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Reading Events & Schedule 2024
Moonstone Poetry Series
April 3rd @ 7 P.M.
Fergie's Pub
1214 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Pen & Pencil Club
May 12th @ 8 P.M.
Pen & Pencil Club
1522 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Berks Bards
June 6th @ 6 P.M.
First Thursday Poetry at Googleworks
An open mic will follow
201 Washington Street
Reading, PA 19601
Reading Events & Schedule 2023
Katora Coffee House
February 17th @ 8 P.M.
615 Caroline St.
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Moonstone Poetry Series
March 1st @ 7 P.M.
Fergie's Pub
1214 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Brig O' Doon
March 19th @ 1:30 P.M.
Brig O' Doon Coffeehouse
239 Durham Road
Ottsville, PA 18942
2nd Wednesday's Poetry
@ Northeast Regional Library

April 12th @ 6 P.M.
Northeast Regional Library
2228 Cottman Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19149
Upper Moreland Public Library
April 15th @ 3 P.M.
Upper Moreland Public Library
109 Park Avenue
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Main Point Books
April 19th @ 7 P.M.
117 N. Wayne Ave.
Wayne, PA 19087
Noble Coffee Roasters
May 4th @ 7 P.M.
Noble Coffee Roasters
3020 State Route 207 Ste 108
Campbell Hall, NY 10916
Char and Stave Coffee Roasters
May 11th @ 8 P.M.
21 Rittenhouse Pl
Ardmore, PA 19003
Pennypack Environmental Center
June 17th @ 1 P.M.
8600a Verree Road
Philadelphia, PA 19115
Philly Loves Poetry
September 12th @ 6:30 P.M.
Philly Loves Poetry @ Phillycam
VIRTUAL
Moonstone Poetry Series
October 3rd @ 7 P.M.
Fergie's Pub
1214 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Cafe Improv Cabaret
September 23rd @ 7 P.M.
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542-3204
Lit & Art Reading Series
December 9, 2023
Baltimore, Maryland
Reading Events & Schedule
Fall 2021 & Post COVID 2022
Moonstone Poetry Series
October 13th, 2021 @ 7 p.m.
Fergie's Pub
1214 Sansom St,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Moonstone Arts Center - Virtual -
February 20, 2022 @ 2 p.m.
Readings from the 2021
Featured Poets Anthology
Registration Required
Cafe Improv Cabaret
March 26, 2022 @ 7 P.M.
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542-3204
Ragged Edge Coffee Shop
April 1st, 2022 @ 7 P.M.
First Friday Poetry Reading
110 Chamberburg Street
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Daddy O's
April 23rd, 2022 @ 1 P.M.
Daddy O's Studio
116 North Main Street
Sellersville, Pennsylvania
Chase's Hop Shop
April 30th, 2022, 2 to 5 P.M.
North of Oxford Presents
Poetry @ ChaseÕs Hop Shop
7235 Rising Sun Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Inkwood Books
May 20th, 2022 @ 7 P.M.
31 Kings Hwy E
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Pen & Pencil Club
June 5th @ 8 P.M.
Featuring Poets:
Diane Sahms-Guarnieri & g emil reutter
1522 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Java Blue Coffee and Market
September 20th, 2022 @ 6 P.M.
8 Union Street
Montgomery, New York 12549
Reading Events & Schedule 2020-2021
Due to COVID-19 all readings are cancelled for all of 2020 & until the end of the Summer 2021
Inkwood Books
March 13th @ 7 P.M.
31 Kings Hwy E
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
Florida's Library Spring Poetry Cafe
April 24th @ 7 P.M.
4 Cohen Circle (from South Main St.)
Florida, NY
A Novel Idea on Passyunk
May 7th @ 6:30 P.M.
1726 E Passyunk Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19148
The Ivy's Bird In Hand
Lit & Art 2020
November 15th from 4-6 P.M.
6080 Falls Road
Baltimore, MD 21209
Ragged Edge Coffee Shop
First Friday Poetry Reading
Time & Date TBA
110 Chambersburg Street
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325
Reading Events & Schedule 2019
Artists of Yardley
April 17th @ 7 P.M.
Janney House on Patterson Farm
Featuring Poet:
Diane Sahms-Guarnieri
949 Mirror Lake Road
Yardley PA 19067-5514
Mudd Poets Reading Series
April 20th @ 6:00 P.M.
