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Encontrar Nuestra Voz: V Taller de Creación Poética (Salón virtual) | Finding Our Voice: V Poetic Creation Workshop (Virtual room)
Wed, April 9, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Virtual
Nos complace presentar, Encontrar Nuestra Voz: V Taller de Creación Poética , un evento que se llevará a cabo en el marco del XIX Festival Internacional de Poesía (FIP) Palabra en el Mundo , celebrando este año su XI edición en…
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Lunch & Poetry Tuesdays
Tue, April 15, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Enjoy fresh, delicious food made by Chef Tonii and inspired by spring, with a side of poetry. It's a celebration of seasonal foods, spring, and National Poetry Month! Register at bit.ly/CulinaryLiteracy
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Celebrate National Poetry Month!
Tue, April 15, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Adults are invited to discuss poetry, learn about Northeast Regional's collection, and make easy crafts to celebrate this art form. No experience required! Materials provided. Program will be held in our Meeting Room downstairs.
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Lunch & Poetry Thursdays
Thu, April 17, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Enjoy fresh, delicious food made by Chef Tonii and inspired by spring, with a side of poetry. It's a celebration of seasonal foods, spring, and National Poetry Month! Register at bit.ly/CulinaryLiteracy
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Monday Poets 30th Anniversary Season: Lawrence Dugan and Gabriel Ramirez
Mon, April 21, 2025
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Join the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Literature Department in celebrating the 30th Anniversary season of Monday Poets. This year’s theme is Sankofa (SAHN-koh-fah), a Twi word from the Akan Tribe of Ghana which loosely implies that to move forward, one must “go back and get…
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New Flowering: Poetry
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Kensington Library
Join us on Tuesday, April 8 & 22, at 4:00-5:30 PM as poet and neighbor Aja Beech presents intergenerational workshops celebrating Poetry Month and Earth Day! We will grow poems together and learn about Lucille Clifton's Let There Be New Flowering. Go home with poems and…
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Celebrate National Poetry Month!
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Adults are invited to discuss poetry, learn about Northeast Regional's collection, and make easy crafts to celebrate this art form. No experience required! Materials provided. Program will be held in our Meeting Room downstairs.
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Coffee & Conversations: Open Mic Spoken Word Night
Tue, April 22, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Walnut Street West Library
Join us for an evening of poetry and community at Coffee & Conversations: Words That Carried Us! Celebrate National Poetry Month with us as we explore the words that have lifted, comforted, and inspired us through life’s journey. Tonight's theme, Words That Carried…
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Una Voz por la Paz, la Concordia y la Armonía: XI Festival Internacional de Poesía en Filadelfia (En persona en PhillyCAM)
Wed, April 23, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Una Voz por la Paz, la Concordia y la Armonía, el XI Festival Internacional de Poesía en Filadelfia , celebrado en el marco del XIX Festival Internacional de Poesía (FIP) Palabra en el Mundo , congregará poetas de América Latina y los Estados Unidos…
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Lunch & Poetry Thursdays
Thu, April 24, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Charles L. Durham Library
Enjoy fresh, delicious food made by Chef Tonii and inspired by spring, with a side of poetry. It's a celebration of seasonal foods, spring, and National Poetry Month! Register at bit.ly/CulinaryLiteracy
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Lunch & Poetry Tuesdays
Tue, April 29, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Wynnefield Library
Enjoy fresh, delicious food made by Chef Tonii and inspired by spring, with a side of poetry. It's a celebration of seasonal foods, spring, and National Poetry Month! Register at bit.ly/CulinaryLiteracy
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Celebrate National Poetry Month!
Tue, April 29, 2025
4:30 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
Adults are invited to discuss poetry, learn about Northeast Regional's collection, and make easy crafts to celebrate this art form. No experience required! Materials provided. Program will be held in our Meeting Room downstairs.
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Grid Books Celebration- A Poetry Reading
Tue, April 29, 2025
5:45 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
A Grid Books Celebration! Join us in collaboration with Moonstone Arts Center in introducing a stellar lineup of poets representing Grid Books Press and their strong ties to the Philadelphia area and its more than two decades of independent publishing. The free event will take place in the…
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Showcase Your Talent at the Library!
Wed, April 30, 2025
3:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Join us for a poetry slam! Calling all poets, rappers, and songwriters... join us for an exciting competition where you can showcase your skills and compete for prizes. This event is open to all students, from Kindergarten through 12th grade, with categories based on grade. The…
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Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, May 1, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
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Cities on the Page: A Reading with Sue Landers and Tieshka Smith
Mon, May 12, 2025
5:30 P.M.
Roxborough Library
Cost: FREE
Join us for a night of poetry and photography with local roots! Sue Landers, a Germantown native, and Tieshka Smith, a Philadelphia-based visual storyteller, will read from their newly published books of poetry and photography. The reading will run for approximately one hour, with a Q&A…
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Paul Muldoon | Joy in Service on Rue Tagore: Poems
Wed, May 14, 2025
7:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $5.00
The Author Events Series presents Paul Muldoon | Joy in Service on Rue Tagore: Poems REGISTER In Conversation with Daisy Fried Since his 1973 debut, New Weather, Paul Muldoon has created some of the most original and memorable poetry of the past half century. Joy in…
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Poetry Can Be Fun!
Fri, May 16, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Wyoming Library
Poetry Can Be Fun is a program that centers fun around writing with a focus on poetry. Registration required, please stop by or call the library at 215-685-9158 to register. Recommended for school aged children.
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Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, June 5, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…
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Treasures from the Literature Vault
Thu, July 10, 2025
4:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Do you love old books? Then join us for Treasures from the Vault– a casual, hands-on book club program spotlighting items from the Literature vault! The vault, home to our closed reference collections, is a treasure trove of hundreds of fascinating pieces of literary history. This program…