Poets Speak Loud is a monthly open mic for poetry and spoken word with a featured poet hosted by Mary Panza. This long-running series is held on the last Monday of each month at McGeary’s (4 Clinton Square, Albany) in downtown Albany. Sign-up for the open mic is 7:00pm, start time is 7:30pm.
So the center tables in the back room of McGeary’s has become the place where AlbanyPoets (or Albany poets) gather with our drinks & food as we wait for the open mic to begin. There is lots of room & even if you are a poetry virgin, if there i…
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We have a lot going on this week in Poetryland. Here is a quick rundown of what is going on so you can make plans for some great poetry and spoken word in the area, wherever you are. Poets Speak Loud open mic with featured poet Elizag Tonight at McGeary’s Elizag will be the featured
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The next Poets Speak Loud open mic for poetry and spoken word will be taking place next Monday night at McGeary’s. This month’s featured poet is Elizag, a familiar face and winner at the Nitty Gritty Slam. Elizabeth K Gordon (aka elizag) is a writer who was born in Queens, NY and grew up upstate
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Back on my home turf to one of the most “spirited” open mics in the area, perhaps because our host, Mary Panza, is usually spirited herself. With our featured poet, Leslie Michelle, herself, waiting in the wings, Mary began the open mic.Leslie Gerber …
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The next edition of Poets Speak Loud, Albany Poets’ monthly open mic for poetry and spoken word will be taking place on Monday, March 26 with a featured poet who is not known for speaking loud. Leslie Michelle, who just recently got her voice back from a bout with laryngitis, will be stepping up the mic
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It has taken a while but I’m losing my nostalgia for the Lark Tavern, the grieving process is coming to an end, with the success & vibrancy of this series at McGeary’s. Perhaps it is the cozy back room where poets listen to poets, where the shocke…
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This coming Monday we return to the back room of McGeary’s for the February edition of Poets Speak Loud. This month our featured poet is Tenesha Smith, a familiar face in the poetry community as she has been performing for many years, recently at Urban Guerilla Theatre and Nitty Gritty Slam #11. I’m from Oakland,
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We’ve had a couple really beautiful snows. Enough to cover the ground. Pretty, but not burdensome. I took the picture to the right on my apartment steps yesterday. We had a few intense bursts of snow, the giant flakes. Giant! And then the sky cleared. It was so beautiful.
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Albany Poets will celebrate the 7th anniversary of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s on Monday, January 30, 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 featured reader at the new
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as we often do. & as usual on the Last Monday at McGeary’s Mary Panza was the whip-cracking host. Before the featured poet, we dove into the open mic, a sea of poets tonight.I started it off with an old poem, “Belle du Jour,” that mentions Ted Ad…
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After the turkey and fixin’s have been put away for good this year, come on down to McGeary’s on Monday, November 28, for the Poets Speak Loud open mic hosted by Mary Panza. This month our featured poet is Kevin Peterson, who has burst onto the scene in recent months with his witty and clever
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Poets Speak Loud host Mary Panza sent this message along earlier today reminding everyone about the special Poets Speak Loud reading coming up this Monday night, October 24, at McGeary’s. Hey all! DATE CHANGE AND SPECIAL EVENT FOR OCTOBER’S EDITION OF POETS SPEAK LOUD!!!! Due to the Halloween holiday we will be having 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.
