The Hudson Valley Writers Guild recently held a poetry contest and next Saturday at 1:00PM the winners and other participants will read their poems at the Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. If you are a regualr at the poetry open mics in the area, you will recognize some of the names of poets who […]
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On Sunday, October 28 poets will be gathering at the Old Songs Community Center (37 South Main Street, Voorheesville) for the next edition of the Sunday Four Open Mic series. This month the featured poet is Lori Desrosiers, who maintains the Poetry News website, a weekly newsletter/magazine which chronicles the poetry events in the Pioneer Valley and Western MA as well
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We are at the end of another great week of poetry and spoken word here in Albany, but there is more to come next week. This past Tuesday, we saw a great crowd at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #28 featuring Meg Waldron and Robyn Bateman. It was also our largest slam in terms of participants with
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The next Yes! reading will take place on Friday, October 26 at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany) starting at 7:00PM with another great lineup of talented artists; Gracie Leavitt, David James Miller, Terry Zacuto, Al Margolis, and Doug Van Nort. This is one of the great reading series in the area always
The Frequency North series continues this coming Thursday evening at The College of Saint Rose. The evenings featured reader is Anne Trubeck, under the umbrella of the “National Day on Writing”. Host Daniel Nester says that “Anne is a super-great writer, has a book on the history/death of handwriting coming out from Bloomsbury next year, and has written
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Last week we held the last Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic and this week we have news that the Saint Poem Reading Series at the UAG on Lark is on a hiatus until at least January 2013 starting with tonight’s edition of the poetry open mic. Host R.M. Engelhardt posted the following on Facebook this
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UGT is hosting it’s annual Masquerade Ball this coming Friday, October 19, at The Linda (339 Central Ave., Albany). This time around Verbal Slap, the Connecticut slam team, will be the featured performers. Verbal Slap consists of poets Frederick Douglass, Hawk T. Poet, Influence, and Midnight. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and
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The upcoming week is jammed packed with poetry events in all over upstate New York. No one can say that poetry is not living and breathing around here. Here’s is a look at the week ahead… Sunday, October 14 2:00pm – Poetry + Prose The Arts Center of The Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy,
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The monthly Woodstock Poetry Society meeting at the Colony Cafe is being pushed back for a week this month due to the Woodstock Film Festival. On Saturday, October 20, poets and friends will gather at the great Colony Cafe for an open mic with featured readers Adrianna Delgado and marina mati. This makes for a
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This coming Saturday, October 13, at The Book Club (153 South Pearl Street, Albany) there is going to be an amazing show featuring some of the most talented local poets, singers, performers, and spoken word artists as Her Temple Monologues, The Collective, and Urban Guerilla Theatre are all coming together for the first time for United Artist. This
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Sounds simple. Some people make an entire career out of committing sins and then confessing them on TV or the internet. It has become an art form or even a rite of passage for the Jersey Shore generation. Doing penance is usually thrust upon you by a judge or jury. If you have committed a lesser (venial) sin
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Albany Poets would like to thank all those that came out on Monday night, October 8, 2012 for our last installment of Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic. After careful consideration we have decided this series has run it’s course and to concentrate our efforts on new and exciting projects including Nitty Gritty Slam, Poets Speak Loud, a new literary journal, and even
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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.
