Bless at Nitty Gritty Slam #53

One of the area’s finest poets / spoken word artists, Bless, performing at Nitty Gritty Slam #53 at Valentines on New Scotland Ave. in Albany on Tuesday, September 3, 2013.

Starting his career as one of the original slam poets of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe in New York City, Bless has been performing at local poetry venues and was the host of Wize Words at Simply Fish & Jazz.

NGS #53 was the kick-off to the third season of Albany’s poetry slam series that was sponsored and hosted by Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and The Frequency North Reading Series.

About the author: 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.