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At 7:00PM on Thursday, March 25, Word Thursdays at Bright Hill Literary Center, 94 Church Street, Treadwell, NY will celebrate Women’s History Month with an open mic reading of some of American’s great women poets and writers, including Grace Paley, Willa Cather, Deborah Digges, Emily Dickenson, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Bishop, Vickie Hearne, Gwendolyn Brooks, […]

Robert Kelly, one of America ’s most distinguished poets, will read his work at Warwick ’s College of Poetry on April 10 at 4:00 p.m. The College is located at 7 West Street , Warwick , New York . Admission is $10 for the general public but is included with tuition for guest poets enrolled

Who says business and poetry don’t mix?  This weekend in Woodstock:  Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival will hold its annual Annual Business & Planning Meeting (& Open Mike) at the Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street, on Saturday, December 12th at 2pm. Note: WPS&F meetings are held the 2nd Saturday of every month at the

After the Thanksgiving holiday and all the Black Friday madness, be sure to go over the Colonie Library and check out this great annual poetry and spoken word event. POETS’ CORNER at the COLONIE TOWN LIBRARY and the SPC present the 21st Annual DAY OF THE POET –a poetry reading contest Saturday, November 28, 2009

The Bohemian Book Bin is proud to welcome Donald Lev, one of the founders of The Home Planet News (an Independent Literary Review that includes Poetry, Fiction, and Theater) for a gala poetry event and to celebrate the emergence of Home Planet News issue #63 The following poets will be reading their work which is

Alan Catlin, Dan Crocker, Tim Gager, Nathan Graziano and Rebecca Schumejda will read at Half Moon Books, 35 North Front Street, Kingston, NY 6:30pm on Saturday, November 7th Alan Catlin retired after thirty-four years of working in his unchosen profession as a barman. His latest collections include “Only the Dead Know Albany" from sunnyoutisde and

Singer/Songwriter/Poet/Artist Margot Malia Lynch (who will be also performing on the Hometown Stage at LARKfest on Saturday, September 19 with Daniel Nester and Murrow) is the featured poet this month at the Fuze Box for VoX, hosted by R.M. Engelhardt. Here is all of the information for vOx from the host himself: V Ω X

Sounds like this is going to be a good reading over in Troy on Wednesday.  Here is the information from the good people at the Arts Center: Poetry reading will explore ‘grief and gratitude’ Area writers included in acclaimed anthology to read at The Arts Center Beloved on the Earth (Holy Cow! Press) is an

Definitely a reading to check out at Professor Java’s in Colonie coming on October 4. In spring 2006, the NYS Writers Institute offered a poetry workshop conducted by Cara Benson. The group has continued to meet independently forming the Java Poets Collective.  The group is publishing Java Wednesdays, a chapbook of their work and will

Very busy week of poetry ahead of us here in Albany.  Yes, Reading! is starting its Fall 2009 season this coming Friday, September 11.  Dear friends of YES, READING! : Our first event will take place on September 11 at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Avenue in Albany), and will feature visiting poets Paige

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock and Julie Lomoe has a three-part series of posts about her experiences and her artwork. “Yes, there was actually an art show! Would you believe I won second prize in the art show at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August, 1969? Would you believe that

All Over Albany has the announcement for this years Lark Fest (or LARKfest, LarkFEST, however it is being spelled this year) posted, but there is something missing…The Hometown Stage! Albany Poets will be performing at the Hometown Stage again this year bringing music, poetry, and spoken word to the people. Be sure to swing by