Nitty Gritty Slam #19 is in the books and what a great night of poetry and spoken word it was. This was a night of new beginnings and big announcements as we introduced Team Nitty Gritty to the world. We also debuted some new graphics, a new NGS website, and even a new Slam Master. […]
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This coming Monday, June 11, 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 is a donation jar near the sign up sheet
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The Woodstock Poetry Society will be meeting again this coming Saturday, June 9 at the Colony Cafe (22 Rock City Road, Woodstock) with an afternoon open mic for poetry and spoken word featuring Cate McNider and Judith Lechner hosted by Phillip Levine. Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival as part of the Woodstock Arts Consortium is sponsoring the
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This coming Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation (320 Sawkill Road) in Kingston host Micky Shorr welcomes two fantastic Hudson Valley poets, Donald Lev and Michael Platsky. The evening begins at 7:00. There is a $5 donation at the door, $2.50 if you read at the open mic. Donald Lev continues to publish Home Planet News, the newsprint literary review
The poetry scene in Pittsfield is heating up as the summer season is upon us. The folks over at the WordXWord Festival sent along information on their new idea to keep us writing new poems all year. We had so much fun with 30/30 we thought we’d try keeping things going – albeit at a slower
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Alan Casline sent along information on the next Poetry Reading at Pine Hollow Arboretum (16 Maple Ave., Slingerlands, New York) coming up on Friday June 15, 2012 at 6:30 PM. This reading will feature poet Gary Lawless with an open mic where others poets can read three short poems or two longer poems. Also two
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, June 2012 In This Issue Guild Announcements: Manuscript Prep Class in East Greenbush, 2012 Poetry Contest Details Member Announcements: Jim LaBate Area Announcements: Caffe Lena to Feature Naton Leslie and Pam Clements, Short Story Reading in Troy, Romance Writers Conference in East Greenbush, Poetry and Prose Open Mic in Troy,
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The Nitty Gritty Slam has had some exciting things happening in the past couple of weeks and we want to share the great news with everyone! First on the list is that NGS is now a certified poetry slam, recognized by Poetry Slam, Inc. Second, we were able to raise the funds and register for
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On Monday, June 25 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 Alicia Ortiz. Alicia “Vida” Ortiz is a local activist and musician. Her primary instrument is voice and she has performed throughout the Capital Region
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When one of our fellow poets needs help, we step up and do what we can to pitch in. On June 10 in New Paltz there will be a gathering of poets reading their work all to raise money for our friend Robert Milby. Robert has always been one of the busiest men in the
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It’s a new month and summertime is here in upstate New York. There are a lot of poetry events coming up next week. On Tuesday night, we are back at Valentine’s for the 19th edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam. We will have some big announcements regarding Team Nitty Gritty and the National Poetrty Slam, so this event is
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On Wednesday, June 6, two great poets and Siena professors, Naton Leslie and Pam Clements, will be the features at the monthly Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic. This open mic for poetry and spoken word is hosted by Carol Graser on the first Wednesday of the month at the historic Caffè Lena, 47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs. Doors
Naton Leslie and Pam Clements at Caffe Lena on Wednesday, June 6 Read More »
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.
