Our good friend Kelly de la Rocha sent us the following announcement regarding a special reading coming up on this Sunday in Saratoga featuring poets from the Women Writers and Artists Matrix. The Women Writers and Artists Matrix will present a poetry reading entitled A Feast of Words: Readings about Food and Other Delicious Subjects, […]
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Albany Poets will be bringing poetry and spoken word to Art on Lark on Saturday, June 11. We will be at the Washington Stage at 12:30pm with some of the finest poets in the upstate New York area. Last year poets Jill Crammond Wickham, Ed Rinaldi, Rebecca Schumejda, and Mojavi shared their work with a
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Albany Poets will be bringing poetry and spoken word to Art on Lark on Saturday, June 11. We will be at the Washington Stage at 12:30pm with some of the finest poets in the upstate New York area. Last year poets Jill Crammond Wickham, Ed Rinaldi, Rebecca Schumejda, and Mojavi shared their work with a
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On Friday night, May 20, Urban Guerilla Theatre will be celebrating 15 years of Heart Break Hotel at The Linda. This time around Mojavi has some of the finest talent in the area lined up. And, as a added bonus, they will be celebrating Mojavi’s birthday. Here is more info about the show. Our ANNUAL
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This coming Wednesday, poet Mary Eliza Crane will be the featured poet at the Caffe Lena Open Mic in historic Saratoga Springs. Host Carol Graser sent along the following information on the event: Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic featuring Mary Eliza Crane The first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents: Caffè Lena Poetry Open
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The 10th Annual Albany WordFest was held on Saturday, April 16, at The Linda Auditorium on Central Avenue in Albany. Not only did many Guild members participate throughout the day, but the Hudson Valley Writers Guild had its own one-hour slot. Organized by member Jill Crammond, the Guild reading was hosted by Dan Wilcox, HVWG
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This is the week we have all been waiting for all year. The 2011 Albany Word Fest is taking place this coming Saturday at The Linda. The 12-Hour Open Mic has a couple of open spots left and the nighttime show is packed with the best poets and musicians Albany has to offer. Some of
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[slideshow] Daniel Nester, associate professor of English at The College of St. Rose, conducted a free workshop on “Getting Your Poems Published in Journals,” Saturday, April 9. The workshop was sponsored by the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and was free and open to the public. The world of literary journals, famous and small, new and
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Covered here in the Times Union The Hudson Valley Writers Guild recognized the winners of its 2010 Short Fiction Contest at a reading on Saturday, April 2, at 1 p.m. at the East Greenbush Public Library. The first, second and third place winners, respectively, are Ken Holland, Fishkill; Jo Salas, New Paltz; and Carol Derfner,
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National Poetry Month is starting off strong with another busy week of poetry and spoken word here in the area leading up to the Word Fest on April 16th. Tomorrow night at Valentines (17 New Scotland Ave., Albany) Albany Poets Presents returns for another open mic night. This is one of the longest-running open mics
The final Frequency North reading of the 2010-2011 season will be taking place at The College of Saint Rose on Thursday, March 31 at 7:30pm featuring two champion slam poets. Here is the information from series host and creator Dan Nester. Frequency North: The Visiting Writers Reading Series at The College of Saint Rose finishes
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On Friday, March 25, Central Ave in Albany will be the epicenter of poetry and spoken word as two events will be going on at the same time. In fact, the two readings will be happening on the same block. Starting first, at 7:30pm, will be the next installment in the Yes! Reading Series at
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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.
