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.
As I’ve said ad nauseam, “if your family & friends don’t come to your readings who will?” Samson Dikeman, did just that for his reading.
It was a beautiful (Mothers) day outdoors with Tulip Festival, but just the same the poets showed up for the open mic at the Arts Center.
One shouldn’t rest on one’s laurels, they tend to get all crinkled & crushed, so I came back to the Low Beat for more Slam to refresh them.
The Word Fest Invitational Slam was the culminating, climactic event of 2014 Albany Word Fest, with six competing slam teams at The Linda.
When the first Word Fest happened in 2001 it was an open mic. Since then Word Fest has grown & changed, but the one constant is the annual Word Fest Open Mic.
This year with the series a full week of readings and open mics this regular monthly poetry event was a fully official part of Word Fest.
We gathered at the historical Pauly’s Hotel for the Poetry and Music Showcase featuring Brian Dorn, Jay Renzi, Mary Panza, & Nick and Pat.
The Nitty Gritty Slam is held on on each 1st & 3rd Tuesday at The Low Beat here in Albany and that means this week it falls into Word Fest.
The kick-off, the 1st round, the ceremonial 1st pitch, the launch of Up the River, the opening lines of Word Fest in the backroom of McGeary’s.
Some poets know how to do it right – Adam Tedesco, tonight’s feature, packed the audience with his wife, mother & an assortment of friends.
This was the last Frequency North of the season at the College of St. Rose in Albany, NY featuring poets Sharon Mesmer and Jonah Winter.
The start of National Poetry Month and this was the second of many open mics/readings in the region, with Carol Graser as our host.
