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.
Mary Panza at Word Fest 2011

Housewife Tuesday – History

In this edition of Housewife Tuesday, Mary looks back at some of the people in her life, especially Sam, who helped make her who she is today.

Housewife Tuesday – Deconstructing Mary

Mary never understood what deconstruction meant in terms of a person’s psyche until she had her daughter. This week she rolled up her sleeves and dug deep.

Mary Panza at the 2012 Albany Word Fest Founders Reading

Housewife Tuesday – Dog Days

On Wednesday, August 24th 2011, I was sitting on my back stoop.  It was a beautiful day.  Sun was out and there wasn’t too much humidity yet.  I can remember

Housewife Tuesday

Housewife Tuesday – Step 1

In a 12 step program the first step is admitting you are powerless over your addiction. Mary Panza is powerless and this week she comes clean.

Housewife Tuesday – Wine-Oh

Mary Panza hasn’t written anything in a few weeks because she had nothing to say, that is, until last Friday. Here is was what happened.