Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 7:00 pm
Mad Poets First Wednesday Reading In-Person!
With: Laura Demme; Hosted by: Sibelan Forrester
Community Arts Center
414 Plush Mills Rd
Wallingford, PA 19086
Email Alison for Info: ah@philawordshop.com

Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 6-7:30 pm EDT (6 pm CDT)
Green Line Poetry Series on Zoom
Hosted by Leonard Gontarek
Zoom Link Click Here
Meeting ID: 836 8240 7460
Pass Code: 850271
Presented by Poetry In Common, Peace/Works
Email Alison for Link: ah@philawordshop.com

Friday, September 24, 2021 7 pm EDT (6 pm CDT)
Knowing Is a Branching Trail Virtual Book Launch
Hosted by Meadowlark Books
Register in advance: https://bit.ly/3ipe719
Contact: Linzi Garcia, Meadowlark Publicist
linzigarcia@gmail.com
https://www.meadowlark-books.com

Sunday, September 24, 9:30-11:30 am
Tapping the Inner River: An Odyssey of Yin Yoga with Poetry
Katrin Elia Yoga
158 Montgomery Ave
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 (610) 660-6126
Those new to Yin Yoga are welcome!
Questions, concerns, email: katrin@katrineliayoga or call (610) 660-6126 before the event.

Friday, July 28, 2017, 7 pm
Second Annual Brittany Noakes Poetry Award Reception
with Liz Solms, Mary Ann Miller, Kayla Rae Candrilli, and Lisa Grunberger
Hosted by Shevaun Brannigan
Toast - A Modern Café
1201 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19119 (215) 821-1080
http://toastphilly.com

Thursday, June 22, 2017, 7 pm
with David Ebenback and Hila Ratzabi
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 844-1870
www.bigbluemarblebooks.com
Contact: Elliott batTxedek
outreach@bigbluemarblebooks.com

Wednesday, May 27, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Bryn Mawr Alumnae/I Authors Celebration
Bryn Mawr College Bookshop
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Ave Bryn Mawr , PA 19010
(610)526-5323
Contact: Jim Huang
jhuang2@brynmawr.edu

Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Moonstone Poetry @Fergie’s Pub
1214 Sansom St. Philadelphia, PA
(215) 928-8118
www.fergies.com
Contact: Dave Worrell
daveworrell13@yahoo.com

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 at 12:30 pm
University of Penn Bookstore
3601 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 898-7595
Contact: Leonard Gontarek
gontarek9@earthlink.net

Thursday, April 13, 2017, from 6:30-7:30 pm
Newtown Bookshop
2835 S. Eagle Rd., Newtown, PA 18940
www.newtownbookshop.com
Contact: Lynn Fanok
lynn.fanok@gmail.com

Thursday, April 13, 2017, from 6:30-7:30 pm
Newtown Bookshop
2835 S. Eagle Rd., Newtown, PA 18940
www.newtownbookshop.com
Contact: Lynn Fanok
lynn.fanok@gmail.com

Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 7:00 pm
with Catherine Bancroft and Amy Small-McKinney
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215)844-1870
www.bigbluemarblebooks.com
Contact: Elloitt batTzedak
outreach@bigbluemarblebooks.com

Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Reading and Interview with Elizabeth Mosier
Main Point Books
116 N. Wayne Ave.,Wayne, PA 19087
(484) 580-6978
www.mainpointbooks.com

Saturday, December 10, 2016 from 5-7 pm
2nd Saturday Poets
Jackson Inn
101 North Dupont Road
Wilmington, DE
Contact: Bob Davis
rhambling@verizon.netk

Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 2-5 pm
100 Thousand Poets for Change Reading
Hosted by Leonard Gontarek
Green Line Café
43rd & Baltimore Ave. Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Leonard Gontarek
gontarek9@earthlink.net

Sunday, October 16, 2016 1:30 pm social, 2:00 presentation
Cadence Crafters Chapter, Pennsylvania Poetry Society
Annual Tea
Lansdowne Public Library
55 S. Lansdowne Ave., Lansdowne, PA
Contact: Isobel Beaston (610)361-8314

Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 6:30 pm
Glassworks Issue 12 Contributors Reading
Rowan University Art Gallery
301 W. High Street, Glassboro, NJ
Contact: Katie Budris, Editor-in-Chief
glassworksmagazine@rowan.edu
www.rowanglassworks.org

Wednesday, January 27, 2016, 7 pm
Moonstone Poetry @Fergie’s Pub
1214 Sansom Street Philadelphia, PA 19107
With David Kertis
Hosted by Amy Small-McKinney
Presented by Moonstone Arts Center
(215)735-9600
larry@moonstoneartscenter.org
www.moonstoneartscenter.org

Friday, April 17, 2015 7 pm
Earthly Rituals: Women in Celebration of and Dialogue with Earth
With Hila Ratzabi, Therese Halscheid, Amy Small-McKinney, and Catherine Bancroft
In honor of both Poetry Month and Earth Day, we will read work about the earth
and its myriad representations: from myth and ritual to observation and witness.
Big Blue Marble Books
551 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119
(215) 844-1870
www.bigbluemarblebooks.com

