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Langston Hughes: Black History Book Craft
Wed, February 1, 2023
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Join us and hear poems by Langston Hughes, make a poetry book and write a poem. For Children.
2nd Wednesdays Poetry Series
Wed, February 8, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
2ND WEDNESDAY’S POETRY @ NORTHEAST REGIONAL LIBRARY Spring 2023 Featured Poets + Open Mic Curated By North of Oxford Literary Journal 6pm to 7:30pm John Timpane and Charles Carr John Timpane is former Commentary Page Editor (1997-2008) and Books Editor (2014-2020)…
My Story. Our Story. Community Poetry Workshop
Mon, February 13, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Joseph E. Coleman Northwest Regional Library
This program will be a playful time to connect, remember, and share stories and wisdom through poetry. We will build collaborative landscapes and individual pieces along with local poet Blew Kind. For children ages 6 - 11 and their families.
Campfire Stories & Poems: Black History
Wed, February 15, 2023
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Join us around a faux campfire, listen to stories and poems by black authors. Snacks will be served. For children.
Monday Poets: Bill O'Connell and Robert Coles
Mon, February 27, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for the virtual Monday Poets Reading Series, hosted by poet Warren Longmire. There will be a short Q & A with poets Bill O'Connell and Robert Coles after their readings. Register for this free event at mondaypoets.eventbrite.com . Bill O'Connell lives in the…
Reginald Dwayne Betts | Redaction
Mon, February 27, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
REGISTER A “powerful work of lyric art” and “tour de force indictment of the carceral industrial state” ( The New York Times Book Review ), Reginald Dwayne Betts’ poetry collection Felon won the NAACP Image Award, the American Book Award, and was a…
Youth Poet Laureate Reading and Teen Poetry Workshop celebrating Black History Month
Tue, February 28, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Field Teen Center
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Parkway Central Library
Philadelphia Youth Poet Laureate Telicia Darius will read from their body of work and lead teens ages 12-18 through writing exercises in a celebration of Black History Month. Programs at the Field Teen Center are open to individuals ages 12 to 18. Contact TeenCenter@freelibrary.org or…
Black History: Super Sort
Tue, February 28, 2023
4:30 P.M.
Eastwick Library
Join us around a faux campfire, listen to stories and poems by Black authors. Snacks will be served. For children.
Exhibition: Visual Elegy: Prints inspired by bell hooks' Appalachian Elegy
Now through Tue, February 28, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Art Department
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Parkway Central Library
The Literature Department and Print and Picture Collection invite you to visit a special collaborative exhibition on view in the Art and Literature Hallways on the 2nd floor of Parkway Central Library . The prints in this exhibit come from Visual Elegy , a 2016 collaborative portfolio…
Exhibition: Visual Elegy: Prints inspired by bell hooks' Appalachian Elegy
Now through Tue, February 28, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Literature Department
at
Parkway Central Library
The Literature Department and Print and Picture Collection invite you to visit a special collaborative exhibition on view in the Art and Literature Hallways on the 2nd floor of Parkway Central Library . The prints in this exhibit come from Visual Elegy , a 2016 collaborative portfolio…
Exhibition: Visual Elegy: Prints inspired by bell hooks' Appalachian Elegy
Now through Tue, February 28, 2023
5:00 P.M.
Print and Picture Collection
at
Parkway Central Library
The Literature Department and Print and Picture Collection invite you to visit a special collaborative exhibition on view in the Art and Literature Hallways on the 2nd floor of Parkway Central Library . The prints in this exhibit come from Visual Elegy , a 2016 collaborative portfolio…
2nd Wednesdays Poetry Series
Wed, March 8, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
2ND WEDNESDAY’S POETRY @ NORTHEAST REGIONAL LIBRARY Spring 2023 Featured Poets + Open Mic Curated By North of Oxford Literary Journal 6pm to 7:30pm Naila Francis and Thomas Devaney Thomas Devaney is the author five books including Getting to Philadelphia (Hanging Loose Press) and…
Monday Poets: Cassie MacDonald and Catherine Bancroft
Mon, March 20, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for the virtual Monday Poets Reading Series, hosted by poet Warren Longmire. There will be a short Q & A with poets Cassie MacDonald and Catherine Bancroft after their readings. Register for this free event at mondaypoets.eventbrite.com . Cassie MacDonald serves as…
2nd Wednesdays Poetry Series
Wed, April 12, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
2ND WEDNESDAY’S POETRY @ NORTHEAST REGIONAL LIBRARY Spring 2023 Featured Poets + Open Mic Curated By North of Oxford Literary Journal 6pm to 7:30pm Diane Sahms and g emil reutter Diane Sahms a native Philadelphian, is the author of six poetry…
Monday Poets: Lilvia Soto
Mon, April 17, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for the virtual Monday Poets Reading Series, hosted by poet Warren Longmire. There will be a short Q & A with poet Lilvia Soto after the reading. Register for this free event at mondaypoets.eventbrite.com . Lilvia Soto , Ph.D., poet, essayist, and independent researcher,…
In-Person: Odes to Spring Poetry Reading
Thu, April 20, 2023
4:30 P.M.
Philadelphia City Institute
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Casa de Duende and the Philadelphia City Institute Library! Casa de Duende presents- Odes to Spring: Four Philadelphia Poets Celebrate Spring. Hear poems by four local poets: David Acosta, Faleeha Hassan, Patrick Rodgers, and Mabel Lee. This event is…
Poetry Reading with Casa de Duende
Tue, April 25, 2023
4:30 P.M.
Independence Library
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Casa de Duende and the Independence Library! Hear poems by four local poets: David Acosta, Susan DiPronio, Joseph Earl Thomas, and Evan Wang. This event is free, in-person, and open to the public. Susan DiPronio is a published writer of poetry,…
2nd Wednesdays Poetry Series
Wed, May 10, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
2ND WEDNESDAY’S POETRY @ NORTHEAST REGIONAL LIBRARY Spring 2023 Featured Poets + Open Mic Curated By North of Oxford Literary Journal 6pm to 7:30pm TS Hawkins and Emari DiGiorgio TS HAWKINS is an international author, performance poet, art activist, playwright, and member of the…
Monday Poets: Cindy May Savett, Jonathan Blunk, and Celia Bland
Mon, May 15, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join us for the virtual Monday Poets Reading Series, hosted by poet Warren Longmire. There will be a short Q & A with poet May Cindy Savett, Jonathan Blunk, and Celia Bland after their readings. Register for this free event at mondaypoets.eventbrite.com . May Cindy Savett is…
Airea D. Matthews | Bread and Circus
Thu, June 1, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
REGISTER Airea D. Matthews is the 2022–23 Philadelphia Poet Laureate and directs the poetry program at Bryn Mawr College. Her collection Simulacra won the 2016 Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize and her work has appeared in The New York Times, Best American Poets, Gulf Coast, Harvard…