Mudd Puddle Cafe
10 Main St. (inside Water St. Market)
New Paltz, NY
Cafe Improv Cabaret
April 27th @ 7 P.M.
Featuring Poets:
Diane Sahms-Guarnieri and g emil reutter
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542-3204
Moonstone Poetry Series
May 29th @ 7 p.m.
Fergie's Pub
1214 Sansom St,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Philadelphia Says: Women are Voting
"Let's call it the triple X Factor,"
will be read and is published in the anthology,
Philadelphia Says: Women are Voting
published by Moonstone Press
August 18th @ 2 p.m
Fergie's Pub
1214 Sansom St,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
November 19th @ 10:30 A.M.
Temple University
1515 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Featuring Poets:
Diane Sahms-Guarnieri and g emil reutter
Reading Events & Schedule 2018
Middletown Arts and Cultural Festival
February 17th @ 11 A.M.
Middletown Community Park, Community Barn
Featuring Poets:
Diane Sahms-Guarnieri and g emil reutter
2600 Yardley Langhorne Road
Langhorne, Pa. 19047
Pen & Pencil Club
April 8th @ 8 P.M.
Featuring Poets:
Diane Sahms-Guarnieri; g emil reutter
& Emari Digiorgio
1522 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Berks Bards
March 1st @ 6 P.M.
First Thursday Poetry at Googleworks
Featuring Poets:
Diane Sahms-Guarnieri and g emil reutter
An open mic will follow
201 Washington Street
Reading, PA 19601
Sommerset Poetry Group
September 4th @ 7 P.M.
Bridgewater Public Library
Community Room B,1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater, NJ
Berks Community Television
September 12th @ 6 P.M.
Poet's Pause with Marilyn Klimcho
1900 N 13th Street
Albright College Campus
Reading, PA 19604
Newtown Bookshop
October 11th @ 6:30 p.m.
2835 South Eagle Road
Newtown, PA 18940
The Howland Cultural Center
December 14th @ 7 p.m.
477 Main Street
Beacon, New York
Reading Events & Schedule 2017
Chase’s Hop Shop
January 21st @ 2 P.M.
An Afternoon of Poetry
Featuring Poets:
Diane Sahms-Guarnieri
Nathalie Anderson
James Feichthaler
g emil reutter
& Robert Zell

An open mic will follow
7235 Rising Sun Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Gathering Gallery & Boutique
February 11th @ 7 P.M.
465 West State Street
Doylestown, PA
River Poets
First Thursday’s Poetry Series
Bloomsburg Public Library
March 2nd @ 7:30 P.M.
225 Market Street
Bloomsburg, PA
Cafe Improv Cabaret
March 25th @ 7 P.M.
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542-3204
First Fridays – Artists on the Avenue
Poetry-Music-Art
April 7th – 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Langhorne Coffee House
102 S.Bellevue Ave.
Langhorne, PA 19047
Mudd Poets Reading Series
April 15th @ 6:30 P.M.
Mudd Puddle Cafe
10 Main St. (inside Water St. Market)
New Paltz, NY
t.s. Cornerstones
May 20th @ 2 P.M.
401 Mill Street
Bristol, PA 19007
Venice Island Performing Arts
& Recreation Center

June (Date to be Announced)
7 Lock Street
Philadelphia (Manayunk), PA 19127
Crushed Beneath Poetry Series
Point Pleasant Library

September 7 @ 6 p.m.
834 Beaver Dam Road
Point Pleasant, New Jersey
Cheltenham/Rockledge Rotary
Date and Time TBA
7944 Oxford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Reading Events & Schedule 2016
Manor College
January 26th @ 6 p.m.
St Josephat Residence Hall
700 Fox Chase Road
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania 19046
The Lodge
February 12 @ 7 p.m.
427 E. 4th Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Pen & Pencil Club
March 20th @ 8 p.m.
1522 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Dante Hall Theater – Richard Stockton College
March 23rd @ 7 p.m.
World Above Series
14 N Mississippi Ave
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
Penn State University @ Brandywine
April 7th
25 Yearsley Mill Rd
Media, PA 19063
Newtown Bookshop
April 14th @ 7 p.m.
2835 South Eagle Road
Newtown, PA 18940
Jozart Center for the Arts
April 23th @ 2 p.m.
333 Second Street
California, PA 15419
third thursdays poetry night
May 19th @ 6:30 p.m.
Doylestown Bookshop Poetry Series
16 S Main St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
MJ’s Coffehouse
May 21st @ 7 p.m.
