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November 2022
“Summonings” Launch Party
Join local poet Raena Shirali and friends to celebrate the launch of summonings with a night of poetry and art at Tattooed Mom, presented by Black Lawrence Press!
summonings investigates the ongoing practice of witch (“daayan”) hunting in India. These poems explore how antiquated and existing norms surrounding female mysticism in India and America inform each culture’s treatment of women, concepts that will be in conversation with the rest of the work from this incredible lineup of compelling Philadelphia poets.
In addition to readings from this collection and the work of Emma Brown Sanders, Cindy Arrieu-King, Kathy Fagan, Kim Gek Lin Short, and Alina Pleskova, the night will feature paintings by Brooklyn based artist Meera Dugal. All together, it will be a night of delicious drinks, tasty bites, and riveting art at a Philadelphia institution.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Lineup:
Raena Shirali
Ebs Brown Sanders
Kim Gek Lin Short
Cindy Arrieu-King
Alina Pleskova
With artwork by Meera Dugal
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Queer Spoken Word: A Poetry and Fundraiser Event
Sip City Mixer and Tattooed Mom bring you Queer Spoken Word: A Poetry and Fundraiser Event benefiting LGBTQIA youth at the Attic Youth Center.
Come for the poetry, stay for the delicious food and drinks! Grab your queer friends and partners and experience a night of spoken word that will leave you laughing, crying, and ordering negroni sbagliatos with prosecco. If you are alcohol-free, there’s plenty of delicious TMoms food to indulge in (plus some N/A beers, and all house cocktails available alcohol-free!)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
DOORS @ 6PM
NO COVER // SUGGESTED DONATION $5
RSVP: FB EVENT
Readers include:
Khem Chanthavong (he/him)
Jan (she/her)
Noah David Roberts (they/them)
Boston Gordon (they/he)
Hyde (they/them)
Cyn Jones (they/them)
Mel (she/her)
Sip City is strongly encouraging the usual $5 cover for Sip City events, of which 100% will go to the Attic Youth Center. A QR code for donations will be available at the event, or you can just ask the host, Jamie.
Vaccinations highly encouraged by event host.
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
You Can’t Kill A Poet // November 2022
It’s the last You Can’t Kill a Poet of 2022! What a joy to have come back and shared queer space with ya’ll this year. It’s going to be a good one!
Featuring an amazing list of queer and trans readers, including Quinn Rodriguez, Mónica Gomery, Raena Shirali, Alina Pleskova, Cam Simmons, Boston Gordon, Kareal Amenumey, and Monica Huang! Mónica Gomery has a brand new book out this month, Might Kindred, and Raena Shirali also has a brand new book out, Summonings!
Come celebrate these new books and ALL of our readers amazing work! Masks encouraged!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH
DOORS @ 7:30PM + SHOW @ 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
December 2022
Choose Your Own Beginning: Book Launch Party
Come celebrate the launch of CHOOSE YOUR OWN BEGINNING (Be About It Press) with an evening of poetry at Tattooed Mom! The event will feature readings by local poets Violet Gehringer, Warren C. Longmire, Nicole Steinberg, Alison Lubar, and Amy Saul-Zerby.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Praise for Choose Your Own Beginning:
“Amy Saul-Zerby’s language is direct, beautifully clipped—a terseness that poem after poem swells into an expansive reckoning with depression, love, and, of course, the self. Insight, here, is hard-won. These memorable poems ripple with intimacies and linguistic pleasures. They will stay with you.”
– Eduardo C. Corral, author of Guillotine
“Amy Saul-Zerby’s unforgettable new collection is revelatory in its frankness and sexy in its cool detachment. Hungry, seductive, confessional, pithy, the intimacy of these poems is bracing and gorgeous.”
– Richie Hofmann, author of A Hundred Lovers
“Choose Your Own Beginning is a collection of beauty, devastation, and deep resilience resonating through every poem.”
– Ariel Francisco, author of Under Capitalism If Your Head Aches They Just Yank Off Your Head
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
January 2023
Scribes on South
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
There is no theme; the only theme is poems. Good poems, bad poems, boring poems, fiery poems. The only rule is no snapping (it’s distracting to the readers).
