The College of Saint Rose has an interview up on their English Blog with our very own (and Saint Rose M.F.A. student) Carolee Sherwood as part of their “What We Talk About When We Talk About Writers” (WWTAWWTAW) series, where they talk to the students that are part of the first class of the Master of Fine […]
Once again we have a lot going in the upstate New York region. From poetry and spoken word to story telling and slam, we certainly do cover all the bases here in upstate NY. Here’s is a look at the week ahead… Monday, September 17 6:30pm – Ben & Jerry’s Open Mic Ben & Jerry’s,
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We are back at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #26 this coming Tuesday, September 18. This is the second slam of our second season and we are expecting big things. Mojavi surprised us all at the last slam by taking off the coach’s whistle and competing… and winning NGS #25. Who will come out of the shadows
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Back in May we told you about Cheryl Rice’s brand new book, My Minnesota Boyhood, and what a wonderful collection of poetry it is. Now it looks like the rest of the world is catching up with what have known all along. In the latest edition of Red Fez, Rebecca Schumejda interviews Cheryl about the book
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One of the great small press publishers in our area needs our help. They suffered a terrible tragedy two months ago, lost all of their equipment, and need to rebuild. FootHill Publishing has long been a huge supporter of local poetry. In the past few years Michael Czarnecki and his crew have published many local poets
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Next Monday, after the dust settles on another Lark Fest this weekend, R.M. Engelhardt is bringing poetry back to Lark Street as the monthly Saint Poem Reading Series returns for another evening of the “Honest Expression, Truth & Poetry” at the UAG Gallery (247 Lark Street, Albany). Albany, NY’s Traditional Open Mic Dedicated To Poets &
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We posted about some upcoming workshops last week (here and here) and now we have some information on a new poetry workshop series offered by one of the great American poets, Bernadette Mayer, who we are very lucky to have in our area. Space is very limited, so if you are interested, register today. Here are the
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As we remember the terrorist attacks on the United States 11 years ago today, there is a great article on the Good website about how teachers are using poetry to help students understand and commemorate 9/11. The teachers had students do research on 9/11 using online resources, including those from the Times. Students’ responses to discussion questions were put
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We kicked off the second season of the Nitty Gritty Slam on Tuesday, September 4 with one of our smaller crowds. But we overcame and had a great night of poetry and spoken word with some new, dynamic voices on the mic. We started everything off with the open mic that saw a new poet,
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Last week as posted about the Fall 2012 Season of visiting writers who will be speaking at the Writers Institute. Now we have some information on a couple of workshops that are taking place this fall. The New York State Writers Institute invites you to apply to our free Community Writers Workshops, taught by Rebecca Wolff and Jo
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The Northeast Poetry Center’s College of Poetry has announced two workshops to be offered during the summer term to run from October 13 until December 1. Each workshop will meet for two hours a week during the eight week course at the Seligmann studio, 23 White Oak Drive in Sugar Loaf (nearly across from the Lycian Center). Tuition for each is $150. Enrollees are regarded as “guest poets,”
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On Friday, September 14, 2012 Timothy Lake will be the featured poet at the Pine Hollow Open Mic Series. This great series in nature happens at the Pine Hollow Arboretum (16 Maple Ave., Slingerlands, NY) starting at 6:30 PM. At this open mic, poets can read three short poems or two longer poems. Also two pages of prose will
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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.