MJ’s Coffehouse @ The Allen Theater
36 East Main Street (Route 422)
Annville, Pa. 17003
Moonstone Poetry Series
June 8th @ 7 p.m.
Fergie's Pub
1214 Sansom St,
Philadelphia, PA 19107
It’s Not The Kings English Poetry Series
June 17th @ 7 p.m.
King's Courtyard
124 East King Street
York, PA 17403
Chase’s Hop Shop
June 22nd @ 7 p.m.
7235 Rising Sun Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19111
Summer Gazebo Series
August 15th @ 7 p.m.
Schoolhouse Green
Foxhurst Road and Locust Avenue
Oceanside, New York
Studio B
September 4th @ 2 p.m.
39A E. Philadelphia Ave.
Boyertown, PA 19512
Riverside Festival of the ARTS
September 17th @ 1 p.m.
Riverside Park on Larry Holmes Drive
Easton, PA 18042
Arts and Cultural Festival
October 1st @ 1 p.m.
Middletown Community Park
Community Barn
2600 Yardley Langhorne Road
Langhorne, PA 19047
Sommerset Poetry Group
October 4th - 7 to 9 p.m.
Bridgewater Public Library
Community Room B,1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater, NJ
Reading Events & Schedule 2015
Cafe Improv Cabaret
YouTube
January 24th @ 7 P.M.
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton, NJ 08542-3204
Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel
Poetry Thursdays
March 26th -7 P.M. to 9 P.M.
Midtown Scholar Bookstore
1302 North Third Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102
Evil Grin Poetry Series
Ahh Coffee
April 11 @ 6:30 P.M.
1015 Bay Ridge Ave
Annapolis, Maryland 21403
First Thursdays Poetry Series
Farley’s Book Store
May 7th @ 7 P.M.
44 South Main Street
New Hope, PA 18938
River Poets
First Thursday’s Poetry Series
Bloomsburg Public Library
June 4th @ 7 P.M.
225 Market Street
Bloomsburg, PA
Poets on the Porch
Ryerss Museum and Library
July 11 @ 1 P.M.
7370 Central Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19111
The Poetry Institute – New Haven
August 20th @ 7 P.M.
The Institute Library
847 Chapel Street
New Haven, CT
Lancaster Poetry Exchange
September 23rd @ 7 P.M.
Barnes and Noble, Red Rose Commons
1700 H Fruitville Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
Sommerset Poetry Group
October 13th - 7 to 9 pm
Bridgewater Public Library
Community Room B,1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater, NJ
Reading Events & Schedule 2014
7TH Annual Women’s History Month
Poetry and Prose Reading
March 25 @ 6:30 pm
Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Arts & Science Building – Room 102
101 Vera King Farris Drive
Galloway, NJ 08205
Arthur Krasnow Poets and Poetry Series
March 26th @ 7pm
Elkins Park Library
Host: Kristina Moriconi
563 Church Rd. (east of Old York Rd.)
Elkins Park, PA 19027
Baltimore Lit and Art Series
March 30th @ 2pm
Watermark Gallery
100 S. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD. 21201
Philly Poetry Day Reading in Fox Chase
April 12th – 11 am
Lions Park
7900 Oxford Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa. 191111
Poets @ Pennpack
Philly Poetry Day Reading
April 12th – 1 pm to 3:30 pm
Amphitheater/Camp Fire Area
Pennypack Park Environmental Center
8600 Verree Road
Philadelphia, Pa. 19115
Philly Poetry Day Reading in Roxborough
April 12th – 7 pm
Gorgas Park's Gazebo
6300 Ridge Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa. 19128
Mudd Poets Reading Series
May 17th @ 7 pm
Mudd Puddle Cafe
10 Main St.(inside Water St. Market)
New Paltz, NY
Medford Arts Center
June 4th @ 7:30 pm
Medford Arts Center
18 North Main Street
Medford, NJ 08055
Poets on the Porch
July 13th- 1 pm to 4:00 pm
Ryerss Museum and Library
7370 Central Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa. 19111
South Jersey Poets Collective
Wednesday, July 23 at 7:00pm
Dante Hall Theater
14 N Mississippi Ave
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
Stone Soup Poetry Series
August 4th @ 7 pm
Out Of The Blue Art Gallery
106 Prospect Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
Moonstone Poetry Series
August 27,2014
Hosted by Suzán Jivan
7pm @ Fergie’s Pub
1214 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
The Jackson Inn Presents:
Breakout the Straight Jacket
…An Evening of Poetry and Music.”
