Events
2025
August 10-15 – Memoir Workshop Facilitator – Live Free & Write, A New Hampshire Getaway for Writers, Dexter’s Inn, Sunapee, NH
March 11-16 – Poetry Workshop Facilitator – Getaway to Write–Florida, Atlantic Center or the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
March 3, Time TBA – Reading and book signing of A Tipsy Fairy Tale, A Coming of Age Memoir of Alcohol and Redemption, Stephen Dunn Visiting Writers Series, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
January 29 – 7:00 pm – Reading and book signing of A Tipsy Fairy Tale, A Coming of Age Memoir of Alcohol and Redemption. World Above Free Poetry Night, Noyes Museum Arts Garage, Atlantic City, NJ
January 17-20 – Poetry Workshop Facilitator & Host – 31st Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway at Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ
January 18, 6:15-7:00 pm – Reading and book signing of A Tipsy Fairy Tale, A Coming of Age Memoir of Alcohol and Redemption. Free and Open to the public. Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ
2024
November 16 – Poetry Workshop Facilitator – The Stubborn Muse: A Poetry Revision Workshop, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Writers House, Rutgers University Camden, NJ
2020
October 10– Facilitator – Breaking through the Abstract for Poets,12:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT Sponsored online by Wheaton Writing Academy
September 19– Facilitator – Equinox Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, 12:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT Online
September 6 – October 9 – Facilitator – Writing Multitudes, an Online Memoir Workshop
July 15 – Online Poetry Reading with Lynn Levin, Warren C. Longmire and Elijah B. Pringle III, 7 pm. Sponsored by Moonstone Arts Center. Click here and use password 353317 to enter. Hosted by Aaren Perry
July 11– Facilitator – MIdSummerWriting Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, 12:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT Online
June 13 – Facilitator – Online Tutorials in Memoir & CNF, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
May 23 – Facilitator – UnShore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT Online
March 18 – July 31 – Facilitator – Murphy Write ins – Free, Join me.
May 3-June 5 & May 31-July 3 – Facilitator – Writing Multitudes, an Online Memoir Workshop
March 15-20 – Facilitator – Memoir Workshop, Getaway to Write–Florida, New Smyrna Beach, FL — Canceled due to COVID19
March 20 – Poetry Reading, Online with Stephanie Cawley, Kathleen Graber and J.C. Todd. 7:00 pm — Archived on Murphy Writing’s YouTube channel.
April 15 – Poetry Reading, Fergie’s Pub, with Lynn Levin. 7 pm. Sponsored by Moonstone Arts Center. — Canceled due to COVID19
May 23 – Facilitator – Shore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Stockton University, Atlantic City, NJ. — Canceled due to COVID19
July 7-14 – Facilitator – Getaway to Write-Spain for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Tavertet, Spain. — Canceled due to COVID19.
January – May – Professor – Approaching The Poem, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
January 17-20 – Writing Workshop Facilitator & Host – Poetry Workshops, Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ.
February 22 – Facilitator – Publishing Workshop, 9:15 am-4:30 p.m., Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ.
2019
January 12-13 – Facilitator, New Year’s Writing Getaway, Stockton University Gateway Campus, Atlantic City, NJ.
January 16 – 7:00 pm Poetry Reading, World Above Free Poetry Night, Noyes Museum Arts Garage, Atlantic City, NJ.
February 10-15 – Facilitator, Getaway to Write–Florida, New Smyrna Beach, FL.
February 21 – 6:00 pm – Poetry & Prose Reading, Visiting Writers Series, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
March 2 – Facilitator, Publishing Workshop, 9:15 am-4:30 p.m., Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ.
March 13 – Poetry Reading, Ocean City High School Library, Ocean City, NJ. I will read several poems from Atlantic City Lives, and Michael McGarvey will discuss the wood engravings and making the book.
March 27-30 – Poetry Readings, AWP offsite readings TBA.
April 1 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Sonshine Christian School, Salem, OR.
