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SUMMARY:Philly Lingo: Speaking Our Tongues\, Sharp and Sweet Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Come and join us in a plurilingual workshop  \nWhere all the languages in your head are welcome. We will listen to each other\, share words and ideas\, read and make poems. This workshop will explore the crossing of borders both linguistic and political and the spaces between\, rooted in a trauma informed\, anti-racist pedagogy and will be facilitated by: \nCarole Metellus is a Haitian-American writer\, cultural worker long-time activist starting with Indigenous rights\, to Women’s\, GLBTQ\, immigration\, and peace and justice issues\, she manifests her passion currently in her writing. Fióna Bolger is an Irish poet\, mentor and creative facilitator\, author of Love in the Original Language and a compound of word. Her facilitation and creative practice are polyvocal\, plurilingual and co-operative. She welcomes all languages and works to create language sharing\, poetry making spaces.  Free and open to Everyone \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philly-lingo-speaking-our-tongues-sharp-and-sweet-workshop/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:A Mamafesta for Hearts and Minds Workshop - LIVE
DESCRIPTION:In the circle of all those who have struggled in their bedrooms or in the boardroom\, in the courtroom or in the open fields\, who have bellowed songs of endurance and stomped their feet in joyful defiance for brighter futures\, Carole Metellus and Fióna Bolger invite us to renew our mandate to struggle and joy. Participants are invited to bring their words of resistance and to pen their sustenance to self\, to community\, and to nature that calls them home.We will share our ideas\, listen to the words of the wise ones\, and craft our mamafestas for a healing existence in these times of human distress. We hope you can join us\,  facilitated by: \nCarole Metellus is a Haitian-American writer\, cultural worker long-time activist starting with Indigenous rights\, to Women’s\, GLBTQ\, immigration\, and peace and justice issues\, she manifests her passion currently in her writing.  Fióna Bolger is an Irish poet\, mentor and creative facilitatorShe welcomes all languages and works to create language sharing\, poetry making spaces. See also: A. Stepien\, Migrant Voices in the Plurilingual Poetry and Creative Practice of Fióna Bolger. ELOPE: English Language Overseas Perspectives and Enquiries\, 2024\, Vol. 21\, No. 2. \n Free and open to Everyone
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/a-mamafesta-for-hearts-and-minds-workshop-live/
LOCATION:Sueño Restaurant\, 114 S 12th St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250603T183000
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SUMMARY:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series - Live Broadcast
DESCRIPTION:Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAMCan be viewed on the Phillycam website or Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS\, 29/30 In Philadelphia. \nFióna Bolger is an Irish poet\, mentor and creative facilitator\, author of Love in the Original Language and a compound of word\, co-editor of KIN: Anthology of Roma\, Traveller and Nomadic Women’s Writing. Her facilitation and creative practice are polyvocal\, plurilingual and co-operative. She welcomes all languages and works to create language sharing\, poetry making spaces. Charles S. Carr\, Host \n           
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philly-loves-poetry-interview-and-readings-series-live-broadcast-3/
LOCATION:PhillyCAM\, 699 Ranstead Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250604T220000
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SUMMARY:Poets From Around the World - LIVE
DESCRIPTION:Asia – Katherine Sarwopeni Antarikso is an architect\, artist\, and activist was born in Jakarta.Western Europe – Fióna Bolger is a poet\, mentor\, creative facilitator from Ireland.  Middle East – Faleeha Hassan was born and raised in Najaf\, Iraq\, she was the first woman in Najaf to publish a book of. Eastern Europe – Alina Macneal is a Philadelphia based educator\, writer\, poet\, translator\, architect\, born in Poland. \nCaribbean – Carole Metellus is a Haitian-American writer\, cultural worker\, and performer from the East Coast of the United States.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/poets-from-around-the-world-live/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T160000
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SUMMARY:S/He Speaks 3: Voices of Women and Trans Folx - LIVE
DESCRIPTION:Women\, trans and nonbinary writers are invited to contribute to the 2025 edition of S/He Speaks anthology and to participate in an event at The Rotunda at the University of Pennsylvania on June 7\, 2025.  The anthology will contain poetry\, essays and stories by writers who are either women\, trans or non-binary identified.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/s-he-speaks-3-voices-of-women-and-trans-folx-live/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 14014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:S/He Speaks 3: Voices of Women and Trans Folx
DESCRIPTION:Women\, trans and nonbinary writers are invited to contribute to the 2025 edition of S/He Speaks anthology and to participate in an event at The Rotunda at the University of Pennsylvania on June 7\, 2025.  The anthology will contain poetry\, essays and stories by writers who are either women\, trans or non-binary identified. \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/s-he-speaks-3-voices-of-women-and-trans-folx/
LOCATION:The Rotunda\, 14014 Walnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry Readings by Courtney Bambrick\, Micheal Angelo Abreu\, Aja Beech\, Rhianna Searle\, and Olga Livshin - LIVE
