On Monday, July 30 we will be back for another edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s. This month our Featured Poet at Poets Speak Loud and on the Albany Poets website is Team Nitty Gritty member ILLiptical. Michael Sloman, otherwise known by his stage name as ILLiptical, The WizARd of MARS, is a Spoken Word Poet/Hip […]
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Thanks for joining us tonight as we are broadcasting live from Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #21. We will begin the night with the open mic and then go right into the slam!
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If the timing works out right, you can go this reading down in Sugar Loaf featuring the incredible Carol Graser and make it back in time for the first Poets in the Park reading. We mentioned this reading a couple of days ago in the Upcoming Poetry Events post, but forgot to mention the new
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, July 2012 In This Issue Guild Announcements: Poets in the Park 2012, 2012 Poetry Contest Details Member Announcements: Janine Cammarata, Sue Oringel, Marilyn Rothstein, Bob Sharkey Area Announcements: Caffe Lena to Feature Jill Crammond and Martin Willets, Open Mic at the Adirondack Center in Warrensburg to Feature Mason Smith,
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This was a great week for Albany Poets as we held our first in what we hope to be many live broadcasts of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s with featured poet Alicia Ortiz. We are bringing the equipment with us to Valentine’s this coming Tuesday for 21st installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. Speaking of
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ALBANY (June 26, 2012) – Nitty Gritty Slam today announced that it been named an official slam venue and will send a team of poets to The National Poetry Slam, held in Charlotte, NC this coming August. This summer will feature special events and fundraisers to fund the trip. Held the first and third Tuesdays
The Nitty Gritty Slam is turning 21! It’s time to celebrate and what better way to do that than a good, old fashion poetry slam at our favorite local rock and roll bar. Last week we completed Team Nitty Gritty by welcoming D. Colin and ILLiptical after our “blood sport” competition at Valentines. They are
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In the last Thom’s 10 Things… I began running down the list of the other slam teams that will be competing at the National Poetry Slam with Team Nitty Gritty. This time around I am picking it up with teams 11 – 20. Some of these teams do not have much information readily available on the internet,
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We are launching a new feature here on AlbanyPoets.com by broadcasting our readings live! Tonight’s Poets Speak Loud open mic is live from McGeary’s with featured poet Alicia Ortiz. Stay tuned. We will be starting soon. We will be back next week on Tuesday, July 3, for Nitty Gritty Slam #21
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We had a great week of poetry and spoken word in Albany this past week. Now let’s take a look at what is coming up in another busy week in Poetryland. Sunday, June 24 3:00pm – Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic Old Songs Community Center, 37 South Main Street, Voorheesville Open Mic for poets and
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In what was billed as the “Blood Sport” edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam in order to fill the open spots on Team Nitty Gritty, the poets who came out brought it all with them on stage. This was one of the most competetive poetry slam that we have seen so far in the time
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The Bright Hill Literary Center, celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, continues the Word Thursday series this coming Thursday, June 28, 2012 with featured poets YaliniDream and Jay Rogoff after the open mic, which begins at 7 pm, and intermission. Admission is $3 (free to those 18 and under). YaliniDream, Brooklyn, NY, is Sri Lankan Tamil Blood, Manchester Born, Texas
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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.
