In what was billed as the “Blood Sport” edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam in order to fill the open spots on Team Nitty Gritty, the poets who came out brought it all with them on stage. This was one of the most competetive poetry slam that we have seen so far in the time […]
NGS #20 Results – It Was Blood Sport Read More »
The Bright Hill Literary Center, celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, continues the Word Thursday series this coming Thursday, June 28, 2012 with featured poets YaliniDream and Jay Rogoff after the open mic, which begins at 7 pm, and intermission. Admission is $3 (free to those 18 and under). YaliniDream, Brooklyn, NY, is Sri Lankan Tamil Blood, Manchester Born, Texas
Word Thursdays Featuring YaliniDream and Jay Rogoff Read More »
On Sunday, June 24, the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic series will be closing its season with a very special performance from featured poet Bernadette Mayer. Great news! BERNADETTE MAYER is coming to Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic on the 24th of June at Old Songs. She is our clean-up hitter to finish our Fourth
Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic with Featured Poet Bernadette Mayer Read More »
Poetry is a gift economy. That’s what a guy named Lewis Hyde wrote and people quote from his book all the time. There’s no money in poetry, people say. No shit, Sherlock. But that’s not why people write poetry. It’s not a higher calling, it’s not a priesthood or a sisterhood. It’s words. Some people
The Case For Giving Some Money For Our Slam Team, Part 1 Read More »
A couple weeks ago when I was writing about some of my favorite slam poets I did not realize that one of the poets on that list was coming to the area for a reading. Next Monday Jon Sands, one of the finest poets / writers / spoken word performers in the country right now,
Jon Sands Reading at The Arts Center Read More »
The “Dean of Albany Poetry” Dan Wilcox just released information on the Poets In The Park series for this year. The Poets In The Park reading series has been bringing some of the best poetry and spoken word to the people of Albany in Washington Park for a number of years and this years line
Poets In The Park 2012 Read More »
Back when I lived in NYC, skulking on the fringes of the downtown poetry scene, before I ever thought of photographing the poets, I heard Donald Lev read as part a marathon reading in a loft on Lafayette St. Others I recall reading that night were Eni…
A Very Funny Fellow, a Review of the book by Donald Lev Read More »
Let’s take a look at the week ahead as we make our poetry plans. We have a new open mic series starting on Monday at Ben & Jerry’s on Lark St. to work in concert with the St. Poem Series at the UAG. Should be a dynamic evening of music and spoken word. Then on
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of June 17, 2012 Read More »
I hadn’t been to this venue in many months, & certainly not since Kevin Peterson took over the duties as host, not because of any particular reason, just a string of conflicts. This is one of the few (only) music & poetry open mics that I do g…
Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic, June 11 Read More »
The official list of the 72 poetry slams that are going to be gathering in Charlotte in August for the National Poetry Slam was posted the other day on the PSi website. As we were looking over the list, noticing familiar names and cities that we have traveled through and performed in, I thought about
Thom’s 10 Things… The Other Poetry Slams Going to NPS, Part 1 Read More »
The final gathering of the season, before we take a teacherly break during July & August, on a Summer-like day of 2 parades — Albany’s Gay Pride Parade & Troy’s Flag-Day Parade, you might say Albany knocked the “L” out of Troy’s parade.It was …
Poetry + Prose Open Mic, June 10 Read More »
Friday, June 29 is shaping up to be a busy night for poetry and spoken word. A couple of weeks ago there was a big hole on the calendar for that date, but now with the new Between The Lines poetry open mic series in Troy starting and this reading event from the New Surrealist Institute
Inaugural Reading of the New Surrealist Institute of the Capital Region 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.
