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May 2018
Tire Fire Presents: Pico, Arnett, Salas Rivera, & Osmundson
Here to usher us into spring, Tire Fire is back with a Whiting Award winner & his Food 4 Thot co-host, the Philly Poet Laureate, and a fiction writer/twitter genius. LINEUP: Tommy Pico Kristen Arnett Raquel Salas Rivera Joseph Osmundson Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials: 50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm & half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm Donations will be collected for Project SAFE, an all-volunteer grassroots organization providing advocacy and support for women working in street economies. SAFE’s mission is to promote human…
Find out more »Breadcrumbs Magazine Reading
Join us for Breadcrumbs' first Philly reading! It should be a fantastic night of poetry, prose, and drinks! We'll have copies of our new zine, The Path, on sale, alongside some t-shirts and posters. Performers Include: Josh Dale Bob Raymonda Maddie Anthes Christopher D. Diccico Richelle Ko Nicholas Perilli Gabriela Basyuk Boston Gordon Lilith Kulp Gage Mondok Breadcrumbs Mag is an online literary & arts blog that acts as an exercise in motivation and shared inspiration, a chance to create…
Find out more »Jeremy M. Brownlowe: An Evening of Poetry & Performance
Jeremy M. Brownlowe travels the country under the moniker "Typewriter Troubadour," composing original pieces of poetry on a manual typewriter for curious pedestrians. This event marks the release of his debut, Angels of the Underground, a collection of rich, raw, and tender poems from an explorer navigating new frontiers of gender identity, sexuality, and human relationship. Set in New York City, Angels offers Brownlowe's unique perspective as a trans guy through unflinching portraits of male vulnerability, queerness, addiction, lost love, and…
Find out more »iThink Reading
MACHO GOAT is in production of its first full length feature film which will be released for the Digital Fringe this September. Be apart of history and come to our reading which is open to the public. The show is completely free and there will be a discussion after. A computer is infected and is implementing a protocol to find the virus to destroy it. The protocol travels through different programs which embody themselves as all aspects of humanity. Everything…
Find out more »June 2018
Nasty! A Live Reading to Benefit Planned Parenthood
Nasty! is a charity anthology benefiting Planned Parenthood showcasing stories that range from body positivity, to sexual empowerment, to overcoming adversity and beyond. This FREE live event will feature readings from the following authors:
Tara Dublin
Julie Rea
Eleanor R, Model
Jennifer Robin
Diana Kirk
Violet LeVoit
Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
Find out more »I Am Not Famous Anymore: Poems After Shia LaBeouf Book Launch
Celebrate the release of Erin Dorney’s debut collection, “I Am Not Famous Anymore: Poems after Shia LaBeouf,” with poetry, pierogi, and pints!
Presented by Mason Jar Press
Hosted by Jaime Fountaine
Readings by Jim Warner, Gina Myers, & Erin Dorney
Available now from Mason Jar Press, Erin Dorney’s debut is a collection of erasure poems sourced from media interviews with Shia LaBeouf. Erasure is a form of poetry created by erasing words from an existing text and framing the result on the page as a poem. The poems in “I Am Not Famous Anymore” are sourced from interviews published in Rolling Stone, Dazed, GQ, The Guardian, The New York Times, Playboy, and Cosmo Girl, among other publications.
Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
Find out more »Stone the Crows: Poetry and Prose
Stone the Crows is all about surprises. Talk about weather with scrub jays, and listen to some prose and poetry and prettiness and putridity with a handful of writerly pups. Hang out with Meow Meow Pow Pow and HOOT Review, as well as poets and prose-r-s ™ as they read selections from their dope collections and scrounge up some trouble. Drink half priced drafts & grab some free literary goodies!
Readings by these miraculous and wonderful people:
Brian Alan Ellis
Bud Smith
Amy Saul-Zerby
Cassandra Panek
Jane-Rebecca Cannarella
Benjamin DeVos
Angelo Colavita
Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your literary pals!
Find out more »July 2018
Accidental Player: Alessandrelli, Longmire, Johnson, Davids & Johnson-Valenzuela
Accidental Player is back at TMOMs for an exciting night of readings, featuring Jeff Alessandrelli, Warren C. Longmire, Jeff T. Johnson, Christy Davids, and Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela.
Doors 7pm // Readings 8pm
Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
Find out more »August 2018
Slam Poets to End Sexual Violence
Join us for a night of slam poetry featuring artists from all around Philadelphia, coming together in the mission to end sexual violence. Elephant Room Productions is teaming up with Tattooed Mom for this powerful night of spoken-word performances. As part of our commitment to using art for social change, a portion of the funds raised will go to support WOAR – Women Organized Against Rape.
Gary Lee Map
Asharee Greer
Lisa Wilson
Lauren Suchenski
Taisjae McMillan
Bashir Babbar
Liz Weist
Autumn Konopka
Christie Civil
Nick Jones
There will be a donation jar collecting donations for WOAR, and representatives from WOAR will be in attendance.
Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
Find out more »You Can’t Kill A Poet: 4 Year Anniversary
You Can’t Kill A Poet is back at Tattooed Mom to celebrate 4 years of LGBTQ literary events & readers! Come out to see these queer and trans poets pour their guts out on the mic. We love our community and we can’t wait to celebrate with you.
Doors 7:30pm // Reading 8pm
Free & 21+
Reader’s List:
Julia Perch
P.E. Garcia
Karen E. Johnson
Genise Deal
Sawyer Lovett
& MORE!
Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
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