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.

2008/2009 Residency Opportunities at The Foundry

The Foundry for Art Design + Culture invites applications from contemporary visual artists, galleries, art museums, art colleges, art organizations, contemporary art spaces and cultural funding bodies for use of The Foundry Studios Internationale starting September 2008. Resident Artist Program The Foundry Studios Internationale Residency Program, opened August 2007, consisting of 9 individual studios which

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"Krooked Change…Smeered" CD Release Show at The Bayou, Aug 13

The Poet Essence will be releasing her brand new CD, Krooked Change…Smeered, on Wednesday, August 13 at the Bayou Cafe (79 North Pearl Street, Albany). This not-to-be-missed special event will feature poetry, music, and spoken word from Tribal Raine, Houseband of the Apocalypse, The Johnny Bravehearts, Max Parthas, THE Dubber, and, of course, THE POET

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New from A.P.D. : "To the Husband I Have Not Yet Met" by Mary Kathryn Jablonski

A.P.D. Announces the Publication of “To the Husband I Have Not Yet Met” Poems by Mary Kathryn Jablonski A.P.D. is proud to announce the publication of “To the Husband I Have Not Yet Met,” by Saratoga Springs, NY, poet Mary Kathryn Jablonski. The 28-page chapbook contains 17 poems with a woodcut by Allen Grindle illustrating

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OTHER: Wants You!

First of all, we want to thank everyone involved in WORD FEST 2008. The audiences were great, the performances were stellar and the UAG was once again so generous in lending their time and space to us. Now here is what Albany Poets is asking from you: We need contributors, editors, artists, photographers, and especially

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