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.
On Monday, June 24 we are back downtown for the June edition of Albany Poets’ long-running open mic series, Poets Speak Loud. This time around we will have a special guest host as our usual Mistress of Ceremonies, Mary Panza, will be out of town. Taking charge for the evening will be none other than one of […]
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Poets Speak Loud!, May 27 This series is held on the last Monday of the month & so each year it falls on Memorial Day in May. Today we gathered in spite of (or because of) the Holiday in the back room of McGeary’s, our busy, attentive waitress was Victoria (a real cutey) & our
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On Monday, May 27, since it is a holiday and the weather is getting nicer, we will be welcoming two featured readers to Poets Speak Loud. Local literary giants Mary Panza and Avery will be teaming up for a great one-two punch of poetry and spoken word as they are both also celebrating their birthdays. These two poets are
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On Monday, April 29 we are gathering at McGeary’s for the post-Word Fest edition of Poets Speak Loud hosted by Albany Poets VP Mary Panza. This month our featured poet is none other than poet, artist, educator, open mic host, and Team Nitty Gritty 2012 member D. Colin. D. Colin is a tremendous talent in the world of spoken
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Mary Panza put on her sexy high-heels, then made sure we noticed, as we gathered in the Back Room of McGeary’s, chasing out the interlopers on their way to the Palace Theater movie or the Capital Rep. Hey, all the theater was here! The featured poet,…
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On Monday, March 25 we gather at McGeary’s for another edition of Poets Speak Loud hosted by Mary Panza. This month, as we get closer and closer to the 2013 Albany Word Fest, our featured poet is Benedicto Figueroa from Jersey City, NJ. We first met Ben at the Hudson Regional Poetry Slam in Suffern in July
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This is always a “don’t miss” open mic for me, not just for the poetry, or Ms. Mary Panza’s acerbic tongue, but also the fine bar-food & drink & enchanting wait-staff here at McGeary’s. There was quite a crowd tonight of regulars, some from as…
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We return to McGeary’s on Monday, February 25 for another edition of Poets Speak Loud with this month’s featured poet Bryan Roessel. Bryan was originally scheduled to be the featured poet in October, but weather forced us to reschedule. We first met Bryan at the second Nitty Gritty Slam in September 2011 where he came
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Albany Poets will celebrate the 8th anniversary of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s on Monday, January 28, 7:30 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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We return to McGeary’s on Monday, November 26, less than a week after Thanksgiving, for another edition of Poets Speak Loud with this month’s featured poet Rebecca Schumejda. Rebecca is a fantastic poet and host who is one of the driving forces keeping the words alive in Kingston. She is currently promoting her new book,
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Due to Hurricane Sandy we will not be holding Poets Speak Loud tonight at McGeary’s. We will be rescheduling featured poet Bryan Roessel to join us very soon. Poets Speak Loud will return on Monday, November 26 with featured poet Rebecca Schumejda. We will keep you posted about NGS #29 that is scheduled for tomorrow night at
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We return to McGeary’s on Monday, October 29, just a couple of days before Halloween, for another edition of Poets Speak Loud with this month’s featured poet Bryan Roessel. We first met Bryan at the second Nitty Gritty Slam last September where he came in second place right behind Elizag. Since then we have worked with Bryan
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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.
