Writing for the Slam (Alex Sherman-Cross) Always funky, always raucous, not usually contentious, but now & then egos erupt. Our fill-in host for a while was el presidente, Thom Francis, who began with a poem written about another contentious poet, “Walk Away” (good advice). Carolee Sherwood was back after a hiatus for school & other […]
Nitty Gritty Slam #35, January 15 Read More »
Yes! is back at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany) next Friday, January 25 with another night of words, music, and art featuring Joshua Ware, Eunai Joh, and Zovi. Joshua Ware lives in Cleveland, OH where he teaches poetry and composition at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of Homage to Homage
Yes! With Joshua Ware, Eunai Joh, and Zovi Read More »
A new year and a new opportunity to get over to Voorheesville for the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic. This is one of the great poetry open mics in the area with wonderful, welcoming hosts combined with some awesome poets sharing their work. Here is what is coming up next week, January 27 at the
Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic Featuring Eve. R. Yone Read More »
The great folks over at WordXWord in Pittsfield is bringing in one of the biggest and brightest stars on poetry and spoken word, Jon Sands, on Tuesday, January 22 for their Writers Room series at yBar. Jon was part of the WordXWord Festival over the summer and has read his work in Troy last year
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What a week we just had here in the upstate poetry community. It is really warming up on the stages in the area and it looks like we are getting ready to beat the cold weather with some great poetry and spoken word this coming week. Here’s what is going on… Monday, January 21 8:00pm
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The upstate poetry calendar is getting another event starting on Wednesday, February 6 in High Falls. The organizers of this new reading have already announced the first two featured poets; Donald Lev (2/6) and Robert Milby (3/6). Here is some more information on the series: A new poetry reading series will begin Wednesday, February 6th at 7
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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.
