Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic, July 3
The July edition of the Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic in Saratoga featured Avery and host Carol Graser welcomed over a dozen area poets to the historic stage.
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Contributors
Housewife Tuesday – Dysfunction, Road Rage and Mad Men
Mary Panza is back with her first, albeit a week late, post-vacation Housewife Tuesday packed with tales from Cape Cod, coffee, and catching up with TV.
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Kickstarter: The Return Of The Jazz Session
Poet and broadcaster Jason Crane, who moved from Albany last year, is trying to bring back his acclaimed podcast, The Jazz Session, and he needs your help.
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Vincent Ferrini Centenary Gala, June 22
Dan Wilcox was recently at one of his favorite places for a celebration of the life and work of Cape Ann poet, dancer, lover Vincent Ferrini, sponsored by the Gloucester Writers Center.
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Third Thursday Poetry Night, June 20
This edition of the Third Thursday Poetry Night was on the eve of the Summer Solstice, with a full complement of regular community open mic poets & our feature Glenn Werner.
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Poetry Night at Harmony Cafe, June 10
Harmony Cafe is a weekly reading and open mic, quintessentially Woodstock. It was good to make the trip, hang out with old friends and poets.
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Housewife Tuesday – TGIW
Mary Panza doesn’t like the outdoors without a lot of bug spray and cocktails. In this edition of Housewife Tuesday, Mary lets you know why.
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Poetry + Prose: 2nd Sunday @ 2, June 9
A day of parades, the Pride Parade in Albany, & the Flag Day Parade in Troy where this reading happened in spite of it all. Nancy Klepsch & me, DWx, the hosts, readers & listeners. I was first up with a clutch of new poems, the first perhaps goes on, “Counting Moons” then “Delete this
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SLAM! – Saratoga Literary Art and Music, June 8
As you can see, this was not a “Slam” but a S.L.A.M., but 3 of Albany’s finest poets performed in another of Saratoga’s problematic “Arts Festivals.” This was held on the patio of Sperry’s Restaurant on Caroline St. The problem here being Caroline St…
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Housewife Tuesday – My Stories
Capri’s mother (Capri senior) had one of the best quotes I have ever heard, “TV, what else is there?” I have to agree. I’m no intellectual. The days of thinking I’m somehow high art are long since past. Truth be told, as a fat child, TV was good to me. It didn’t mock me. It
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Poets Speak Loud!, May 27
Poets Speak Loud!, May 27 This series is held on the last Monday of the month & so each year it falls on Memorial Day in May. Today we gathered in spite of (or because of) the Holiday in the back room of McGeary’s, our busy, attentive waitress was Victoria (a real cutey) & our
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Sunday Four Poetry, May 26
The house was packed for today’s featured poet, Jill Crammond, with a long list of open mic poets, introduced by Edie Abrams. I’d gotten there early before the doors were even open, with a carload of Albany poets, including the perfectly coiffed featured poet, so I ended up at the top of the sign-up sheet.
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