Moonstone Presents:

Wednesday September 4, 2019 – 7pm Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Kenny Walker Jr started writing poetry at the age of 10, his main influences are the Last Poets, Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone and Prince. At the age of 24, he first started reading in public and at jazz clubs, where he learned his timing […]

Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM, 699 Ranstead Street 2019 Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series at PhillyCAM Comcast Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS 29/30 in Philadelphia. The program is broadcast live on the first Tuesday of each month, it is free and open to everyone. Please join us. Remembering A. V. Christie (author of Nine […]

Wednesday September 11, 2019 – 7pm Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub, Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Elise Brand is an English teacher, writer, poet, and adviser of Journeys to America and The Maple Legacy. Her poetry has appeared in journals and she served on the board of MCPL for six years. Steve Deutsch writes poetry, […]

Sunday September 15, 2019 – 2pm Moonstone Poetry @ Shakespeare & Co. 1632 Walnut St New Voices: Philadelphia’s Emerging Poets Joey Iozzi, 17, attends the Performing Arts Academy (NJ). An Acting major, he is influenced by the artists he surrounds himself with. While performing, he found his love of speech and how impactful it can […]

Sunday September 15, 2019 – 2pm Moonstone Poetry @ the South Philadelphia Library, 1700 S. Broad Street Join us in celebrating the work & impact of Peter E. Murphy, author of ten books and chapbooks including two books of writing prompts and Stubborn Child. The founder of Murphy Writing of Stockton University, Peter has received […]

Wednesday September 18, 2019 – 7pm Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub, Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Joel Dias-Porter (aka DJ Renegade) was a Haiku Slam Champion. His poems have been published in journals and anthologies including Time Magazine, The Washington Post, POETRY, Best American Poetism, Callalloo, Gathering Ground, Role Call, Def Poetry Jam, and Poetry […]

Book Release and Reading – September 22nd Emma Lazarus writes in The New Colossus, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” Lazarus’ full poem is engraved on […]

Wednesday September 25, 2019 – 7pm Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub, Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street “Mother Tongue” – Both poets grew up with another first language Ahmad Almallah’s first book of poems Bitter English will be out this September. He received the 2018 Edith Goldberg Paulson Memorial Prize for Creative Writing. His set of […]