There is a great article up now on the website for the Independent Weekly from Raleigh, North Carolina area about the growing poetry and spoken word scene in Durham. “Connected to words like Siamese twins”: That line from Dasan Ahanu’s poem “Deep in Thought” epitomizes the rise of the Triangle’s spoken-word community. Metaphors and similes […]
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Albany Poets is returning to the Hometown Stage at LarkFEST on Saturday, September 1 5. We will be presenting poetry and spoken word from local poets and artists on the stage and in the poetry tent through out the day. More information on who will be performing at this years event will be announced in the
The Poetry Motel Foundation presents the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice (Center 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY) on Thursday, July 19, 2007, 7:00 sign up; 7:30 start. This month’s featured poet is Tim Verhaegen with open mic for poets before and after. There is a $3.00 suggested donation for this event. The
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Two noted and prolific poets who live in the Hudson Valley, Roberta Gould and Donald Lev, will be the featured readers when Poetry at the Hudson meets at the Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, on Saturday, August 18, 2007 at 2 p.m. An open mike follows the featured readings, and pianist Don Yacullo will
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Arabesques Review, Vol. 03 Issue 02: Contemporary Women’s Literature Anthology is now online What is women’s writing? Is there a separate female discourse in universal literature? Is there any social obligation on the part of women’s writing towards feminism or society? Is there a grand narrative or even lineal progress from one generation to the
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Poetry and spoken word continue next week with a many open mics and events going on through out the area. Here are a couple of open mics of note. For a complete listing of the poetry open mics and events in the area, go to www.albanypoets.com/events. Albany Poets returns to the Lark Tavern for our monthly
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Writing from Art, a popular program for five years, continues this Summer! Co-sponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and the Albany Institute of History and Art, the paintings of Albany native Stephen Hannock are featured, winner of an Academy Award and one of the country’s foremost neo-romantic painters. There are two opportunities before the writing workshop to
Here are a couple of the poetry and spoken word events that are going on this week in and around Albany. Wednesday, June 20 at 7:30pm – the Night Sky Cafe Open Mic Zounds! The Night Sky Cafe Poetry Open Mic 402 Union St, Schenectady, NY. Featuring James Schlett with an open mic hosted by
Poets from the Saratoga Springs area will read from their books of poetry. Partway through the readings, Susan Jefts and Carol Graser will lead a poetry workshop for all who are interested. Both have had their poetry published in numerous journals throughout the country and have led poetry workshops for a wide variety of groups
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On Saturday, July 7, the Poets in the Park series will begin its 2007 season at the Robert Burns Statue in Washinton Park. From host Dan Wilcox: Poets in the Park has been celebrating poetry in July at the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park, Albany, NY since 1989. The series, formerly run by the
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On Thursday, June 7, Word Thursdays will feature two New York City writers: poet Patricia Brody and fiction writer Andrew Weinstein. They will read in Bright Hill’s Word & Image Gallery, now showing Gail Bunting’s “Walking the Woods: Paintings and Giclee Prints. The reading begins with an open mike at 7 p.m., followed by the
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We have just posted new photos from recent poetry and spoken word events and open mics in the photos section of the website. These three new galleries are from the Night Sky Café Open Mic (Wednesday, May 16, 2007), Poets Speak Loud (Tuesday, May 22, 2007) and the Song of Myself Reading in Washington Park
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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.
