The Yes! Reading series is back in full swing, just coming off a reading this past Friday with Heather Christle, Dana Ward and Eric Hardman. Coming up on September 30, Charles Alexander, Rebecca Wolff and Nick Demske will be the readers at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany) starting at 8:00PM. Charles Alexander […]
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This week saw the return on slam to Albany as Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series combined forces for the Nitty Gritty Slam. The first in the bi-monthly event series saw Tammy Lopez walk away with the top prize. Shannon Shoemaker came in a very close second and Algorythm came
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Don Levy has been a part of the local poetry community since the old QE2 days. He has been a fixture and one of the most recognizable faces in the local arts scene. Don is another poet who has been on the Albany Poets site since the beginning and we are glad that he is
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There are two big readings going on in the Hudson Valley in the next couple of weeks. Coming up next Wednesday Lea Graham will be reading at the Tivoli Public Library (86 Broadway, Tivoli, NY) Lea Graham will be reading at the Tivoli Public Library on Wednesday, Sept. 14th at 7pm from her first book
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Bless was the featured poet for the July edition of Poets Speak Loud. He performed a couple of his pieces and then handed the mic to a new poet to the area, Ben Golden. Before and after there was an open mic with local poets Dan Wilcox, Dain Brammage, Todd Fabozzi, Tess Lecuyer, Jessica Fisher-Smith,
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Welcome to the live coverage of the first Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines. Be sure to refresh often as we will be updating this page with the results and winners of the slam all night. Round One: Algorhythm – 23.9 Jessica Layton – 16.0 Tammy Lopez – 27.0 Emily Epstein – 21.2 Shannon Shoemaker –
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You have probably seen him at open mics taking pictures and jotting down notes for many years. Local poet and photographer Dan Wilcox will have his work on display at The Arts Center of the Capital Region from September 10 until October 16. An exhibit of photos by Dan Wilcox from “the world’s largest collection
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As part of rolling out the new AlbanyPoets.com website, we are inviting the poets on the site to send us some new work that we can post. One of the first poets to take us up on the offer happens to be one of the first poets on the site when Albany Poets began in
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Here is Tess Lecuyer reading her “Villanelle For Lilly” at the Poets Speak Loud open mic at McGeary’s in 2010. More Videos
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, September 1, 2011 In This Issue Guild Announcements: October Writing Conference, Community of Writers, Facebook announcement, Newsletter “Help!!” Member Announcements: Bernie Bourdeau, Alan Catlin, Howard Kogan, Djalloul Marbrook, Jan Marin Tramontano, Barbara M Traynor Area Announcements: New Slam Poetry Series Begins in Albany, Carole Kenyon to Read in Saratoga, Yes!
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Local poet / writer D. Alexander Holiday has a new book available entitled, Emails From Satan’s Daughter, which you can order now. The book, about dealing with bullying in adult life and particularly in the workplace, also features some local notables to be on the lookout for. Monsters. We all have them around us in
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This was a very busy week for all of us here at Albany Poets. We had a great night at McGeary’s this past Monday for Poets Speak Loud. The open mic with featured poet Poetyc Vyzonz (and friends) was an evening full of laughs and wonderful poetry and spoken word performances. It was one of
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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.
