In honor of National Poetry Month, the North Chatham Free Library is pleased to present Dr. Jeannine Johnson with a program entitled: “Why Read Poems? Why Do People Write Poems?” Jeannine Johnson graduated with a BA from Haverford College, and a PhD from Yale, Dr. Johnson went on to teach at Yale, Wake Forest, and […]
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Shirley Powell (who was one of our features at the 2006 Albany Word Fest) will read her work at the next program in the Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series. The event will be held at the Baby Grand Bookshop at 7 West Street in Warwick at 4:00 p.m. on April 5. Following the featured
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This Friday poetry returns to the UAG Gallery with poets Jacqueline Jones LaMon and Carol Graser. Jacqueline Jones LaMon is the Associate Director of the Indiana University Writers’ Conference. A Chancellor’s University Fellow and an associate poetry editor of the Indiana Review, she is in her third year of her MFA studies in poetry at
The next Poets Speak Loud will be on Monday, March 31 at Tess’ Lark Tavern with featured poet John Raymond followed by an open mic for poetry and spoken word. John Raymond is a local rapscallion who is coming out of seclusion to take part in Albany’s open mic poetry scene. He enjoys music, backpacking,
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Hudson Valley writers are invited to submit short works for possible use in collaborations with visual artists for “VisuaLit”, an innovative, July 2008, exhibition at the Arts Society of Kingston. A writer may submit one to three works that are each no more than one page in length. Works may be on any subject and
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Two widely regarded Hudson Valley poets, William Seaton and Susan Sindall, will be the featured poets when Poetry at the Hudson meets at the Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 2 p.m. An open mike will be part of the occasion. Seaton, who for 14 years has produced the
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Live From The Living Room, a featured reading series with an open mic afterwards is held on the second Wednesday of every month at the Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Center, 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY. The next reading is March 12th with Chris Brabham. Chris has read in many venues in the region
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We usually do not post stories and articles that are of a political nature on the Albany Poets blog, but we thought that this was an important issue since it took place right in our backyard. The following is the press release regarding a press conference marking the publication of the memoir of Yassin Aref,
The first Wednesday of every month Caffe Lena presents Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic on Wednesday March 5. Doors open at 7:00PM, reading starts at 7:30PM. This months featured poet is Jan Marin Tramontano. This reading is hosted by Carol Graser and there is a $3.00 admission. This month has been sponsored by Coral Crosman
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Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival 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, go to their website at: www.woodstockartsconsortium.org. Poets Barbara Louise Ungar, Sparrow, and Sylvia Mae Gorelick will be the featured readers
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The Literary Gazette, published annually by The River Reporter, is seeking submissions for its 2008 edition, to be published in June. The theme is “nature” and poems, short shorts and short memoir/essay pieces will be considered on topics related to nature, wilderness, weather, the seasons, wildlife, trekking, landscape and human encounters with same. To be
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild AnnouncementsPeer Group WorkshopMark your calendar for Thursday, April 17, 2008. The Hudson Valley Writers Guild will sponsor a workshop for those interested in joining a writing group or starting a writing group. More information will be forthcoming as we get closer to the date. Marni GillardA teacher workshop at Proctors with
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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.
