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.

An Expressive Arts and Social Change Workshop

Inde-Script-Able Places: Living Creatively in between Cultures and Conflicts on Thursday, March 6, 2008, 6 to 9:30 p.m. How now shall we live in this world where borders are disintegrating and cultures are colliding? This expressive arts workshop will explore how we can collectively re-frame local and global conflicts through an imaginative and engaged response. […]

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Poetry in Athens

Upcoming Featured Poets at Poetry at the Hudson at the Athens Cultural Center (24 Second St., Athens, NY) every 3rd Saturday at 2 p.m. in the even-numbered months (except June this year, when it meets on the 2d Saturday). April 19, 2008 – Bill Seaton and Susan Sindall June 14, 2008 – Eddie Bell and

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Upcoming Special Guests at the Colony Cafe

Upcoming “Special Guests” at the Colony Café – Monday Night Open Mic – Poetry/Prose/Performance – Every Monday Night “Forever” All events include an open mic of poetry/prose/performance hosted by Phillip Levine (Chronogram Poetry Editor). Doors Open at 7pm, start time is 7:30pm. Features read for approximately 20-25mins each, beginning around 8pm. Open mic before &

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Poetry at The UAG

Jawbone and Albany Poets are proud to bring poetry back to the UAG Gallery on Lark Street.  The series started on January 25 with Thom Francis and Michael Peters and continues tonight with a special reading from Flim Magazine featuring Jaye Bartell, Jennifer Karmin, Michael Ives, and Deborah Poe.  The next reading will be on

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