April 6 – Panelist, “Poetry & Place: Travel,” LitLife Poetry Conference, Rosemont College, 1400 Montgomery Ave, Rosemont, PA 19010
April 20 – Poetry Reading, Otto Bruyns Library, 121 W. Mill St., Northfield, NJ, 2:00 p.m. I will read several poems from Atlantic City Lives, and Michael McGarvey will discuss the wood engravings and making the book.
April 27 – 9:30 am–4:30 pm – Memoir Facilitator, Writing in the Pines, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
May 17 – Facilitator, Google for Writers, Stockton University Gateway Campus, Atlantic City, NJ.
June 1 – 2:00–5:00 pm – Host, More Challenges for the Delusional Reading, Location: AviAnna, 55 E Baltimore Ave, Lansdowne, PA 19050
June 22 – Facilitator, Shore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Stockton University Gateway Campus, Atlantic City, NJ.
August 1-August 9 – Facilitator, Getaway to Write-Scotland for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Dundee, Scotland.
August 28 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Bound Brook Public Schools, NJ
September 15 – 2:30 – 5:00 pm – Moonstone Arts Center of Philadelphia presents a Tribute to Peter Murphy. South Philadelphia Library, 1700 S. Broad Street.
September 21 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Facilitator, Mini Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Stockton University Gateway Campus, Atlantic City, NJ.
October 23 – Host, Visiting Writers Series Ravenswood Reading featuring Rita Dove, 6:30 pm, Campus Center Theater, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
November 5 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Vineland Public Schools, NJ
November 9 – Facilitator, Memoir Workshop, Autumn Writing Getaway, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
November 19 – Host, poetry reading for International Writer in Residence, Manuel Becerra Salazar of Mexico. 6:00 pm, Room L-112, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
December 17, Featured guest on Rattlecast sponsored by Rattle Magazine. I will read poems and be interviewed by editor Tim Green. 9:00 pm EST.
2018
January – May – Professor, Approaching The Poem, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
January 10 – March 31 – Exhibition, Atlantic City Lives – Poems by Peter Murphy with wood engravings by Michael McGarvey, Noyes Gallery at Stockton Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ.
• January 14, 4:40-5:40 pm – Michael McGarvey will talk about the wood engravings and Peter Murphy will read several of the poems
• March 23 – Closing Reception. See below.
January 12-15 – Writing Workshop Facilitator & Host, Poetry Workshops, Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Stockton Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ.
March 3 – Facilitator, Publishing Workshop, 9:15 am-4:30 p.m., Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ.
March 23 – Closing Reception, Atlantic City Lives, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Noyes Gallery at Stockton Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ.
April 14 – 9:30 am–4:30 pm – Memoir Workshop Facilitator, Writing in the Pines, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
April 22 – 3:00–5:00 pm –More Challenges for the Delusional Reading, The Rectangle Studio & Gallery, Orange, NJ
April 25 – Poet in Residence, Bergen Academies, Hackensack, NJ
May 4-6 – Facilitator, River View Poetry Getaway, Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY.
June 23 – Facilitator, Shore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City, NJ.
June 24 –Poetry Reading, “Atlantic City Lives” 12:00 p.m. at 48 Blocks Festival, Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City, NJ.
July 7-14 – Facilitator, Getaway to Write-Wales for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Caernarfon, Wales.
August 12-17 – Host, Live Free & Write, A New Hampshire Getaway for Writers, Dexter’s Inn, Sunapee, NH.
August 20 – Poetry Reading, with Emari DiGiorgio, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Beach Bards, Sea Isle City Library, Sea Isle City, NJ.
August 21 — Poetry Reading, sponsored by the Dodge Poetry Program, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., Military Park, Newark, NJ.
September 4 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Sonshine Christian School, Salem, OR.
September 22 – 9:30 am–4:30 pm – Facilitator, Mini Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
September 25 – Host, Visiting Writers Series featuring Mimi Schwartz, 6:00 pm, Room L-112, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
September 29 – Featured Poet & Workshop leader, Woodbridge Poetry Festival, Woodbridge, NJ.
