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On Tuesday, January 27, the night after Poets Speak Loud, the Galway Public Library will be hosting a poetry open mic.  Here is the information from the library: You’re invited to a Poetry Open Mic at the Galway Public Library on Tuesday, January 27th, at 7:00 pm. Poets are urged to come share a poem […]

This just in from Don Levy: Live From the Living Room is a featured poetry reading series with an open mic afterwards.  The reading is held at The Capital District Gay & Lesbian Community Center, 332 Hudson Avenue, Albany, NY.  The sign up is at 7pm with the reading starting at &:30.  The next reading

I am not sure who “W” had read a poem at his inauguration considering Dr. Suess has been dead for years, but here is an article on CNN.com about Elizabeth Alexander, the poet who will be reading a special poem written for the event after President Obama makes his speech.  “I think that the fact

Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival as part of the Woodstock Arts Consortium is sponsoring the following poetry event as part of the Woodstock "Second Saturdays" Art Events. For a full listing of "Second Saturday" events, see: www.woodstockartsconsortium.org. Please note: WPS&F is meeting at Woodstock Community Center (56 Rock City Road) for January 10th, February 14th,

Came across this site today and found an article/review of the Jawbone series at the UAG.  The author of the article writes about the November 14 edition with Ed Rinaldi and Chris Funkhouser, pointing out the differences between two poets and performances.  He also mentions that fact that the reading did start on time, which

Ring in the new year with poetry, music, and spoken word as Albany Poets Presents comes back to Valentines on Tuesday, January 5.  Sign up starts at 7:00pm and the open mic starts at 8:00pm.  We will also have some copies of OTHER:TEN at the show as well for all of those who were not

Noted environmental leader and poet, Stephen Lewandowski will appear at the Voorheesville Public Library, 51 School Rd., Voorheesville, N.Y. on Sunday January 4, 2008 at 2 pm. He will discuss his bioregional and watershed interests as well as read a selection of his poems. An informal question and answer session will immediately follow his presentation.

Came across this article on the Best American Poetry blog about Dan Wilcox and how he has been documenting the Albany scene over the years with his camera. As a relative newcomer to Albany–we moved here from Brooklyn in 2005 when I started teaching at The College of Saint Rose–I was curious to see what

Poetry reading at the Bohemian Book Bin, 85 Carle Terrace, Lake Katrine, NY (right off route 9W, in back of G&G Leather, 1.3 miles north from Kings Mall) on Thursday, January 8, 2009 starting at 7:30PM Featured: You!…Wide Open Reading Theme: Winter/Change (either or both) Time Limit: Usually five minutes, unless there’s 20 or more

An announcement from The Arts Center of the Capital Region.  Our own Amy Williams has posted her first blog!  In it, she reflects on our country’s current financial situation and comments on the value of the arts during times of economic hardship: I don’t mean to say I think that our current economic situation rivals

Each semester the New York State Writers Institute sponsors residencies of varying lengths by authors who have distinguished themselves both for their writing and their teaching. In tandem with these residencies free writing workshops are offered on a competitive basis to members of the community. The Institute will sponsor three creative writing workshops during the

Sana Shabazz will read her poetry at the next program in the Poetry on the Loose Reading/Performance Series.  The event will be held at Baby Grand Books at 7 West Street in Warwick at 4:00 p.m. on January 3.  Following the feature, others are welcome to read original work.  Admission is free. Shabazz is a