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SUMMARY:March 4\, 2026 - Live at Fergie's Pub
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday March 4\, 2026 – Live at Fergie’s Pub\nFeaturing: Jo Piazza\, Christina Rosso-Schneider\, and Julianna Forlano as Host\nJo Piazza is an international bestselling author\, award-winning journalist\, and podcast creator known for 12+ books\, including The Sicilian Inheritance and We Are Not Like Them. She hosts the critically acclaimed podcast Under the Influence. Her work spans fiction and non-fiction\, often exploring relationships\, motherhood\, and social commentary. \nChristina Rosso-Schneider (she/they) is a queer\, disabled writer based outside Philadelphia. She is the author of CREOLE CONJURE and SHE IS A BEAST. Her fiction and nonfiction—often exploring gender\, sexuality\, fairy tales\, and the occult—has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize\, Best of the Net\, and Best Small Fictions. She is also the co-owner of A Novel Idea\, an independent bookstore and event space on Passyunk named one of the best bookstores in the region by The Philadelphia Inquirer\, and teaches in the Humanities department at Moore College of Art and Design. \nJulianna Forlano of the Italian American Herald and Olive on the Apple Tree on Substack—centering Italianità\, ancestral voice\, and the stories that both carry us forward and root us to home. \nJulianna Forlano Host – Open Reading follows
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LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Saturday March 7\, 2026 - ICE OUT - LIVE READING
DESCRIPTION:Saturday March 7\, 2026 – ICE OUT – LIVE READING\nAt Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial\, 719 Catherine Street\, Philadelphia\nImmigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) are acting like the Nazi German SS who were tasked with detection of potential enemies of the state\, the neutralization of opposition and providing  domestic and foreign intelligence. The SS was most responsible for the genocidal murder of an estimated 6 million Jews and millions of other victims during the holocaust. \nOn January 7th\, ICE agents carrying out an operation in south Minneapolis were briefly obstructed by a car blocking traffic. ICE agents approached the female driver\, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good\, yelling\, “Get out of the fucking car\,” and one of them attempted to open the driver’s-side door. After the driver backed up to turn around and move\, another agent drew his gun and unloaded three shots into the car. The car barreled into a light pole about 100 feet down the road\, and the driver was quickly pronounced dead. This is confirmed by eyewitness accounts and videos from multiple angles. \nMake Yourself Heard Everyone is Invited
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/saturday-march-7-2026-ice-out-live-reading/
LOCATION:Samuel S Fletcher Art Memorial\, 719 Catherine Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19147\, United States
CATEGORIES:Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series
DESCRIPTION:Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series\nLive on PhillyCAM\nCan be viewed on the Phillycam website Or Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS\, 29/30 In Philadelphia. \nFeaturing: Lesley Valdes and Charles S. Carr as host\nLesley Valdes\, a classically trained pianist\, comes to poetry following a career in arts journalism — as classical music critic for The Philadelphia Inquirer and for other national publications and media. She lives in Philadelphia where she is on the faculty of the Fleisher Art Memorial\, an instructor of piano\, and ardent guest speaker for the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. This is her debut collection. \n 
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/philly-loves-poetry-interview-and-readings-series-3/
LOCATION:PA
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260311T190000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday March 11\, 2026 - Live at Fergie's Pub
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday March 11\, 2026 – Live at Fergie’s Pub\nFeaturing: Eli Goldblatt\, Michelle Myers\, Diane Sahms\, Iris Wilde\, and Aaren Perry as Host\nEli Goldblatt is Professor Emeritus of English at Temple University and former director of New City Writing. \nMichelle Myers is an award-winning poet\, author\, and educator whose work centers storytelling\, cultural memory\, and voice. \nDiane Sahms is the author of nine poetry collections\, most recently\, —of an octopus: an archite |x| tural awareness of words. \nIris Wilde is a poet\, artist\, and former English Teacher from the Philadelphia area. They are queer\, neurodivergent\, and have chronic\, invisible disabilities. \nAaren Perry Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/wednesday-march-11-2026-live-at-fergies-pub/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Poetry Events
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SUMMARY:Sunday March 15\, 2026 - Latinx Voices in Poetry: Poetry Without Borders - VIRTUAL
DESCRIPTION:Sunday March 15\, 2026 – Latinx Voices in Poetry: Poetry Without Borders\nRegister Here: Latinx Voices in Poetry: Virtual Poetry Reading\nThis anthology will include three sections: Remembering Marjorie Agosin\, Remembering Ernesto Cardenzal\, and Latinx Voices in Poetry: Poetry Without Borders – Poetry by Latin American Poets both in the US and Latin America
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/sunday-march-15-2026-latinx-voices-in-poetry-poetry-without-borders-virtual/
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SUMMARY:Wednesday March 18\, 2026 - LIVE at Fergie's Pub
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday March 18\, 2026 – LIVE at Fergie’s\nFeaturing: Vincent Bush\, Demetra De’Vine\, William E. Heston\, Matthew Klauber\, and Sean Hanrahan as Host \nVincent Bush is a Philadelphia-based mixed media artist and poet. Through his chosen mediums\, Vincent explores healing\, identity\, and the power of love\, often using the heart as a universal symbol that transcends culture\, religion\, and background. \nDemetra De’Vine moved on to poetry in middle school. Not published yet but she’s currently working on her first book. She’s performed for open mics and other events in the city. She writes about her experiences as a black queer person born and raised in the lovely city of Philadelphia. \nWilliam E. Heston is a poet\, painter\, musician\, and filmmaker whose art focuses on the personal drama of working class life-whether it’s through the lens of gritty realism\, low fantasy\, or surrealism. \nMatthew Klauber is a writer and educator based in the Philadelphia area. A longtime devotee of the Moonstone Arts Center\, his work has been published in The Literary Hatchet\, Orchards\, Calliope\, and elsewhere. \nSean Hanrahan Host – Open Reading Follows
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/wednesday-march-18-2026-live-at-fergies-pub/
LOCATION:Fergie’s Pub\, 1214 Sansom Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sunday March 22\, 2026 - World Poetry Day - Virtual
DESCRIPTION:Sunday March 22\, 2026 World Poetry Day – Virtual\nRegister Here: World Poetry Day – Virtual\nWorld Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21st\, and was declared by UNESCO (The United Nations Educational\, Scientific\, and Cultural Organization) in 1999\, ”with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages to be heard”. Its purpose is to promote the reading\, writing\, publishing\, and teaching of poetry throughout the world\, and as the original UNESCO declaration says\, ”to give fresh recognition and impetus to national\, regional\, and international poetry movements”.
URL:https://moonstoneartscenter.com/event/world-poetry-day-virtual-event/
LOCATION:PA
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