Poet, Peace Activist — Host of the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center in Albany NY, member of 3 Guys from Albany, & photographer who has “the world’s largest collection of photos of unknown poets.” Active member of Veterans for Peace. For listings of upcoming poetry events see the calendar on www.albanypoets.com & on www.poetz/hudson.
A bitter-sweet reading tonight since it was the last Albany reading by The Storm (Donnell Stewart), who I had seen at such diverse venues as Java Jazz in Delmar & the former Wize Wordz series. She read from her hand-written notebooks beginning wit…
Live from the Living Room, October 12 Read More »
This is probably the best documented poetry event in Albany, if not in the wide world of poetry. It is live-streamed & pod-cast & photographed & tweeted & Blogged. So what am I doing? Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away (or a…
Nitty Gritty Slam, October 4 Read More »
I finally made it down to this series at Beahive on Wall St. in Kingston, with Phillip Levine as our host. I was glad to see some of the poets I’ve seen before but also heard poets who were new to me, in addition to excellent readings by the 2 feature…
Chronogram Open Mic, October 1 Read More »
The Don Levy Roast! with some startled open mic poets scattered in the mix, & the host was, appropriately enough, Mary Panza.
Poets Speak Loud!, September 26 Read More »
This series is back after a summer break, with featured poet Susan Comninos. But first the open mic, with Edie Abrams taking the duties as host.First up to read (but not first on the list; where’s Bird?) was Carolee Sherwood, with 3 poems from her “Ha…
Sunday Four Poetry, September 25 Read More »
This is a series, now in its 19th year, at the Bright Hill Center, tucked in the little town of Treadwell, NY, about an hours & half from Albany. I’ve been featured there, once in the early days in Bertha & Ernie’s farmhouse with the 3 Guys fr…
Word Thursdays, September 22 Read More »
This was the second gathering of this new Slam event, tonight upstairs at Valentines because some bands were scheduled downstairs. But this posed no problem for Slam poets who are typically loud & full of spit. You can get a full listing of the S…
Nitty Gritty Slam, September 19 Read More »
Our featured poet, Elizabeth Thomas, had to cancel but I will re-schedule her for 2012. But there are plenty of great poets in this area with a bunch signed up for the open mic tonight, with plenty more in the audience just to listen. & since the…
Third Thursday Poetry Night, September 15 Read More »
In the cozy parlor of the Pride Center, our host, Don Levy, presented the featured poet, Avery, to a small, intimate audience.At Cafe Web, 4/20/2000Avery began with reading a poem he did in at my Third Thursday open mic when it was held at its first l…
Live from the Living Room, September 14 Read More »
We’re back, after a summer off, the open mic for all writers, of prose or poetry at the Arts Center of the Capitial Region in Troy, NY, with your hosts Nancy Klepsch & Dan Wilcox (that’s me).No one signed up for the #1 slot (again!) so I took i…
Poetry + Prose Open Mic, September 11 Read More »
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.
