Moonstone Presents:

  • Live Poetry: Warren C. Longmire, Kirwya Sutherland

    Join us for Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub and on Zoom! Warren C. Longmire, author of Bird/Diz,  is an uncle, writer, performer and educator from the bad part of North Philadelphia. He is the host of House Poet: A Spoken Word Dance Party and mix_lit. Kirwyn Sutherland makes poems centering the black experience in America, […]

  • Book Release – James Feichthaler – Live Poetry

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

    Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub and on Zoom Join us in celebrating the release of poet James Feichthaler’s new book From the Back Porch of a War (Parnilis Media). A short reading will be followed by a book signing. James Feichthaler is a poet with roots in the Philadelphia-area residing in Trenton, NJ, where he […]

  • Live Poetry – John Amen & Amy Small-McKinney

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

    Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub John Amen is the author of five collections of poetry, including Dark Souvenirs and Illusion of an Overwhelm, recipient of the 2021 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize, he founded and is managing editor of Pedestal Magazine. Amy Small-McKinney was the Montgomery County Poet Laureate. She is author of Walking Toward Cranes (won the […]

  • Live Poetry – Pink Trees Press

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

    Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub Pink Trees Press began in 2012 in New York City, publishing small batches of handmade, hand-sewn books. In 2019, Pink Trees Press started producing Origami Books. The simplicity and low cost of these books, allowed Pink Trees Press to reach a larger audience. In 2020, Pink Trees Press began producing […]

  • Live Poetry – Christopher Childers and Ernest Hilbert

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

    Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub Christopher Childers, author of The Penguin Book of Greek and Latin Lyric Verse, a book 14 years in the making. He received an NEA Translators’ Fellowship in 2018, and has published in venues including The Kenyon Review, the Yale Review, Agni, Literary Matters, and Smartish Pace. His translations have been […]

  • Live Poetry – C.M. Crockford & Amber Renee

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

    Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub Since March 2022, House Poet has strived to bring together writers, dancers, djs and musicians alike. Join us in 2024 as we bring that energy to Moonstone’s Poetry Nights at Fergies, featuring an open reading, featured readers, live music and a soundtrack you can bounce to. C.M. Crockford is an […]

  • Live Poetry: Anisha Bhat, Lester Mobley, Joe Roarty & Pat Rodgers

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

    Wednesday July 24, 2024 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on zoom Register for Zoom at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pduqgrDwsGdJz84QTuvTvY7eeqbamGw7V Anisha Bhat, originally from Chicago, Illinois, is a writer and staff member at Temple University where she directs research and creative programs for undergraduates. She has an MPhil in World History from the […]

  • Live Poetry: Lars Scott & De’vine Stylez

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

    Wednesday July 31, 2024 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on zoom Use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtcOGhrTktGNNSwztFI2s61EfLKH6m_G23 Lars Scott is a musician from Philadelphia. Lars began their musical journey in high school, performing folk songs at local open mics and coffee shops. After graduating from Temple University, they released their first single, The […]

  • Live Poetry: Ernest Hilbert, Dennis Hinrichsen, and Sheleen McElhinney

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

    For Zoom, register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAtdumgqDsuGdAWcqR8ZcE1s8-QCdemDt6n Ernest Hilbert it the author of the poetry collections Sixty Sonnets, All of You on the Good Earth, Caligulan—selected as winner of the 2017 Poets’ Prize—Last One Out, and Storm Swimmer, selected by Rowan Ricardo Phillips as the winner of the 2022 Vassar Miller Prize. Visit him at www.ernesthilbert.com Dennis […]

  • The Moonstone Hosts 2024 Read

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

    The Moonstone Hosts 2024 Read: Live Poetry @ Fergies Pub And on Zoom, register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUlfuCurDksGdR2-uQW3lE4O8D8JI2H4c4P#/registration Moonstone presents about 100 poetry readings and publishes 35 books a year. We have numerous hosts representing various communities in a attempt to get you to listen to someone you never heard of. Nothing gives me more pleasure than […]