Nitty Gritty Slam #4 is this coming Tuesday, October 18 at Valentines. This time around we are upstairs at the club for the slam as the American Music Club with Dan Johnson and John Scarpulla will be meeting under the spoken word. What will Slam Master Brammage and Mojavi have in store for us this […]
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‘To Be Heard’ IFC documentary features University Heights high school, spoken word (from New York Daily News) Focusing on three students at University Heights high school in the Bronx, the movie shows how a unique program called Power Writing combines spoken-word poetry, performance and literacy advancement to give teens the tools necessary to tell their
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This months Poets Speak Loud open mic will be a week early because of Halloween falling on the last Monday.We will be gathering at McGeary’s on Monday, October 24 for this special edition of Poets Speak Loud with Anthony Bernini as the featured poet who will be signing his copies of the brand new book,
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‘Deaf Jam’ take a new look at poetry slams (from St. Louis Beacon) With ties to rap and hip-hop, U.S National Poetry Slams have gained popularity among teenagers, however not often including the deaf. In “Deaf Jam,” a group of students from The Lexington School for the Deaf show their obsession, frustration and gumption as
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Tonight, 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 Keith Spencer. Sign up starts at 7:15 with the open mic starting at 8:00PM sharp. There is a donation jar near the sign up sheet for anyone who wishes to help
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Teresa Costa sent the following announcement for the monthly poetry reading at the Bohemian Book Bin coming up this coming Thursday, October 13 with featured poets Douglas Harrington and Christina Spanos. This is a special reading as the bookstore is celebrating 25 years in business, which these days it very impressive for a bookstore to
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We are right in the middle of a very busy couple of weeks for poetry in upstate NY. This past Tuesday we had Nitty Gritty Slam #3 at Valentines. This time around Rain Dan took first place with the returning Victorio Reyes coming in second and Shannon Shoemaker taking third place. We have set up
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Humorous Poetry? Huh? (from WordStock) The funny thing about poetry, excuse the pun, is that poetry is often considered as having only one genre. If someone doesn’t like a poem, they will usually say “I don’t get/like poetry.” Then it’s bye bye poetry, Baby with the bathwater… Mount Marty professor among presenters at book
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Phillip Levine is one busy guy down in the Hudson Valley between being the poetry editor of Chronogram and hosting two poetry events in the area, the COW in Kingston and the Woodstock Poetry Society readings in Woodstock. He sent along the following announcement of the reading this coming Saturday at the Colony Cafe featuring
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Urban Guerilla Theatre and Albany Poets are combining forces to bring poetry and spoken word to the MoHu Fest on Friday, October 14 at The Linda for a very special edition of the monthly Urban Guerilla Theatre event. This event will feature the poetry, music, and spoken word of local artists including Carlos Garcia, Dan
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Mark your calendars, it’s that time of year again. R.M. Engelhardt’s long-running, “annual” Edgar Allan Poe tribute event is happening this year at the UAG Gallery as part of the Saint Poem Reading Series on Monday, October 31. Come out and read your favorite Poe piece or bring your own work to share with the
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Good evening everyone and welcome to the live results coverage of the third installment of Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines. We will be updating the scores through out the night on the NGS Results Page. We will be starting the open mic and slam in just a few minutes. Round One: Dan Wilcox – 21.1
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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.
