Thom Francis

From Mike himself– so after a beautiful week in cape cod and two fab daysin maine, ( or as kerouac said, celebrating october inthe railroad earth) em, I and my cousin Chris and herhusband were rearended by a fully loaded loggingtruck going 40 miles and hour and propelled intooncoming traffic for another head on collison…miraculously,only […]

The Three Poets, Elaine Handley, Marilyn McCabe and Mary Sanders Shartle, will be reading their poetry at Borders on 395 Broadway in Saratoga Springs, this Friday, October 20, at 7:00 p.m. The Three Poets recently won the Adirondack Center for Writing Literary Award for Best Book of Poetry for their chapbook “Notes from the Fire

Daniel Nester has a great article on the Poetry Foundation website about Lyn Lifshin and her recent reading at Caffe Lena in Saratoga.  Nester talks about her work appearing in more than 300 journals (this includes Albany Poets quarterly journal, Other:____) and more, “We talk about a lot of things—how her father’s friend Robert Frost praised

Community of Writers: a reading sponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild on Saturday, October 21, 2:00PM at Albany Center Galleries in the Albany Public Library (161 Washington Ave., Albany). Scheduled Writers:Tim Cahill, JournalistThe Poet Essence, Performance PoetRachel Zitomer, Scholar Free and open to the public For information call: 449-8069 or visit www.hvwg.org Made possible

We are very saddened to learn of the recent unexpected passing of local poet, musician, and friend, Pat Covert. Pat had been a member of the local arts community dating back to the poetry readings at the old QE2 in Albany hosted by Tom Nattell. More recently Pat had appeared at the New Age Cabaret,

Linda Pastan and Gerald Stern will be reading at the Writers Institute on November 30th at 8p. Not to be missed. New York State Writers InstituteRecital Hall, Performing Arts CenterUptown Campus, SUNY AlbanyFree. Info: 518-442-5620Directions to PAC: http://www.albany.edu/pac/directions.html

I am sorry to say but the next scheduled reading of Live at the Living Room at the Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Center on October 11th has been cancelled so that everyone can enjoy attending Jerome Rothenberg’s reading on the same night at the UAG Gallery on Lark Street (go to www.albanypoets.com events

On Thursday, October 12, Word Thursdays at Bright Hill Center will present New York novelist Henry Grinberg and Delhi poet Sharon Ruetenik. They will read from their works after the open reading and intermission, which begins at 7 PM. The poets will be reading in the Word & Image Gallery, now featuring the 5th Bright

On Thursday, October 5, the Times Union ran an article about The Barn.  “…after nearly two years of organizing concerts, gallery shows and benefits with its sister organization Rock2Rebuild, the Albany Barn is working on creating another kind of home — an actual structure where artists can live, work and play.” Be sure to check

 The Times Union had this article in the Sunday paper this weekend about the redevelopment of downtown Albany and how the scenery has changed in the past ten years, making the area an “entertainment district.”  “The eating-and-drinking efflorescence seems an undeniable success. It also raises questions: Has downtown reached its saturation point for bars? Is

Open Mic on the topic of Occupation and Resistance with Evan Greer from Riotfolk Wednesday, October 25th at 8:00pm at 98 Grand St., Albany On October 25th the Ironweed House is having a petroleum-free day (no electricity, heat, hot water, or stove) in conjunction with Lights out America and the Declaration of Peace to protest

We have updated the Albany Poets Podcast three times this week. You can now download the September edition of Poets Speak Loud featuring Pierre Joris with Mitch Elrod at the Lark Tavern and Albany Poets Presents from September and October with a featured performance from The Poet Essence. You can download these new podcasts here