Tag: poetry

Scribes on South // May 2025

SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. Open mic readers have 5 minutes.

SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!

Read poems. Kick ass.

This reading’s featured reader is Chloe Williams.

 

SUNDAY, MAY 25TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Follow @scribesonsouth on Instagram.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | 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!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Derek JG Williams Book Release

Williams book release

On May 13th at 8:00 an all-star group of Philadelphia poets joins Derek JG Williams to support the publication of his award-winning debut collection of poems, “Reading Water.” A $5 cover gets you all the poems you can handle (and then some).

 

TUESDAY, MAY 13TH
8PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $5
>> NOTAFLOF <<

 

Performers:

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Tuesdays, 4-10pm | The triumphant return of Taco Tuesday is finally here! Y’all better zoom down for $1.50 beef or bean tacos every Tuesday!! And wash it all down with $3 Tecate!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Scribes on South // April 2025

SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. Open mic readers have 5 minutes.

SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!

Read poems. Kick ass.

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Follow @scribesonsouth on Instagram.

 

This reading’s featured reader is Nycir Keen.

Nycir Keen is a philly based poet and playwright with roots in competitive slam poetry who found his start competing in the Philadelphia Youth Poetry Movement. A member of the Collective Mic as well as House Poet and a performer for the Gullah Traveling Theater, Nycir has a passion for facilitating creative and safe spaces for writers and has hosted several writing circles in the Philadelphia area. This year Nycir wrote and directed his first short screenplay, “Renaissance///Addiction”. Today he is still active in the poetry scene, moving between Beaufort South Carolina and the Philadelphia area to cultivate his own work and find new writers to work with, share with and create with.

 

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | 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!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Scribes on South // March 2025

SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. Open mic readers have 5 minutes.

SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!

Read poems. Kick ass.

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 30TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Follow @scribesonsouth on Instagram.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | 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!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Barrelhouse Issue 25 Launch Party!

Event description: Come celebrate the release of Barrelhouse Magazine’s 25th print issue. The literary journal was founded 20 years ago, in a Washington, D.C. dive bar, with a mission to publish serious work while not taking itself too seriously. Since then, Barrelhouse has won awards, hosted conferences, published books, and become a worldwide leader in the ever-growing field of Patrick Swayze studies. The event will feature a selection of authors reading work from issue 25, plus plenty of socializing and general merriment.

 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19TH
7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Host/MC: Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
Readers: Danny Caine, J.M. Jones, Olivia Muenz, Yusuf Poladin

 

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Wednesday, 4-10pm | Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Recently named one of the top burgers in the city by The Philadelphia Inquirer!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Collide Zine Issue 9 Release Party & Open Mic

Collide Zine (@collidezinephilly) takes over upstairs at TMOMS on Sunday, March 2nd, from 6-9PM for an unforgettable night of open mic performances and art vendors to celebrate the release of their newest Issue, No. 9!

🌱What’s Happening:

  • Zine Release: Grab your copy of Collide before it hits shelves anywhere else. Hot off the press!

  • Open Mic: Share your poetry, prose, or music—sign-ups open at 6, performances start 6:30. Prizes will be given out to our top performers!

  • Local Vendors: Between open mic sets, shop local art vendors in the front room and mingle with friends! Grab a drink at the bar and enjoy delicious vegan food and snacks!

VENDORS WANTED: To vend your art at this event, shoot Collide a message at [email protected]

Free entry 21+.  Show your love for Collide and experience what their community is truly all about!

 

SUNDAY, MARCH 2ND
DOORS @ 6PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: EVENTBRITE

 

Follow Collide Zine on Instagram @collidezinephilly

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | 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!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Rutgers Camden Presents: A Night of Poetry and Prose

Current students from the Rutgers-Camden MFA Program will read from their works in progress, across all genres.

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Tyler Fleser
Raleigh Joyner
Maddie Paskow
Alaina Pomykacz
Matilda Stolte
Sarah Westbrook
Ray Wise

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Wednesday, 4-10pm | Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Recently named one of the top burgers in the city by The Philadelphia Inquirer!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Scribes on South // February 2025

SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. Open mic readers have 5 minutes.

SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!

Read poems. Kick ass.

This reading’s featured reader is Alison Lubar.

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Follow @scribesonsouth on Instagram.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | 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!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Super Hole Sunday 2025

Greased POLES? No… I said HOLES <3

get ready for a slutty poetry open mic, queer artist pop-up, “halftime” drag performances, fur-ever foster visits with PAWS, interactive hole games, art installations, and more!!

 

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9TH
1-5PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $10 | NOTAFLOF
50% OF PROCEEDS BENEFIT PAWS

 

VENDORS/ARTISTS:
francesca m. l. (artist)
M Kenney (artist)
Dumpster Fires For You (artist)
Venus Venu (artist)
Medusa Raptor (artist)
Stevie Laney (artist)
Chelsea Wittlich (sex educator)

With “Halftime” drag performances from Mx. Tattooed Mom, Nightshade the Glow (c*nty, dancer, pop star)

 

This event is presented by Tattooed Mom, with support from Kscope Media, Scribes on South, Slutty Poems Night, Stevie Laney Art, Philly PAWS, and more.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | 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!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

Segments: A Literary Reading

A (mostly) literary salon to embrace our messy multitudes. Readings by local poets, special guests & open mic for the last hour.

 

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4TH
DOORS @ 5PM + SHOW @ 6PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT

 

Colleen T. Reese
Douglas Hardman
Keren Veisblatt Toledano
Krystle Griffin
Sean Lynch

 

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Tuesdays, 4-10pm | The triumphant return of Taco Tuesday is finally here! Y’all better zoom down for $1.50 beef or bean tacos every Tuesday!! And wash it all down with $3 Tecate!

• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!

• Daily Menu | 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.

• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.

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