We apologize for the late notice on this reading happening tonight up at Paul Smith’s College with Angel Nafis, Jon Sands, and Adam Falkner. Here is the info from the Adirondack Writing Center: This is not your grandma’s poetry. This is not even your mom’s poetry. Get ready to have your rhythms rearranged by three […]
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Jimmy Carter to welcome visitors to Dylan Thomas house (from BBC) Former US President Jimmy Carter, a lifelong Dylan Thomas fan, is to lend his voice to welcome visitors to the poet’s Swansea birthplace. He will introduce a new audio-visual tour at No 5, Cwmdonkin Drive which has been restored by a couple who say
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Spoken word group hopes to motivate William Blount students at International Week (from KnoxNews.com) “We wanted to bring that diversity and present it to the students to kind of open their eyes to see another side,” said Rhea Carmon, who performed poetry with Jonathan Clark at the school on Friday morning. “Now it’s become an
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Our very good friend Dan Nester sent along this announcement for the second Frequency North reading of the season that will be taking place this Thursday at the College of Saint Rose. MEGAN ABBOTT, ONE OF NATION’S TOP MYSTERY WRITERS, TO READ FOR “FREQUENCY NORTH” WRITERS SERIES AT SAINT ROSE ALBANY (October 24, 2011) —
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There is a lot of poetry going on down in the Hudson Valley this week. It all starts off with Cheryl Rice and Michael Heinrich as the featured poets at the Bohemian Book Bin on Thursday, November 10. POETRY READING Thursday, Nov. 10th at 7:00PM Cheryl A. Rice and Michael Heinrich Open Reading Refreshments all
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Poetry Slam (from The Signal) On Oct. 27, the Warrior Activity Center (WAC), Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) and the University Student Union put on “Slam Stereotypes: Poetry Show” as part of the university’s human campaign. The show took place at 7 p.m. in the Warrior Grill and featured two professional poets, Ner City and The
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On September 6, 2011 Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series teamed up for the first Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines. The show started with an open mic hosted by Mojavi with poets Poetyc Vyzonz, Stephen Leslie, Elizag, Michelle Bula, Bless, and Dan Rain all sharing their work. Then slammaster Dain
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‘Godfather of grunge’: Documentary examines Seattle poet Steven Bernstein’s life (from Kalamazoo Gazette) A poet and performer in the days before every self-respecting coffeehouse hosted its own “slam night,” Steven Jesse Bernstein had a wicked way with words that connected with the segment of youth culture that embraced punk rock in the late 1970s and
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We are live downstairs at Valentines tonight for the fifth installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam presented by Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and Frequency North Reading Series. Here is how the scores worked out for the slam after the short open mic with poets Jessica Layton, Rain Dan, Ed Rinaldi and Bless hosted by
Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, November 1, 2011 In This Issue Guild Announcements: HVWG Annual Membership Meeting, Schenectady Community of Writers Event Member Announcements: Carolee Sherwood, Mary Kathryn Jablonski, M.E. Kemp, Melinda Morris Perrin, Jan Marin Tramontano, Barbara M. Traynor, Dan Wilcox Area Announcements: Fiction Group Seeks Members, Poet Needed to Conduct a Workshop in
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We have made it to our fifth slam! We are very proud to bring the Nitty Gritty Slam #5 to Valentines tonight. We want to thank everyone who has helped support the slam so far by getting the word out, coming to the event, being a judge, and even getting up on stage to perform.
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Poetry has become an essential part of my being (from Iowa City Press Citizen) While in class at the University of Iowa, where he is earning his Ph.D. in English, his phone rang. He figured it was one of his three kids, so he didn’t think much of it. But when he looked at his
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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.
