Tag: philly
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Live Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub
Warren C. Longmire is a writer, performer, and educator from the bad part of North Philadelphia. He is author of Bird/Diz: An Erased History of Bebop, and you can find his work in journals including Action, Spectacle, R&R, and the American Poetry Review. He is the former contributing editor for Apiary Magazine, the host of House…
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Live Broadcast: Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series Presents Diane Sahms
Diane Sahms is the author of nine poetry collections, most recently,– of an octopus: an archite|x| tural awareness of words. She was awarded first place in Judith Stark’s Poetry Contest; Partisan Press’s Working People’s Poetry Contest; and recieved a poetry grant from AEVentures Foundation. Published in North American Review, Northern Virginia Review, Brushfire Literature & Arts…
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Sunday April 19, 2026 – Haiku Poetry Day – Virtual
Sunday April 19, 2026 – Haiku Poetry Day – Virtual Register Here: Haiku Poetry Day Virtual Reading National Haiku Day, an initiative of the Haiku Foundation, celebrates the art form every April 17th. A haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry that consists of three lines with the sentence structure ”five-seven-five”- although this is…
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Sunday March 22, 2026 – World Poetry Day – Virtual
Sunday March 22, 2026 World Poetry Day – Virtual Register Here: World Poetry Day – Virtual World Poetry Day is celebrated on March 21st, and was declared by UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) in 1999, ”with the aim of supporting linguistic diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages…
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Wednesday October 15, 2025 – 7:00pm – LIVE
Heather Bowlan, author of Highlights and Blackouts and co-director of Philadelphia Small Works, an art gallery and performance space. Christopher K.P. Brown aka KP ULTRA is the founder of Pecola Breedlove & The Freedom Party, ran 2 Pens & Lint, under which he published chapbooks for over 400 runs Poetry215.com. His newest poetry…
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Live Poetry: Matt Lake, Jon Lawrence, Hannah McDonald
Join us for Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub and on Zoom! Matt Lake is frankly baffled, he began writing and editing books about folklore, monsters, and dark history–including his best-known book Weird Pennsylvania. Jon Lawrence poetry and reviews have been published in Newfound, American Writers Review, The Bangalore Review, and others. Hannah McDonald is a writer,…
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Virtual Poetry: Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM with Brain Tierney
Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM Can be viewed on the Phillycam website Or Cable 6/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS, 29/30 In Philadelphia. Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series Brian Tierney is the author of Rise and Float, winner of the 20-2021 Jake Adam York Prize. His poetry and prose have appeared in such journals as Paris…
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Poetry Reading: Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate Finalists
Moonstone Arts Center and the Literature Department of The Free Liberty of Philadelphia Present: Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate Finalists The Montgomery County Youth Poet Laureate Program is designed to award a young poet (14-18) the title of Youth Poet Laureate who is well versed in poetic expression, exemplifies a deep understanding of poetic language,…
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Live Poetry: Nathalie Anderson, Steve Burke, Cassie MacDonald
Join us for Live Poetry at Fergie’s Pub and on Zoom! Nathalie Anderson, author of Rough, Following Fred Astaire, Crawlers, Quiver, Stain, and Held and Firmly Bound, collaborated in with artist Susan Hagen and poet Lisa Sewell on Birds of North America. Anderson’s poems have appeared in many journals, manages the list-serv Lit-Philly. Steve Burke…
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Live Event: Celebrating Larry Robin’s 80th Birthday!
Come Join Us As We Celebrate Larry Robin’s 80th Birthday! LIVE at Fergie’s Pub — 1214 Sansom St. Sunday November 20 @ 2PM “In my youth in the 60’s the motto was “never trust anyone over 30”, now my grandchildren are over 30. I am extremely lucky to have worked on the things I believe…