Unlucky 13, el presidente Thom Francis had to hold down the electronic duties alone & host the open mic (as Mojavi took over the duties of the Slam Bastard) — the rest of the crew taken out & shot by competing slam venues from across the Regio…
Nitty Gritty Slam #13, March 6 Read More »
Because in the 21st Century everything is an acronym, I suppose you could say that this reading series in Kingston (NY) is udderly mooving, & that’s no bull. I’ve been to this reading a few months back, but tonight I was one of the featured poets….
Chronogram Open Word, March 3 Read More »
It has taken a while but I’m losing my nostalgia for the Lark Tavern, the grieving process is coming to an end, with the success & vibrancy of this series at McGeary’s. Perhaps it is the cozy back room where poets listen to poets, where the shocke…
Poets Speak Loud!, February 27 Read More »
A busy night of poetry, again, in Albany, but sacrifices have to be made & I opted for this reading at the Social Justice Center since Lori Anderson Moseman was one of the readers. Lori had been one of the regulars back in the early days of the Al…
Yes! a Reading, February 24 Read More »
Tonight, much to the chagrin of the official Slam bartender Kim, we were upstairs at Valentines to make room for a band in the usual poets’ spot. We were just as funky & even louder to carry our voices over the sound of electric guitars & drum…
Nitty Gritty Slam, February 21 Read More »
Back at the Social Justice Center, a wonderful night of the voices of “regulars” & new voices too. We began the reading invoking the night’s muse, poet Bob Kaufman with a couple of his poems. Tonight’s featured poet is frequently first on the sign…
Third Thursday Poetry Night, February 16 Read More »
A busy poetry day for me. After the Poetry + Prose reading in Troy I high-tailed it down to Kingston to the Arts Society of Kingston, 97 Broadway, for a special reading by 10 hosts of area open mics. Unfortunately Cheryl Rice who had been scheduled t…
ASK Hosts the Hosts, February 12 Read More »
The second Sunday at 2 reading at the Arts Center of the Capital District in Troy, NY, with tag-team hosts Nancy Klepsch & me, Dan Wilcox. It was an eclectic mix of writers (which, of course, was the intent when the Arts Center started this open m…
Poetry + Prose, February 12 Read More »
After competing in the Slam for the last few times, & coming in 2nd in Slam #10, I was a judge for the first time tonight. I read in the open mic & not in the Slam, & thus eligible to be a judge. I have my “issues,” as folks like to…
Nitty Gritty Slam #11, February 7 Read More »
The house was packed for the 2 featured poets, Stu Bartow & Paul Pines, but, of course, much thinned out by the time the last open mic reader hit the stage. But first, our host, Carol Graser, began with a poem titled “A Bowl of Warm Air” by Moniza…
Caffe Lena Open Mic, February 1 Read More »
Since 2005 this has been an annual event, first at the Lark Tavern, now at McGeary’s on Clinton Square in Albany (NY). We started in 2005 when Poets Speak Loud! began as an open mic on the last Monday in January. Tom Nattell, who had been the host of…
Tom Nattell Memorial Beret Toss & Open Mic, January 30 Read More »
We’ve had a couple really beautiful snows. Enough to cover the ground. Pretty, but not burdensome. I took the picture to the right on my apartment steps yesterday. We had a few intense bursts of snow, the giant flakes. Giant! And then the sky cleared. It was so beautiful.
the sun, m-expletive f-expletive Read More »
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