This is Dan. I tend to repeat this all through the beginning of the evening, and Dain knows it by heart, so I figured I would post it here. 1. We draw for the 8 for the slam from the Poetry Slam Gladware container. 2. We pick for the Sacrificial Goat from those not selected. […]
How We Pick for The Slam; Or, This is How We Do It Read More »
Yes, you read that correctly: the wonderful folks at AllOverAlbany interview Dain Brammage about all things slam and the Nitty Gritty Slam. Danielle Furfaro, a former Times Union staff writer who just finished graduate studied down in New York. Like a beacon in the poetry wasteland, the Nitty Gritty Poetry Slam has arrived. It’s been
AllOverAlbany interviews Dain Brammage about NGS Read More »
Carol Graser has, as many of the poets on the Albany Poets website, been one of the driving forces of poetry in the area for many years. She hosts one of the longest running poetry open mics in upstate New York at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs. In recent years she has brought some big-name
New Poetry – Carol Graser Read More »
This coming Thursday (September 22, 2011) local poet Carolee Sherwood will be one of the featured poets at the Word Thursday series at the Bright Hill Center (94 Church St., Treadwell, NY) along with Pennsylvania poet Christopher Bursk. On Thursday, September 22, Word Thursdays will present Langhorne Manor, PA poet Christopher Bursk and Castleton-on-Hudson poet
Carolee Sherwood and Christopher Bursk Featuring at the Bright Hill Literary Center Read More »
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
