This coming Thursday at the Social Justice Center on Central Ave.: The Poetry Motel Foundation presents Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, June 18 (7:00 sign up; 7:30 start) Featured Poet: W.D. Clarke W.D. Clarke is the author of “Soldier Ballads and Other Tales” (Infinity […]
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The Every Other Thursday Night Poets are artists as well! Or at least some of them are. They are hosting a reception on Thursday evening, June 18, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Voorheesville Library (directions on Library web site). View art work by Tom Corrado, Barbara Vink, Mimi Moriarty, Philomena Moriarty, Alan Casline, Mark O’Brien,
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From our friend Phillip Levine, host of the Woodstock Poetry Society and the weekly poetry night at the Colony Cafe: Poet Judith Saunders presenting her poetry and poet William Seaton presenting a talk (Winged Words: Notes on the Oral Performance of Poetry") will be the featured readers when the Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival meets
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Busy week in poetry coming up. Things kicked off yesterday with Dan Wilcox’s annual birthday tribute and reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”. Here is some information on Tuesday’s Albany Poets Presents and Wednesday’s Caffe Lena Open Mic up in Saratoga. Albany Poets Presents, Tuesday, June 2 Albany Poets Presents, hosted by Thom Francis
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Forgot to add this to the list of upcoming poetry events. Sunday, May 24 is Open Stage day at Caffe Lena in Saratoga. Here is all the info: This Sunday, May 24, 7:30 PM, is Caffe Lena’s 5th annual Memorial Day Open Stage. The Saratoga Peace Alliance is co-sponsoring the event along with the Adirondack
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We have some annoucenments for poetry events and open mics that are coming up. Be sure to check these out, there is a lot of poetry going on in the area. And just a reminder, in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, we will not be having the Poets Speak Loud poetry reading
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Phillip Levine sent along the following announcement for this weekend’s Woodstock Poetry Society reading with Frank Boyer and Donald Lev. If you are in the Woodstock area on Saturday afternoon, this would be a great reading to check out. Poets Frank Boyer and Donald Lev will be the featured readers when the Woodstock Poetry Society
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Our friends over at The Arts Center in Troy are having a reading from poet adn editor Joan Murray on Monday, April 27. Joan will be reading from a new book that she edited highlighting 30 years of the Pushcart Prize for poetry. Poet and anthologist Joan Murray, a Columbia County resident, will offer up
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You can tell when National Poetry Month rolls around each year; the media takes the opportunity to highlight the art in the papers and on radio and television. This week is no different with two appearances for local poetry. On Wednesday, April 15, Thom Francis and Mary Panza will be on Channel 13 (WNYT) as
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We are one week away from the 2009 Albany Word Fest! The first Albany Word Fest was held in September 2001 in Thatcher Park. It featured poets from all over the upstate area sharing their words all day and into the evening in a beautiful outdoor setting. Through all of the Word Fest since then,
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The Albany Word Fest is not the only poetry festival in the area this year celebrating National Poetry Month. Carol Graser is putting together the Caffe Lena Poetry Festival on Saturday, April 11 (from noon to 10:00PM) with a great lineup of poets, workshops, and activities all leading up to a reading by the legendary
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Brace yourselves! Monday, March 30th at Tess’ Lark Tavern(453 Madison Avenue, Albany NY) the feature will be none other than DON LEVY!!!!!!! 7pm sign-up. We start around 8pm. “Although it seems as if Don Levy has been reading his poetry since the year 1, he started reading his work back in 1988 at the legendary
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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.
