THE 5th ANNUAL
PHILADELPHIA POETRY FESTIVAL
Sat., April 25, 2015 * 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
at the Philadelphia Free Library, 1901 Vine Street in Philadelphia, in the Montgomery Auditorium
Philadelphia Poetry Festival - 2015 Schedule
1ST SET * Hosted by EILEEN M. D’ANGELO
* Farley’s First Thursday Series - Bernadette McBride
* The Collective Mic at Rose Petals Café & Lounge -Jody “Tru Story” Austin / Tiffani Dean
* Pentimento Magazine - Marie Kane, Poetry Editor, Lori Brozek, Managing Editor
* Mad Poets Society/ Young Poets Contest /Mad Poets Review - Eileen M. D’Angelo / Bill Van Buskirk
* Tomorrow’s Girls - Pat McLean
2ND SET * Hosted by KATHY VOLK MILLER
* National Black Arts Spoken Word Tour - Maurice Henderson
* The Fuze: Philadelphia Poetry Slam - Hannah McDonald
* Philadelphia Stories - Peter Baroth / Stephanie Durann
* Poetry Aloud & Alive at Big Blue Marble - Dave Worrell
* Moonstone Art Center - Larry Robin
* Philadelphia Writers Conference - David Kozinski
3RD SET * Hosted by BERNADETTE MCBRIDE
* American Poetry Review - David Bonanno
* Expressive Path - Pamela Martin / Glenn McLaughlin
* Musehouse: Supporting the Literary Arts -Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno
* Manayunk Roxborough Art Center /Schuylkill Valley Journal -Peter Krok
* Monday Poets Series - Kay Wisniewski / Lamont Dixon
* The Green Line Reading & Interview Series - Charles Carr / Kasey Jueds)
* Panoramic Poetry at October Gallery - Crucial
* Featured Guest: MICHELLE MYERS
4th SET * Hosted by CHARLES CARR
* Rutgers- Camden’s “Louder Than a Bomb” Teen Poetry Slam - Lamont Dixon
* Overbrook Poets - Fereshteh Sholevar
* APIARY - Tamara Oakman / Hannah McDonald
* Moveable Beats Reading Series - Jim Mancinelli / Liz Abrams Morley
* Family Style Open Mic Series - Michelle Myers
* Panoramic Poetry at October Gallery - Crucial
* Featured Guest: CALAMITY ROSE OF THE PHILADELPHIA YOUTH POETRY MOVEMENT
This special afternoon is dedicated to celebrating those diverse, talented voices in all their uniqueness and originality … to applaud those who volunteer to make venues and forums possible … and to unite and showcase the many people who create this rich landscape of poetry in our City of Brotherly Love and abroad. For info, email info@madpoetssociety.com
This event is partially supported by PA Partners in the Arts (PPA), the regional arts funding partnership of the PA Council on the Arts (PCA), a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by PA’s General Assembly and The National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the FIVE COUNTY ARTS FUND.