It was another hot night in Albany, but we were back downstairs, in cooler air, for another edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentine’s on July 17. This evening though seemed a little different with a much smaller crowd and a quieter atmosphere. But that did not stop the poetry. The open mic began, almost on […]
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One of the great annual traditions in the area, and around the country, is coming up in late-Spetember. Over the years this event has brought out some biggest names in the local arts, poetry, and music scenes. Banned Books Week began in 1982 as a way to celebrate the 1st Amendment and the freedom of everyone to read the written
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Dan Wilcox is once again sponsoring this great annual event, commemorating the first time an atomic bomb was used in war. On August 6, 1945 the Enola Gay dropped the bomb on the city of Hiroshima, killing between 90,000 – 140,000 people and destroying almost 7-% of the cities buildings. Reading of John Hersey’s Hiroshima Monday, August 6, 11:00AM at Townsend
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On Thursday, August 9th at 7:00PM, Teresa Costa will be hosting the monthly poetry open mic at the largest used book store in Ulster county, Bohemian Book Bin in Lake Katrine. This months featured poets are Bruce Weber and Joanne Pagano-Weber. Here is a little more information on the features: Bruce Weber is the author of five previously
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Starting on September 23, after a short summer break, Dennis Sullivan, Mike Burke, and Edie Abrams will be kicking off the fifth season of the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic series at the Old Songs Community Arts Center in Voorheesville. This great open mic for “poets, striving to-be poets, and lovers of language” happens every
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We had a great week of poetry and spoken word in Albany this past week with the regularly scheduled Nitty Gritty Slam before the team heads off to the National Poetry Slam on Aug 4. Now let’s take a look at what is coming up in another busy week in Poetryland. Monday, July 23 8:00pm
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Every April we host the Albany Word Fest. Since April is National Poetry Month we are not the only organization to hold a festival dedicated to our favorite art form. We are far away from April and the next Word Fest so today we are taking a look at some upcoming poetry events and festivals
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The Bright Hill Literary Center, celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, continues the Word Thursday series next Thursday, July 26, 2012 with featured poets Evelyn Duncan and Graham Duncan, both from Ithaca, NY, after the open mic, which begins at 7 pm, and intermission. Admission is $3 (free to those 18 and under). Evelyn Duncan was born in Cedar Run, PA, where
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William Seaton from the College of Poetry sent us this information about the next Poetry on the Loose reading featuring the Council of Poetic Experimentation on Saturday, August 4. The next program in the the Poetry on the Loose Reading / Performance Series will feature the Council of Poetic Experimentation. The event will be held
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This coming Thursday is looking like a great night of poetry in the upstate NY / western Massachusetts region. In Albany we have the Third Thursday Poetry Night with featured poet Mojavi and in Great Barrington world renowned poet, spoken word artist, teacher, and advocate Taylor Mali is performing at the Triplex for his annual show. Berkshire on Stage says, ” This
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We talk a lot about the strong poetry community that we have here in upstate New York, but we are not the only ones who keep the art going. Here are some of the things that caught my eye this morning. Poetry Slam giving back… Buffalo Poetry Slam Gives Back to Vive, Inc., – The Buffalo /
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This past Saturday Team Nitty Gritty headed south on the NYS Thruway to Rockland County to compete in the first ever hud,SON! river regional slam (‘ cause poetry flows both ways) at Irelands 32 in Suffern. This was the first time that the team competed against other regional slam teams and guess what? Team Nitty Gritty came
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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.
