Moonstone Presents:

  • Moonstone Presents: John Baky, Tom Garvey & Michael Miller

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

    John Baky (Army, 1969-1971, in Vietnam from 1970-1971) Baky spearheaded The Vietnam War Collection at La Salle and was specifically interested in how the trauma of the war played out in literature.       Tom Garvey, an Airborne, Ranger and Special Forces qualified officer, served as an A-Team Leader in Viet Nam in 1968 and returned […]

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  • Moonstone Presents: Candida Rodriguez & BJ Schwartz

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

    Candida Rodriguez grew up in Puerto Rico where she developed a passion for reading and writing. When she turned 16 years old, she moved to Camden, where she joined her parents and two siblings. Her passion is in writing fantasy and science fiction, but has found a home in the lyricism of poetry and is a […]

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  • Moonstone Presents: Barbara Siegel Carlson & Micellina & Joe McCullough

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

    Barbara Siegel Carlson is the author of two poetry collections Fire Road and Once in Every Language. She is co-translator of Look Back, Look Ahead, Selected Poems of Srečko Kosovel and is co-editor of A Bridge of Voices: Contemporary Slovene Poetry and Perspectives.       Micellina & Joe McCullough are a dynamic duo in […]

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  • Moonstone Presents: Krisann Janowitz & Thom Nickels

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

    Homeless in Philadelphia Krisann Janowitz, author of Home(less) began writing poetry at an early age (elementary school– if you count all the song lyrics about bubblegum). Her love for music and words has further driven her passion for poetry.     Thom Nickels is the author Learn To Do a Bad Thing Well: Looking for […]

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  • Moonstone Presents: New Voices

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

    New Voices: Philadelphia’s Emerging Poets A Voice for Everyone: Listen, Share, Connect with Other Writers Join us on the third Monday of each month for readings by emerging poets under the age of 25. An open reading follows the featured poets.

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  • Moonstone Presents: Hanoch Guy & Lisa Grunberger

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

    Hanoch Guy is a bilingual poet who spent his younger years in Israel. An emeritus professor at Temple, he has published poetry in Genre Magazine, Poetry Newsletter, Tracks, the International Journal of Genocide Studies, Poetry Motel, Visions International and Poetica Magazine.     Lisa Grunberger, Temple University Professor and playwright, is also an award-winning poet whose work has appeared in The New York Times and […]

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  • Moonstone Presents: Lynn Levin & Joan Roberta Ryan

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

    Lynn Levin is a poet, writer, translator, and teacher, author of six books, most recently a poetry collection, Miss Plastique; a translation from the Spanish, Birds on the Kiswar Tree by Peruvian Andean poet Odi Gonzales; and, as co-author, the textbook Poems for the Writing: Prompts for Poets. The recipient of fourteen Pushcart Prize nominations, Levin has published […]

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  • Moonstone Presents: New Voices with Bela Azar & Vision

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

    Perry “Vision” DiVirgilio is a poet, activist and youth poetry educator. A graduate of Dickinson College, Vision’s work focuses on racial identity, identity politics, healing, and dismantling toxic masculinity. Vision’s poetry and poetry workshops were featured on CNN’s “Black in America 5,” the highest rated documentary in CNN history. He’s performed in over 30 international […]

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  • Moonstone Presents: Aaren Perry, Don Riggs & Lamont Steptoe

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

    Aaren Perry is a Philadelphia-based writer who teaches poetry and writing He is the recipient of a 1990 Writing Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts and is Poet-in-Residence at a number of educational institutions.       Don Riggs is author of Bilateral Asymmetry, his poetry has appeared in many publications and he […]

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