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Song-Poems: Anika Pyle
Wed, November 13, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Anika Pyle is a Philly-based singer-songwriter, formerly of Brooklyn pop-punk band Chumped and currently in the Philadelphia punk rock group Katie Ellen. A prolific songwriter and poet, they have been releasing music at breakneck speed in the past five years. Their music is confessional,…
Monday Poets | An Evening with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
Wed, November 13, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00 Buy Tickets Online | Ticket and Subscription Packages This year, Joy Harjo became the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American honored with this position. Her 16 poetry collections include She Had Some Horses , Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings , and, most…
An Evening with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
Wed, November 13, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: $15.00
Buy Tickets Online
| Ticket and Subscription Packages
Co-sponsored by Monday Poets This year, Joy Harjo became the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American honored with this position. Her 16 poetry collections include She Had Some Horses , Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings , and, most recently, An American Sunrise . She is also…
Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War
Sun, November 17, 2019
2:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
The robust anti-war movement in Vietnam has a history that is largely unknown. Join Don Carver, co-editor of "Waging Peace in Vietnam: US Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War", in partnership with several soldier-poets featured in the book for an engrossing discussion…
Michele Belluomini & Al Tacconelli
Sun, November 17, 2019
2:45 P.M.
South Philadelphia Library
Join us for an afternoon of poetry from local authors Michele Belluomini and Al Tacconelli. Michele will be sharing her work inspired by dreams, nature, and mythology, and Al sharing his born from the heart and the human experience. Michele Belluomini’s poetry has been published in many…
Poetry Club
Wed, November 20, 2019
6:30 P.M.
Holmesburg Library
Come join us for our brand new POETRY CLUB! Share your favorite poem, or share one that you created.This program is for adults.
Spoken Word Poetry Workshop
Thu, November 21, 2019
6:00 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Spoken word is a poetic performance art that is word-based. It is an oral art that focuses on the aesthetics of word play, such as intonation and voice inflection. Participants can perform at an open mic, receive prizes, and enjoy other fun activities. From 6:00 to 8:00…
Song-Poems: Toyz
Thu, December 5, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
The final 'Song-Poems' concert of the year. Held in the Literature Department of the Free Library at Parkway Central. Toyz is the electronic solo project of neo-soul & dark-psychedelia musician and visual artist Justin Courtney Roberts. After fronting groundbreaking…
Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, December 13, 2019
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for an evening of music, poetry and spoken word at the Town's Café. Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and up.
Open Mic Night at the Library
Fri, January 10, 2020
5:30 P.M.
Nicetown-Tioga Library
Join us for an evening of music, poetry and spoken word at the Town's Café. Program runs from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. and is for ages 21 and up.
Monday Poets | Octavia McBride-Ahebee & Sekai'afua Zankel
Mon, February 10, 2020
6:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Octavia McBride-Ahebee’s books of poetry include Where My Birthmark Dances (2011) and Assuming Voices (2003). Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and journals including Beloit Poetry Journal, DaMazine, Raving Dove, Sea Breeze, The Journal of the National Medical Association and…
Monday Poets | David Ebenbach & Shane McCrae
Mon, March 2, 2020
6:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
David Ebenbach is the author of the poetry collections Some Unimaginable Animal (2019), and We Were the People Who Moved (2015). His other books include The Artist’s Torah (2012), a nonfiction guide to creativity, and the novel Miss Portland (2017). He teaches creative writing and…
Monday Poets | Nausheen Eusuf & Elizabeth Scanlon
Wed, April 1, 2020
6:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Nausheen Eusuf is a PhD candidate in English at Boston University and a graduate of the writing seminars at John Hopkins University. Her poetry has appeared in The American Scholar, Poetry Daily, Salmagundi, PN Review, Smartish Pace, World Literature Today, and other journals. Her first…
Voyages by Road and Sea
Now through Sun, August 30, 2020
8:00 A.M.
First Floor Gallery West
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Parkway Central Library
Voyages by Road and Sea explores the legacies of Walt Whitman and Herman Melville through contemporary voices and art in Parkway Central Library's West Gallery. Marking the bicentennial years for both Whitman and Melville, Voyages examines the personal and literary journeys of these two…