We have another big week of poetry and spoken word ahead of us here in upstate New York. Albany Poets is presenting the first semi-final to determine Team Nitty Gritty 2013 on Tuesday night with the top eight points leaders so far in the season. The next night up in Saratoga, Carol Graser is hosting […]
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Over the past couple of weeks we have told you about the a series of interviews that the The College of Saint Rose has on their English Blog. So far they have interviewed local poets Carolee Sherwood and Carol Jewell. This week the “What We Talk About When We Talk About Writers” (WWTAWWTAW) series continues with poet Jacqueline Kirkpatrick, who
On Friday, November 9, 2012 Bob Sharkey will be the featured poet at the Pine Hollow Open Mic Series. This is one of the great poetry series that happen each month in the area, showcasing talented poets and writers of upstate New York. The event take place at the Pine Hollow Arboretum (16 Maple Ave., Slingerlands, NY) starting at
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What better way to spent Election night than at a poetry slam and open mic? Join us on Tuesday, November 6 at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #30. This edition of Albany’s poetry slam series will be a special slam for the top eight points leaders so far in the season battling it out in
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On Saturday, October 27 the Hudson Valley Writers Guild held a celebratory reading by the winners of the 2012 Poetry Contest at the Bethlehem Public Library in Delmar, NY. The poetry contest was open to writers living in New York State and was judged by Cecele Krause, Dawn Marar and Thom Francis. The final
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Due to Hurricane Sandy we will not be holding Poets Speak Loud tonight at McGeary’s. We will be rescheduling featured poet Bryan Roessel to join us very soon. Poets Speak Loud will return on Monday, November 26 with featured poet Rebecca Schumejda. We will keep you posted about NGS #29 that is scheduled for tomorrow night at
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We are gearing up for another big week of poetry and spoken word in the area with seven full days of events and open mics as long as the “storm of the century” does not complicate things. Albany Poets has two events back-to-back this coming week with Poets Speak Loud on Monday night featuring Bryan
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THE ART OF AGENT STALKING: How to Find and Court the Right Representation for You Saturday, November 10, 2:00 p.m. Clifton Park-Halfmoon Library 475 Moe Rd., Clifton Park, NY with teacher, editor & agent Alice Orr Free & open to the public COMMUNITY OF WRITERS READING Sunday, November 18, 2:00 p.m. Schenectady County Public Library
Performance poet Taylor Mali is coming back to town for a special event at the First Unitarian Society in Schenectady (1221 Wendell Avenue, Schenectady) on Thursday, November 8 at 8:00PM. Proceeds from this event will be going to Safe Passage, a non-profit organization working in Guatemala City to bring hope, education, and opportunity to the children and families living in
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Our friends over at Poetry Super Highway are putting together a book of poetry, “Ekphrastia Gone Wild”, to be released in 2013 and they want your work. The editor, Rick Lupert, is looking for poems that are inspired by other works of art to be included in this exciting new project that will be published by Ain’t Got No
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On Tuesday, October 30 we are hosting our first ever Inappropriate Slam for a special 5th Tuesday edition of Nitty Gritty Slam. If you have poems that you think will make folks feel a little uneasy and uncomfortable, then this is the slam for you. Anything goes regarding content this time around at the slam.
If poetry slams and spoken word performances are dead, then we did not get that memo, because we had another packed house at Valentine’s for NGS #28 this past Tuesday. Our featured poets, Meg Waldron and Robyn Bateman, were a fantastic addition to the open mic and poetry slam. Meg and Robyn put on a great show and the
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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.
