Moonstone Presents:
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Live Poetry Reading at Finn Mccool’s!
April 19, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Moonstone Poetry Readings
Wednesday April 19, 2023 – 7:00pm
Live at Finn McCools
Corner of 12th & Sansom Street
Note the change of venue for this event
Jim Cory published his first poem 50 years ago. His most recent publications are Birds & Buildings, Wipers Float In The Neck Of The Reservoir and 25 Short Poems . Recent essays include “ What makes a queen a queen?& rdquo; in the Gay & Lesbian Review, & ldquo; Fascinating Asshole (or) How I Came To Love Frank Sinatra & rdquo; in New Haven Review, and “ Where & rsquo;s the hot boy going tonight?& rdquo; in Chelsea Station. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Pennsylvania Arts Council, Yaddo and The MacDowell Colony.
Besides receiving awards for journalism and erotic writing, Chris Kaiser has had poems published in Dissident Voice and The Scriblerus, prose poetry in Eastern Iowa Review, and haiku in Better Than Starbucks. His poetry and haiku also appear in several anthologies from Moonstone Press. In addition, his poetry has been featured alongside works of art at the DaVinci Art Alliance.
Deborah Turner’s poetry & writing sustains her and is even helping her transform from a librarian to a realtor. Her works have appeared in Philadelphia Stories, the Lavender Reader, and anthologies including The Body Eclectic (Henry Holt) and Testimony: Young African-Americans on Self-Discovery and Black Identity (Beacon Press). “Juneteenth,” a poem in her chapbook of sports poetry titled SWEATING IT OUT (Finishing Line Press), earned a nomination for a Pushcart Prize.
Monika Wysong is a Philadelphia-based poet, playwright, and psychotherapist. Her chapbook, Poems for the Rest of Us, was published by Moonstone Press in 2021. Her play, Laundromat, was featured in Short Plays on Twelve on Philadelphia’s PBS station, and she has been a semi-finalist in the Louisville Actors’ Theater playwriting competition. Her poems have appeared in American Writing. She holds an MFA from Goddard College.