Sunday, March 1, 2015 9:30-11:15 am
Yin Yoga with Poems by Alison Hicks
Two Year Studio Anniversary Celebration
Katrin Elia Yoga
158 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610) 660 6126
Afterwards, Yoga Fusion with live music by Steven Groff 11:15 am
Free Avurveda Introduction 4:15 pm (pre-registration required)
Guided Meditation with Rena 5:00 pm (pre-registration required)
Wine Receptions 6:00 pm

Sunday, December 21, 2014, 4:30-5:45 pm
A Solstice Celebration: Yin Yoga with Poems by Alison Hicks
Katrin Elia Yoga
158 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610) 660 6126
$30 Pre-registration required
See www.katrineliayoga.com/workshops for further details
Email katrin@katrineliayoga.com to register
Join us afterwards for Chakra Cleansing and dinner across the street at Saffron restaurant

Tuesday, June 17, 6-8 pm
Storyscape Issue #12 Launch Reading
With with Rosebud Ben-Oni, Michelle Burke, Andrea England and Katharine Saxby
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St. New York, NY
(212) 253-0036 http://cake-shop.com
Hosted by Hila Ratzabi redsofasalon@gmail.com

Sunday, April 14, 2 pm
Celebrate Local Authors Event
With Joyce Magnin, Matt Phelan, and Kathleen Heady
Haverford Township Free Library
1601 Darby Rd.
Havertown, PA 19083
610-446-3082
http://www.haverfordlibrary.org/
Hosted by Mary Bear Shannon

Friday, February 22, 7:30 pm
Philadelphia Meditation Center
8 East Eagle Rd.
Havertown, PA 19083
(610) 853-8200   
http://www.philadelphiameditation.org/
Hosted by Michael Morell
straycougar1@yahoo.com

Saturday, March 16, 5:00 pm
with Chloe Yelena Miller, Hila Ratzabi, and David Ebenbach
Big Blue Marble Books
551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA  19119
(215) 844-1870
http://www.bigbluemarblebooks.com

Saturday, May 20, 4:00-6:00 pm
Philadelphia Stories Spring Fling
with winner of Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry, PC Scheponik, and Marilyn Miller
American Swedish Historical Museum
1900 Pattison Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19145
(215) 389-1776
http://www.philadelphiastories.org/spring-fling-poetry-celebration

June 16, 2012, 7:00 pm
with Rachel Bunting
Towne Book Center and Café
220n Plaza Drive, Suite B
Collegeville, PA 19426
(at intersection of Rt. 422 & Rt. 29)
(610) 454-0640
Hosted by Glenn McLaughlin
Sponsored by Mad Poets Society
www.madpoetssociety.com

Thursday, March 1, 2012 4:30-6:00 pm
U. of Arizona Poets & Writers Reading (AWP Off-Site)
with Beth Alvarado, Hugh Behm-Steinberg, Ann Cummins, Roger Hecht, Valerie Martinez and Amy Pence
Weather Mark Tavern
1503 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 588-0230
http://www.facebook.com/events/240796876002258/

Saturday, December 10, 2011, 7:00 pm
Musehouse
7924 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(267)331-9552
musehousecenter@ymail.com
www.musehousecenter.com

Saturday, October 8, 2011, 7:00 pm
A Little Autumn Madness
Mansion Parlor, Media Borough Hall
301 N. Jackson St.
Media, PA 19063
With Hayden Saunier,  Rachna Vohra , and Joyce Meyers
Music by Wayne Harvey
Sponsorede by The Mad Poets society
(610)586-9318
madpoets@comcast.net
www.madpoetssociety.com

Thursday, June 18, 2009, 7:00 pm
Delaware County Institute of Science
11 Veterans Square
Media, PA
With Bill Hetznecker and Amy Small-McKinney
Hosted by Eileen D’Angelo
Sponsored by the Mad Poets Society
(610)586-9318
madpoets@comcast.net
www.madpoetssociety.com

Sunday, April 26, 2009, 3:00 pm
Yoga Garden
131 N. Narberth Ave.
Narberth, PA
(above the Narberth movie theater)
610 664-2705
www.yogagardennarberth.com
With Catherine Bancroft and Others

Sunday, June 8, 2008, 1:00 pm Brunch, 2:00 Presentation
Time Restaurant
1315 Sansom St.
Philadelphia, PA
Robin’s Mystery Book Club Sunday Brunch
with former GPWS participant Julie Compton
(author of Tell No Lies, St. Martin’s Minotaur 2008) and other writers
Sponsored by Robin’s Bookstore
(215)735-9600

Friday, April 11, 2008 7:30 p.m.
The Last Word Bookstore
220 S. 40th St.
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 386-7780
With poets from Leonard Gontarek’s workshops

Sunday, April 6, 3-5 pm
Manuyunk Arts Center
419 Green Lane
Philadelphia, PA
(215)482-3363
www.manayunkartcenter.org
Contributors’ Reading, Schuylkill Valley Journal of the Arts
($4 donation requested)

