Mary Panza

Mary Panza has been a mainstay on the Albany Poetry scene since 1988. She has been witness to countless open mics, naked poets, fires, drunks, chapbooks, career changes, organizations (both coming and going), festivals and great poetry and spoken word. She hosted a long running open mic, POETS SPEAK LOUD from 2005-2020. She had her publishing heyday through out the 1990’s including collaborations with poet Gina Grega and Paul Weinman. She now writes an infrequent blog, Housewife Tuesday and continues to write poetry and perform. Her passion for poetry and performance has allowed her to feature the next generation of amazing poets through the Hudson Valley Writer Guild.
The Bowery Electric

Housewife Tuesday – Bowery

Mary Panza goes to the Bowery Electric in NYC and wonders where all these boy hipsters and rock and rollers find their skinny jeans.

Housewife Tuesday – The Next Day

Mary Panza has have been taking a long hard look at her past, not living there, but just trying to figure some things out.

Housewife Tuesday – Aloha

Last August Mary saw a a flyer for a class in a certain massage technique. It wasn’t the technique that interested her, rather the place – 8 days in Hawaii.

Housewife Tuesday – Gonna

The last few weeks, I have been going through it. Please understand that I know my problems are small. My problems are just that; they are mine.

Mary Panza reading at Half Moon Books in Kingston, NY

Housewife Tuesday – Little Wars

A friend of Mary’s told her that whatever hardship her daughter would go through would churn up her own past. No truer words were ever said.

Housewife Tuesday – Bullets

Mary Panza has been wanting to punch a hipster with a hat & wool sweater while eating ice cream. In this HWT, she has a list of reasons why.

Mary Panza

Housewife Tuesday – Conning the Con

In a follow-up from the last Housewife Tuesday, Mary Panza tries to figure why this personality from the past contacted her to begin with.

Housewife Tuesday – Now and Always

In this Housewife Tuesday, Mary looks back at growing up in South Troy and how that has shaped her and taught her how to “use her words”.

Mary Panza at Word Fest 2011

Housewife Tuesday – Heat

Mary Panza is excited about her upcoming Roast at McGeary’s. In this Housewife Tuesday she shares her favorite celebrity roast clips.