The “Pinata Queen” of Albany is a very busy local artist who has been a featured poet at many of the events (Albany Word Fest, LarkFest, Poets Speak Loud) over the years and usually brings a special pinata to mark the occasion. She even made a special one for last year’s Roast of Dan Wilcox. […]
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Bob Sharkey has been a part of the Albany poetry community for over a decade now. In that time he has been a featured poet at many of the open mics and events in the area and has had his poetry published in a number of journals, websites, and magazines. Bob Sharkey started on the
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Last week was the debut of Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines and here is video of our first slam winner, Tammy Lopez. Not only did we have Tammy as our first winner at the first slam, we had a couple other “firsts”. Dan Wilcox got the first zero score. And at the other end of
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Anthony Bernini’s second volume of poetry, has been released. This 72-page bound paperback volume, produced with exacting care by The Troy Bookmakers, includes a discerning preface by Selma R. Burkom, past professor of English and American literature at San Jose State University. Anthony Bernini now lives and works in Brunswick, New York. His poems have
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On Monday, September 26, we return to McGeary’s (4 Clinton Square, Albany) for another edition of Poets Speak Loud, but this month we have a very special treat…The Celebrity Roast of Don Levy! Roastmaster Mary Panza just sent out the following: POETS SPEAK LOUD HERE’S WHAT IS COMING AT YOU!!!!!! Monday, Sept 26th BRING THE
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Here is a video of Avery reading at Poets Speak Loud open mic at McGeary’s in 2010. More Videos
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Join Albany Poets tonight for the Wide Open Mic, hosted by Keith Spencer, at Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary on Wolf Road in Colonie. As the name suggests, the Wide Open Mic is an open mic for music, poetry, comedy, spoken word…just about anything. Get there early, because seats go quick. The coffee and tea are
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Albany Poets is very proud to be a part of the Living Walls project on Saturday, September 17 at the Clark Auditorium in the New York State Museum starting at 2:00PM. Living Walls: Albany is a project designed to raise awareness about the use of public space. It is about exploring options that a smaller
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The Yes! Reading series is back in full swing, just coming off a reading this past Friday with Heather Christle, Dana Ward and Eric Hardman. Coming up on September 30, Charles Alexander, Rebecca Wolff and Nick Demske will be the readers at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany) starting at 8:00PM. Charles Alexander
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This week saw the return on slam to Albany as Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series combined forces for the Nitty Gritty Slam. The first in the bi-monthly event series saw Tammy Lopez walk away with the top prize. Shannon Shoemaker came in a very close second and Algorythm came
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Don Levy has been a part of the local poetry community since the old QE2 days. He has been a fixture and one of the most recognizable faces in the local arts scene. Don is another poet who has been on the Albany Poets site since the beginning and we are glad that he is
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There are two big readings going on in the Hudson Valley in the next couple of weeks. Coming up next Wednesday Lea Graham will be reading at the Tivoli Public Library (86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY) Lea Graham will be reading at the Tivoli Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 14th at 7pm from her first book
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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.
