Want to get your work published in one f the great literary journals in New York? Well, this is your time. The Literary Journal is looking for submissions for the next edition to be published in July. Here is all of the information to get you on your way: The Literary Gazette, published annually by The River Reporter in […]
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Just found what looks like a great event happening at the UAG Gallery (247 Lark St., Albany, NY) this coming Sunday, May 6 at 8:00pm with musicians Jack Wright (alto and soprano saxes, Easton PA), Evan Lipson (double bass, Brooklyn), Johan Nystrom (drums, Philadelphia) and poet Michael Peters. Here is the information from the Facebook event page: Join us on Sunday
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Mimi Moriarty and her brother, Frank Desiderio, will be reading from their new chapbook, Sibling Reverie, on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 pm at the Pine Hollow Arboretum (16 Maple Avenue, Slingerlands). Three other Finishing Line Press poets, Jan Tramontano, Cecele Kraus, and Linda Sonia Miller will be sharing the stage. Books will be available for purchase and
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We have a lot going on this week in Poetryland. Here is a quick rundown of what is going on so you can make plans for some great poetry and spoken word in the area, wherever you are. Poets Speak Loud open mic with featured poet Elizag Tonight at McGeary’s Elizag will be the featured
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On Wednesday, May 2 two great poets will be reading their work at the NYS Writers Institute. Harry Staley and former student George Drew (side note, I was a student of Drew’s) will be taking the stage for an afternoon reading at SUNY Albany’s uptown campus. Harry Staley, poet, beloved UAlbany Professor Emeritus, and noted scholar
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Welcome back to Thom’s 10 Things. I took last week off so that I could give all of my attention to the Albany Word Fest. This weeks post is all about that event, which was a great week of great events with great poets supporting our great community. Here we go… 1 – Founders Reading
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On Tuesday, May 1, we storm back into Valentine’s for the 17th installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. At the 16th Nitty Gritty Slam last week at Valentine’s we were right in the middle of Word Fest week and we had a full house. The room was filled with new faces, familiar NGS names, returning
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The next Poets Speak Loud open mic for poetry and spoken word will be taking place next Monday night at McGeary’s. This month’s featured poet is Elizag, a familiar face and winner at the Nitty Gritty Slam. Elizabeth K Gordon (aka elizag) is a writer who was born in Queens, NY and grew up upstate
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The Collective are headed back over the Steamer No. 10 Theatre this coming Friday night, April 27, starting at 9:00pm for the Love Jones Open Mic Extravaganza with special host IamSelf. This is event has been happening for a few months at the Pine Hills theater featuring some the great poets and artists that we have here in the
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Caffe Lena has a very exciting fundraiser for the Mt. McGregor Organ and Arts Fund coming up this Wednesday hosted by Cara Benson and Gordon Boyd featuring former students of the program and Randall Horton. Proceeds to benefit the weekly poetry class and other arts programming at Mt. McGregor Correctional Facility. Here is some more information from
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We are back from a great week of poetry and spoken word at the 2012 Albany Word Fest and ready ready to jump back into things. This coming Saturday will be the perfect way to do it, because the Northeast Poetry Center will be featuring poet Barry Wallenstein. Barry Wallenstein will appear as the Northeast Poetry Center’s Distinguished Visiting Poet for the spring of
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The 2012 Albany Word Fest has brought us a great week of poetry, spoken word, and community so far. We have had a lot of fun and heard some great poetry this week at the Founders Reading, St. Poem on Monday, NGS #16, the Yes! Communal Reading, and last night Third Thursday Poetry Night. The
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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.
