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…
Live from the Living Room, September 14 Read More »
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 make things happen is Mary Panza. She has been a major part of the community for over 20 years and continues to balance work, family,
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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 Romolder – 22.4 Shannon Shoemaker – 25.5 Elizag – 27.0 Kevin Peterson – 23.6 L-Majesty – 23.9 Sleepy Brent Simpson – 13.2 Dan Wilcox –
Nitty Gritty Slam #2 Live Results Read More »
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
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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
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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…
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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 night at Valentines (17 New Scotland Ave., Albany). We had a great night of poetry and spoken word two weeks ago and we are ready
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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 twenties, but set it aside to pursue family life and a career as a social worker and psychotherapist. In his sixties he returned to writing
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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 Announcements: Anthony Bernini, Djalloul Marbrook, Area Announcements: Writers Institute Readings for Fall Begin at UAlbany, Sunday Four Reading Series in Voorheesville Resumes, Yes! Reading Series
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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 we were moved to a different, smaller room, but we made it work for the evening that featured music, poetry and comedy. Speaking of Keith
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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.
