I don’t usually “allow” guitar players at my poetry open mic, having in the past been too often the ugly-stepchild-of-poetry at music open mics, but tonight I had to make an exception because the unique poetry-performance duo Murrow was the featured performer.
Third Thursday Poetry Night, December 15 Read More »
Our cozy host, Don Levy, welcomed a tidy audience for the monthly open mic on the 2nd Wednesday — and it really was, even if the third Thursday was the next day, ah the shifting calendar.But first the featured poet, Barbara Ungar, read, not from her…
Live from the Living Room, December 14 Read More »
After a miserable drive up on the Northway (heavy rain & traffic), at least there was a nice dinner with “the ladies” at Ravenous, then on to the open mic, for a respectable crowd in spite of the weather.
Caffè Lena Open Mic, December 7 Read More »
Judge & Score Keepers Adding it UpAs the most documented reading in Albany (or elsewhere) my comments are a bit superfluous, but then no one else has my opinions (or cares about them for that matter). Plus I got there late.Poetyc Vyzonz was just c…
Nitty Gritty Slam, December 6 Read More »
as we often do. & as usual on the Last Monday at McGeary’s Mary Panza was the whip-cracking host. Before the featured poet, we dove into the open mic, a sea of poets tonight.I started it off with an old poem, “Belle du Jour,” that mentions Ted Ad…
Poets Speak Loud!, November 28 Read More »
Once again we gathered at the Old Songs Community Center in Voorheesville on a 4th Sunday for poetry. As the old song says, “… & the usual crowd was there” (& a few others). Mike Burke adeptly handled the duties as host with an insightful …
Sunday Four Poetry, November 27 Read More »
at the Social Justice Center in Albany, NY. This month’s gathering was blessed by the Muse, Langston Hughes. I read his poem “Let America Be America Again,” which could’ve been written this morning down at the Occupy Albany site; it was first publish…
Third Thursday Poetry Night, November 17 Read More »
I missed the last couple of the Slam events here at Valentines but came back on an interesting night. First of all there were more people here, even just to watch (& thus more potential judges, though most declined), & there were more people s…
Nitty Gritty Slam, November 15 Read More »
The morning along Lark St. is busywith people I know talkingwomen in sports bras, sweat pantswalking dogs, both sleepystill half in yesterdaywomen dressed like men in skirtsunlock the day’s dooropen for business soonwhen the sky clouds upthe conversa…
I was the host of the open mic at the Arts Center in Troy solo this month, with an interesting backdrop the set of a play being presented in the the theater.It was the classic nobody-signs-up-first at the open mic, so I took that spot, read “One Day Lo…
Poetry + Prose Open Mic, November 13 Read More »
This is an ongoing series at the UU Congregation on Sawkill Road in Kingston, an open mic with featured poets. Tonight it was a clutch of Albany poets, Mary Panza, Murrow & Me. But first a bit of the open mic.In recognition of Veterans’ Day, the …
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Kingston, November 12 Read More »
Jil Hanifan has been a long-time poet in the city of Albany, NY, her career going back to the readings at the QE2 when she was student; now she teaches writing & she was surrounded by her students & her many friends at the Book House of Stuyves…
their agonizing speed, poems by Jil Hanifan Read More »
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