New Philadelphia Poets: Archive

Friday, July 29, 2011, 7pm

Please join Fact-Simile Editions, Debrah Morkun, C. McCallister Williams, Andrew K. Peterson & Jess Stoner for a night of poetry and handmade bookness as we celebrate the release of not one but two (and maybe even 3!) lovely new chapbooks with their lovely new authors. C. McCallister Williams’ Neon Augury was the winner of Fact-Simile’s 2010 Equinox chapbook contest. Another chapbook, WILLIAM...

Jul 13th

Friday, April 8, 7pm

CAConrad & Debrah Morkun read with SISTER SPIT at MUHLENBERG COLLEGE at the RED DOOR, Allentown, PA

Apr 8th

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SATURDAY, April 2nd, 4pm

The New Philadelphia Poets Present readings by Tai Amri Cheryl Quimba Kim Gek Lin Short & Michelle Puckett This happens at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia PA. Unmissable. Please come.

Apr 2nd

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Sunday, March 13th, 2011, 5pm

On Sunday, March 13th, 2011, The Jubilant Thicket Literary Series features poetry by Lauren Ireland, film by Brian Melton, & a lecture plus Q&A by Nicholas Deboer on Ezra Pound’s The Cantos. LAUREN IRELAND grew up in coastal Virginia & southern Maryland. Currently an editor at Lungfull! Magazine, she also curates the monthly poetry series The Readings at Chrystie Street,...

Mar 11th

Friday, February 4, 2011, 8pm

Debrah Morkun, Jamie Townsend, Erica Kaufman, & Matt Walker read at The Multifarious Array Reading Series at Pete’s Candy Store, 709 Lorimer Street, Brooklyn.

Feb 1st

Saturday, January 29th, 2011, 8pm

Come hear John Keene and Debrah Morkun read at Chapterhouse on Saturday, January 29th! John Keene is the author of Annotations (New Directions) and, with artist Christopher Stackhouse, of the poetry-text dialogue Seismosis (1913 Press). He has published his fiction, poetry, essays, translations, and interviews with other authors widely. He teaches at Northwestern University. Debrah...

Jan 28th

Light & Honey: Jan 13 @ 7 pm

Karen Rile, Kevin Varrone & Angel Hogan will all be reading! More info here »

Jan 3rd

NPP Presents

Thursday, December 16 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm Fergie’s Pub (1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, PA) Patrick David Lucy lives & works in Philadelphia. He is the author of two chapbooks, LIVE FIELDS: GROWTHS 1-5 (self released) & WILLIAM (con/crescent press, forthcoming). Recent work has appeared or will shortly in Gulf Coast, elimae, Labrotorio & elsewhere. He’s a member of The...

Dec 15th

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Nov 6th

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Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

NPP PRESENTS 2 poets from Philadelphia & 2 poets from Seattle! Melissa Degezelle is a Birth Arts International trained DOULA, a mother to Hazel, & a graduate of the Master of Fine Arts program in Poetry at Brooklyn College. Paul Siegell is the author of three books of poetry: wild life rifle fire (Otoliths Books, 2010), jambandbootleg (A-Head Publishing, 2009), and Poemergency Room...

Oct 27th

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 7pm

An evening of readings from: James Belflower (Instance Press) Kate Greenstreet (Ahsahta) Joe Hall (Black Ocean) Steven Karl (Flying Guillotine) Lauren Bender (Publishing Genius) Andy Devine/Jamie Gaughran-Perez (Publishing Genius) Dan Magers (Immaculate Disciples Press) Adam Robinson (Publishing Genius) Ben Segal (Publishing Genius) at Philly’s FERGIE’S PUB: 1214 SANSOM James...

Oct 13th

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Sunday, October 10th, 7pm

The JUBILANT THICKET SERIES features Daron Muellar, CAConrad, and Cedar Sigo. This event occurs at Molly’s Bookstore, 1010 South 9th Street, in Philadelphia’s Italian Market. Hosted by Debrah Morkun. Bring Your Own Bottles!!! DARON MUELLAR is a poet and filmmaker living in New York City. His poems have appeared in The Long Beach Art Walk, The Stolen Purse, Nancypants, and...

Oct 6th

Tuesday, September 21st, 6pm

The New Philadelphia Poets Present Nicholas A. DeBoer, Peter Davis, Jennifer L. Knox, & Shana Compton. This all happens at Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, at 6pm. Here’s some info about the night’s fabulous readers: Nicholas A. DeBoer: On October 30, 1952, his parents were born in separate cities, twelve hours apart. Mine was on the 23rd, WSB’s #. EzPo in...

