2017 Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series at PhillyCAM Sonia Sanchez, Philadelphia’s First Poet Laureate, Yolanda Wisher is the 2016-17 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, Husnaa Hashim is the current Youth PoetLaureate, David Jones is a former Youth Poet Laureate. Host: Charles S. Carr
Join us for an afternoon of poetry and camaraderie. The 2017 Anthology of Featured Poets includes 50 of the over 100 featured poets who read for Moonstone in 2017, many of whom will read on December 10. A listing of the poets included in the anthology is on our website www.moonstoneartscenter.com, which includes some of […]
Sarah Blake is the author of two poetry collections, Let’s Not Live on Earth and Mr. West. An illustrated workbook accompanies her chapbook, Named After Death. In 2013, she was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. Her debut novel, Naamah is forthcoming. Nomi Stone’s second collection of poems, Kill Class is forthcoming, based […]
Deborah Burnham, author of Anna and the Steel Mill, Still and a volume ofpoetry, is the Associate Undergraduate Chair of the English Department and teaches poetry and poetry writing, with a particular interest in formal poems and in the history of women’s poetry at UPENN. Deborah Fox found her love for poetry as a result of a […]
Angelo Colavira, author of Heroines, lives and writes in Philadelphia, where he hosts Oxford Coma, a nihilist poetry reading series. His work has appeared in Apiary Magazine, The Philadelphia Citizen, Mad House, and elsewhere. Penelope Gristelfink’s first novel will be published by Propertius Press in 2017. Her poems and fiction have appeared or will appear […]
The newest Moonstone poets sit down to read their poetry and discuss the context of their writings. This event is also broadcast LIVE on PhillyCAM (Comcast channel 66/966 and Verizon channel 29/30). More details tba.
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Jacob Russell lives in South Philly where he writes, plays barroom pool, and grows tomatoes and basil in the little strip of a garden in front of his apartment. Paul Siegell is the author of wild life rifle fire, jambandbootleg and Poemergency Room. He has contributed to American Poetry Review, Black Warrior Review, Coconut, Rattle, and […]
Celebrate the release of our chapbook that collects local poetry made in tribute to Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon! Contributors will read their selections from the chapbook, which will be available for sale to the public during the event. More details tba
