Shannon Shoemaker, who has made a strong showing at the first two Nitty Gritty Slams, performed “Tongue In Cheek” and a new poem at the Professor Javas Wide Open Mic on September 12.
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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.