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On Thursday, May 27, Word Thursdays will feature Binghamton writer Jaimee Wriston Colbert and Woodstock and Bronx poet Alison Koffler. They will read from their work after the open mic, which begins at 7 pm. The readings will take place in Bright Hill’s Word & Image Gallery. There will be an intermission with refreshments. Bright […]

R.M. Engelhardt’s VoX open mic series continues this month on Friday, May 28 at The Fuzebox (12 Central Ave., Albany).  Last month R.M. began using the open mic for poets and musicians as a fundraiser for various causes.  This month’s event will help raise money for the rebuilding of Tess’ Lark Tavern.  Here is the

Every year on Walt Whitman’s birthday, Dan Wilcox brings local poets and community citizens together for a special reading of Whitman’s Song of Myself .  Here is the announcement from Dan himself: Celebrate the Birthday of Walt Whitman at the Robert Burns Statue Washington Park, Albany, NY A reading of “Song of Myself” by local

T. G. Vanini will perform his work at the next program in the Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series. The event will be held at 7 West Street in Warwick at 4:00 p.m. on May 1st. Following the feature, others are welcome to read original work. Admission is free. Please enter through the side door

This looks like a great poetry event up in Saranac Lake.  If you are in the Northern NY area, this is the reading to be at.  Three incredible poets will be performing.  Here is the info from the Adirondack Center for Writing: The Adirondack Center for Writing and North Country Community College have joined forces

The John Ashbery Poetry Series presents Raúl Zurita reading from his work with translator Anna Deeny on Wednesday, April 28. The reading is free and open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. in Weis Cinema in the Bertelsmann Campus Center. Raúl Zurita was born in Santiago, Chile in 1951. He started out studying

This coming Friday, the Yes! Reading Series continues at the Social Justice Center with Kazim Ali.  He was a SUNY Albany student years ago as well as a featured poet at Don Levy’s old reading at the Albany Art Gallery.  Here is the info from the curators of Yes! Yes! Reading Series is delighted to

Poet and promoter R.M. Engelhardt has just sent out the announcement for the new and improved V0x reading at the Fuze Box.  According to recent posts and bulletins on Facebook, the VOX series will now feature poetry and music as well as help raise money for various causes here in Albany and abroad.  The first

The 2010 Albany Word Fest is not the only poetry event happening this weekend in the upstate New York literary community.  Here is some info on a reading happening Saturday afternoon in New Paltz.  Still plenty of time to make it back up to the UAG for day two of the Word Fest. Celebrating National

This just in from R.M. Engelhardt regarding the next V0x at the Fuze Box this coming Friday. Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash.” ~ Leonard Cohen ++++++++++++ On FRIDAY, March 26th! VoX AT THE FUZEBOX Albany’s Open Mic for Poets Poetry & The

The Albany Poets Kick it in Kingston at Half Moon Books Dan Wilcox is the host of the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center in Albany, N.Y. and is a member of the poetry performance group "3 Guys from Albany".  As a photographer, he claims to have the world’s largest collection of

Dan Wilcox recently traveled down to Washington, D.C. for the Split This Rock Poetry Festival.  While he was there enjoying the work of some great poets including Martin Espada and Patricia Smith he also held a workshop on “how to build a poetry reading”. Dan has chronicled the entire weekend on his blog, talking about