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SUMMARY:Live at Fergie's Pub: No River Twice Poetry Reading
DESCRIPTION:No River Twice: An interactive poetry reading with Chad Frame\, Joanne Leva and Hayden Saunier\, with special guests Charles Carr\, Ona Gritz\, and Shawn R. Jones\nWednesday\, November 1 @ 7PM\nLive at Fergie’s Pub @ 1214 Sansom St. and on Zoom \nOn Zoom (Registration required): \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpd-uhrD8iE9bkoCmSXYzn-GnHqhrzqlrM\n\nNo River Twice creates interactive poetry readings where audiences and a group of poets actively determine the direction of the reading\, poem by poem\, beginning to end\, creating readings that are never the same twice. And then we make a poem of it. Jump in!  More information about us at www.norivertwice.org\n\nChad Frame is the author of Little Black Book\, Director of the Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program\, a Poet Laureate Emeritus of Montgomery County\, PA\, Poetry Editor of Ovunque Siamo\, and founder of the Caesura Poetry Festival and Retreat. His work has appeared in Rattle\, Pedestal\, Barrelhouse\, Rust+Moth\, and elsewhere\, including on iTunes from the Library of Congress\, and was sent to the moon as part of the Lunar Codex Project.\n\nJoanne Leva\, an advocate for creative writing and community service\, is the founder and executive director of the Montgomery County Poet Laureate Program (MCPL) and author of the poetry collections Eve Would Know  and Eve Heads Back.\n\nHayden Saunier is the author of five books of poetry and her most recent is A Cartography of Home.  Her work has won a Pushcart Prize\, Rattle Poetry Prize\, and Pablo Neruda Award and has been published in journals such as Plume\, 32 Poems\, Beloit Poetry Journal\, Pedestal\, Thrush\, and Virginia Quarterly Review. She is the founder and director of No River Twice.\n\nSpecial Guests:\n\nCharles Carr of Philadelphia has two published books of poems\, paradise\,pennsylvania and Haitian Mudpies & Other Poems. Charles has been active in the Philadelphia poetry community for 20 years and he hosted a Moonstone Arts Center Poetry series at Fergie’s Pub for 5 years and is currently the host of a live monthly broadcast Philly Loves Poetry now in its seventh season.  Eat This Poem\, a Chapbook of Charles’s poems published by Moonstone Arts\, will be released in November.  Proceeds from the sales of the chapbook will go to Ukraine Trust Chain.\n\nOna Gritz’s poems have appeared in Ploughshares\, Bellevue Literary Review\, River Teeth\, Catamaran Literary Reader\, One Art\, and have been widely anthologized. Her poetry collection Geode was a finalist for the Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award. Everywhere I Look\, Ona’s memoir\, will be on March 12\, 2024. She also has two verse novels for teens forthcoming. Recent honors include two Notable mentions in The Best American Essays\, a Best Life Story in Salon\, and a winning entry in The Poetry Archive Now: Wordview 2020 project.\n\nShawn R. Jones was born in Hartford\, Connecticut and grew up in Atlantic City\, New Jersey. She is a 2023 Civitella Ranieri Fellow\, and her poetry collection\, Date of Birth\, has won the 2022 Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry. She is also the author of two poetry chapbooks\, Womb Rain (2008) and A Hole to Breathe (2015). Her work has appeared in Tri-Quarterly\, New Ohio Review\, Cider Review\, Passengers Journal\, Rattle\, Essence\, and elsewhere.
