Moonstone Arts Center

Tag: poetry reading

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Toast Cafe, 1201 Spruce Street, Wednesday February 21st, 2018 – 7pm

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    Romance, with Courtney K. Bambrick. She is poetry editor of Philadelphia Stories and her work has appeared in print or online in Apiary, Certain Circuits, Dirty Napkin, Philadelphia Poets, Mad Poets Review, and Schuylkill Valley Journal. Courtney has taught composition, creative writing, and literature at a number of colleges and universities in the Philadelphia area.  …

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street, Wednesday February 14th, 2018 – 7pm

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    Savannah Cooper-Ramsey is a poet and a member of Philly’s Art Dept Collective. Her conceptual chapbook projects, Not Fit For Print: Forthcoming Titles and The Self and Other Jokes, will be released by Waterhouse Ltd Press in Spring 2018. Her poems have appeared in Whirlwind Magazine, the 2017 Moonstone Anthology, and elsewhere. She is a…

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street, Wednesday February 7th, 2018 – 7pm

    Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street, Wednesday February 7th, 2018 – 7pm

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    Lamont B. Steptoe is a poet, activist, Vietnam Veteran, photographer and founder/publisher of Whirlwind Press. Steptoe has a clear, direct and matter-of-fact approach and his language is rich and revealing to his socio-cultural subject matter. He is the author of fourteen books of poetry, has performed his work at the Library of Congress, the National Library…

  • Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCAM, 699 Ranstead Street, Tuesday February 6th, 2018 – 6:30pm

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    Poetry as a Home for the Homeless: Host: Charles S. Carr, Poetry from One Step Away, featuring Richard “Ram” Ramson*, Tammy Mitchell* and Joseph Albater* There are over 50 organizations that promote poetry in the Philadelphia are. They represent every form of poetry, ethnic background, age, gender and community. This series consists of a panel of guest poets…

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub

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    Continuing our Wednesday night readings at Fergie’s and sending us into the second month of 2018 will be a few familiar faces in Nathelie Anderson, Alicia Askenase, and Herman Beavers! More details tba

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub

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    Readers tba Open mic will follow Hosted by Jennifer Hook and Alina MacNeal

  • A Philadelphia Tribute to Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon

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    Celebrate the release of our chapbook that collects local poetry made in tribute to Kimmika L.H. Williams-Witherspoon! Contributors will read their selections from the chapbook, which will be available for sale to the public during the event. More details tba

  • Philly Loves Poetry: The Moonstone Chapbooks

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    The newest Moonstone poets sit down to read their poetry and discuss the context of their writings. This event is also broadcast LIVE on PhillyCAM (Comcast channel 66/966 and Verizon channel 29/30). More details tba.

  • Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub

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    Jacob Russell lives in South Philly where he writes, plays barroom pool, and grows tomatoes and basil in the little strip of a garden in front of his apartment. Paul Siegell is the author of  wild life rifle fire, jambandbootleg and Poemergency Room. He has contributed to American Poetry Review, Black Warrior Review, Coconut, Rattle, and…

  • Debs of December – Moonstone Poetry @ Toast Café

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    Deborah Burnham, author of Anna and the Steel Mill, Still and  a volume ofpoetry, is the Associate Undergraduate Chair of the English Department and teaches poetry and poetry writing, with a particular interest in formal poems and in the history of women’s poetry at UPENN. Deborah Fox found her love for poetry as a result of a…