A reading we are all familiar with, hosted by Dan Wilcox. The “featured poet” a group of students from St. Rose forced to take a performance class. The second event of the week that was standing room only. In keeping with the theme I wrote a mediocre poem describing the event… A group of kids […]
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4/17/13-Louder than a Bomb-Poem about a documentary style movie about poetry. Some really meta stuff… I’m partial to the character Kevin in the film. I identify with him for some reason. It is the second time i’ve seen the movie so it’s ok to show up late, right? It’s nice to pick up on all
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4/16/13-Nitty Gritty Slam Lots of firsts on Tuesday night. The first ever Nitty Gritty Slam Haiku Battle. Read my first poems of the 2013 Word Fest. First ever Nitty Gritty win for Massachusetts poet Christian Phiffer. In keeping with the spirit of the event, some haiku inspired by what transpired… Congratulations Christian on winning it
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4/15/13-Poets Against Fracking So I will admit, I was a bit skeptical going into this one. I am typically very apolitical, anyone starting with an agenda tends to turn me off. Gave it a shot, had a fine evening. This was the result… “It was an intimate reading” is the polite way of saying not
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As you’re all aware by now, we are in the thick of the 2013 Word Fest and this poet is making it a point to attend at least one event every day for the entire week. Not only that, but at these events I will be scribbling poetry (as so many of us often do)
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This was easily the biggest turnout we’ve had for this mic since Kevin Peterson took over the hosting duties a number of months ago after the brash abandonment of the position by Keith Spencer. We saw a larger volume of musical acts than normal, but this is sometimes to be expected when the mic is
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So this past weekend I was in Chicago, and what better way to wind down a weekend of baseball, scorching heat, NATO/99% battles, beaches,bars, and delicious dining than with a poetry slam? And not just any poetry slam,The Uptown Poetry Slam. That’s right, The Green Mill, the place where Al Capone sipped and shipped illegal
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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.