Sep 21st

The New Philadelphia Poets read at Philadelphia...

The New Philadelphia Poets read Friday, September 10th, from 6pm - 8pm at Philadelphia Center for the Book on South, 626 South Street. Come one & all, it is sure to be delightful.

Sep 8th

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Friday 9/3: Triple Header

the most poetry-packed September eve in memory… 6:00 pm: Eastern Seaboard Showcase: Sarah Heady, Hailey Higdon & Angel Hogan [from Philly] and Mike Lala, Eric Nelson, & Matt Zingg [from New York]. Philadelphia Center for the Book on South, 626 South Street, Philadelphia. Free, BYOB. 7:30 pm: NPP Presents Carlos Soto Roman, Julie Doxsee, Frank Sherlock, & David Wolach. ...

Aug 24th

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 7PM

Come to the Milkweed Pod Sculpture next to the DOW CHEMICAL BUILDING in Philadelphia (SW corner of 6th & Market) to see Joshua Beckman, Debrah Morkun, Frank Sherlock, and Laura Spagnoli read for CAConrad’s amazing new reading series TRANSGRESSORS! For more information, go here.

Aug 9th

NPP Presents Ian Davisson, Tamara Oakman, Gregory...

Where: Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Samson Street, Philadelphia When: Friday, August 6th, 7pm Please come for a wonderful night of poetry by: Ian Davisson has studied at Temple University and The University of Georgia. He’s been published in some on-line and print journals. Nothing recent. He lives in the ritziest part of town. He is a pool boy and adjunct instructor. Always looking...

Aug 2nd

Sun. 8/8: Babies in Jugs and Wannabe Bugs

JUBILANT THICKET poetry + artways + local spirits at Molly’s Bookstore on second Sundays :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: featuring puppetry & storytelling by C. KENNEDY and poetry by KIM GEK LIN SHORT Sunday, August 8th 7:00 pm Molly’s Bookstore (1010 S. 9th St. Phila, PA 19147 in the Italian Market) Drinks for a small donation Open reading to...

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July 11th Jubilant Thicket: Winkler, Kowalski & Rushland Ridge poet Benjamin Winkler and historian Matt Kowalski on Paris, May 1968 with local wines from Rushland Ridge Vineyard & Winery Sunday, July 11th 7:00 pm Molly’s Bookstore (1010 S. 9th St. Phila, PA 19147 in the Italian Market) $5 (includes wine) Open reading to follow ...

Jun 30th

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June 16th, 7pm

Come tonight to see Sarah Heady, Tyler Doherty, John Landry & Andrew Schelling. This will promise to be a night soaked in the tradition of the Eastern Ecstatic. You will love it. And like the sun in the day we will rise. FERGIE’S PUB, 1214 Sansom Street, 7pm. Bring your bells & whistles.

Jun 16th

Tuesday, June 15th, 7pm

Debrah Morkun & CAConrad will present their collaborative (Soma)tic exercise & poems — #42: TRECARTIN ALLELUJIAH DEVIANT at Moonstone Arts Center, 108 South 13th Street, Philadelphia PA

Jun 15th

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DEBRAH MORKUN & KIM GEK LIN SHORT READ IN CHICAGO!

Come to Myopic Books, Chicago, Illinois, to hear Debrah Morkun & Kim Gek Lin Short read their poems. 7pm. If you happen to be in Chicagoland, come, come!!!

Jun 13th

Stargazing Landis and Fullerton Moths

JUBILANT THICKET poetry + artways + local spirits at Molly’s Bookstore on second Sundays Matthew Landis Chapbook Release Party! with lovely chanteuse Liz Fullerton featuring 3 local wines: Pinot Noir 2005 ::: Briar Patch ::: Solar Celebration from Stargazers Vineyard Sunday, June 13th 7:00 pm Molly’s Bookstore (1010 S. 9th St. Phila, PA 19147 in the...

May 25th

5/8 - Poetry Double Header

NPP PRESENTS: Eric Ekstrand, Hannah Gamble & Sean Bishop Poems @ Fergie’s Pub (1214 Sansom St) @ 6 pm + Chapter & Verse Presents: Eugene Ostashevsky, Carolina Maugeri & Kyle Conner Poems @ Chapterhouse Cafe (620 S 9th St) @ 8 pm Sean Bishop graduates this May with his MFA from the University of Houston, where he is the managing editor of Gulf Coast: A Journal of...

