You Can’t Kill A Poet // September 2022

YCKAP is back! Come hang at Tattooed Mom on September 21st, 2022! Doors at 7:30, reading is at 8! Hear poetry from amazing Philly local queer and trans poets. Can’t wait to see you there!

 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
DOORS @ 7:30PM + READING @ 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT

 

Featuring:
Kyle Lukoff
Trina Sanyal
Juju
Parker Sera
pony p.
Boston Gordon

 

Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.

Voicemail Poems Tenth Anniversary Celebration

Join us for a celebration of TEN YEARS (!!!) of Voicemail Poems, an online magazine highlighting the intimate and raw voices of new and established writers of all styles.

 

SUNDAY, JULY 17TH
5pm
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT

 

The tenth anniversary party will feature performances by:
Louisa Schnaithmann
Violet Gehringer
Lauren Yates
Alison Lubar
I.S. Jones
Sadie Dupuis
& Sean Hanrahan

Check us out at voicemailpoems.org & join us to celebrate ten years of publishing poetic voices from Philly & beyond!

 

Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.

You Can’t Kill A Poet: Pride Edition

Wanna kick off Pride weekend in Philly right? Come party with some queer and trans poets. We’re gonna hang at TMoms and share some words and bask in a room full of queer joy. Masks are welcome!

 

THURSDAY, JUNE 2ND
DOORS @ 7:30pm + SHOW 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT

 

Featuring:
Lauren Yates
Stephen Ira
Will Newman
Lydia Host
Inez Cavalho
Zach Blackwood

 

Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.

You Can’t Kill A Poet: AWP Offsite Reading

The RETURN of You Can’t Kill A Poet is finally here! YCKAP is a reading for queer and trans poets!

 

Wednesday, March 23rd
7:30-10pm
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT

 

Featuring:
Quinn Rodriguez
Sawyer Lovett
Cate McLaughlin
Nora Hikari
Boston Gordon
Will Newman

 

Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Note: At this time, proof of vaccination is also required for entry.

Peach x b l u s h: AWP Offsite Reading

Come hang with Peach Mag and b l u s h for an AWP offsite event ft. readings by Amy Saul-Zerby, Catch Business, Courtney Bush, Hazel Avery, Liz Zakeroff, Meghann Boltz, Sampson Starkweather, Sarah Sgro, Shy Watson, Zach Blackwood, and more TBA ❤

 

Wednesday, March 23rd
5-7pm
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT

 

Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Note: At this time, proof of vaccination is also required for entry.

The COLOR Collective’s Under $40 Tour: An Evening of Art & Poetry!

Come out and enjoy a night of ART and POETRY presented by The Color Collective, and everything is $40 OR LESS! All pieces featured in this show are made by artists and artisans local to the Philadelphia area!

UPSTAIRS // FREE // 21+

ARTISTS
@geoffc
@mmfaithhaiku
@art_by_rachellepardi
@uglysquidbaby
@craftyarrow
@artgod333

VENDOR
@rondoricheese
@asieduacreations
@luciswears
@brii__ana
@thegoodworx
@jordainplain

POETS
@asiangunnz
@mightymoshigh
@lenora
@jordainplain
@artgod333

Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ vegan potato & onion pierogi from noon-10pm
& half price drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

You Can’t Kill A Poet // February 2020

You Can’t Kill A Poet is back at it in the new decade! Come out and hear some of your fav local queer and trans poets and feel the queer magic.

Doors 7:30pm // Reading 8pm
Free & 21+

Norabot
J Kindt
Fiorella Flowers
Demetra Davis
Ry
Maze
Meg Pendoley

Enjoy this event with our Taco Tuesday specials:
$1 Tacos
$2.50 Tecate
special Taco of the Month,
& half price drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

You Can’t Kill A Poet: December 2019

Celebrate another night of queer joy with You Can’t Kill a Poet! Join us for readings from queer and/or trans readers! Come hang with us and listen to some rad voices! Enjoy Tattooed Mom’s Taco Tuesday! Buy some chapbooks as presents for your people! Party like it’s the last YCKAP reading of 2019—because it is!

Doors 7:30pm // Reading 8pm
Free & 21+

READERS TBA

Enjoy this event with our Taco Tuesday specials:
$1 Tacos
$2.50 Tecate
a special Taco of the Month,
& half price drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

Ivanna Baranova’s CONFIRMATION BIAS Book Launch

Join us for a Metatron Press book launch and reading at Tattooed Mom, celebrating the launch of Ivanna Baranova‘s CONFIRMATION BIAS, her debut collection of poetry.

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READINGS:
Ivanna Baranova (NYC) ☾
jasper avery
chariot birthday wish
Alina Pleskova
Zach Blackwood

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Enjoy this event with our Meatless Monday specials:
1/2 off our full veggie menu noon-10pm
& half price drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

Flood Moon Poetry Reading

Join local poets Kailey Tedesco, Carl Moon, and Lindsey Warren for a poetry reading at Tattooed Mom! Come on upstairs where there are delicious cocktails, a funky atmosphere, and stirring poetry!

FREE // UPSTAIRS // 21+

Doors 6pm // Reading 7-10pm

Featuring:
Kailey Tedesco
Carl Moon
& Lindsey Warren

Enjoy this event with Tattooed Mom’s Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ vegan potato & onion pierogi from noon-10pm
& half price drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!