It was a relatively quiet night at The Low Beat with only 3 of us signed up for the open mic. Thom Francis, el presidente, was back to host.
Here’s a look at the poetry and spoken word readings, open mics, workshops, events, and slams in the region this week.
The Caffe Lena Poetry series continues on June 5 with featured poet Richard Levine followed by an open mic for poetry and spoken word.
Rebecca Schumejda reviews “Visting Days”, a collection of persona poems set in a maximum-security men’s prison by Gretchen Primack.
The Poets Speak Loud open mic series continues at McGeary’s in downtown Albany on Monday, June 24, with featured reader Dan Vollweiler.
Mary Panza is back and ready to celebrate her 51st birthday with the First Lady of Albany Poets across the border in Massachusetts.
Until The Words Came, a new collaborative collection of poems by Guy Reed and Cheryl A. Rice, has just been published by Post Traumatic Press of Woodstock, NY.
Poet Richard Levine will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 7:30PM.
The Stephan A. DiBiase Poetry Contest will present a reading at the Colonie Town Library on June 8 2019.
On Wednesday, June 5, Caffè Lena will present poetry by Richard Levine. An open reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 7pm and the readings will start at 7:30.
R.M. Engelhardt looks back at the time he had an encounter with the one and only Jake “The Snake” Roberts in the early 90s.
The Schenectady Trading Company and Electric City Barn continue their performance series, A Night of Poetry, with featuring Suzanne Rancourt.
