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.
So far this years Albany Word Fest (This Weekend! April 18-19) is looking like it will be the biggest and best yet! Four days until the 2008 Albany Word Fest and there is still time to sign up online for the Friday Night Open Mic at the UAG Gallery. So far there are 75 poets […]
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It is that time of year again…Albany Word Fest! In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2008 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word, and music of upstate New York. This year’s event will take place on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19, 2008. The 2008 Albany
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The next Poets Speak Loud will be on Monday, March 31 at Tess’ Lark Tavern with featured poet John Raymond followed by an open mic for poetry and spoken word. John Raymond is a local rapscallion who is coming out of seclusion to take part in Albany’s open mic poetry scene. He enjoys music, backpacking,
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That’s correct! We are once again at Tess’ Lark Tavern (453 Madison Ave, Albany) for our Feb edition of PSL. We are happy to have the double bill of Nicole Karas and Janice McNeal. Oh yeah, it is ladies night. We are hoping the writers strike is over for you as well! Come on out
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The annual Poets Speak Loud Tom Nattell Memorial Open Mic and Beret Toss will take place on Monday, January 28 (the Last Monday of the month) at Tess’ Lark Tavern, Madison Ave., Albany, NY starting at 7:30PM. The guest host will be Dan Wilcox, the host of the monthly Third Thursday Poetry Night at the
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The next Albany Poets Presents (Tuesday, November 6, starting at 8:00PM) at Valentines will be an open mic with a bit of a twist. Last month Mary Panza laid down the challenge…perform the best dramatic reading of the worst song lyrics and you win a featured reading at the Poets Speak Loud open mic at
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We hope you had a great weekend and were able to rest up because October is promising to be another great month of poetry. Tonight is Albany Poets Presents at Valentines, 17 New Scotland Avenue, Albany NY. 7:30 sign-up, 8:00PM start. Hosted by our own Fancy Leader, Thom Francis. Wednesday is Cafe Lena in Saratoga.
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English poet, painter, scholar and publisher Allen Fisher will be in Albany on Friday, October 12, 2007 for two events. 12:35PM: LectureHU 354, Humanities Building, University at AlbanySponsored by the Department of English, The University at Albany “CONFIDENCE IN LACK”Allen Fisher’s talk will address and skirt around the problems for poetics (and thus poets) with
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Did you know that there are many poets that are not only on the Albany Poets website, but also on the social networking powerhouse, MySpace? Here are some of the area poets and spoken word artists that can be found on MySpace. Marcus Andserson and Leo (Inkog and Mr. Gone), Marcus Anderson, Shaun Baxter, Dain Brammage,
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Albany Poets will be back at LarkFEST this Saturday on the Hometown Stage and in our very own Poetry Tent on the corner of Lark and Chestnut. The poetry starts at noon in the poetry tent with Chris Brabham and continues throughout the day. Be sure to come by and pick up your copy of
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That headline does not have any hidden meanings, you read that right, Dain Brammage will be on The Edge. This Sunday night, September 9, at 10:00PM Dain Brammage and Mary Panza will be on 104.9 FM, The Edge, with Ralph Renna on the Capital Underground show. Dain will be performing a couple of his poems in
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Local poets Shaun Baxter, Debbie Bump (with John Weiler on guitar), Caffe Lena open mic host Carol Graser, John Raymond, and Erik Sweet will be performing their poetry and spoken word in the Poetry Tent throughout the day during LarkFEST on Saturday, September 15. Check back for information on more poets and artists that will be performing
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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.
