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December 2017

Femme-tastic x-mas poetry

ThuThu
December 14December 14
7:00 pm10:00 pm

Come celebrate the holidays by unwrapping & unravelling with local poets Alina Pleskova, Stephanie Kaylor, Raquel Salas Rivera, Raena Shirali & Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela.

There will be booze; there will be vibes; there will likely be a lot of hugging. Plus, the poets will have books for sale. Let’s get festive!!

FREE FUN!
50¢ pierogi until 10pm
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

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An evening of local poetry with John O. Mason

WedWed
December 27December 27
7:00 pm10:00 pm

John O. Mason presents an evening of literature with local Philly poets Frank Sherlock and Irving Jones.

Frank Sherlock is the author of Life Is to Blame for EverythingSpace Between These Lines Not DedicatedOver HereThe City Real & Imagined (w/ CAConrad) and a collaboration with Brett Evans entitled Ready-to-Eat Individual. Poems beyond the page have found their forms in installations/performances/exhibitions, including Organize Your Own: The Politics & Poetics of Self-Determination. He is a 2013 Pew Fellow and 2014-15 Poet Laureate of Philadelphia.

John O. Mason will have copies of his anthology, All Of The Above, along with two other poetry volumes.

$4 Hamburgers & Vegan Burgers until midnight
$2 Narragansett Lager Tall Boys all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

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January 2018

Tire Fire Presents: Abdurraqib, Sutherland, Grodstein, & Reiss

ThuThu
January 18January 18
7:00 pm11:00 pm

We made it through 2017! Start 2018 on a high note with readings from Hanif Abdurraqib, Kirwyn Sutherland, Lauren Grodstein & Jon Reiss. at January’s Tire Fire!

All donations collected will go to Philadelphia Community Bail Fund, who posts bail for residents of Philadelphia who cannot afford to pay bail.  They work to bring to light the inequities of the use of cash bail in Philadelphia while advocating for the abolition of bail & pretrial detention in our city.

Doors at 7, readings start around 8.

FREE Admission!
50¢ pierogi until 10pm
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

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February 2018

Deep Camouflage: book release party

ThuThu
February 1February 1
7:30 pm11:00 pm
Upon the release of Amy Saul-Zerby‘s second collection of poetry, Deep Camouflage, Philly-based poets Prairie M. FaulRaena Shirali, & Zach Blackwood celebrate with live poetry & spoken word performances!
Have the author sign your new book, they’ll be for sale at the event!

Doors at 7:30, readings at 8.

50¢ pierogi until 10pm
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

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Accidental Player: Karl, Shirali, Gordon & Perez

SunSun
February 25February 25
7:00 pm10:00 pm

Accidental Player returns with an all-new lineup of local poets & authors! This month features Steven Karl, Raena Shirali, Boston Gordon, and Steven Perez.

Doors at 7pm and reading at 8pm
FREE Admission!
$2 Pabst Blue Ribbon 16oz. pounders starting at 7pm
1/2 price tater tots starting at 7pm

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March 2018

You Can’t Kill A Poet: July Westhale

TueTue
March 13March 13
7:30 pm10:30 pm

You Can’t Kill A Poet presents July Westhale who is coming to Philadelphia to share work from her new book Trailer Trash, winner of the 2016 Kore Press Book Award!

Also featuring local poets Alina PleskovaZach BlackwoodRaquel Salas Rivera & Boston Gordon.

Come out to welcome July & celebrate the badass work of queer and trans poets. FREE admission! Readings start at 7:30.

$1 all beef or veggie bean tacos…until we run out!
$2.50 Tecates all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

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Tire Fire Presents: Gerard, Saul-Zerby, Crawford, & Trivedi

ThuThu
March 15March 15
7:00 pm10:00 pm

BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH…Tire Fire is back with live readings from Sarah Gerard, Amy Saul-Zerby, Ian Carlos Crawford, and Amish Trivedi!

Donations will be collected for Prevention Point Philadelphia, an organization providing harm reduction services to Philadelphia and the surrounding area, and will be matched by TMoms!

Doors at 7, readings start around 8.

50¢ pierogi until 10pm
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

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Cheap Yellow Book Release Party & Poetry Reading

WedWed
March 21March 21
7:00 pm9:00 pm

NOTE: Due to winter storm weather the readers will not be able to make to Philadelphia. This event is POSTPONED and will be rescheduled for May. Watch this space for a new date!

Come out and support our talented Philadelphia poets for an evening of live readings & poetry, and celebrate as Shy Watson releases their new poetry collection, Cheap Yellow.

Bound books & zines will be available for purchase…get the authors to sign them before they’re too famous for TMoms!

amy saul-zerby
prairie m faul
zach blackwood 
ash strange
ted tarnovski
shy watson

FREE admission!
Starts at 7pm

$4 Mom’s Burgers & Mom’s Vegan Burgers until midnight
$2 Narragansett Lager Tall Boys all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

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Poetry readings by John O. Mason

ThuThu
March 29March 29
7:00 pm9:00 pm
A night of poetry with John O. Mason & other Philadelphia poets, TBA.
John will be signing his anthology, ALL OF THE ABOVE, and two of his poetry books, MUTTERINGS and OUT OF THE BOX,
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April 2018

Tire Fire Presents: McAllister, Brady, Perch, & Captan

ThuThu
April 5April 5
7:00 pm10:00 pm

Our flagship literary reading series Tire Fire is back with another stellar line up of writers to kick off the spring season at Mom's. This month's line up includes: TOM MCALLISTER is the author of the novels How to Be Safe and The Young Widower's Handbook. He co-hosts the Book Fight! podcast and works as non-fiction editor for Barrelhouse. He lives in New Jersey and teaches at Temple University.DAN BRADY is the author of the poetry collection Strange Children, forthcoming…

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