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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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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: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
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/new-voices-maura-gallagher-isabella-piacentino-vriddhi-vinay/
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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: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 
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LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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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:Virtual Poetry Event: Earth Day
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Poetry Event: Earth Day\nSunday April 24\, 2022 – 2pm – VIRUAL – Earth Day (April 22\, 2022) \nRegistration Required – use this link: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kceGuqj4rE9BYdBT7P4IXS-2P4v93SRNJ \n \nWhat world are you inheriting? What world are we passing on? \nFirst held on April 22\, 1970\, it now includes a wide range of events coordinated globally by EarthDay.org (including 1 billion people in more than 193 countries. The first Earth Day was focused on the United States. In 1990 it went international with events in 141 nations. On Earth Day 2016\, the landmark Paris Agreement was signed by the United States\, the United Kingdom\, China\, and 120 other countries. This signing satisfied a key requirement for the entry into force of the historic draft climate protection treaty adopted by consensus of the 195 nations present at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry Reading: Alicia Askenase\, Julia Blumenreich
DESCRIPTION:Live Poetry Reading: Alicia Askenase\, Julia Blumenreich\n  \nLive at Fergie’s Pub \n1214 Sansom Street and on zoom – Registration Required – Registration Link https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYudOqpqT8oEt0RnjqPfwJgqoS46VZuKs6W \nAlicia Askenase is the author of The Luxury of Pathos (Texture Press) and Shirley Shirley (sonaweb) and a few chaplets. She was a co-founding editor of the literary journal 6ix\, and Literary Curator of the Walt Whitman Art Center for many years. Her poetry has appeared in the anthologies: New Work by Philadelphia Poets\, Poems for the Writing: Prompts for Poets\, Second Edition\, Art Through the Eyes of Mad Poets\, An Ekphrastic Poetry Collection\, and others. Her writing has also appeared in literary journals such as: Chain\, editions #2 and #12\, Poetry New York\, The World\, Feminist Studies\, and The Journal of Modern Languages. Recent publications include The Manhattanville Review\, The Painted Bride Quarterly http://pbqmag.org/issue-100/\, with new work forthcoming in spring 2022 from the Paterson Literary Review. \nJulia Blumenreich\, author of Meeting Tessie\, Artificial Memory\, Blue Angel of a Day and The What of Underfoot\, is a poet who is in her 25th year of teaching 4th grade at Germantown Academy. She is a recipient of a PCA grant and a finalist for the 2016 Brittany Noakes Poetry Award. In 2012\, she collaborated with the visual artist\, Wendy Osterweil\, on ‘Reforesting: An Homage to Gil Ott’ a poetry/ sculptural installation/print show at The Painted Bride Art Center. Four of her poems have been set to music composed by Kyle Smith and were performed as part of “Lyric Fest” in 2014. Her recent work has been published in “The Whirlwind Review\, “Philadelphia Stories\,” and in “An Anthology of Philadelphia Poets\,” edited by Valerie Fox and translated into Romanian by Daniel Dragomirescu. \nAlina Macneal & Jennifer Hook\, Hosts – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-reading-alicia-askenase-julia-blumenreic/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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