May 7th

Get messed up on local wine at Molly's

JUBILANT THICKET poetry + artways + local spirits at Molly’s Bookstore on second Sundays INAUGURAL READING Sunday, May 9th 7:00-9:00 pm Molly’s Bookstore (1010 S. 9th St. Phila, PA 19147 in the Italian Market) $4 suggested donation (includes wine) A gritty Philadelphian lineup featuring the poetry of Ryan Eckes Jeffrey Stockbridge and Liz Moore’s ...

May 5th

NPP Presents: Sueyeun Juliette Lee and Erica...

Saturday May 1st from 7-10 - Fergies Pub (upstairs), 1214 Sansom St. Philadelphia, PA Sueyeun Juliette Lee grew up 3 miles from the CIA. She edits Corollary Press (www.corollarypress.org), a chapbook series devoted to multi-ethnic experimental writing. Her books include That Gorgeous Feeling(Coconut Press) and the recently released Underground National (Factory School). She is completing her...

Apr 30th

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NPP Presents Fletcher & Schomburg

This Friday, April 23 6:30 - 9:00 pm @ FERGIE’S PUB (1214 Sansom St) Sasha Fletcher’s novella WHEN ALL OUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED MARCHING BANDS WILL FILL THE STREETS & WE WILL NOT HEAR THEM BECAUSE WE WILL BE UPSTAIRS IN THE CLOUDS is due out from ml press this June. In October the Greying Ghost will release his chapbook I AIN’T ASKED ANY PARDON FOR ANYTHING I DONE....

Apr 22nd

April 15th Poetry Party in a Warehouse Full of...

So, I think this is going to be good. I think you should come to this poetry party! Poets in a warehouse on Frankford Avenue. Some of these poets live in New York City and are in a group called the Corresponding Society. Some of these poets live in Philadelphia and are in a group called the New Philadelphia Poets. Some of these amazing poets reside in Philadelphia, but claim no category. ...

Apr 7th

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Free dinner, free friends, just $10

Sunday, March 28, 7:00-11:00 pm * BYOB DINNER PARTY * POETRY READING * OPEN MIC * to benefit the legendary MOLLY’S BOOKSTORE featuring JOE ROARTY & LUIS HUMBERTO VALADEZ PLUS: Free Body Painting by Stephanie Stoner! “There is no canvas more magnificent than that of living human flesh.” Images and text from beyond the imagination, custom for anyone. WHEN: Sunday,...

Mar 9th

Haiti Benefit This Sunday

Sunday, February 28th 5 pm, $10.00 donation (to OIC International) @ The LAFF House (221 South Street) BLEND, NPP & Light of Unity Association team up to host a benefit show @ The LAFF House. All proceeds go to OIC International. Featuring readings and musical performances by: Allegra Fletcher, Angel Hogan, Asttarte Deva, Jaz, Ish Klein, Peter Baroth, Elliott Levin, Alla...

Feb 22nd

Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who made it to the Magic Gardens yesterday for NPP’s poem and chapbook making event. Together we added bunches of poems & nearly thirty chapbooks to the world. Be proud. They were weird & wonderful &, more often than not, about cats. Special thanks to the Garden’s staff for making the afternoon happen!

Feb 15th

Jan 16: NPP to NYC

REDEMPTIVE STRIKE: RECKONING THE DECADE At the beginning of the century, we found ourselves in a dark wood. The past ten years saw the collapse of the Twin Towers, the marriage of religious fundamentalism and global politics, and the rise of digital communities. With this in mind, The New Philadelphia Poets launch a redemptive strike on the past decade. Join us for a reconsideration of this...

Jan 4th

Audio: 12/8 Highwire Gallery

Audio from the 12/8/09 reading at the Highwire Gallery is up. The night includes music by Josh Carrigan, two sets by Cuddle Magic, and readings by Greg Bem, Patrick Lucy, Sarah Heady, Debrah Morkun, Matthew Landis, Carlos Soto Román, and Jamie Townsend. The recording is available for download at Greg Bem’s blog »

Dec 15th

Tues, Dec. 15: Erotic Literary Salon

Philadelphia’s Erotic Literary Salon. Featuring- Debrah Morkun, a Philadelphia-based poet whose work travels through the realms of love, confusion, illusion, hyper-meta-cognition and metaphor. She will read her most brazenly erotic pieces while Asttarte Deva, sacred healer, will engage in tantric breathing & chanting. The forces of poetry and tantra will combine to create a unique evening of...

