Thom Francis, Author at Hudson Valley Writers Guild

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.

Upcoming Literary Events: September 21-27, 2023

By Thom Francis / Events / Leave a Comment

There are a lot of great events this week in our regional literary community, including the Albany Book Festival, the Caffe Lena Poetry Festival, and so much more.

A photo of poet and translator Pierre Joris

Upcoming Literary Events: September 14-20, 2023

By Thom Francis / Events

Seven full days and nights of events in our regional literary community. Here’s a quick look at the book discussions, readings, open mics, and workshops coming up.

Photo of a man on a stage reading from a book into a microphone

Talking to Poets: John Dorsey at The Linda

By Thom Francis / Sanctuary Radio

Thom Francis welcomes Toledo, Ohio poet John Dorsey to the stage for a reading at The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio hosted by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and literary journals Hobo Camp Review and Trailer Park Quarterly.

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Upcoming Literary Events: September 7-13, 2023

By Thom Francis / Events

School is back in session, and we have another great week of literary events in the area to celebrate the writing and reading!

Upcoming Literary Events: August 31 – September 6, 2023

By Thom Francis / Events

Another great week of literary events in the area as we step into September, so get out and support the arts!

Photo of J. Lester Allen reading at The Linda

Talking With Poets: J. Lester Allen at The Linda

By Thom Francis / Sanctuary Radio

Thom Francis welcomes poet and wildlife rehabilitator J. Lester Allen to the stage for a reading at The Linda on July 27, 2022.

Upcoming Literary Events: August 17-23, 2023

By Thom Francis / Events

Another huge week of literary events in the area, so get out and support the arts! Here’s a quick look at the events, book discussions, readings, open mics, and workshops coming up.

Talking With Poets: Poetic License – Albany

By Thom Francis / Sanctuary Radio

Thom Francis introduces us to Poetic License – Albany, a joint project of the HVWG and Upstate Artists Guild that brings together regional poets and visual artists.

Call for Art: Poetic License – Albany

By Thom Francis / Call for Submissions

The poems have been selected and now we want your artwork! HVWG & UAG are excited to work together again on this collaboration of regional poets and visual artists.