October 4 – January 6, 2019 – Exhibition, Atlantic City Lives – Poems by Peter Murphy with wood engravings by Michael McGarvey, Noyes Gallery at The Claridge Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ. Opening reception December 1. See below.
October 6 – Collingswood Book Festival, Collingswood, NJ– Stop by the Murphy Writing Table, #42, to say hello. 10:40 am – 11:10 am– Getting Published: Panel discussion with Kate Delany, Peter Murphy, Kathleen Volk Miller & Bob Watts; 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm -“1968: 50 Years Later’’ a special reflection with Charles Johnson, Peter Murphy & Nina Israel Zucker with music by Laine Sutton.
October 13 – 9:30 am–4:30 pm – Facilitator, When The Political Becomes Personal, Op-ED Writing Workshop, Stockton University Gateway Campus, Atlantic City, NJ.
October 18–21 – Host, Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, Newark, NJ.
October 20 – 2:00 – 3:10 pm – Festival Poet, Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, Newark, NJ with William Evans, Nicole Homer, Joy Ladin & Nicole Sealey.
• October 20 – 5:00 – 6:30 pm –Writers’ Happy Hour, Maize (Robert Treat Hotel, across the street from NJ PAC) Newark, NJ. Free; cash bar.
October 25 – Host, Visiting Writers Series Ravenswood Reading featuring Yusef Komunyakaa, 6:30 pm, Campus Center Theater, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
November 3 – Facilitator, Poetry Workshop, Autumn Writing Getaway, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
November 7 – 7:00–9:00 pm – Host, More Challenges for the Delusional Reading, Art Gallery, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
• November 7 – 5:00 – 6:30 pm –Writers’ Happy Hour, Gourmet 324 S Pitney Rd. Galloway, NJ 08205. Free; cash bar.
December 1– Opening Reception, Atlantic City Lives, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Noyes Gallery at The Claridge Hotel, 123 S. Indiana Ave., Atlantic City, NJ. The exhibit will be on display through December 10, 2018.
2017
September 6 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Wood-Ridge Jr./Sr. High School, Wood-Ridge, NJ.
September 23– Featured Poet, Woodbridge Poetry Festival, Woodbridge, NJ
October 21– Featured Poet, Celebrating 30 Years of the Dodge Poetry Festival, Warren County Community College, Washington, NJ
October 27 —Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Marion P. Thomas Charter School, Newark, NJ
October 28 – Facilitator, Poetry Workshop, Autumn Writing Getaway, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
August 13-18 – Host, Live Free & Write, A New Hampshire Getaway for Writers, Dexter’s Inn, Sunapee, NH.
May 4 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Kenilworth Schools, Kenilworth, NJ.
June 9-11 – Facilitator, Poetry Workshop: Breaking through the Abstract, 11:00 am-12:00 pm, Philadelphia Writers Conference, Philadelphia, PA.
June 24 – Facilitator, Shore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City, NJ.
June 25 – Visiting Writer, MA in Creative Writing and Literature for Educators, Fairleigh Dickinson University
July 11-18 – Facilitator, Getaway to Write-Spain for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Tavertet, Spain.
July 29– Facilitator, When The Political Becomes Personal, Op-ED Workshop, 9:15 am-4:30 p.m., Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ.
April 8 – 9:30 am–4:30 pm – Memoir Workshop Facilitator, Writing in the Pines, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
April 12 – Host, Poetry reading with Barbara Daniels & Meghan Privitello, 8:00 pm, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
April 22 – Poetry Reading, 2:00-3:30 pm with Emari DiGiorgio & Christine Salvatore, Galloway Township Library, 306 E Jimmie Leeds Rd, Galloway, NJ 08205
April 30 – Facilitator of Poetry Workshop, 11:30-1:30 pm & Poetry Reading 2:00-4:00 pm with Renée Ashley, MONDO, 426 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ. 2-4 pm. Hosted by the Writers Circle.
