Live Poetry at Parkway Central Library and on Zoom New Voices Spring 2024: Emerging Poets is a program designed for emerging poets under the age of 25. It aims to create a platform for younger poets by welcoming them into the larger Philadelphia poetry community and giving them the opportunity to share their work with […]
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 […]
Sunday May 19, 2024 – 2pm EDT – VIRTUAL https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvcOiqrTIuGtI4ZR23zt_f1C1FDbB5uk6U May Day commemorating the historic struggles and gains made by workers and the labour movement, observed in many countries on May 1. In 1889 an international federation of socialist groups and trade unions designated May 1 as a day in support of workers, in commemoration […]
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 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 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 […]
Freedom 2024 Anthology Reading Sunday July 14, 2024 2pm on Zoom Zoom Meeting ID 829 9128 3645 – Passcode 060433 Registration Link – https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkfuiqpjgsHtFxxxyjfTkHXjIJkgSPg2tA Freedom The United States celebrates Independence on July 4 France celebrates Bastille Day on July 14 The struggle for freedom and independence is universal. What does Freedom mean to you? […]
Live Poetry: Kate Carey, M. Elizabeth Hershey, & Miriam Kramer Wednesday July 17, 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/tZUrdumsqDouGNAKNM1JQj7MAr8zap6egOwL Kate Carey (she/her) is a fat queer polyamorous slut who sometimes spends whole days in bed crying because feelings are hard. Through deeply […]
Live Poetry: Justin Ryan, James Milanesi, Alexandra Naughton Wednesday September 11, 2024 – 7pm Live at Fergie’s Pub,1214 Sansom Street and on Zoom Registration Link https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82262171863?pwd=shO59ocZl1I7bpqxl5EGfs0b0wFY3x.1 Justin Ryan Fyfe is a poet in Philly. He just got fired from his job. You can read all his poems online at fromfromfrom.tumblr.com. James Milanesi was born and […]
Tribute to Sonia Sanchez Sunday September 15th, 2024 – 2pm VIRTUAL Registration Link https://us05web.zoom.us/j/83627572456?pwd=JE0PCSxPn26WT6hBZ8aSmXHm0PqDxo.1 Happy 90th Birthday, Sonia Sonia Sanchez—poet, activist, scholar—was the Laura Carnell Professor of English and Women’s Studies at Temple University. She is the recipient of both the Robert Frost Medal for distinguished lifetime service to American poetry and the Langston Hughes […]
