Wednesday May 6, 2026 – 7pm – LIVE at Fergie’s Pub Featuring: Dilruba (Ruba) Ahmed, Barbara Siegel Carlson, Raina J. León, ariel rosé Dilruba (Ruba) Ahmed is the author of Bring Now the Angels (Pitt Poetry), with poems featured in New York Times Magazine, The Slowdown, and Poetry Unbound. Her poems have appeared in Kenyon Review, […]
Wednesday May 13, 2026 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Convergence: Poetry on Environmental Impacts of War Convergence: Poetry on Environmental Impacts of War offers a groundbreaking and vital perspective on war’s destruction of the natural world—the creatures, plants, soil, water, and atmosphere of Earth. In poems and contextual comments, 61 contemporary poets […]
Wednesday May 20, 2026 @7pm – LIVE at Fergie’s Featuring: Chris Darrah, Olga Livshin, David Milley, Elijah B Pringle, III, and Sean Hanrahan as Host Chris Darrah – Unwashed heathen wordsmith. Published several times in area zines. Member of the New Hope Beats. “Heretic Vicar” nome de plume. Olga Livshin grew up in Ukraine and […]
Wednesday May 27, 2026 – 7pm LIVE @ FERGIES Featuring: Alexander Khan, Dustin Wright, and Mac Chandler as host Alexander Khan is a poet, he is also a member of a big family in a small house, and a pharmacy staff for children. His work reflects these places and the different person he becomes in […]
Live Poetry: Indran Amirthanayagam, Claudia Gary & Mike Jurkovic Wednesday July 8, 2026 – 7pm – LIVE Live at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Indran Amirthanayagam is a poet, editor, publisher, translator, youtube host and diplomat. He writes in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Haitian Creole and is the author of 30 books and translations. […]
Live Poetry: Matt Hilton & Jules Hostetters Wednesday, August 26th, 7pm ET Fergies Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Matt Hilton – Songwriter, Singer, Multi Instrumentalist, Producer, Writer Creating experiences both through creativity and music. Currently living in Philadelphia. Jules Hostetters is a passionate Creative Writing graduate with a specialization in poetry from the University of the […]
Live Poetry: Diana Cao, Carly Jean & Daniel Pilger Wednesday, September 9th, 7pm ET Fergies Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Diana Cao’s poems and stories appear in Ploughshares, The Threepenny Review, The Yale Review, The Kenyon Review, and more. She has received support from MacDowell, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Willapa Bay AiR, and Just Buffalo […]
Live Poetry: Alex DiFrancesco, Chad Frame & Kimberly Rooney Wednesday, September 16th, 7pm ET Fergies Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Diana Cao’s poems and stories appear in Ploughshares, The Threepenny Review, The Yale Review, The Kenyon Review, and more. She has received support from MacDowell, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, Willapa Bay AiR, and Just Buffalo […]
Live Poetry: Michelle Myers, Therese Halscheid, Hector Reyes & Karol M. Wasylyshyn Wednesday, September 30th @ 7pm Fergies Pub: 1412 Sansom St. Philadelphia Michelle Myers is an award-winning poet, author, and educator whose work centers storytelling, cultural memory, and voice. A founding member of the Asian American spoken word poetry group Yellow Rage, she was […]
House Poet feat. Zack Arthur & Tiffany A spoken word dance party + open poetry mic Wednesday, October 14th @ 7pm Live at Fergies Pub, 1214 Sansom St. Zack Arthur splits his time between Philly and New York City, as all adventurous faggots do. Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, he moved to Philly in […]