February 9 – Poetry Reading, 6:00-8:00 pm, AWP offsite reading, Arts Club of Washington, 2017 I Street, NW, Washington, DC. Hosted by Diode Editions. Free food; Cash Bar.
February 10 – Poetry Reading, 7:00-10:00 pm, AWP offsite reading, 1469 Harvard St, NW, Washington DC. Hosted by Five Oaks Press & Sundress Publications. Free.
February 11 – Host, Writers’ Happy Hour, 6:00-7:30 pm, Blue Bar, Henley Park Hotel, 26 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC.
February 17 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Kenilworth Schools, Kenilworth, NJ.
March 4 – Facilitator, Publishing Workshop, 9:15 am-4:30 p.m., Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ.
January 13-16 – Writing Workshop Facilitator & Host, Poetry Workshops, Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Stockton Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ.
January 24 – Host, Poetry reading with Nancy Reddy & Emily Van Duyne, 8:00 pm, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
January 28 – Judge, Poetry Out Loud, Pennsylvania Southeast Region. University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA.
January 30 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Oakcrest High School, Mays Landing, NJ.
January-May – Professor, Introduction to Creative Writing, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
2016
December 15 – Facilitator, Murphy Write-in, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ.
December 13 – Facilitator, Business Writing Workshop, Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ.
November 11– Writers’ Happy Hour, 5:30-7:00 p.m., Bainbridge Street Barrel House, 625 S 6th St, Philadelphia, PA. Free; cash bar.
November 5 – Facilitator, Poetry Workshop, Autumn Writing Getaway, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
October 22– Writers’ Happy Hour, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Mr. Adams Steakhouse and Sports Bar, Newark, NJ. Free; cash bar.
October 20-23 – Facilitator, Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry, Festival, Newark, NJ.
October 10 – Host, Poetry reading with Gregory Pardlo, 8:00 pm – Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
September 3 – Facilitator, Shore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City, NJ.
September 8 – Facilitator, Business Writing Workshop, Virtua, Marlton, NJ.
September 17 – Facilitator, Publishing Workshop, Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ. Details TBA.
August 14-19 – Host, Live Free & Write, A New Hampshire Getaway for Writers, Dexter’s Inn, Sunapee, NH.
July 11-15 – Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Artist/Teacher Institute (aTi) Summer Session. Ramapo College, Mahwah NJ.
July 28-August 5 – Facilitator, Getaway to Write-Scotland for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Dundee, Scotland.
June 9 – Facilitator, Business Writing Workshop, Kramer Hall of Stockton University, Hammonton, NJ.
June 4 – Facilitator, Shore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City, NJ.
April 30 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Writing in the Pines, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
April 28– Poetry Reading with Emari DiGiorgio and Joel Dias Porter, 6:00–8:30 pm – Ocean City Free Public Library, 735 Simpson Ave., Ocean City, NJ
April 27 – Moderator – Conversation with Stephen Dunn & Gerald Stern, 6:00–8:00 pm – Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
April 1 – Book Signing, 1:00– 2:00 pm – Diode Editions, Table 311. AWP Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
March 31 – Poetry Reading, 6:00– 8:00 pm – AWP off-site reading, La Chita, 336 S Hill St, Los Angeles, CA. Hosted by Diode Editions, Quarterly West and BOAAT.
January 15-18 – Writing Workshop Facilitator & Host, Poetry Workshops, Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway, Stockton Seaview Hotel, Galloway, NJ
January – May – Professor, Approaching The Poem, an intensive poetry workshop taught with Stephen Dunn, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
January 30 – Judge, Poetry Out Loud, Pennsylvania Southeast Region. University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA.
2015
November 7, 2016 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Facilitator, Poetry Workshop, Autumn Writing Getaway, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
November 16, 2015 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Oakcrest High School, Mays Landing, NJ.
