New Poetry

Albany Poets highlights and features new poetry by poets and writers from right around the corner and around the world.

James H Duncan at a special reading at the Art Associates Gallery in Albany on October 27, 2022.

Four Poems – James Duncan

Four poems – “The Ocean’s Graveyard,” “Morris Street #1,” “Single Family Ranch,” and “Blink With Fire” – by poet and editor James Duncan.

Jim Gunshinan

Three Poems – Jim Gunshinan

Three poems – “Mike and Me,” “Associate Pastor,” and “Looking for Someone” – by poet and environmental writer Jim Gunshinan.

Connie Johnson

Three Poems – Connie Johnson

Three new poems – “To Whom It May Concern,” “Coffeehouse Haiku” and “I Have Grown Accustomed.” – by Pushcart Prize nominee Connie Johnson.

Michael Chille

Three Poems – Michael Chille

Three poems – “I Will be There to Get You When it is Time,” “Fingerprints,” and “Little Old Piano” – by upstate NY writer Michael Chille.

Amanda Niamh Dawson

Four Poems – Amanda Niamh Dawson

Four poems – “New York Rush,” “Steeple,” “Battlefield,” and “Poet’s Time” – by California-based poet Amanda Niamh Dawson.

Photo of poet Will Nixon

Four Poems – Will Nixon

Four poems – “Emerge Gallery,” “Exit 20,” “Opus 40,” and “Rocky the Owl” – by Hudson Valley poet and author Will Nixon.

Rose Marie LaPietra

Three Poems – Rose Marie LaPietra

Three poems from poet, writer, and Capital Region native Rose Marie LaPietra, whose collection of poetry “So what if maybe” was published in 2023.

Photo of poet Nathan Smith

Three Poems – Nathan Smith

Three poems – “Beetle Song,” “How Long Will I Bleed,” and “Is This Where You Keep Your Skeleton Keys?” – by poet & open mic host Nathan Smith.

Rachel Baum

Three Poems – Rachel Baum

Three poems – “Where the River Pauses,” “In Dreams Cars Flew,” and “White Dinner Jackets, Black Bow Ties” – by poet and editor Rachel Baum.

Candice M. Kelsey

Three Poems – Candice M. Kelsey

Three poems – “Daddy, I’m Fine,” “On Being Encouraged to Take that Love Language Quiz, I Pass Knowing,” and “No More” – by Candice M. Kelsey.

writing in a yellow sweater

Three Poems – Denise Garofalo

Three poems – “On its way?,” “Blossoms Unfolding,” and “Cloud Collisions” – by writer and librarian Denise Garofalo.