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Poetree
Wed, April 5, 2023
3:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Create your own poem in the form of tree that's leaves have all sprouted just in time for spring and National Poetry Month. Materials will be provided.
The Language of Food: An Open Mic Poetry Night
Wed, April 5, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Culinary Literacy Center
at
Parkway Central Library
"I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox...." William Carlos Williams From Dunbar , to Plath , Young and more, we’re celebrating our emotional and cultural connections to food. The Culinary Literacy Center in partnership with the…
The Language of Food: An Open Mic Poetry Night
Wed, April 5, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
at
Parkway Central Library
"I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox...." William Carlos Williams From Dunbar , to Plath , Young and more, we’re celebrating our emotional and cultural connections to food. The Culinary Literacy Center in partnership with the…
Paint Your Own Black Out Poem
Wed, April 12, 2023
3:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Write a poem by finding it in the pages of a book! Then decorate it with colorful painted picture. Materials will be provided.
Encontrar Nuestra Voz: Taller de Poesía (Salón virtual) | Finding Our Voice: Poetry Workshop (Virtual room)
Wed, April 12, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Nos complace presentar, Encontrar Nuestra Voz: Taller de Poesía , un evento que se llevará a cabo por tercera vez en el marco del XVII Festival Internacional de Poesía, celebrado en Filadelfia desde su VIII edición. El objetivo de este taller es explorar una…
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…
My Story. Our Story. Community Poetry Workshop at GWHS
Fri, April 14, 2023
12:00 P.M.
Bustleton Library
***We're going next door to George Washington HS for this program*** My Story. Our Story. community poetry workshop - A playful time to connect, remember, and share stories and wisdom through poetry. Building collective landscapes and individual pieces .
Monday Poets: Lilvia Soto and Carmen Amato Tejeda
Mon, April 17, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Literature Department
at
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 Lilvia Soto and Carmen Amato Tejeda after the reading. Register for this free event at mondaypoets.eventbrite.com . Lilvia Soto , Ph.D., poet, essayist, and…
Acrostic Poetry
Wed, April 19, 2023
3:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Take your name and turn it into a poem! Then decorate it with arts and crafts materials for all the world to admire. Materials will be provided.
Odes to Spring Poetry Reading with Casa de Duende
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,…
Eileen Myles | a “Working Life”
Tue, April 25, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: Free
REGISTER “Unflinching but also irrepressibly humorous” ( The New York Times Book Review ), Eileen Myles is the celebrated author of nearly two dozen books of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, plays, and performance pieces, including Pathetic Literature, For Now, Chelsea Girls, I Must Be…
Mad Lib Poetry
Wed, April 26, 2023
3:30 P.M.
Fumo Family Library
Make your own poem by filling in the blanks. Some of the words will be provided the rest you'll have to fill in yourself. Materials will be provided.
Ravishing Divinity: A Poetry Workshop on a Persian Form
Wed, April 26, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Independence Library
The ghazal is an Arabic poetic form, though medieval Persian poets embraced the form and made it part of their tradition. The form is a fun way of helping us to mine our obsessions and fascinations in rich and surprising ways! Come discover a new poetic form in a relaxed workshop with poet James…
Una Voz por la Paz, la Concordia y la Armonía: XVII Festival Internacional de Poesía en Filadelfia (En persona en el restaurante Alma del Mar)
Wed, April 26, 2023
6:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Una Voz por la Paz, la Concordia y la Armonía, el XVII Festival Internacional de Poesía en Filadelfia congregará poetas de América Latina y Los Estados Unidos en un atardecer de verso y música. Cada poeta leerá un poema y al final de cada ronda…
Afro-Poetry Workshop
Thu, April 27, 2023
4:00 P.M.
Haddington Library
Join artist Blew Kind to learn about Black and Brown poets, read their work, and write from prompts inspired by their writing.
Camille Dungy | Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden
Mon, May 1, 2023
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
REGISTER In conversation with Abra Lee Camille T. Dungy is the author of Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History , a debut personal essay collection that was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is also the author of four…
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
at
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…