Moonstone Presents:

Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street

 #MeToo spread virally in October 2017 and has been used on social media to help demonstrate the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment. Social activist and community organizer Tarana Burke created the phrase “Me Too” on Myspace in 2006 as part of a grassroots campaign to promote “empowerment through empathy” among women of color who […]

Readings by Autumn Konopka and Lorraine Henrie Lins

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

 Autumn Konopka, born and raised in the Philadelphia area, has an M.F.A. in creative writing from Antioch University and a B.A. in English writing and communications from the University of Pittsburgh. Autumn has published work in several journals, and she is deeply interested in the relationship between the arts and socioeconomic class. Autumn has hosted […]

Readings by Jacob Russell, Paul Siegell, and Anne-Adele Wight

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

 Jacob, Willard and Goby work together as a creative collective. Writing under the name Jacob Russell, they have published three chapbooks, many poems, and have four books of poetry searching for publishers. In recent years, their collective has been writing serial poems, interconnected, but in no particular order, or rather—ordered to the mood of the occasion—as […]

Readings by Xander Fraum, Marryann Helferty, John Oliver Mason, and Joe Roarty

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

Xander Fraum is a new poet to Philadelphia’s circles. Maryann Helferty explores the natural world and reports out her findings in poems and photography. John Oliver Mason has written for newspapers, magazines, and blogs about community and national issues for over 25 years. Joe Roarty, author of Moritat (2015 Moonstone Chapbook winner) is poetry of […]

The 22nd Annual Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Reading

1199C Hospital Workers Union Headquarters 1319 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Welcome to The 22nd Annual Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Reading Sunday April 29, 2018 1199C Hospital Workers Union Headquarters, 1319 Locust Street All Reading Times are Approximate  Come to hear your favorite poet, stay to hear others – Conversation & Comradery Galore This is a pot luck affair, so bring something good to eat or […]

The Atheist in the Attic

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

Moonstone Poetry  @ the Pub Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Sunday May 6, 2018, 2pm Samuel R. Delany The Atheist in the Attic $14.00, Books will be available to purchase and autographed    “A talent very close to time travel—or magic.” —Locus “The most remarkable prose stylist to have emerged from the culture of American […]

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Featured Readers: Julia Blumenreich & Therése Halscheid

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

Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street Wednesday May 9, 2018 – 7pm Julia Blumenreich & Therése Halscheid Julia Blumenreich is a recipient of a Pennsylvania Arts Council grant for her poetry. She is a founding member of 6ix: a literary journal devoted to cutting edge work, edited by six Philadelphia area women. She […]

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Soldier Poets–W.D. Ehrhart, Bill Wunder, & Members of Warrior Writers

South Philadelphia Free Library 1700 S. Broad Street (Morris Street), Philadelphia, PA, United States

South Philadelphia Free Library 1700 S. Broad Street (Morris Street) Sunday May 13, 2018 – 2pm W.D. Ehrhart, Bill Wunder, & Members of Warrior Writers W. D. Ehrhart joined the US Marines in 1966 at the age of 17, serving three years including 13 months in Vietnam. He was wounded in combat, and earned the […]

Thinking Green with Jacob Russell, Paul Siegell & Anne-Adele Wight

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

Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub 1214 Sansom Street Wednesday May 16, 2018 – 7pm Thinking Green with Jacob Russell, Paul Siegell & Anne-Adele Wight Jacob, Willard and Goby work together as a creative collective. Writing under the name, Jacob Russell, they have published three chapbooks, many poems, and have four books of poetry searching for […]

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