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LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Anna Prader\, Jonathan Todd\, & Leonard Gontarek
DESCRIPTION:Anna Prader\, Jonathan Todd\, & Leonard Gontarek\nWednesday November 8\, 2023 @ 7PM\nLive at Fergie’s Pub @1214 Sansom St. \n1214 Sansom Street and on Zoom \nOn Zoom (Registration required): \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApcuuuqjosGN2LvQ3zzR2f-PsJwKGmqmve \nAnna Prader lives and writes in Philadelphia with her three children. She believes in poetry that betrays codes of social decency and tells the truth instead. She works in harm reduction and peer support\, and she would like to take a nap. \nJonathan Todd is a poet/musician/Buddhist/anarchist and generally confused individual. His poems attempt to find moments between and within labor\, fusing ideas about emptiness\, collectivity\, and absurdity. His work has been featured in Prolit and Protean Magazine among others. \nLeonard Gontarek is the author of The Long Way Home; Take Your Hand Out of My Pocket\, Shiva; and The Paris Poems of Jim Morrison. His poems have appeared in Joyful Noise: An Anthology of American Spiritual Poetry and The Best American Poetry. His poem\, 37 Photos From The Bridge\, selected by Alice Quinn\, was a Poetry winner for the Big Bridges MotionPoems project and the basis for the award-winning film sponsored by the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis. \nThirty-Seven Photos from the Bridge by Leonard Gontarek
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-anna-prader-and-jonathan-todd/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Michael Miller @ PhillyCAM
DESCRIPTION:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series\nTuesday\, November 14\, 6:30 PM EDT\nVIRTUAL: Can be viewed on the PhillyCAM website\nor Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS\, 29/30 in Philadelphia  \nMichael Miller is a Spoken Word Artist/Poet who has served 8 years in the Maine Corps and 7 years in the Army/ Army National Guard. He served in Afghanistan amongst other military installations. His new mission in life is to bridge the gap of understanding in civilians about the military experience and the aftermath of serving.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/michael-miller-phillycam/
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Erica Abbott\, Adriann "Justthepen" Toombs Bautista\, Kate Carey\, Anne-Adele Wight\, & John Wojtowicz
DESCRIPTION:Erica Abbott\, Adriann “Justthepen” Toombs Bautista\, Kate Carey\, Anne-Adele Wight\, & John Wojtowicz\nWednesday\, November 15 @ 7PM\nLive @ Fergie’s Pub: 1214 Sansom St. & on Zoom\nZoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIucO2gqj0qEtDvbu6-vUf_fJNvAwVhOMaS \nErica Abbott (she/her) is a Philadelphia-based poet and writer whose work has previously appeared or is forthcoming in Stone Circle Review\, Shō Poetry Journal\, Pirene’s Fountain\, Philadelphia Stories\, Midway Journal\, and other journals. She is the author of Self-Portrait as a Sinking Ship\, is a Best of the Net nominee\, and is a poetry editor for Variant Literature. She is pursuing her MFA at Randolph College starting this winter. Visit her website at erica-abbott.com. \nAdriann “Justthepen” Toombs Bautista\, is a native of Philadelphia\, Grant Administrator at Moses/Weitzman Health Center located in CT\, Poet\, Workshop Facilitator\, Founder and CEO of Just The Pen\, LLC\, Founder of Just The Pen Foundation\, Founder & Facilitator of The SisterStrength Symposium and Creator and host of “Talks with Just The Pen”. Adriann’s published works include Ballad of a Beautiful Brown King\, Sanctuary of Snow\, SisterStrength:She/Her/We/Me and in over 15 various anthologies. Adriann has read her life poetry at many venues throughout the Tri-State Area and beyond. \nKate Carey(she/her) is a fat queer polyamorous slut who sometimes spends whole days in bed crying because feelings are hard. Through deeply personal poetry and creative nonfiction\, she touches on issues relating to trauma\, fat liberation\, mental illness and sexuality. December 2022’s Hot Poet in the Bullshit Lit x Olney magazine Hot Poets calendar and producer of Philadelphia’s Slutty Poems Night\, you can find more about her & her work at https://www.katemcarey.com/ and on twitter @oldbae_fries \nAnne-Adele Wight is the author of An Internet of Containment\, The Age of Greenhouses\, Opera House Arterial\, and Sidestep Catapult\, all from BlazeVOX. For four years she curated the multi-genre performance series Jubilant Thicket. Her work has been published internationally in print and online and includes appearances in Poets and Writers\, The Adroit Journal\, Luna Luna\, Apiary\, Bedfellows\, Oz Burp\, Have Your Chill\, and Read On 2. She lives and writes in Philadelphia. \nJohn Wojtowicz is author of Roadside Attractions: a Poetic Guide to American Oddities. He teaches social work at Stockton University\, been featured on Rowan University’s Writer’s Roundtable\, his poems were in Princeton University’s 2021 Unique Minds: Creative Voices art exhibition. He has also published in Rattle\, Split Rock Review\, Soundings East\, Ekphrastic Review South Florida Poetry Journal and others. \nSean Hanrahan Hosts.