DESCRIPTION:Courtney Bambrick author of World Without was poetry editor at Philadelphia Stories 2010-2024. She teaches writing at Thomas Jefferson University’s East Falls campus in Philadelphia. Her own poems appear in Landlocked Magazine\, Pinhole Poetry\, Thimble\, Invisible City\, and more. \nMichael Angelo Abreu\, author of Gemini\, is a leaf. He takes frequent walks through the Wissahickon woods\, musing about life and its many particulars\, such as love\, happiness\, suffering\, and spiritual growth. Aja Beech\, author of Blood/Magic\, is an artist\, author\, and organizer who uses her art to address systemic issues related to equity for people of all abilities. Rhianna Searle\, author of Hope is Shades of Purple\, is the 2023 Bucks County High School Poet of the Year. She is 20-years-old and currently attends Haverford College. Olga Livshin\, author of A Life Replaced: Poems with Translations from Anna Akhmatova and Vladimir Gandelsman and the co-translator of Today is a Different War by the Ukrainian poet Lyudmyla Khersonska\, grew up in Ukraine and Russia and came to the US as a teenager.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/poetry-readings-by-courtney-bambrick-micheal-angelo-abreu-aja-beech-rhianna-searle-and-olga-livshin-live/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250611T210000
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SUMMARY:The Beast in the Pines: A Horror Novel Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:The Beast in the Pines: A Horror Novel – Launch Party\nWednesday June 11\, 2025 – 7pm\nLive at Ferge’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nIn October of 2003\, a 19 year old named Cody considers joining the Army to fight in the Iraq War so that he can escape the boredom of small town Woodville\, New Jersey. He finds a mysterious book that a strange man leaves behind at his mother’s job. The book is about the Jersey Devil\, a legendary demonic creature that haunts the Pine Barrens\, a desolate wilderness that spans the middle of the state. The book inspires Cody to explore the Pine Barrens in search of the Jersey Devil. What he ends up finding changes his perception of reality. The Beast in the Pines is a disturbing novel that delves deep into the human psyche and bridges the gap between the psychological and supernatural horror genres. \nSean W. Lynch is a writer and editor who lives in Philadelphia. He is the author of five books of poetry including\, the city of your mind\, Broad Street Line\, 100 Haiku\, On Violence\, and Halo Nest: Poems on Grief. He has been the editor of various magazines\, journals\, anthologies\, and books\, including Rocky Wilson’s The Last Bus to Camden\, Chidi Ezeobi’s Remind the World: Poems from Prison\, and Beyond the White Stone Lions by Lamont Steptoe. He’s worked for non-profit organizations such as Moonstone Arts Center and the Nick Virgilio Haiku Association. \nC.A. Bryson is living in South Philly and has written pieces focusing on working-class issues\, which have been featured in Whirlwind Press\, Toho Journal\, The Industrial Worker\, Castlejackle\, Weird Visions Society\, and Bohemians FC Matchday Program. He previously contributed to a monthly labor organizing bulletin for the Teamsters Airline Division. He has a self-published chapbook which was released in 2020. \nJ Johnson (JJ\, they/them) is the author of Janky Materiality: Artifice & Interface (punctum books\, 2025)\, The Book / Or / The Woods (punctum books\, 2021)\, and Trouble Songs: A Musicological Poetics (punctum books\, 2018). JJ co-edits the horror poetics journal Cul-de-sac of Blood\, is a staff writer at MovieJawn\, and lives in Philadelphia. \nBuy a copy on Ingram here. 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/the-beast-in-the-pines-a-horror-novel-launch-party/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250615T140000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Reading: Remembering William Butler Yeats
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Reading: Remembering William Butler Yeats\nSunday\, June 15\, 2025\n2pm EDT – VIRTUAL \nRegister for Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/30Xa0KKUQuqq-mApWGpv7Q  \nAn Irish poet\, dramatist\, and prose writer\, one of the greatest English-language poets of the 20th century. He was a driving force behind the Irish Literary Revival\, awarded the 1923 Nobel Prize in Literature\, and later served two terms as a Senator of the Irish Free State. While in London he became part of the Irish literary revival. He had become the chief playwright for the Irish Literary Theatre in 1897. \n“The best lack all conviction\, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” \n  \nPoets will be reading from our anthology\, Remembering William Butler Yeats. \n 
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LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250625T190000
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SUMMARY:June 25 - LIVE Poetry Reading at Fergie's Pub
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday June 25\, 2025 – 7pm – LIVE \nLive at Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street \nChristian Bufo is a Philadelphia-based photographer\, editor\, and poet. He is a member of Poet’s Row\, a collective that hosts readings and publishes physical & online poetry journals. Sophia Tempest is a poet who lives in Philadelphia. Her full length collection\, WHEN I GET TO HEAVEN\, was released in Ghost City Press in 2022. She also hosts Discount Guillotine’s Philadelphia reading series. \nAmy Saul-Zerby Host – Open Reading Follo
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/june-25-live-poetry-reading-at-fergies-pub/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250629T140000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Reading: Go Back Where You Came From
DESCRIPTION:Register @ https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85860281960?pwd=xKIFJiznW6BV6Ns5wJ2aymFtqjuomM.1 \nFirst they came for the socialists\, and I did not speak out —because I was not a socialist. \nThen they came for the trade unionists\, and I did not speak out —because I was not a trade unionist. \nThen they came for the Jews\, and I did not speak out —because I was not a Jew. \nThen they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. \n—Martin Niemöller (1946) \nFirst they came for the immigrants (2025) \n*Sherman Alexie\, a terrific writer and member of the Spokane Tribe\, included this story in one of his books (I don’t remember which\, all of his books are terrific). He was walking down the street in Seattle when a pick-up truck pulled up and a person leaned out and yelled “Go Back Where You Came From” and sped off. Sherman thought about it a moment and started to laugh and said “After You”. \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/virtual-reading-go-back-where-you-came-from/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry,Poetry Events
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