Nitty Gritty Slam is the official poetry slam of Albany, NY, certified by Poetry Slam, Inc. and takes place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each and every month at The Low Beat (335 Central Ave., Albany, NY).
NGS is sponsored by Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and The Frequency North Reading Series.
Tuesday, February 19 will mark the first time we hold the Women of Albany Poetry Slam at Valentines. This is going to be a great show, not to be missed. We are featuring four of the most dynamic and powerful female poets in the area for this special edition of NGS. We have held three […]
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What started out as a very slow night at Valentine’s ended up being a great evening of poetry and spoken word at NGS #36. It was an unusual 5th Tuesday event for us and we are all still getting used to the new Season Two schedule, but everyone who showed up had a great time
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We are back at Valentine’s this coming Tuesday, February 5 with the 37th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam! This time around we are back in our 1st and 3rd Tuesday groove and having another Open Slam where the points count. One of the major things that we try to remind people, especially new poets getting
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We are back at Valentine’s on Tuesday, January 29 for a special, fifth Tuesday edition of Nitty Gritty Slam. Earlier this season Kevin Peterson and Poetyc Visionz advanced to the Grand Slam, joining Season One Champion of Champions ILLiptical. The Grand Slam will determine who will be representing NGS at the National Poetry Slam in
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Happy New Year! The first slam, actually the first POETRY event of 2013 in the area happened on January 1 at Valentine’s. Some of us came from the incredible annual get together at Dan Wilcox‘s house, other right from the Governor’s open house with Sandra Lee, and the rest were shaking off their hangovers from
NGS #34 Results – The Golden Boy Returns to Albany and Takes Another Win Read More »
On Tuesday, January 15, the women of the poetry world in upstate New York will again take over the stage at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #35. This will be the third and final preliminary bout to determine who will be representing NGS at WOWps (Women of the World Poetry Slam) in March 2013. And
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What better way to kick off the new year than a good old fashion poetry slam? That’s right, we will be at Valentine’s on January 1 for the first poetry event of 2013! So, shake off the hangover from the night before and start the new year off right. This will be another Open Slam
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Last week at Valentine’s we had a another packed house for poetry and spoken word (and of course our featured poet Influence all the way from Connecticut). This was also the night where we reset the Season Two scores and held an Open Slam. By the end of the night and for the second slam in
NGS #32 Results – An Open Slam With Some Influence Read More »
On Tuesday, December 18, the women of the poetry world in upstate New York will again take over the stage at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #33. This will be the second preliminary bout to determine who will be representing NGS at WOWps (Women of the World Poetry Slam) in March 2013. At the first WOWps
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We had 16 poets get on stage and share their work throughout the evening at Nitty Gritty Slam #31 on Tuesday, November 20 at Valentines between the open mic and the slam. This was a special night though, because this was our very first Women of the World Poetry Slam prelim bout. The top two
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Earlier this season Kevin Peterson and Poetyc Visionz advanced to the Grand Slam, joining Season One Champion of Champions ILLiptical. Next Tuesday, December 4, we will be resetting the points and starting from scratch when we gather for the next Open Slam at Nitty Gritty Slam #32 at Valentine’s. As a special treat, we will
On Tuesday, November 20, it will be “Ladies Night” at the 31st edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentine’s. This will be another special edition of NGS as it will be the first of three preliminary slams to find out who will be representing Albany at the WOWps (Women of the World Poetry Slam) in March.
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