The reading is hosted by Noah David Roberts.
This reading’s featured reader is Damian Rucci, an eclectic bombast working-class hero poet from Jersey.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
ABOUT THE FEATURE:
Damian Rucci is the unofficial poet laureate of every 711 in New Jersey. His work has recently appeared on gas station bathroom stalls throughout the Midwest. He is probably banned from your local bar but you can find him on Twitter @damianrucci or at [email protected].
ABOUT THE HOST:
Noah David Roberts is a non-binary poet and artist based in Philadelphia. They are the author of 4 books of poetry—Us V. Them, Strips, Slime Thing [and other poems], and Final Girl Mythos. In 2022, Roberts won the Judith Stark poetry writing contest. Their 5th book is forthcoming in 2023.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »February 2023
Poetry and Jazz
Join local Philly favorites for a night of poetry, jazz and improvisation. The uniquely American tradition of jazz poetry goes back generations, and it is still alive and well here in Philadelphia’s vibrant creative scenes. Admission is free! Enjoy a drink, listen to some healing sounds, and stick around for the open mic portion at the end of the night. You won’t want to miss it!
Hosted by Lindsay Hargrave.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Sekai’afua Zankel – poet with musical accompaniment
Oarsman – music and poetry improvisation group featuring:
Pete Dennis – bass
Luca Farrell – keyboard
Lindsay Hargrave – poetry
Salina Kuo – found percussion
Elliott Levin – poet, saxophone and flute
Warren Longmire – jazz poet
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »Slutty Poems Night
Prepare all your erogenous zones for another edition of Slutty Poems Night. This is a free event but donations are encouraged for Project SAFE, a local harm reduction organization.
Amy Jannotti slinks in to start the night as opener followed by an equally sexy feature set by Kate Carey.
Bring your hoe shit for the open mic hosted by the effervescent Elayna Mae Darcy. If you’re too shy to share, feel free to shove something into our (anonymous confessions) box.
Stevie Laney, erotic artist extraordinaire and founder of Very Magazine & Megan Sanders, the mental health art mom of Out of Practice Arts will both have wares available for sale.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT | EVENTBRITE
This is a sex positive space that is not tolerant of any racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, fat shaming, slut shaming, or any general bigoted fuckery.
Doors @ 6PM, show @ 7PM (but prolly like a gay 7ish). Accessibility Note: Event is upstairs. Stairs are a bit steep. Must be 21+ with Valid ID.
TMoms + LoFi Aperitifs = L O V E ! Make sure to grab one of our specialty VDay cocktails during Slutty Poetry Night!
Valentine’s Cocktail Special: The Paper Heart
LoFi Amaro + tequila + Aperol + lime
2/14 & 2/15
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Wednesdays, 4-11pm.
• All hail Pierogi Thursday! Munch and crunch on 75¢ pierogi (vegan, obvi) plus $3 cans of Tecate every Thursday!! And don’t forget ur toppings… Thursdays, 4-11pm.
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »March 2023
You Can’t Kill A Poet // March 2023
After a few months off, You Can’t Kill A Poet is back at it again! We’re bringing you phenomenal queer and trans poets from Philadelphia to share their work and fill the room with queer experience. Come join us for this rowdy, raucous, fun event full of feelings!
Mask-wearing is welcome. Please sit this one out if you are feeling sick.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8TH
DOORS @ 7:30PM + SHOW @ 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Featuring readings by:
Janiel // @manroyallvr @queeribbean
aniel (she/they) is a queer, immigrant Jamaican-American, eldest daughter, writer, lover. Through her writing, she attempts to grasp at the root ideas, concepts, generational fears and the freedome of love and empathy. First, for their own understanding and second, to contribute to the human discourse in history-shaping. Poetry is their first step in a liberatory pursuit, each line is a crumb in what she hopes will become a full trail that reinforces the necessity of voice, of talking back, of feeling.
