nJonathon Todd is the author of Over/time\, a poet\, musician\, and recovery specialist living in South Philadelphia. His work deals with observations mainly written between breaks\, trying to find humanity outside of and within labor. Open Reading Follows \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-poetry-reading-gabrielle-martin-scott-sigl-jonathon-todd/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220208T200000
DTSTAMP:20260426T164011
CREATED:20220130T221520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220130T232421Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Reading: Rose-Marie Athiley\, Edythe Rodriguez\, Basia Wilson
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Reading: Rose-Marie Athiley\, Edythe Rodriguez\, Basia Wilson\nTuesday February 8\, 2022 – 7pm – VIRTUAL \nRegistration Required – use this link: \n https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdeCtpjotHtfBklvFsozr3X6BLxZdJvtv \n \n  \nRose-Marie Athiley\, is a published poet and essayist\, a recent graduate of Hamline with a degree in English\, moved to the U.S. in 2006 and found the art of pen and word through learning her third language\, English.  \n  \n  \n \n  \nEdythe Rodriguez is a Philly-based Afrikan Renaissance poet who studied Creative Writing and Africology at Temple University. She is a copywriter / poet / semi-evolved virgo / bustelo drinker / violent Scrabble player / non-violent Beyhive member / bears / beets / battlestar galactica \n  \n \nBasia Wilson holds a BA in English with a concentration in creative writing from Temple University\, where she took courses such as Ecofeminist Poetics. She studied the intersection of psychogeography and poetry\, culminating in a manuscript about her local Wegmans that forever altered how she understands store-brand crème brûlée ice cream and Yelp reviews.  Open Reading follows
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LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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SUMMARY:New Chapbooks from Moonstone Press: RuNett Ebo\, Nina Gadson\, David Lawton\, Charles Rammelkamp\, Louisa Schnaithmann
DESCRIPTION:New Chapbooks from Moonstone Press\n  \nVIRTUAL – Registration Required:   \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIlc-6oqTgvHNRG34IB6Bx8gkC-PKeD1n5H  \nRuNett Ebo\, author of Expressing Myself on Purpose\, has performed all over the country\, is contributing writer for Kwee\, a Liberian magazine.  \n  \n  \nNina Gadson\, author of When I Was 16\, realized that poetry is a part of her purpose\, she collected these poems when she was 16\, it is a time capsule into that period of her life.  \n  \n  \n  \nDavid Lawton is the author of Inspirative – “rootedness in the accomplishments and frustrations of actors\, musicians\, poets and artists whose brushes with fame were as real and as raw as own anonymous struggles in life…” George Wallace.  \n  \n  \nCharles Rammelkamp author of Sparring Partners puts us in the ring with Fred\, Flanagan\, and a crowd of emotions\, struggles\, and complexities that most people must spar with at one time or another.  \n  \n  \n \nLouisa Schnaithmann\, author of Plague Love\, is the consulting editor for ONE ART: a journal of poetry. Her work has appeared in various journals.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/new-chapbooks-from-moonstone-press/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Reading: Lynda V. E. Crawford\, Hiram Larew\, Yi Wei
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Reading: Lynda V. E. Crawford\, Hiram Larew\, Yi Wei\n  \nRegistration Required\, Link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkceuvrD0pHd1jEUSaAmpY03rRs76cqEjf \n  \nLynda V. E. Crawford has lived in the US longer than her childhood home Barbados. Both ‘homes’ sway and punctuate her writing. She writes to sneak behind eyes\, blow through ears\, stretch voices like others dance words. Her work has appeared in The Galway Review\, The Halcyone Literary Journal\, The Bookends Review\, and in anthologies by Spectrum Publishing\, Los Angeles Poet Society\, and Moonstone Arts Center. She also has work forthcoming in The Caribbean Writer in April 2022. \n  \n  \n  \nHiram Larew constantly prowls for poems that surprise by dint of leaps\, yelps\, and pokes. His poems have appeared widely in journals\, on the radio\, in anthologies and newspapers\, on public posters and in galleries. Author of three collections\, organizer of The Poetry Poster Project\, recipient of artist grants and purveyor of Poetry x Hunger\, he facilitates diversity in poetry communities while serving on Poetry Boards and as Courtesy Faculty at four research universities. What Hiram Larew offers in this fifth collection is a grateful glisten of poems. Many were written as outdoor rambles during the 2020-21 pandemic. Others look back over a shoulder at what seems long ago. And some are simply puddles of ponder. But above and beyond all of that\, with eyes that love sound and hearts that gleam\, Larew’s Mud Ajar is an opening that’s not meant to end. \nYi Wei is a first-generation Chinese writer with a BA in Asian American Studies and English from Swarthmore College. She currently serves as the Assistant Flash Fiction Editor at the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. Yi has been awarded the Lois Morrell Poetry Prize and is the third-place winner for the 2021 Sappho Prize for Women Poets. Her work can be found in Palette Poetry\, Lantern Review\, and Crosswinds. She’s currently a Writer in the Public Schools fellow at NYU’s MFA in poetry.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-poetry-reading-lynda-v-e-crawford-hiram-larew-yi-wei/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T190000
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SUMMARY:Moonstone Poetry Readings: Lake Angela and DJ
DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry Readings: Lake Angela and DJ\n  \nLive at Fergie’s Pub (1214 Sansom Street) and on Zoom – Registration Required for Zoom – use this link:  \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdOuppj8jE9NfdGxgpX-dGOEHn2Ahgh0d \n  \nLake Angela is a poet\, author of Organblooms and Words for the Dead\, choreographer\, and dancer from Lake Erie who constantly studies and develops her methods of dance as language. She works with psychiatric patients on discovering the transformative properties of dance as a therapeutic and accessible nonverbal language. Lake Angela studied choreography\, modern dance\, ballet and flamenco and rumba flamenca. In Barcelona\, she continued her professional training in contemporary\, release\, improv\, ballet\, kung fu\, and capoeira. Lake Angela’s special interests involve the poetry and dance of medieval women mystics\, the possibilities in and kinds of darknesses and silences\, and expressions of colors\, waters\, and suffering\, which she often explores in her poems and choreography. \n  \nDJ is relatively new to Philadelphia and a lifelong writer. Their poetry is straight forward with a  confessional style and touches on a variety of topics ranging from Queer identity to spirituality. She started to dabble in performance poetry in 2016 and quickly fell in love with the sense community at open mic nights and poetry slams. DJ is currently working on their first chapbook and looks forward to becoming a published author. When not writing\, you can find her hiking at Wissahickon\, frequenting their favorite South Philly dive bars\, or waxing philosophical about the state of the world.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-poetry-readings-lake-angela-and-dj/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Virtual Poetry Reading: Neal Kosaly-Meyer\, John Lavin\, Elijah B. Pringle\, III\, Fióna Bolger
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Reading: Neal Kosaly-Meyer\, John Lavin\, Elijah B. Pringle\, III\, Fióna Bolger\n  \nVIRTUAL – Registration Required:  Virtual – Registration link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdeGprT8qGNcj0i5hXzXxbHwMGpIttrri \n  \nNeal Kosaly-Meyer is a Seattle-based composer and performer. As a member of Moonstone’s aTONEment community\, Neal has joined John Lavin to coordinate a Free Jazz performance in Dublin of Finnegans Wake with Jazz players from the United States and Ireland in June 2022. Neal’s performances of Finnegans Wake have been presented to the International James Joyce Foundations Symposia in Belgium (2018) and Mexico City (2019). \n  \nJohn Lavin is a jazz percussionist\, has taught English in Philadelphia public high schools and is an adjunct English professor at Saint Joseph’s University. He has taught the  novels of James Joyce since living and working in Dublin\, and he has performed in Jazz ensembles with Jo Jones at Chuck’s Composite in New York and with both Sonny Stitt and Eric Kloss during the 1970s. Currently Lavin is distilling his teaching and jazz improvisation experience into Blues Pedagogy: Educational Tales from the Teaching Life\, a study of diverse learning styles in urban 21st Century contexts. He is co-facilitating the Finnegans Wake & Jazz project with Neal Kosaly-Meyer\, anticipating a concert and panel in June 2022 in Dublin. \n  \nElijah B. Pringle\, III is a Philadelphia poet\, lyric baritone\, composer\, actor\, and artivist. Published globally he has appeared on Radio\, Television & Dramatic Stage. He credits his true education to five generations of teachers. Mr. Pringle has recently worked with several jazz bands\, sharing his trademark sound in Blues\, Brazilian\, and Reggae  renditions of the standard American Jazz Book. He will join in recitation\, composition\, and improvisation of James Joyce’s innovative classic Finnegans Wake in June 2022. \n  \nFióna Bolger is lending her voice to the Finnegans Wake Jazz revival by way of recitation and composition. Her first poetry collection\, a compound of words was launched in 2019 by Yoda Press. Love in the Original Language is due out from Salmon Poetry in June 2022. She lives between Ireland and India. More at www.fionabolgerpoetry.com. \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-poetry-reading-awake-again-finnegan/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM: Anthony Palma and Brooke Palma
DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM: Anthony Palma and Brooke Palma\n2022 Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series  \n699 Ranstead Street\,Comcast Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS\, 29/30 in Philadelphia. \n  \nAnthony Palma is the president of the Mad Poets Society and author of flashes of light from the deep. He holds a degree in English from Saint Joseph’s University\, and a Masters from Arcadia University. His work attempts to bridge the gap between poetry and other forms. His readings include elements of performance and music as well as traditionally read poems. His work has appeared in Show Us Your Papers\, Rue Scribe\, Oddball Magazine\, and Harbinger Asylum\, among others. He teaches writing at several universities in the Greater Philadelphia Area. He resides in West Chester PA with his wife and family. \n  \n  \n  \nBrooke Palma is Vice-President\, Treasurer and Blog Master of Mad Poets Society and host of  Livin’ on Luck Poetry Series. She is author of Conversations Unfinished and has been published in The Mad Poets’ Review\, Moonstone Arts\, Toho Journal\, and E-Verse Radio (online)\, and Unbearables: A Global Anthology.  Brooke focus on the connections between culture and identity and finding beauty in the everyday. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/moonstone-poetry-phillycam-anthony-palma-and-brooke-palma/
LOCATION:699 Ranstead Street\, 699 Ranstead Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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