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. […]
Nitty Gritty Slam #38 – The Women of Albany Poetry Slam at Valentine’s Read More »
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
NGS #36 Results – Coming in From The Rain Read More »
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
Nitty Gritty Slam #37 – The Points Are Not The Point, But They Do Count Read More »
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
Nitty Gritty Slam #36 – The Open Slam Is Back on Tuesday, January 29 Read More »
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
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
Nitty Gritty Slam #35 – The Third and Final WOWps Prelim and Featured Poet McPherson Read More »
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
Nitty Gritty Slam #34 – A New Year’s Revolution, January 1, 2013 Read More »
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
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
Nitty Gritty Slam #33 – The Second Women of the World Poetry Slam Prelim, December 18 Read More »
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
NGS #31 Results – Women of Albany Compete! Read More »
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
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
Nitty Gritty Slam #31 – The First WOWps Prelim Read More »
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops, and contests and providing a number of valuable resources for the entire literary community.
