Moonstone Presents:

BLACK LIVES MATTER: Virtual Poetry Reading

Zoom Meeting ID: 821 6127 0135 – Zoom Passcode: 960363 – Phone: 1-646-9923 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82161270135?pwd=aDVLWlcxWmFsMTNwNjR1L3lEZXV1QT09 Sandra Turner-Barnes is an author, poet, and jazz lover and vocalist. Her first book of poetry Always A Lady has sold over 7,000 copies. In 1996, Sandra won the EBONY MAGAZINE Literary Competition for Short Fiction, and in 1997, Sandra re-created […]

On the Verge: Poets of the Palisades with Dave Worrell

Zoom Meeting ID: 818 3720 4326, Zoom Passcode: 100371, Phone: 1-646-9923 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81837204326?pwd=VzBwOVFVZHNjckMrNzVCU1loOVBpZz09 On the Verge: Poets of the Palisades III is an anthology that consists of 80 contributors in the Tri-State who were featured over a four-year period from both series that are sponsored by the North Jersey Literary Community and hosted by Denise La Neve […]

M. Nzadi Keita, JC Todd, Alina Macneal, Jennifer Hook

Zoom Meeting ID: 849 0497 4839, Passcode: 570429, Phone: +1 646-876-9923 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84904974839?pwd=U0lZb3JuOFlvRlUya1VjSlRTblBWdz09 Nzadi Keita, a Philly-born writer, editor, and scholar, is a 2017 Pew Fellow for the Arts in Poetry. Her book of persona poems, BRIEF EVIDENCE OF HEAVEN, gives voice to abolitionist Anna Murray Douglass, first wife of Frederick Douglass. Cited by Yale historian […]

Moonstone Poetry Readings: Lake Angela and DJ

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

Moonstone Poetry Readings: Lake Angela and DJ   Live at Fergie’s Pub (1214 Sansom Street) and on Zoom – Registration Required for Zoom – use this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0qdOuppj8jE9NfdGxgpX-dGOEHn2Ahgh0d   Lake Angela is a poet, author of Organblooms and Words for the Dead, choreographer, and dancer from Lake Erie who constantly studies and develops her methods […]

Banned Books Week 2024

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Banned Books Week 2024 Sunday September 22, 2024 Virtual on Zoom – 2pm Registration Required: https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86935252863?pwd=8GIY87i0AJsTBbQWImX3sOVVUlx1ZO.1 “This is a dangerous time for readers and the public servants who provide access to reading materials. Readers, particularly students, are losing access to critical information, and librarians and teachers are under attack for doing their jobs.” – Deborah […]

Virtual Reading: Remembering Dylan Thomas

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Virtual Reading: Remembering Dylan Thomas Sunday October 27, 2024 – 2pm EST – VIRTUAL Register for Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpdu6hqDMsGdZRzlthm1ZEK-xUGy30g20b  Remembering Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) Dylan Marlais Thomas (27 October 1914 – 9 November 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer whose works include the poems “Do not go gentle into that good night” and “And death […]

Virtual Reading: Our State of the Union

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DID YOU VOTE?  The State of The Nation – Get Out The Vote Sunday November 3, 2024 – 2pm EST – VIRTUAL https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqfuuhrz0vE9NAdRMQxqD0VzHTSKiDCQts THIS ELECTION IS IMPORTANT Things you can do to increase participation: • Remind those in your life to vote and invite them to voter education events like debates.  • Ask them to […]

Virtual Reading: New Voices Fall 2024

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Virtual Reading: New Voices Fall 2024 Sunday November 17, 2024 – 2pm EST – VIRTUAL Register to access Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIocu6tpzotGNe7ciI7XVSoht8wYC9CkeMW New Voices Anthology – Fall 2024 – A series for emerging poets between the ages of 10 and 25. A monthly reading series and a bi-annual publication which strives to bring together younger poets from […]