Moonstone Presents:

  • Not Our President 2020

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83733936968?pwd=a3g5dEdyVWZ5Q0EycDhlVWw0cWJhZz09 Zoom Meeting ID: 837 3393 6968, Passcode: 460027, Phone: +1 646-876-9923 “Patriotism means to stand by the country. It does not mean to stand by the president or any other public official, save exactly to the degree in which he himself stands by the country. It is patriotic to support him insofar as he […]

  • Long Story Short Poetry Project (ekphrastic poems, in a way): Virtual Reading with Mr. Fish

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84270491773?pwd=WndjTUFKNTlYZm82SnJIY3ZDV2VzZz09 Zoom Meeting ID: 842 7049 1773, Passcode: 192743, Phone: +1 646-876-9923 An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of a painting, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning. Classic works spectacularly distilled by Mr. Fish and a […]

  • Virtual Poetry in Collaboration with Serotonin: Fizza Abbas, Jane-Rebecca Cannarella, & Leah Holbrook Sackett, with Sean Lynch

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85662820989?pwd=VW1NMXZMcm0yMmIwQVh4VmI0WUVzUT09 Meeting ID: 856 6282 0989, Passcode: 613137 Fizza Abbas is a Freelance Content Writer based in Karachi, Pakistan. She is fond of poetry and music. Her poetry has been published or is forthcoming in quite a few journals including Poetry Village, The Daily Drunk, Indiana Voice Journal, London Grip and Poetry Pacific.   Jane-Rebecca […]

  • The Virus: Poets Respond

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83944818819?pwd=WlY2UkxGY0dyemNPSHgzczA1eXdWQT09 Meeting ID: 839 4481 8819, Passcode: 717435 Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold (which is also caused by other […]

  • Virtual Poetry Reading: Dilruba Ahmed, Sham-e-Ali Nayeem, Cynthia Dewi Oka, J.C Todd,

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83696541345?pwd=Y2RiWGwvbEpkc29YaUZBeEs0aFZBUT09  Meeting ID: 836 9654 1345, Passcode: 739757, Phone: +1 646-876-9923 Dilruba Ahmed is the author of Bring Now the Angels. Her debut book of poetry, Dhaka Dust, won the Bakeless Prize. Her poems have appeared in Kenyon Review, New England Review, and The New York Times Magazine. Her poems have also been anthologized in The Best American […]

  • Virtual Poetry Reading: Phillip Berryman

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86344964528?pwd=d1BUUlN3N20yVk9WcU5LWHNsY2dGdz09 Meeting ID: 863 4496 4528, Passcode: 462706, Phone: +1 646-876-9923 El Salvador’s crisis of poverty and violence has remained the primal scene for liberation theology’s political assertion that the most vulnerable people pose a moral opportunity for organized religions. This year, we are remembering November 16th, the iconic anniversary of the 1989 massacre of […]

  • Virtual Poetry Reading: Alicia Askenase & Mike Cohen, with Alina Macneal & Jennifer Hook

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82437345103?pwd=TGZ2R3JJbGpqN1ozcGl3QU1HRjlkdz09 Meeting ID: 824 3734 5103, Passcode: 253385, Phone: +1 646-876-9923 Alicia Askenase is the author of four chapbooks, including The Luxury of Pathos (Texture Press) and Shirley Shirley (sonaweb). Her poetry has appeared in many lit journals, including: Chain#2 and #11, Poetry New York, The World, 6ix, Feminist Studies, Big Bridge, The Journal of […]

  • Virtual Poetry Reading, with Serotonin: Fizza Abbas, Jane-Rebecca Cannarella, Leah Holbrook Sackett, with Sean Lynch

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85662820989?pwd=VW1NMXZMcm0yMmIwQVh4VmI0WUVzUT09 Meeting ID: 856 6282 0989, Passcode: 613137 Fizza Abbas is a Freelance Content Writer based in Karachi, Pakistan. She is fond of poetry and music. Her poetry has been published or is forthcoming in quite a few journals including Poetry Village, The Daily Drunk, Indiana Voice Journal, London Grip and Poetry Pacific.   Jane-Rebecca […]

  • Virtual Poetry Reading: Ishmael Reed and Tennessee Reed, with Aaren Perry

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82437345103?pwd=TGZ2R3JJbGpqN1ozcGl3QU1HRjlkdz09 Meeting ID: 824 3734 5103, Passcode: 253385, Phone: +1 646-876-9923 Ishmael Reed is the award-winning author of over twenty-five books including Mumbo Jumbo, The Last Days of Louisiana Red, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down and Juice!. He is also a publisher, television producer, songwriter, radio and television commentator, lecturer, and has long been devoted to […]