Who are the poets?
Those who make with words
What is Phoenixville?
A town unafraid to change itself
Where are the poets of Phoenixville?
Alongside one another
This is virtual bulletin board for those interested in creating and attending poetry events in Phoenixville, PA.
Got a poetry workshop? Started a reading series? Hosting a study group? We’re happy to share it here!
Note: Events will be updated at the start of each month. Feel free to bring promotional materials to our monthly poetry gathering at Great American Pub every first Tuesday (see below) and we will add them by the end of the week.
Monthly Events Hosted By:
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Poets of Phoenixville
Every First Tuesday Night
Location: Great American Pub Phoenixville
Time: 7-9pm
Hosted by Vincent Tavani in the historical pub, this monthly gathering is for those who wish to get a sense for what we are all about, try your hand at reading aloud, and be introduced to new poets in our area.
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Char & Stave
Two Thursdays per month
Location #1: 21 Rittenhouse Place Ardmore, PA
Location #2: 8441 Germantown Ave., Chestnut Hill PA
Char & Stave Coffee is the brainchild from the people behind Bluebird Distilling. The cafe is a hybrid experience of coffee and cocktails, and they host live music, quizzo, and poetry open mics. Check out their website for their dates, time, and featured poet lineup!
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George Reitnour's Poetry Book Club
One Saturday per month (*schedule below)
Location: George’s Home in East Coventry (approx. 15 mins from Phoenixville) OR Zoom
Time: 11a-12:30p
Schedule
*2/22: Nicholas Morrow reviews Arvia MacKaye Ege’s The Secret Iron of the Heart (1982)
3/22: Richard Steel’s Beneath the Knowing Stars (2024). George will review Lori Widmer Hess’s When Fragments Make a Whole (2024).
4/19: Megan Collins reviews Philip Thatcher’s Good Time (2022) & Fine Matter (2020).
5/31: Andrew Hoy’s Poems for Several Voices (1986) & Gregory Sass’s Shadows (2024) & Growing Toward the Light (2023)
6/28: Gillian Schoemaker reviews Gabriel Bradford Millar’s A Saving Flame & Crackle of Almonds 2012).
7/26: Caryl Johnston’s Indulge Me Once (2008) & Instead of Eyes & Malisa Garlieb’s Handing Out Apples in Eden.
8/30: David Donaldson’s The Twelve Senses (2022) & Monica Gold’s A Spiritual Poem Collection (2024)
Phoenixville Poetry Night
Every 1st Tuesday of the Month
Great American Pub
148 Bridge Street
Phoenixville, PA
7-9pm
An open conversation in poems, our gathering is just us sharing in what we love. Recitations, originals, writing prompts, and old favorites. The tables are covered in books, but there's always room for what you bring..
Upcoming Shows
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Upcoming Shows *
Thursday Feb. 27, 5pm
Location: People’s Light
39 Conestoga Road, Malvern, PA
Join us in the Farmhouse Pavilion for poetry, drinks, and lively conversation in celebration of the communal act of poetry. Hosted and facilitated by Chester County-based poet Vincent Tavani, our guest poets will share their own and others' work and discuss how this art form uses language to shape emotion. A ticket includes one free drink and time to talk with the poets afterwards!
Idea Submission
Want to be a featured poet for our events? Know someone else who should be? Do you have a collection or work you wish to advertise here? Fill out some info and we will be in touch shortly! We can't wait to grow this community together!
“Roots” by Vincent Tavani
Poem written and performed by local poet Vincent Tavani.
Recorded and shared with permission by Little Echo Productions, as a part of the Firebird DocumentaryFootage provided by Little Echo Productions, LLC from Firebird: Built to Burn. For more information on how to watch the documentary, go to: FirebirdDocumentary.com.
The people behind this website:
Vincent Tavani
Bonnie Providence
Juliana Laury