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Scribes on South // July 2024

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July 28July 28
6:00 pm9:00 pm

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!

This reading’s featured readers are Ted Rees and Z Murphy! Hosted by Mac Chandler.

Read poems. Kick ass.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 28TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Ted Rees is a poet, essayist, and editor living and working in Philadelphia. His most recent book, Hand Me the Limits, was released in April by Roof Books. He is also the author of Dog Day Economy (Roof Books, 2022), Thanksgiving: a Poem (finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, Golias Books, 2020), and In Brazen Fontanelle Aflame (Timeless, Infinite Light, 2018). His essays have been published in The Back Room, The Poetry Project Newsletter, Libertines in the Ante-Room of Love: Poets on Punk, Full Stop Quarterly, and ON Contemporary Practice’s monograph on New Narrative. He is Associate Editor for The Elephants, as well as founder and co-editor of Asterion Projects with Levi Bentley.

Z Murphy, also known as the drag entertainer The ZanyThing, is a queer multiracial multimedia storyteller who did this silly goofy thing where she, like, lived with nazis for 5 months and then wrote a poetry collection about it. “Homegirl” first drafts are available for sale. She currently writes for an online magazine and is looking for work 👀👀 Follow their artistic journey @thezanything

 

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.

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Date:
July 28
Time:
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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