In the cozy parlor of the Pride Center, our host, Don Levy, presented the featured poet, Avery, to a small, intimate audience.At Cafe Web, 4/20/2000Avery began with reading a poem he did in at my Third Thursday open mic when it was held at its first l…
We are continuing to add new poetry to the site from the poets that make the upstate poetry and spoken word scene so vibrant. One of the people that really
Welcome back to the Nitty Gritty Slam Live Results. We are upstairs at Valentines tonight and the poetry is rising above the rock music going on downstairs. Round One: Kate
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.
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
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
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.,
We’re back, after a summer off, the open mic for all writers, of prose or poetry at the Arts Center of the Capitial Region in Troy, NY, with your hosts Nancy Klepsch & Dan Wilcox (that’s me).No one signed up for the #1 slot (again!) so I took i…
Urban Guerilla Theatre, Albany Poets, and The Frequency North Reading Series are proud to be bringing slam back to Albany! The Nitty Gritty Slam is back for Round Two tomorrow
2011 Poet Laureate of Smith’s Tavern, Howard Kogan has just released his new book of poetry, Indian Summer, through Circle Square Press. Howard J. Kogan began writing poetry in his
Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, September 15, 2011 In This Issue Guild Announcements: October Writing Conference, Albany Community of Writers, Dates to Save for Upcoming Guild Events, Facebook Announcement, Member
Another great week of poetry and spoken word this week in Albany. We kicked off the week at Professor Java’s for Keith Spencer’s monthly Wide Open Mic. This time around