Sunday, October 7, 2007 3-5 p.m.
Manayunk Arts Center
419 Green Lane
Philadelphia, PA
With Nathalie Anderson, Lisa Alexander Baron, and Nancy Scott
(215)482-3363
www.manayunkartcenter.org
($4 donation requested)

Sunday, September 9, 2007 4-6 p.m.
Eco Poetry Project
GreenFest Philly
W. G. Williams Community Center
1016 South Street
Philadelphia, PA
With Elaine Terranova, Eileen D’Angelo, Deborah Fries, Mark Wilhelm, Leonard Gontarek and others.
www.greenfestphilly.org
http://www.greenfestphilly.org/poetrycontest.php

Thursday, July 5, 2007, 7:00 p.m.
Milk Boy Coffee
824 West Lancaster Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA
(In the Bryn Mar Film Institute)
(610)527-0690
With John Timpane

Saturday, June 2, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Bryn Mawr College Reunion Reading
Centennial Campus Center
Bryn Mawr, PA
(610) 526-5227
With Libby Mosier, BMC ’84, Moira Egan, BMC ’84 and Berit Haahr, BMC ’92

Saturday, May 19th, 2007, 3:30 p.m.
Benefit reading for the Maternal Wellness Center ($10 admission)
MAMA Studio
6901 Greene Street (corner of Greene and Carpenter)
Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia, PA
Further information: (215) 713-2666 or email maternalwellness@yahoo.com

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007, 6-7 p.m.
Signing books at Philadelphia Stories booth at the Free Library Book Festival
Central Library, 1901 Vine and surroundings streets, Philadelphia, PA.
For further information, visit: http://philadelphiabookfestival.org, or www.philadelphiastories.org.

Sunday, February 4, 2007, 2:00 p.m.
Robin’s Book Store
108 S. 13th Street
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 735-9600
With Leonard Gontarek
www.robinsbookstore.com

Friday, January 12, 2007 7:30 p.m.
Big Blue Marble Bookstore
551 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA
(215)844-1870
With M. Frost
http://bigbluemarblebooks.com

Tuesday, December 5, 2006, 7:00 p.m.
Voices & Visions Bookstore
111 S. Independence Mall East
Philadelphia, PA
(4th Street between Market & Chestnut, Lower Level, behind the Bourse)
(215) 625-4740
With Greg Downs and Jay Morris
Sponsored by Philadelphia Stories
www.philadelphiastories.org

Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:30 p.m.
Bridgette Mayer Gallery
709 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19106
( 215) 413-8893
With Jenny Lentz
www.mayerartconsultants.com

Saturday, May 13, 2006 3:30 p.m.
Mother’s Day Reading
Maternal Wellness Center
606 Carpenter Lane
Mt. Airy, PA
Contact: Kathleen Furin
(215) 713-2666

Thursday, May 4, 2006, 6:00 p.m.
Kelly Writers’ House
3805 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 573-WRIT
Email: wh@writing.upenn.edu
With members of Making Poems that Last Workshop
Contact: Leonard Gontarek, (215) 808-9507
Email: gontarekL@earthlink.net

Sunday, April 2, 2006: 1-6 p.m. (Alison scheduled between 4 and 5 p.m.)
Poetry Ink: 100 Poets Read at Robin’s
Robin’s Book Store
108 S. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA
Contact: Larry Robin, (215) 735-9600
www.robinsbookstore.com

Thursday, May 5, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Jones Library
Amity St., Amherst MA
With Joan Marie Wood
Email: Amherst Writers & Artists for more detail

Thursday, April 28, 2005, 7:00 p.m.
Harvest Books
9 E. State St.
Media, PA
With Liz Abrams-Morley, Deborah Derrickson Kossmann, and Jim Mancinelli
Contact: Jim Pierson, (610) 566-3191

Sunday, April 24, 2005, 1:00 p.m.
Quita Woodward Room
Thomas Hall
Bryn Mawr College
101 N. Merion Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA
With Moira Egan
Contact: Libby Mosier, (610) 526-5310 or emosier@Brynmawr.edu

Thursday, October 7, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
Robin’s Bookstore
108 S. 13th St.
Philadelphia, PA
With Liz Abrams-Morley, Deborah Derrickson Kossmann and Jim Mancinelli
(215)735-9600

Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Thunderbird Bookshop Community Room,
3600 The Barnyard, Carmel, CA, 7:00 p.m.
Email Elliot Roberts or call (831)624-1803 for more information.

Thursday May 27, 2004
Trinity Center for Urban Life, 22nd & Spruce Streets,
Philadelphia, PA, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
With GPWS participants and alumni.
Call 215-732-2515 for more information.

Sunday May 16, 2004
The Yoga Garden, 31 N. Narberth Avenue, Narberth, PA, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
With GPWS participants and alumni.
For directions see www.yogagardennarberth.com or call 610-664-2705.

Saturday, May 8, 2004
Jones Library, Amity St., Amherst, MA, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
With Patricia Lee Lewis and Mary Clare Powell.
Email Amherst Writers & Artists for more details.