Saratoga’s Caffe Lena is hosting a fantastic weekend of poetry, workshops, and spoken word coming up next month. Here is the info from Carol Graser: For the second year running Caffe Lena will devote a weekend to the art of the spoken word, with more than a dozen accomplished poets offering words of freedom, beauty, […]
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POETS HELP NOW! A BENEFIT FOR TESS AND THE STAFF OF TESS’ LARK TAVERN! For over five years Tess’ Lark Tavern has been the home of Poets Speak Loud. What started out in January 2005 as a monthly open mic for poetry has become much more than that, it has become a family. Through the
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As you may have heard, the local arts community suffered a major setback yesterday morning with the fire at Tess’ Lark Tavern. The damage was extensive, but the structure of the building is still in tact. Due to that tragic event, we at Albany Poets have decided to suspend our open mic POETS SPEAK LOUD.
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This coming Wednesday, May 5, Jared Smith will be the featured poet at the monthly Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic. Always a great reading up in Saratoga at the historic Caffe Lena with a fantastic host, Carol Graser. The first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents: Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic Wednesday, May 5
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We just posted some new podcasts to the site for everyone to download and take a listen to. Go to www.albanypoets.com/audio to download the mp3’s or listen using the player on the page. These podcasts were recorded at the Poets Speak Loud 5th Anniversary Open Mic / Tom Nattell Tribute reading on January 25, 2010
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Poets Speak Loud is coming back to Tess’ Lark Tavern on Monday, April 26with monthly open mic for poetry and spoken word with featured poet Jason Crane. Jason Crane is a jazz broadcaster and writer. He’s a husband and father. And he rides a bicycle. Jason hosts the online jazz interview show The Jazz Session,
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Albany Poets is very proud to be a part of this event to bring awareness to the closing of Thacher Park. We have a long history with the park as the first two Albany Word Fest’s were held there in 2001 and 2002. We are teaming with 518Fever.com to bring artists, musicians, and poets together
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The Official Unofficial kick off the 2010 Albany Word Fest is the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center. Here is the info from host Dan Wilcox: the Poetry Motel Foundation presents Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany, NY) Thursday, April 15, 7:00 sign up; 7:30
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We are just eight short days away from the biggest poetry and spoken word event in the Capital Region. Here is an update on Word Fest weekend and who is scheduled to perform. In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2010 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word,
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On the first Wednesday of every month, Caffè Lena presents: Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic Wednesday, April 7 7pm sign up, 7:30 readings start Featured Poet: Jeanetta Calhoun Mish $3 Hosted by Carol Graser Caffè Lena, 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs www.caffelena.org 583-0022 Jeanetta Calhoun Mish is a native Oklahoman returned home after twenty years
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Phillip Levine is hosting this event this coming Saturday in Woodstock. Check it out if you can. Always a good time and worth the trip. Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival (www.woodstockpoetry.com) as part of the Woodstock Arts Consortium is sponsoring the following poetry event as part of the Woodstock "Second Saturdays" Art Events. For a
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On Thursday, April 15, the day before the 2010 Albany Word Fest, Dan Nester is hosting some big name poets at St. Rose for Frequency North. Here is the info: Frequency North: Writebloody Publishing Poetry Showcase with Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz, Derrick Brown, and “Mighty” Mike McGee With incendiary writers, a grassroots DIY ethos, and a
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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.
