Divorcing My Father, at 8 on the George Washington Bridge at rush hour you handed me a manila folder then returned to putting your lipstick on my last name was written first in black VS and your last name in red as we approached the bumper of a yellow cab dirty with dents and scratches […]
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We just posted the updated list of poets who have already signed up for the 2012 Word Fest Open Mic taking place at the Main Branch of the Albany Public Library on Washington Ave. on Saturday, April 21. Right now we have over 40 poets on the list ready to share their work on what looks to
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Join us in welcoming a new poet to the Albany Poets website; Robert Zimmermann. Robert is a writer and outdoorsman from Summit, NY who has sent us some amazing, emotional, and personal poems for us to publish on the site. Robert Zimmermann has lived in Summit, NY for most of his life. He graduated with
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WASABI!!! An ode to a finely ground root my chopstick slices down through the perfectly squeezed flower of electric lime green goo severing just enough of that finely ground root to completely coat the surface of my avocado sushi roll. with heightened anticipation I pop the morsel wholly into my mouth and await the burning
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Losing Kurt at 13 On February 20th I wrote him a love letter for his birth day come find me in the north east ride your mothers ship from Seattle and poke your love heart out to mine let’s make babies or a mess that someone else is bound to write about when we are
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We are very proud to be partnering with the Albany Barn to bring teens through the process of writing, editing, and performing their poetry with the From The Page to The Stage workshop series at Stage 1. This will be a four week series led my local poets Dan Wilcox and Mojavi. Here is more
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Welcome back to Thom’s 10 Things. This week I’ll be taking a look at the local poetry scene and asking some questions that I would like some answers to. Here we go… 1 – Thoughts and Memories A couple of months ago, before we held the annual Tom Nattell Memorial Reading and Beret Toss, I
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Are you writing a poem everyday for National Poetry Month? Want to post those poems on the Albany Poets website? Send them to albanypoets@gmail.com and they will be available for the world to read.
Poem A Day – Jacqueline Kirkpatrick – drunk dial Read More »
Next week, Jared Paul, an amazing poet, journalist, activist, educator, and spoken word artist, will be performing in Albany at the Hudson River Coffee House on Wednesday, April 11 at 8:00PM as part of us “Occupy Poetry Month” tour. The tour continues to Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, April 12 at 5:00PM. Over
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We are kicking off National Poetry Month in style! On Tuesday, April 3 at Valentine’s we are on the road to Word Fest with Nitty Gritty Slam #15! At the last slam we had a new poet, D. Colin, come out to the slam for the first time and walk away with the top prize.
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, April 2012 In This Issue Guild Announcements: A Note From the President, Albany Word Fest, 2012 Poetry Contest Details Member Announcements: Winifred Elze, Marilyn Kemp Area Announcements: Guest Poet Needed at Roarke Center in Troy, Poetry and Prose Open Mic in Troy, Writers Institute Readings in Albany, Publishing Event in Burnt
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The 2006 Albany Word Fest was a huge event for us. Two Open Mic sessions over two days and a jammed schedule of poetry and music at Valentine’s was a lot to live up to, but we certainly were able to in 2007. On Friday, April 20, poets and curious onlookers crammed into the UAG
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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.
