“Poetry events are as colorful as the changing leaves in the Pioneer Valley and beyond!” That is how Lori Desrosiers starts off her weekly rundown of the poetry readings and open mics that are happening in Massachusetts. If you are in the Western Mass area and want to know where you can share your poetry […]
Western Mass Poetry – Week of October 3, 2011 Read More »
Urban Guerilla Theatre, Albany Poets, and The Frequency North Reading Series are bringing slam poetry back to Albany again this coming Tuesday night, October 4, only at Valentines! Our first two slams have featured great spoken word in front of a full and energetic audience and hopefully Tuesday will be no different. We have had
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Phillip Levine sent along the following announcement for a special poetry event taking place at the Colony Cafe in Woodstock on October 22 featuring Jean Valentines and Tim Seibles. Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival Presents Jean Valentine & Tim Seibles with a Poetry Readings and Discussion Following at October 22nd, 2011, 5pm “sharp” (doors open
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The Hudson Valley Writers Guild is pleased to announce the winners of its 2011 Non-Fiction Contest: Personal Essay Winner Fran Yardley, Tupper Lake / “Roots” Finalists Kathleen Anne Smith, Loudonville / “Why I Can’t Write” Pamela Clements, Albany / “Tuna in Truro” Faye Silton, Albany / “Muse, Mystery and Music” Memoir Winner Judy Staber, Old
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Local poet Todd Fabozzi will be the featured poet this Wednesday at the Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic night at the historic Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs. Here is the information from host Carol Graser: the first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents: Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic Wednesday, October 5 7pm sign up,
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The Hudson Valley Writers Guildhas two big events coming up in the next couple of weeks. This coming Sunday is their Writers Conference with a panel discussion on e-publishing. HVWG Writers Conference, October 2, 1:30 p.m. The Hudson Valley Writers Guild will sponsor a free Writers Conference on Sunday, October 2, starting at 1:30PM at
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The COW poetry / spoken word series in beautiful, crime-free downtown Kingston continues this coming Saturday, October 1 with featured readers Cheryl A. Rice and Samuel Claiborne. There will also be an open mic for those who wish to share their own work. This series is hosted by Chronogram’s poetry editor Phillip Levine. COW (Chronogram
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This was the second gathering of this new Slam event, tonight upstairs at Valentines because some bands were scheduled downstairs. But this posed no problem for Slam poets who are typically loud & full of spit. You can get a full listing of the S…
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Welcome back to the Nitty Gritty Slam Live Results. We are upstairs at Valentines tonight and the poetry is rising above the rock music going on downstairs. Round One: Kate Romolder – 22.4 Shannon Shoemaker – 25.5 Elizag – 27.0 Kevin Peterson – 23.6 L-Majesty – 23.9 Sleepy Brent Simpson – 13.2 Dan Wilcox –
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This is Dan. I tend to repeat this all through the beginning of the evening, and Dain knows it by heart, so I figured I would post it here. 1. We draw for the 8 for the slam from the Poetry Slam Gladware container. 2. We pick for the Sacrificial Goat from those not selected.
How We Pick for The Slam; Or, This is How We Do It Read More »
Yes, you read that correctly: the wonderful folks at AllOverAlbany interview Dain Brammage about all things slam and the Nitty Gritty Slam. Danielle Furfaro, a former Times Union staff writer who just finished graduate studied down in New York. Like a beacon in the poetry wasteland, the Nitty Gritty Poetry Slam has arrived. It’s been
AllOverAlbany interviews Dain Brammage about NGS Read More »
This coming Thursday (September 22, 2011) local poet Carolee Sherwood will be one of the featured poets at the Word Thursday series at the Bright Hill Center (94 Church St., Treadwell, NY) along with Pennsylvania poet Christopher Bursk. On Thursday, September 22, Word Thursdays will present Langhorne Manor, PA poet Christopher Bursk and Castleton-on-Hudson poet
Carolee Sherwood and Christopher Bursk Featuring at the Bright Hill Literary Center 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.
