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.

First Fridays Feast of Art

It is that time of month again…First Friday!  This Friday, December 1 from 6-9PM there are 11 art openings and two bands participating in the festivities.  You can get a

Bringing Poetry to Life

The Journal Star in Lincoln Nebraska has an article about a high school students journey into the world poetry.  What got her started and where has she gone since first jumping

UAG Upcoming Submissions

The Upstate Artists Guild has two exciting events coming up with submission deadlines which are quickly approaching: Small Works ShowDecember 1st through December 22ndAll work must be no larger than

First Annual Airing of Grievances

Bring your poems! Bring your rants! Bring your friends! With the holiday season (and all of its related stresses) creeping up on us, Albany Poets would like to give poets,

Busiest Host in the Hudson Valley

Robert Milby will be reading at the Lark Tavern on November 27th, though how he finds the time to do any readings himself, considering his schedule as a poetry host,

Art spaces cozy up to poetry readings

Three art galleries are opening their doors to poetry readings this weekend in Ulster County to combine spoken word and poetry with visual art.  Kingston Museum of Contemporary Arts, Center for Photography at Woodstock,

Brammaged Goods, ON TOUR!

I am going on tour! Ok, so I am making more of it than I should, it is only one show, but it is in Lexington SC! My brotha-from-anotha-motha, Maximus

Poetry Workshop For Teens at Caffe Lena

Poetry Workshop For Teens at Caffe Lena with Carol GraserTuesdays, November 14, 21, and 28 from 4 to 6pmFree For these workshops, for ages 14 and up, I try to

Albany Poet Breaking Out

Albany Poets’ very own Dain Brammage is hitting road. He will be performing in Lexington, South Carolina at the Prysmatic Dreams Spoken Word Showcase. A new event hosted by Maximus