The online signup for the 2011 Albany Word Fest is now online and ready for all poets and spoken word artists to take their place. The 12-Hour Word Fest Open Mic will be taking place on Saturday, April 16 starting at 7:00am at The Linda (339 Central Ave., Albany). For more information on the all-day […]
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A very busy week of poetry this week in the Capital Region. We have Poets Speak Loud tonight at McGeary’s, Albany Poets Presents tomorrow night at Valentines, and on Wednesday on of the best and longest running open mics in the area returns with featured poet Elaine Handley. Here is the information from host Carol
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Daniel Nester will be hosting the next edition of the Frequency North reading series this coming Thursday at The College of Saint Rose with poets Aaron Belz and Melissa Broder. Below is more information from Nester himself about the event: “FREQUENCY NORTH” WRITERS SERIES DISHES UP EVENING OF FUNNY WITH POETS AARON BELZ AND MELISSA
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Albany Poets will celebrate the sixth anniversary of its open mic, “Poets Speak Loud,” at McGeary’s on Monday, January 31, 7:00 PM. The event will also commemorate Tom Nattell, local poet and community activist, who died the same day the poetry open mic began, January 31, 2005. Tom had been scheduled to be the first
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Saturday, January 15, 1–3:30 p.m. UAG Gallery, 247 Lark Street, Albany The Hudson Valley Writers Guild will present a writing workshop, “An Afternoon of Writing from Art” (also known as ekphrasis), at the UAG Gallery, 247 Lark Street, Albany, on Saturday, January 15, 1-3:30 p.m. The workshop is free and open to the public, for
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This Wednesday night Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs welcomes poet Rebecca Schmejda as the featured poet at the monthly Caffe Lena Poetry Night. Host Carol Graser sent along the following info about the event. the first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents: Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic Wednesday, December 1 7pm sign up, 7:30
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The annual Schenectady Community of Writers took place November 21 at the Schenectady Public Library featuring the following writers: Steve Hellyard Swartz, Margaret Bryant, Kathe Kokolias, Tom Corrado, Keziah Roselin, Rose Kent, Nancy Duci Denofio, Marc Renson, Dean M. DeLuke. (Photos courtesy of Dan Wilcox.) [slideshow]
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There are two big events this weekend starting with the Yes, Reading! at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany) featuring Book Thug poets Marianne Apostolides (author of three books, most recently Swim (BookThug, 2009) and The Lucky Child (Mansfield Press, 2010)), Jay MillAr (author of several books, the most recent of which are
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Everyone is invited to the annual meeting of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild on November 17, 2010, from 6-9 p.m. at the William K. Sanford Library, 629 Albany Shaker Road. There will be reports from the last year, nominations/elections for board and officers and opportunities to discuss your ideas for upcoming Guild activities. This is
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Our good friend Daniel Nester sent along the following info about the upcoming Frequency North reading. Thursday, November 11, 7:30pm Alexander Chee + Kathleen Rooney Location: Standish Rooms, second floor of the Events and Activities Center, Standish Rooms, which are on the second floor of the Events and Activities Center, 420 Western Avenue, Albany, NY.
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The annual Schenectady Community of Writers readings will take place on Sunday November 21 at the Schenectady Public Library. The readings will take place between 2-4 p.m. with a reception and book sales to follow. The event is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Guild and the library. The readers
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Tomorrow night is the night we all have been waiting for…the return of Poets Speak Loud! It has been five months since the last time we all got together at the Lark Tavern and on Monday, September 27 we are hoping that everyone will be a part of the launch of the new Poets Speak
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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.
