Tonight UGT president and open mic host of the Nitty Gritty Slam Mojavi will be the featured poet at Don Levy‘s monthly Live From The Living Room open mic at the Pride Center on Hudson Ave. Live From the Living Room is a featured reading/open mic series held the 2nd Wednsday of the month @ […]
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We just added some new photo galleries to the website from recent poetry and spoken word events here in Albany. Nitty Gritty Slam #6 – November 15, 2011 The sixth edition of Albany’s brand new poetry slam saw ILLiptical take the first place prize with Poetyc Vyzonz and L-Majesty close behind in second and third
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Our very good friend from downstate, Will Nixon, sent us the following announcement regarding some updates to the Hudson Valley Poetry Blog that he runs. Hello Everyone, Two major poets will appear this Saturday at 5 pm at Woodstock’s Colony Cafe. Here’s my piece about Tim Seibles, who’s among my favorite discovery of this year http://willnixon.com/scratch
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Local poet and writer D. Alexander Holiday, who just released a new book about the bullies in his life, has had his life turned upside down in recent weeks as he documents in these two new articles. The Bullying Continues – Download The Bullying Continues, Continued – Download Doug has also added a couple
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Welcome to the all-new Albany Poets website. We are working very hard to get the site up and running with new content and features, new photos and videos, and of course new poets and spoken word artists! Be sure to check back as we continue to make the Albany Poets website the most comprehensive resource
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The Adirondack Center for Writing invites you to share your own writing at the Old Forge Public Library in Old Forge, NY, as part of their Open Mic for Writers series. The reading will begin at 7:30PM on August 17th. We encourage writers like you to share the stage with our featured reader, Paula Alida
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Each year Dan Wilcox brings the local community together to celebrate the birthday of one of America’s greats poets, Walt Whitman. In previous years many familiar faces from the area poetry open mics including D. Alexander Holiday, Alan Casline, Joe Krausman, Lorre Smith, Sylvia Barnard, David Stasenko, Cheryl A. Rice, Tess Lecuyer, Sally Rhoades, Dain
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On Thursday, May 19 at the Social Justice Center on Central Ave, poet Mary Eliza Crane will be the feature at the monthly Third Thursday Poetry Night. Mary has been on a tour of the area, recently featuring at Caffe Lena in the beginning of the month. Host Dan Wilcox has sent more information on
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To find out all about the Woodstock Writers Fest, which includes two poetry panels, see this site: http://woodstockwriters.com/schedule11.html
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This coming Saturday, March 5 Tony Puma will be the featured poet at the Poetry On The Loose reading series in Warwick. Here is all of the information on the reading from the host William Seaton. Tony Puma will read his work at the next program in the Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series. The
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On Saturday, March 5, five local poets (Paul Clemente, Michael Jurkovic, Donald Lev, Mary Panza, Cheryl Rice) will be reading at Half Moon Books (North Front Street) in Kingston. Host Rebecca Schumejda has sent along the following info on this great reading series in the Hudson Valley: Five Local Poets: Paul Clemente, Michael Jurkovic, Donald
From our friends at Bright Hill Press. They will be kicking off their Word Thursdays reading series this coming Thursday with Robert Hart and Kamilah Aisha Moon. Here is all of the information: On Thursday, February 24, Word Thursdays will begin its 19th season of readings by featuring the Brooklyn poets Robert Hart and Kamilah
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.
