This coming week it looks like the new open mic series at Ben & Jerry’s on Lark St. will be kicking off after reschuling last month. This reading will be a one-two punch of poetry and music with the St. Poem Series at the UAG right across the street. Then on Tuesday night Team Nitty Gritty […]
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This coming Thursday, July 19, at the Social Justice Center, Dan Wilcox and the Poetry Motel Foundation will be presenting the Third Thursday Poetry Night. This month the featured poet is Urban Guerilla Theatre president, local spoken word artist, and Team Nitty Gritty slam coach, Mojavi. K. Mojavi Wright has been actively writing poetry since the age of 7. it was
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Fresh off of two regional slams in the past week where the Nitty Gritty Slam and Albany poetry made a big impact, we are storming back into Valentine’s next Tuesday, July 17, for Nitty Gritty Slam #22. How will Team Nitty Gritty perform with the confidence knowing that they can take on all comers? Will
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There area only a couple of times a year when there are five Tuesdays in a month. Our friends at the WordXWord Festival in Pittsfield does something special those times with their new Head-To-Head Haiku series. At the first such event in May, Team Nitty Gritty’s very own Elizag came out on top. Here is
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Alan Casline sent along the following information on the next poetry reading at the Pine Hollow Arboretum (16 Maple Ave., Slingerlands, NY) this coming Friday, July 13 at 6:30 featuring John Abbuhl. With Open Mic where others poets can read three short poems or two longer poems. Also two pages of prose will be acceptable.
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Because the Indpendence Day holiday landed on the first Wednesday this year, host Carol Graser moved the monthly Caffe Lena poetry open mic to the second Wednesday. So this coming Wednesday, July 11, poetry will be back at one of the most historic and wonderful venues in the area with featured poets Jill Crammond and
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This coming Monday, July 9, starting at 8:00PM, Albany Poets presents the monthly Wide Open Mic at Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary on Wolf Road in Colonie hosted by the Nitty Gritty Slam team member Kevin Peterson. Sign up starts at 7:15 with the open mic starting at 8:00PM. There will be a donation jar near the sign up sheet for
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What an incredible night of poetry in the not too hot and suprisingly haze-free second floor of Valentine’s. We even had almost enough seating for everyone who came in for the show. Not only were there chairs everywhere, we also had more laptops and technology involved than usual as we broadcast the slam live on
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Lori Desrosiers just sent out the following information on the fourth annual Narrative Poetry Contest from the Naugatuck River Review. This year the contest is going to be judged by poet Pam Uschuk. Naugatuck River Review’s Fourth Annual NARRATIVE POETRY CONTEST will be judged by Pam Uschuk First prize is $1000 and publication in NRR Second
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Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great starting with Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic on Monday evening. Monday, July 9 8:00pm – Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic Professor Java’s, 217 Wolf Road, Colonie, NY Albany Poets’ monthly reading,
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Chronogram Poetry Editor and longtime host and event organizer Phillip Levine just sent out information on the next Woodstock Poetry Society meeting and reading at the Colony Cafe on Saturday, July 14 with featured poets Alison Koffler (with musical accompaniment from Ceili Murphy) and William Seaton. This series is always worth the trip and there is plenty of
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This is a great time to be a poet in upstate New York as there have been some new open mics popping up all over. This week The Galway Public Library announced a new open mic series at the The Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant, 5342 Parkis Mills Road, Galway, NY, starting July 11th at 8 PM.
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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.
