Sage Colleges and Albany Poets Black History Month Poetry Reading

On Thursday, February 15 at 7:00PM Albany Poets and The Sage Colleges will again come together to present an evening of Black history-inspired poetry at the Opalka Gallery Lecture Hall featuring The Poet Essence and others from Albany Poets and the Sage College community.

This event is free to the public from 7:00 – 9:00PM.  The Opalka Gallery is located on the Sage College of Albany campus at 140 New Scotland Ave. 

This poetry reading is part of an entire month of Black History events being put together by the Office of Cultural Enrichment and Diversity at The Sage Colleges taking place on both the Troy and Albany campuses. 

About the author: Thom Francis

Thom Francis has been organizing, promoting, and hosting open mics and poetry / spoken word events in Albany such as Nitty Gritty Slam, School of Night, Albany Poets Presents..., and the Albany Word Fest for over 20 years. As a poet and performer, Thom has been featured at many of the upstate poetry and spoken word events from Saratoga to Woodstock as well as LarkFest, Art on Lark, 1st Friday, and the Albany Word Fest.