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This upcoming month we have a series of a poetry readings and book releases beginning on Tuesday, March 6th.
Tuesday, March 6th, 6:30 pm: Moonstone Poetry @ PhillyCam
Philly Loves the Poetry of Medicine with readers Jack Coulehan, David N. Moolten and Wynne Morrison (This event will air over Comcast Cable, channels 66/966 HD/967 and Verizon FIOS, channels 29/30).
Wednesday, March 7th, 7:00 pm: Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub
Readings concerned with mental health, self-healing, nature and occurrences in everyday life. Our readers are Cole Bryson, Courtney Gambrell, and Melissa Rothman.
Sunday, March 11th, 2:00 pm: Moonstone @Fergie’s Pub
We will be hosting a book release and reading for our anthology, Philadelphia Says #MeToo. The #MeToo movement began in 2006 by Tarana Burke to promote empowerment and recognition for women of color who have experienced sexual abuse.
Wednesday, March 14th, 7:00 pm: Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub
Guest readings by Autumn Konopa and Lorraine Henrie Lins. Konopa has hosted the Mad Poets monthly reading series in Bryn Mawr PA, for about five years and is deeply interested in the relationship between the arts and socioeconomic class. Lins is a Pennsylvania county Poet Laureate and the author of four books of poetry. Currently, she serves as the Director of New and Emerging Poets with Tekpoet.
Wednesday, March 21, 7:00 pm: Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub
Thinking Green with readers Jacob Russell, Paul Siegell and Anne-Adele Wight.
Wednesday, March 28th, 7:00 pm: Moonstone Poetry @ Fergie’s Pub
Guest readings by Alexander Fraum, Maryann Helferty, John Mason and Joe Roarty. Fraum is a relatively new poet to Philadelphia’s circles. He is a substitute teacher in the Philadelphia school system; Fraum employs his knowledge of anthropology, environmental science, and religious studies in his work to provide intimate portraits of the circumstances people inhabit. Helferty worked a long career in the environmental field and explores and reports on the natural world through her poems and photography. Mason has written for various publications for over 25 years. He has read material at Najee’s Loft, Moonstone Arts Center, and Sedgewick Theater. Roarty, a former Moonstone Chapbook winner, produces poetry that is full of energy, passionate intelligence, jazz and heightened speech rhythms. He uses colloquialisms such as shorthand text messages to omit vowels and drive lines foward.
