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Friday, October 247PM Carole Huxley Theatre, New York State Museum, Downtown Albany U. S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic has chosen two New Yorkers for the Witter Bynner Prize of the Library of Congress. The prize was created in 1980 to support the work of young poets and “new voices in poetry.” The New York Center […]

Tickets for the reading by Martin Espada on November 22nd in Woodstock (see earlier Blog posting) can now be purchased through Paypal by going to the Woodstock Poetry Society website (www.woodstockpoetry.com), as well as at the Golden Notebook Bookstore, in Woodstock, and at the Phoenicia (NY) Pharmacy.

Join MotherJudge and the poet Essence for a free evening of music and more to be followed by the Presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.‘Women for Obama,’ a group of diverse women from throughout the Capital District, will host a night of unity and support for Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama. All are

Martin Espada will be reading at the Kleinert/James Arts Center, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY, on Saturday, November 22nd at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $12 and are available at the Golden Notebook Bookstore, in Woodstock, and at the Phoenicia (NY) Pharmacy. Martín Espada Called“the Latino poet of his generation” and “the Pablo Neruda of North

Richard Jeffrey Newman will read his 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 October 4.  Following the feature, others are welcome to read original work.  Admission is free. Poet, translator,

Songwriter James Krueger and Poet Bob Wright will give a performance at Arts Upstairs Gallery on Saturday, October 4 at 7:30 PM. Hailed by judges as “an extraordinarily talented writer with a real talent for poetic imagery” Krueger is a two time honor award winner in the Great American Songwriting Contest. A founding member of

Two highly esteemed Hudson Valley  poets, Lei Isaacs and Georganna Millman, will be featured when Poetry at the Hudson meets at the Athens Cultural Center, 24 Second Street, on Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 2 p.m.  An open mike will be part of the occasion.  Lei was born in the famed Maverick Arts Colony in

The busiest downstate poet and host Robert Milby has just sent in his October Poetry Events schedule.  October’s Poetry Events: Thursday, October 2, 2008  7:00pmNoble Coffee Roasters3020 Rt. 207 Campbell Hall, NYFeatured:  Lawrence Soehnel plus open mic$2 donation845-294-1056 Wed. Oct. 15th,  7:30pmMuddycup Coffeehouse, 129 Main, Beacon, NYFeatured:  Robert Dunn plus open mic$2 donation Fri. Oct.

Poet Jay Rogoff will be reading at Skidmore College at the Surrey Williamson Inn on North Broadway in Saratoga on Thursday, September 11 at 8:00PM. Jay Rogoff’s new book of poems, The Long Fault, appeared from Louisiana State University Press in 2008.  LSU will also publish his book of poems concerning dance, The Code of

The Foundry for Art Design + Culture invites applications from contemporary visual artists, galleries, art museums, art colleges, art organizations, contemporary art spaces and cultural funding bodies for use of The Foundry Studios Internationale starting September 2008. Resident Artist Program The Foundry Studios Internationale Residency Program, opened August 2007, consisting of 9 individual studios which

The Poet Essence will be releasing her brand new CD, Krooked Change…Smeered, on Wednesday, August 13 at the Bayou Cafe (79 North Pearl Street, Albany). This not-to-be-missed special event will feature poetry, music, and spoken word from Tribal Raine, Houseband of the Apocalypse, The Johnny Bravehearts, Max Parthas, THE Dubber, and, of course, THE POET

From our friend Sally Rhoades: Dear Friends, This dance has been a labor of love. It has tested all my strengths. Myself and five other dancers from NYC will perform on September 10th and 11 at 7 pm, as part of the Philly Fringe festival, at the Painted Bride Art Center at 230 Vine street