Whether it is at an open mic, on a website, or in print, Albany Poets strives to integrate poetry and spoken word into the Capital Region.
Albany Poets is very proud to be a part of this event to bring awareness to the closing of Thacher Park. We have a long history with the park as the first two Albany Word Fest’s were held there in 2001 and 2002. We are teaming with 518Fever.com to bring artists, musicians, and poets together […]
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We are just eight short days away from the biggest poetry and spoken word event in the Capital Region. Here is an update on Word Fest weekend and who is scheduled to perform. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2010 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word,
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Albany Poets Presents, hosted by El Presidente Thom Francis returns to Valentines on the first Tuesday of each month starting at 8:00PM. We are kicking National Poetry Month off with Albany Poets Presents…Bad Lyric Night! This was a big hit the last time we did it a few years ago. Be sure to be at
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2010 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word, and music of upstate New York. This year’s event will take place on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the UAG Gallery (247 Lark Street, Albany). The 2010 Albany Word
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Poets Speak Loud poetry open mic is coming back to Tess’ Lark Tavern on Monday, March 29 with featured poet AVERY. POETS SPEAK LOUD takes place at Tess’ Lark Tavern (453 Madison Ave., Albany). Signup starts at 7:00PM, poetry starts at 8:00PM Avery Stempel has been writing poetry and reading at open mics for over
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This weekend Albany will be rocking with poetry! Here is the info from Daniel Nester about a great day of poetry, literature, small press, karaoke, and of course…fun! Attention Albany Lit Lovers! Start 2010 off right with all the literary magazines and books you can carry off from CAPITAL LIT, CLMP’s first-ever Albany Lit Mag
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Happy New Year! All of us here at Albany Poets wish you the best in the new year. Here is some upstate New York poetry news concerning some upcoming events and other things going on the community. TONIGHT, Tuesday, January 5, 2010, 8:00PM Albany Poets Presents NO GIMMICK OPEN MIC Valentines, 17 New Scotland Ave,
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Tonight we will be gathering around the fire, rather the stage, at Tess’ Lark Tavern (453 Madison Ave., Albany) for our monthly open mic for poetry and spoken word hosted by Mary Panza. This time around we are having a straight-up, old school, no-holds-barred, in between Christmas and New Years Day open mic with no
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Poetry, spoken word, music, hip hop and more is happening tonight at Valentines as The Intangible Collective is coming into town for what is sure to be a great show. If you remember, these guys were a big part of the Psycho Cluster F*#k at the 2006 Albany Word Fest (Download Albany Poets Podcast #13
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This coming Friday is the “annual” Edgar Allan Poe tribute event and open mic R.M. Engelhardt’s monthly VoX series at the Fuze Box. Local poets and musicians will be performing some of Poe’s work and there will be an open mic for poetry and spoken word. Here is the (slightly edited for formatting purposes) info
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That’s right, for our third year, Albany Poets is bringing poetry back to the UAG Gallery on the second Friday of the month. ALBANY POETS PRESENTS SECOND FRIDAY OPEN MIC @ THE UAG GALLERY! Albany Poets is proud to present a NO GIMMICKS OPEN MIC every second Friday at the UAG Gallery, 247 Lark Street
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Dan Wilcox has an article in today’s Times Union where he looks back on the poetry and events that Tom Nattell started here in Albany in the 80’s. “I returned to Albany in 1986 and found myself at the beginning of the poetry open mike scene that has put Albany on the nation’s poetry map.
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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.
