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  • Remembering Gwendolyn Brooks

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    African American Museum 701 Arch Sreet, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    African American Museum in Philadelphia, 701 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19106 Free with Reduced Museum Admission of $5.00 Poet, educator, and social activist Gwendolyn Brooks was a singular force in American culture. The first black woman to be named United States poet laureate, Brook’s poetry, fiction, and social commentary shed light on the beauty of […]

    $5.00

  • Release Party for Home(less) @ Brandywine Workshop, 728 S Broad Street

    Brandywine Workshop 728 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

      Poetry by Krisann Janowitz, Photography by Harvey Finkle     Krisann Janowitz – “I wanted to show my readers that those we label as “bums”, “hobos”, “beggars”, etc are just people, like you and me. That is what I have experienced through befriending members of a tent city in Bucks County and that is […]

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street

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

        Brandon H. Blake has been an artist throughout his life, eventually studying Fine Arts at Millersville University. Primarily, he has been writing haikus as well as exploring other traditional forms of poetry throughout the last ten to fifteen years.     Poet and lyricist Beulah Gordon-Skinner has featured at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, […]

  • Moonstone Poetry @Toast Café, 1201 Spruce Street

    Toast Café 1201 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    John Oliver Mason, author of All of the Above “Like every writer, I have tried to find a place to publish my material-what better motivation to write than to find some place to write for? I read an article in The Writer which had an essay about how writers should have their own e-mail newsletter; […]

  • Moonstone Poetry @Toast Café, 1201 Spruce Street

    Toast Café 1201 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    April Lynn James & Madison Hatta Dr. April Lynn James, award-winning performer, scholar, and Librarian-in-Training rolls in with her muse/guardian angel Madison Hatta, Sonneteer. Madison, a Mirth-Maker Extraordinaire, composes and declaims whimsical sonnets on such themes as madness, Time, career & family dysFUNction, and the importance of drinking tea. The wordplay and imagery are drawn […]

  • Moonstone Gold @ Fergie’s Pub Presents Afaa M. Weaver Interviewed by Earnest Hilbert

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

    Tickets $15.00, Students with ID – $7.50 – available at Square.com In 2014, Weaver completed his Plum Flower Trilogy with the publication of his 14th collection of poetry, City of Eternal Spring. A Los Angeles Times review of the trilogy echoed previous critical evaluations of his oeuvre to date: “Compared to Whitman by the poet […]

    $15.00

  • Philly Loves Poetry: The Moonstone Chapbooks

    PhillyCAM 699 Ranstead Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    The newest Moonstone poets sit down to read their poetry and discuss the context of their writings. This event is also broadcast LIVE on PhillyCAM (Comcast channel 66/966 and Verizon channel 29/30). More details tba.

  • A Philadelphia Tribute to Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon

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

    Celebrate the release of our chapbook that collects local poetry made in tribute to Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon! Contributors will read their selections from the chapbook, which will be available for sale to the public during the event. More details tba

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub

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

    Readers tba Open mic will follow Hosted by Jennifer Hook and Alina MacNeal

  • No River Twice: Improvisational Poetry “ImproPo”

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

    A new addition to our stable of poetry events, join us for Improvisational Poetry at Fergie’s for what is certain to be a one-of-a-kind afternoon! More details tba