Sign Up for the 2024 Word Fest Open Mic
The 2024 Word Fest – two days of poetry and spoken word – is one week away, and sign up for the Word Fest Open Mic is now open!
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Albany Word Fest
The Word Fest is Albany Poets’ annual celebration of the poetry, art, and spoken word of Upstate New York taking place each April.
Coronavirus, Word Fest, and Your Writing Life
Due to the current CoVid-19 pandemic Word Fest 2020 will be cancelled. We do not plan to reschedule for this year.
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Word Fest 2019 — Night of Features, April 15
The 2019 Word Fest stopped at the Hudson River Coffee House with featured poets Danielle Pouliot, L-Majesty, Karen Fabiane, & Avery Stempel.
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Word Fest 2019 — 2nd Sunday @ 2, April 14
While the Readings Against the End of the World have ended the 2019 Word Fest continued with the 2nd Sunday @ 2 Open Mic at The Arts Center.
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Word Fest 2019 — Readings Against the End of the World, April 12 – 13
Dan Wilcox spent a lot of time at the 2019 Word Fest Readings Against the End of the World open mic and took notes.
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Call for Submissions: Word Fest Book Fair
New this year, we are seeking publishers of local presses and local authors to submit their books to us for sharing at this year’s Word Fest.
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Brass Tacks Featuring Influence
The 2019 Word Fest continues as Albany Poets presents the Brass Tacks Poetry + Spoken Word Open Mic with featured poet Influence!
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Readings Against the End of the World Open Mic Sign-Up is Now Open
Sign-up for the Readings Against the End of the World 24-hour open mic, kicking off the 2019 Word Fest, is now open!
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The 2019 Word Fest: April 12 – 20
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets presents the 2019 Word Fest featuring the poetry and spoken word of upstate New York.
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Help us Make the 2019 Albany Word Fest the Best Yet!
We are starting to plan out the next Albany Word Fest and we want to know about your Word Fest history and what you want to see in 2019.
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The 2018 Albany Word Fest is Almost Here
The 2018 Albany Word Fest is right around the corner. In just 10 days our week-long celebration of the poetry and spoken word kicks off at the Hudson River Coffee House.
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Sign-up for “Readings Against the End of the World” Now Open!
Sign-up for the “Readings Against the End of the World” 24-hour open mic to close out the 2018 Albany Word Fest is now open!
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