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.

Poetry Cemetery Magazine Seeking Submissions

The following is from an email from the editor of Poetry Cemetery with information on submitting to the magazine. This magazine has been in existence since 2006.  We are currently seeking submissions– our submission requirements are below, and are, of course, available on our website. I would greatly appreciate your passing along our request for

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Writers Institute Offers Free Community Writing Workshops

Each semester the New York State Writers Institute sponsors residencies of varying lengths by authors who have distinguished themselves both for their writing and their teaching. In tandem with these residencies free writing workshops are offered on a competitive basis to members of the community. The Institute will sponsor three creative writing workshops during the

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Witter Bynner Fellowship Poetry Reading by Monica Youn and Matthew Thorburn

Friday, October 247PM Carole Huxley Theatre, New York State Museum, Downtown Albany U. S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic has chosen two New Yorkers for the Witter Bynner Prize of the Library of Congress. The prize was created in 1980 to support the work of young poets and “new voices in poetry.” The New York Center

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The Poet Essence and Mother Judge at Women for Obama Night of Unity

Join MotherJudge and the poet Essence for a free evening of music and more to be followed by the Presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.‘Women for Obama,’ a group of diverse women from throughout the Capital District, will host a night of unity and support for Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. All are

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