We have a lot going on this week to kick off the new year. One of the great readings in the area is starting 2012 off with two featured poets, Marilyn Sandberg and Kathleen McCoy, Wednesday at Caffe Lena. the first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents: Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic Wednesday, January 4 […]
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With just a couple of days before Christmas and on the first night of Hanukkah the poets gathered at Valentines for the eighth installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. The night started off with a preview piece from Poetyc Vyzonz’s new CD followed by an open mic hosted by Mojavi that featured Daniel Nester, the
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Albany Poets and The Barn will be kicking off the new year with a very special poetry and performance workshop at Stage 1 on North Swan Street in Albany. This workshop, lead by Albany poets Dan Wilcox and Mojavi will take students age 13 -18 through the process of writing, editing, and performing their poetry.
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, December 15, 2011 In This Issue Guild Announcements: HVWG Board Meeting, Request for Writers from Guilderland High School, Help Needed for Newsletter Member Announcements: M.E. Kemp, Linda Sonia Miller, Laurel Saville Area Announcements: Bookmark Holiday Reading in Troy, Jewish Identity in Contemporary American Poetry Class in Niskayuna, Call for Submissions
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This Tuesday night we will be back at Valentines for the last Nitty Gritty Slam of 2011. This is the eighth edition of the new slam series and so far the events have been exciting and inspiring. Hosts Mojavi and Dain Brammage have been working hard putting together great shows for both new and returning
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We had a small, but mighty crowd at Valentines for the seventh installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. The rain and sudden cold weather kept some poets away from the heat of the spoken word, but those who did make it out were in for a treat. The open mic portion of the show featured
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This Saturday, down at the Colony Cafe in the beautiful town of Woodstock, the Woodstock Poetry Society will gather for their monthly reading (and annual meeting) featuring two wonderful poets, Mary Kathryn Jablonski and Roberta Gould hosted by Chronogram poetry editor Phillip Levine. Here is the information on the reading and what is coming up
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Our friends at the Adirondack Center for Writing, who are doing great things to promote literary events and more up in northern New York, are holding a special First Night Open Mic in Saranac Lake featuring performance poet Adam Falkner. This event is worth the trip, Adam is a fantastic poet and spoken word artist
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This coming Wednesday, be sure to make some time to head up to Saratoga for one of the finest and longest running open mics in the area at Caffe Lena. This time around, as a holiday treat, host Carol Graser is presenting two featured poets at the monthly event, Judith Prest and Jan Tramontano. Judith
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, December 1, 2011 In This Issue Guild Announcements: HVWG Board Meeting Member Announcements: M.E. Kemp, Keith W. Willis Area Announcements: Writers Institute Readings at UAlbany, Caffe Lena Reading in Saratoga, Third Thursday Reading in Albany, Jewish Identity in Contemporary American Poetry Class in Niskayuna, Call for Entries for East Line
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Avery is a poet and spoken word artist who has been featured at many of the open mics and readings in the area in the past couple of years (Third Thursday Poetry Night, Live From The Living Room, Saint Poem Reading Series, 2011 Albany Word Fest) , but he has been in and out of
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The next Third Thursday Poetry Night is December 15 with featured performers Murrow (Thom Francis and Keith Spencer). Murrow is Thom Francis (spoken word, samples, effects & video, composition) and Keith Spencer (guitar, bass, keys, computers, layers, composition) masterfully blend spoken word with samples, video and a plethora of instruments. Murrow is promising to bring
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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.