October 3, 2015 – 12:30 pm – Facilitator, Free Poetry Workshop, “Seeing the Sea Anew,” Collingswood Book Festival, Collingswood, NJ. Visit us at Booth #40. Followed by a brief poetry reading.
October 20, 2015 – 7:30 pm – Facilitator, Story Writing Workshop for the PHLBloggers, Philadelphia, PA.
October 26, 2015 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Passaic Valley High School, Little Falls, NJ.
October 28, 2015 – Visiting poet, The Art of Poetry High School Festival, Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ. Sponsored by The Dodge Poetry Program.
September 2, 2015 – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop, Bradley Beach Elementary School, Bradley Beach, NJ.
September 12, 2015 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Facilitator, Shore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City, NJ.
August 16 – 21, 2015 – Host, Live Free & Write, A New Hampshire Getaway for Writers, Dexter’s Inn, Sunapee, NH.
August 27, 2015 – 1 p.m – Poetry Reading, Atlantic Atlantic City Farmer’s Market, Atlantic Avenue between North Carolina and South Carolina Avenues, Atlantic City, NJ.
July 14 – 21, 2015 – Facilitator, Getaway to Write-Spain for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Tavertet, Spain.
July 26 – August 1, 2015 – Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Artist / Teacher Institute (aTi), Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
June 20, 2015 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Facilitator, Shore Thing Writing Getaway for Poets, Fiction and Nonfiction Writers, Dante Hall Theater, Atlantic City, NJ.
May 9, 2015 -9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Facilitator, Clearing the Spring, Tending the Fountain Common Gathering, Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ. Cosponsored by The Dodge Poetry Program.
May 19, 2015 – Visiting poet, Seneca High School Poetry Festival, Medford, NJ. Cosponsored by The Dodge Poetry Program.
May 20, 2015 – Visiting poet, East Brunswick High School Poetry Festival, East Brunswick, NJ. Cosponsored by The Dodge Poetry Program.
March – April, 2015 – Facilitator, Clearing the Spring, Tending the Fountain, Cherry Hill H.S. West, Cherry Hill, NJ. Cosponsored by The Dodge Poetry Program.
April 18, 2015 – 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Writing in the Pines, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ
April 24, 2015 – 8:00 pm – Poetry Reading with Robert Pinsky, Renee Ashley, Cat Doty, Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Kathleen Graber, James Richardson, BJ Ward & more, The Chase Room, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ.
April 27, 2015 – 4:30 pm – Poetry Reading at Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing, NJ.
March 31, 2015 – 12:30 – 2:30 pm – Facilitator, Giving Voice, a professional development workshop for teachers at Clearview H.S., Mullica Hill, NJ. Cosponsored by The Dodge Poetry Program.
March 28, 2015 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Poetry Workshop Facilitator, Artist / Teacher Institute (aTi) Winter Session. Dwight Englewood School in Englewood, NJ.
March 13, 1015 – 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Judge, Poetry Out Loud, New Jersey Finals. Princeton University, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ
February 13, 2015 – 9:00 am – 2:30 pm – Facilitator, Professional Development Workshop for teachers of English & Social Studies. Atlantic County Institute of Technology, Mays Landing, NJ.
February 12, 4:30 to 6:00 pm – Panelist, Career Exploration Panel: Careers for Literature Majors, Richard Stockton College, Galloway, NJ.
February 7, 2015 – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Judge, Poetry Out Loud, Pennsylvania Southeast Region. University of the Arts, Levitt Auditorium, Gershman Hall, 401 South Broad St., Philadelphia PA.
February 5, 2015 – 7:00 pm – Poetry Reading with Adele Kenny, Montclair Public Library, 50 South Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ.
January – April, 2015 – Professor, Approaching The Poem, an intensive poetry workshop taught with Stephen Dunn, Stockton University, Galloway, NJ.
January 16-19, 2015 – Writing Workshop & Host – 22nd Annual Winter Poetry & Prose Getaway at Stockton Seaview Resort, Atlantic City area.
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