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.
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Poets Performing in the Poetry Tent at LarkFEST 2007 Read More »
As announced last night at Poets Speak Loud at the Lark Tavern, we will be releasing the newest issue of OTHER: next Tuesday, September 4 at Valentines (17 New Scotland Ave., Albany) during our monthly open mic for poetry, music, and spoken word. OTHER:EIGHT has poetry from Lilibet Ana, Farrah Nayka Ashline, Alan Catlin, Michael Conner, …
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Albany Poets returns to the Lark Tavern for our monthly open mic for poetry and spoken word, Poets Speak Loud, with featured poet K.J. Spencer on Monday, August 27. K.J. Spencer has been a part of the poetry and music community for many years. He one of the founders of Think3, a journal from Troy. He is …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
