Live at Fergie's Pub and on Zoom. Nzadi Keita’s new poetry collection, Migration Letters, centers her upbringing in Black working-class Philadelphia. Pat McLean-Smith is a female word artist dedicated to the writing, reciting and powerful performance of poetry. Debra Powell-Wright has been a performance poet for the past 25+ years and has been published in numerous anthologies, including a tribute to the legacy of Nina Simone. Nikki Powerhouse uses performance and literary art to create a space for collective healing…

Live Poetry at Fergie's Pub and on Zoom Join us in celebrating the release of poet James Feichthaler's new book From the Back Porch of a War (Parnilis Media). A short reading will be followed by a book signing. James Feichthaler is a poet with roots in the Philadelphia-area residing in Trenton, NJ, where he watches the skies for UFOs, sings Irish folk songs on his porch, and drinks beers. From the Back Porch of a War pulls no punches…

Live Poetry at Parkway Central Library and on Zoom New Voices Spring 2024: Emerging Poets is a program designed for emerging poets under the age of 25. It aims to create a platform for younger poets by welcoming them into the larger Philadelphia poetry community and giving them the opportunity to share their work with a wider audience. Join us live at the Central Library for emerging poet from Philadelphia Zoom Link

Live Poetry at Fergie's Pub John Amen is the author of five collections of poetry, including Dark Souvenirs and Illusion of an Overwhelm, recipient of the 2021 Jack Grapes Poetry Prize, he founded and is managing editor of Pedestal Magazine. Amy Small-McKinney was the Montgomery County Poet Laureate. She is author of Walking Toward Cranes (won the Kithara Book Prize) and One Day I Am A Field, was written during COVID and her husband’s death. Zoom Link