Tag: poetry reading
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Cynthia Dewi Oka and Eleanor Wilner
Cynthia Dewi Oka is the author of Salvage: Poems and Nomad of Salt and Hard Water. Her work has appeared in ESPNW, Hyperallergic, Guernica, Scoundrel Time, Academy of American Poets, American Poetry Review, Kenyon Review, The Massachusetts Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, and elsewhere. Eleanor Wilner will be reading from her new collection, Before Our Eyes:…
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Philadelphia Says: On War and Peace
This Anthology centers its focus on the aspects of War and Peace, and how it has evolved alongside technology and ideology. Contributors will be reading their poems.The anthology will be for sale to the public. In Tandem With: Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans who Opposed the War Featuring: Kenneth Campbell, Marine combat…
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New Voices 2: Philadelphia’s Emerging Poets
Our second anthology of poets under 25 drawn from the readers at our monthly poetry reading and submissions to the book. Contributors will be reading their poems and the book will be for sale to the public. Krissan, Host – Open Reading Follows
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Remembering Walt Whitman
Walt Whitman was born 200 years ago (May 31, 1819), his life coincided with a time of great division in America—the Civil War. Whitman eulogized the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in “O Captain! My Captain!”, a moment in history marked by hatred and bloodshed. His poem “The Wound Dresser” described the job of a first…
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Moonstone Presents: Sean Lynch, Joseph Rathgeber, Lamont B. Steptoe
Sean Lynch is a leftist poet and editor who lives in South Philly. His poems have been published in various journals and he is the author of four chapbooks. Joseph Rathgeber is an author and poet from New Jersey. He is author of Mixedbloods and The Abridged Autobiography of Yousef R. and Other Stories. …
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Whitman and Sexuality – 2019 Philly Loves Poetry Interview and Readings Series at PhillyCam
The program is broadcast live on the first Tuesday of each month. The program is free and open to everyone. Please join us. Comcast Cable 66/966HD/967 or Verizon FIOS 29/30 in Philadelphia. David Acosta is the Artistic Director of Casa De Duende. His poetry has appeared in various literary journals and anthologies. Among the most notable are…
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Moonstone Presents: Michael B. Carroll Jr., Dr. Mbarek Sryfi
Michael B. Carroll Jr. is a graduate of West Chester University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Professional Studies (Health Science / Psychology dual minor). He is a native of Philadelphia, PA and has published creative work in The Esthetic Apostle Literary Magazine. Dr. Mbarek Sryfi is lecturer at the University…
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Moonstone Present: Olga Livshin
Original poetry by the Russian-American poet Olga Livshin, alongside her translations of Russian poetry by Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966) and Vladimir Gandelsman (b. 1948). Foreword by Ilya Kaminsky. “Olga Livshin has braided her own poems with her superb translations of Akhmatova and Gandelsman, poets she describes as “ecstatic voices.” Livshin’s voice, too, is ecstatic–and unflinching, and…
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Brother Jahi, Kyu & Barrett Rosser @ Fergie’s Pub
The Philadelphia Writing Project Presents: Silvino J. Alexander Jr., “Brother Jahi” is an educator, poet, author, and mentor/consultant currently residing in Pennsylvania with his wife and two children. His poetry reflects the uncompromising reality of this world. Sydney Hunt Coffin has taught English, Poetry, and Art in Philadelphia, worked with the Advisory Council of the…
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Chapbook Release Party: 5 Featured Authors @ Fergie’s Pub
Moonstone Poetry @ the Pub – Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street Chapbook Release Party & Reading Leonard Kress has published poetry and fiction in Missouri Review, Massachusetts Review, Iowa Review, American Poetry Review, Harvard Review among others. His recent collections are The Orpheus Complex, Walk like Bo Diddley, Living in the Candy Store, and Other…