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LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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SUMMARY:New Voices Fall 2023: Live Reading
DESCRIPTION:Live Reading: New Voices Fall 2023\nNovember 16th at 6pm\nHosted: Parkway Central Library\, 1901 Vine Street\nIn cooperation with the Literature Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia\n\nCelebrate the release of our Fall 2023 volume of the New Voices anthology for young and emerging poets!\n\nNew Voices is series for emerging poets between the ages of 10 and 25. It includes a monthly reading series and a bi-annual publication which strives to bring together younger poets from various communities.\n\n\n\nWe tend to gather in our own communities. There is nothing wrong with that except we begin to sound alike\, look alike\, think alike. New Voices is our attempt to expand everyone’s experience\, to introduce other ways of everything and to give a platform to the young writers of this generation.\n\n\nJoin us on November 16th at 6pm at the Literature Department of the Parkway Central location of the Philadelphia Free Library.\n\nA virtual reading will be held on November 19th as well for poets who are not local to Philadelphia.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/new-voices-fall-2023-live-reading/
LOCATION:Parkway Central Library\, 1901 Vine St
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SUMMARY:New Voices Fall 2023: Virtual Reading
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reading: New Voices Fall 2023\nNovember 19th at 2pm\nVia Zoom (registration required): https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcuqpqTwoHt2LdMLO0LIelaovDd0q08NP\n\nCelebrate the release of our Fall 2023 volume of the New Voices anthology for young and emerging poets!\n\nNew Voices is series for emerging poets between the ages of 10 and 25. It includes a monthly reading series and a bi-annual publication which strives to bring together younger poets from various communities.\n\n\n\nWe tend to gather in our own communities. There is nothing wrong with that except we begin to sound alike\, look alike\, think alike. New Voices is our attempt to expand everyone’s experience\, to introduce other ways of everything and to give a platform to the young writers of this generation.\n\n\nJoin us on November 19th at 2pm online to support the next generation of poets and writers.
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Savannah Cooper-Ramsey\, Pheralyn Dove\, & Joseph Farley
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday November 22\, 2023 – 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/tZ0pf-qsrDgqHddl-HC4vUoC0r-JRYbaeol6 \nSavannah Cooper-Ramsey’s published an artist book\, Not Fit For Print: Forthcoming Titles (Waterhouse Ltd Press\, 2018) and poems in publications like the Moonstone anthologies\, Whirlwind Magazine\, Bomb Magazine\, and Cul-de-sac of Blood (forthcoming). She received a PhD in Italian from Columbia University. She works in the service industry and teaches at CCP. \nPheralyn Dove\, a.k.a. Lady Dove\, is a writer\, jazz poet\, photographer\, collage artist\, and hopelessly optimistic romantic. She lives her life in a state of perpetual gratitude. A graduate of Hampton University\, Pheralyn’s aspirations are guided by Spirit. Her intellectual and creative work are informed by The Struggle for the Liberation of all African People throughout The Diaspora\, Cultural Preservation\, and Emotional Healing. She is the author of PARADOXES: An Illustrated Book of True-Life Stories. www.pheralyndove.com \nJoseph Farley edited Axe Factory from 1986 to 2010 and ran Cynic Press from 2000 to 2010. He is the author of 12 poetry collections including Yellow Brick Pilgrim (Alien Buddha Press\, 2023)\, Written In The Sand (Alien Buddha Press\, 2023) and Longing For The Mother Tongue (March Street Press\, 2010). His fiction books include Labor Day (Peasantry Press)\, Farts And Daydreams (Dumpster  Fire Press)\, and Once Upon A Time In Whitechapel (Alien Buddha Press).
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-savannah-cooper-ramsey-pheralyn-dove-joseph-farley/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231129T190000
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SUMMARY:Live Poetry: Jim Cory\, Peter F. Murphy\, & Sekai'afua Zankel
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 29 — 7PM LIVE @ Fergie’s Pub & on Zoom\nZoom Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrcumpqD4sG9xoEzReApFvVfqvS36PY7KL \nJim Cory published his first poem 50 years ago. His most recent publications are Birds & Buildings\, Wipers Float In The Neck Of The Reservoir and 25 Short Poems Recent essays include “What makes a queen a queen?” in the Gay & Lesbian Review\, “ Fascinating Asshole (or) How I Came To Love Frank Sinatra” in New Haven Review\, and “Where’s the hotboy going tonight?” in Chelsea Station. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Pennsylvania Arts Council\, Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony. \nPeter F. Murphy is author of two poetry books: Maps of Three Continents and Underwater and teaches at Murray State University. His books include Studs\, Tools\, and the Family Jewels: Metaphors Men Live By\, Fictions of Masculinity\, and Feminism and Masculinities. His essays and reviews have been published in\, among others\, The Review of Contemporary Fiction\, Twentieth Century Literature\, Modern Fiction Studies\, College Literature\, Signs\, and Feminist Studies. His poems have appeared in the Birmingham Poetry Review and New Madrid. \nSekai’afua Zankel\, actor\, writer\, and poet\, She is the author of Behind These Eyes/Optical Poems\, and a winner of the Leeway Foundation\, Art and Change Grant for her Poetry Play\, Miss Pearl’s Spirit: In the Mysteries of Mirrors. Her poems have been published In the CAP literary magazine\, “Poetry Ink”\, several Anthologies\, and in “Apiary”\, 7 Power Issue. Sekai lives in Philadelphia with her husband\, musician Bobby Zankel.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/live-poetry-jim-cory-peter-f-murphy-sekaiafua-zankel/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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