Thom Francis

Thom Francis has been organizing, promoting, and hosting open mics and poetry / spoken word events in Albany such as Nitty Gritty Slam, School of Night, Albany Poets Presents..., and the Albany Word Fest for over 20 years. As a poet and performer, Thom has been featured at many of the upstate poetry and spoken word events from Saratoga to Woodstock as well as LarkFest, Art on Lark, 1st Friday, and the Albany Word Fest.

Caffe Lena Poetry Night Featuring Rebecca Schumejda and a Special Ghost in the Machine

This Wednesday night Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs welcomes poet Rebecca Schmejda as the featured poet at the monthly Caffe Lena Poetry Night. Host Carol Graser sent along the following info about the event. the first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents: Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic Wednesday, December 1 7pm sign up, 7:30

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Newsletter released, November 15

Hudson Valley Writers Guild Newsletter, November 15 In This Issue Guild Announcements: Annual Guild Meeting, The Schenectady Community of Writers Event Member Announcements: Djelloul Marbrook, Carolyn Martone Area Announcements: Writers Institute Events, Carolee Sherwood to read at Social Justice Center, Adirondack Center for Writing Presents Performance Poetry, Sunday Four Reading Series to feature Marion Menna,

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Alexander Chee and Kathleen Rooney read at Frequency North

Our good friend Daniel Nester sent along the following info about the upcoming Frequency North reading. Thursday, November 11, 7:30pm Alexander Chee + Kathleen Rooney Location: Standish Rooms, second floor of the Events and Activities Center, Standish Rooms, which are on the second floor of the Events and Activities Center, 420 Western Avenue, Albany, NY.

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Albany Poets Presents, Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic, And More Poetry News

Albany Poets Presents Tonight at Valentines (17 New Scotland Ave., Albany), Albany Poets Presents returns for our monthly open mic for poetry and spoken word. Since this is election day, be prepared for poems about politics and what is going on around us. Sign up for the open mic starts at 7:00PM, poetry begins at

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WORD! ACW Presents Performance Poetry Thursday, October 28, 2010

The Adirondack Center for Writing is bringing the best performance poets of Brooklyn and Chicago to your doorstep. A performance by three spoken word poets on Thursday, October 28 at 7 p.m. will push and blur boundaries between music, art, theatre and literature. The Adirondack Center for Writing and Bluseed Studios present Word!, a night

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