September 27th @ 7p.m.
Jackson Inn
101 North Dupont Road
Wilmington, DE 19801
2nd Saturdays Poets Series
November 8th – 5pm to 7pm
Jackson Inn
101 North Dupont Road
Wilmington, DE 19801
The Pen Women of the Diamond State Branch
Tuesday,November 11th,2014
DuPont Country Club - The Legends Room
1001 Rockland Rd
Wilmington, DE
Reading Events & Schedule 2013
Sommerset Poetry Group
February 5th 7 to 9 pm
Bridgewater Public Library
Community Room B,1 Vogt Drive
Bridgewater, NJ
Medford Arts Center
March 6th 7:30 pm
18 North Main Street
Medford, NJ 08055
Cafe Improv Cabaret
YouTube
April 27 @ 7pm
Paul Robeson Center for the Arts
102 Witherspoon Street
Princeton NJ 08542-3204
Sunday Poetry and Reading Series
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
June 16, 2013 2pm to 3pm
Quiet Reading Room, Main Library
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Poets on the Porch
July 13, 2013 – 1pm to 4:30pm
Ryerss Library and Museum in Fox Chase
7730 Central Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa. 19111
Coffee Beanery
August 24, 2013 @ 4pm
Hosted by: Richard Okewole/Wrags Inc.
100 West State Street
Media, Pa. 19063
Hunterdon Art Museum
September 6th, 2013 @ 6pm
Hunterdon Art Museum Poetry Series
Hosted by MaryAnn L. Miller
7 Lower Center Street
Clinton, New Jersey
Moonstone Poetry Series
September 25, 2013
Presents Paying Homage to Blue Collars
Hosted by Suzán Jivan
7pm @ Fergie’s Pub
1214 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, Pa.
Artists of Bristo
Celebrating the Human Spirit Arts Festival
September 28, 2013 @ 2pm
Middletown Township Municipal Center
3 Municipal Way
Langhorne, Pa
Fox Chase Reading Series
September 29, 2013- 2 to 4 pm
Ryerss Library and Museum in Fox Chase
7730 Central Avenue
Philadelphia, Pa. 19111
Chop Suey Books
October 26, 2013 @ 4 pm
2913 West Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23221
Reading Events & Schedule 2012
2nd Saturdays Poets Series
January 21st, 5pm to 7pm
Jackson Inn
101 North Dupont Road
Wilmington, De.19801
Moonstone Poetry Series
January 24th @ 7pm
Moonstone Arts Center
110A South 13th Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Moonstone
Almost Uptown Poetry Cartel- Poetry Thursdays
February 9th, 7pm to 9pm
Midtown Cinema Reel Cafe
250 Reily Street
Harrisburg, Pa. 17101
Book Signing and Reading in Manayunk
March 9th @ 6pm
The Sprial Bookcase
112 Cotton Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19127
MOONSTONE ARTS CENTER
16th Annual Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Reading
Sunday, April 22, at Noon
110A South 13th Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107
Moonstone
Under the Stars - Poetry & Blues
May 19, 7:00pm to ?
House Concert
213 Maple Ave
Wyncote, PA
An Evening of Poetry
June 14th, 7:00pm to 9:30pm
Leonard Nelson Gallery
932 W. Lancaster Avenue
Bryn Mawr, PA
Stone Soup Poetry Series
July 9th, 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Out of The Blue Gallery
106 Prospect Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Lancaster Poetry Exchange
July 25 @ 7pm
Barnes and Noble, Red Rose Commons
1700 H Fruitville Pike
Lancaster, PA 17601
Moveable Beats Poetry Series
September 16 @ 6pm
Good Karma Cafe
928 Pine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
The Riverside Arts Festival
September 23, 11am to 6 pm
Easton, PA
Fiction and Poetry Readings 12:30 - 3:30
The First Woodbury Arts Festival
September 29, 11am to 6 pm
Railroad Avenue (between Cooper and Barber)
Woodbury,New Jersey
10 minutes from Philly
third thursdays poetry night
October 18th @ 6:30pm
Doylestown Bookshop
16 S Main St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
Poetry on High
November 15th from 1:30 to 4:30pm
Bogarts Books
210 North High Street
Millville, NJ
Reading Events & Schedule 2011
A 2011 Reading Schedule can be viewed at Wordpress
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