Karyn // @THEKuhren
Karyn is a poet, community builder, DJ, and all around creative. Hailing from the wonderful world of Brooklyn, poetik has spent most of her life writing, whether it may be poems, stories, essays, journal articles, or long Facebook statuses. Karyn self published collection of poems “Labyrinth of a Melaninated Being” and “seasoned bellows” in 2018 and 2020. Her poems often center Black womanhood, relationships, mental health, and sexuality.
Ari Villeda Martinez // @haunted.bodega
bio: Ari Villeda Martinez, Transgender / Pendeja / 5.10 / Fickle
Mary Zhou // @maryzzzhou
Mary Zhou (they/she) is a poet, dancer, and visual artist based in Philadelphia. Their poetry is shared or forthcoming in Oversound, ANMLY, and Philadelphia Poet Laureate Trapeta B. Mayson’s Healing Verse Poetry Line.
Gabriel Ramirez // @ramirezpoet
Gabriel Ramirez is a Queer Afro-Latinx poet and teaching artist. Gabriel has received fellowships from Palm Beach Poetry Festival, The Watering Hole, The Conversation Literary Arts Festival, CantoMundo, Miami Book Fair, and a participant in the Calloloo Writer’s Workshops. You can find his work in publications like The Volta, Split This Rock, VINYL, Acentos Review as well as Bettering American Poetry Anthology (Bettering Books 2017), What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump (Northwest University Press 2019), and The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT (Haymarket Press 2020). Follow Gabriel @RamirezPoet and RamirezPoet.com.
Elijah Faye // @jotunnme
Faye is a transsexual poet, and author of What Youth? who highlights the beauty in life while also addressing the hardships that come with it. Faye writes to inspire others to take power in their trauma and to show people that there is always a reason to keep living.
This reading is offered in partnership with the Free Library of Philadelphia with support from The Pennsylvania Department of Education.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Wednesdays, 4-11pm.
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »Scribes on South // March 2023
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
There is no theme; the only theme is poems. Good poems, bad poems, boring poems, fiery poems. The only rule is no snapping (it’s distracting to the readers).
The reading is hosted by Noah David Roberts.
This reading’s featured reader is nat raum.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, MARCH 26TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
ABOUT THE FEATURE:
nat raum (b. 1996) is a queer disabled artist and writer from Baltimore, MD. they graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2018 with a BFA in photography and book arts, and they are currently a second-year MFA candidate in creative writing & publishing arts at the University of Baltimore, where they also serve as the managing editor for the school’s literary journal, Welter.
nat’s creative practice centers primarily upon their lived experience with loss and sexual trauma and subsequent C-PTSD diagnosis, often taking the form of small-edition image/text books and zines. after over four years of working with an art therapist, their work has become an integral part of their healing process. recent projects have focused on performative femininity, queer escapism, gender transition and its relationship to ego death, and intimacy in the digital era.
nat’s visual work has been exhibited at venues including the Museum of Human Achievement, ICA Baltimore, BlackRock Center for the Arts, and the Griffin Museum of Photography. past and upcoming publishers of their writing include Delicate Friend, trampset, perhappened, and corporeal lit. nat is the founder and editor-in-chief of fifth wheel press, a queer literature and art publishing space. they are also a member of the newly-revived Plork Press at UBalt.
ABOUT THE HOST:
Noah David Roberts is a non-binary poet and artist based in Philadelphia. They are the author of 4 books of poetry—Us V. Them, Strips, Slime Thing [and other poems], and Final Girl Mythos. In 2022, Roberts won the Judith Stark poetry writing contest. Their 5th book is forthcoming in 2023.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »One More Day On Earth Together, Vol. 3: A Reading Hosted by Kelly Xio
Gather | Transitive Verb + Adverb |to put your arms around someone and hold or carry them in a careful or loving way.
One More Day On Earth Tog
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
SUGGESTED DONATION // NOTAFLOF
Readers:
Sadie Dupuis
Geoff Rickley
Alina Pleskova
Hazel Avery
Aeon Ginsberg
Anna K Crooks
Hosted by Kelly Xio.
Flyer by Mark Plasma.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Wednesdays, 4-11pm.
• Enjoy our new happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Find out more »
