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.

Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival Reading, June 12 Featuring Joan I. Siegel and Mary Makofske

Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival (www.woodstockpoetry.com) as part of the Woodstock Arts Consortium is sponsoring the following poetry event as part of the Woodstock "Second Saturdays" Art Events. For a full listing of "Second Saturday" events, see: www.artsinwoodstock.org. Poets Joan I. Siegel and Mary Makofske will be the featured readers when the Woodstock Poetry Society

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Word Thursdays Features Binghampton Writer Jaimee Wriston Colbert and Woodstock Poet Alison Koffler, May 27

On Thursday, May 27, Word Thursdays will feature Binghamton writer Jaimee Wriston Colbert and Woodstock and Bronx poet Alison Koffler. They will read from their work after the open mic, which begins at 7 pm. The readings will take place in Bright Hill’s Word & Image Gallery. There will be an intermission with refreshments. Bright

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