Dec 14th

Poetry, Wool & Music: Tues @ 7 PM

Join NPP for an evening of music, poetry and visual art, featuring Cuddle Magic and singer/songwriter Josh Carrigan, and fiber art by Wool Mammoth on Tuesday, December 8th from 7-10 at the Highwire Gallery (2040 Frankford Ave., Fishtown, Phila.) 5$ cover Cuddle Magic (pictured above) is a large ensemble with members from Brooklyn, Philadelphia & Boston that performs lush, whimsical songs...

Dec 7th

Dec. 5: Bell, Sims & Massey

On Saturday, December 5th at 7 PM the New Philadelphia Poets will host a poetry reading featuring guests Laura Sims and Joseph Massey, as well as NPP member Marion Bell, at Fergies Pub (upstairs), 1214 Sansom St. Philadelphia, PA. Patrick Lucy and Jamie Townsend will MC. Laura Sims is the author of two books of poetry: Stranger (Fence Books, 2009); and Practice, Restraint (Fence Books,...

Nov 25th

Write with us this Friday!

New Philadelphia Poets present: A Poetic Obstacle Course! Sponsored by the Kelly Writers House and Penn Arts Crawl Friday, November 20 1:00-3:00 pm Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania 3805 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 Get loose and goofy with your words, explore collaborative writing techniques, and learn some fun and fruitful ways to generate and revise text....

Nov 19th

Angel Hogan Reads Tonight

… at the Erotic Literary Salon Tuesday, Nov. 17 7:30 pm @ TIME (1315 Sansom St, Philly) $10 Erotic Literary Salon Featuring- Philadelphia Writer Angel Hogan Reading Original Poems as well as Selections From I Smell Good on You, a Collection of Short Stories, along with New Salon Erotic Readings from Attendees. Mina Smith-Segal will also be Showing her Collection of Nudes and...

Nov 17th

NPP & Golynko Reading Sunday

Please join the New Philadelphia Poets for a reading on Sunday, November 15th 7:00 pm at Germ Books + Gallery in Fishtown 2005 Frankford Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19125 (3 blocks from the Berks stop on the Market-Frankford El) with Marion Bell Greg Bem Sarah Heady Debrah Morkun Carlos Soto Roman J. Townsend And special guest (all the way from Russia!) Dmitry Golynko Dmitry Golynko (b....

Nov 10th

Drag Poetry Benefit Saturday!

Join Frank Sherlock, Juliana Spahr, Eleanor Wilner, Ebony Malaika Collier, Carlos Soto Roman, Janet Mason, Debrah Morkun, and Chris Gullo for a drag poetry reading this Saturday! The reading is a benefit for The Global Women’s Strike, a working group of Philadelphia activists who help poor and single mothers in the city. November 6, 2009 Giovanni’s Room 12th & Pine ...

Nov 5th

Q&A w/ Sarah Heady

Hey! Awhile back Spencer Silverthorne had some some questions for Sarah Heady about NPP’s 2009 Fringe Festival Performance, In(visible) Keepsakes. The interview is available online over at the Live Arts / Philly Fringe blog. Ah, nostalgia!

Nov 2nd

All Hallows Eve Reading

The Suppose An Eyes Poetry Group is hosting a reading featuring Debrah Morkun and Gregory Bem of the New Philadelphia Poets— in a cemetery! Date: Saturday, October 31, 2009 Time: 6:30pm - 9:00pm Location: The Woodlands Cemetery Street: 4000 Woodland Avenue Suppose an Eyes Poetry Group presents: An All Hallows Poetic Eve with special guests, The New Philadelphia Poets! What better way to...

Oct 30th

Patrick in Brooklyn Friday

Friday, October 23 7 pm @ Pete’s Candy Store 709 Lorimer Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn I’m reading at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn with Paige Taggart, Sharon Dolin, & Esther K. Smith. The reading series is called The Multifarious Array- it’s curated by Sommer Browning. Come on out Brooklyn-ers. - Patrick Lucy

Oct 21st

con/crescent 1

Con/Crescent Press released an online edition of the journal’s first issue. There’s work by Brenda Iijima, Bethany Minton, Andrew Schelling, Nicholas A. DeBoer, John J. Courie, Thom Donovan, CAConrad, Jamie Townsend, Marie Larson, Amanda Courie, Adrienne Dodt, and Stephanie Goldfarb. Happy reading!

Oct 19th

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