
Marie Kathleen at Brass Tacks
Video of Marie Kathleen reading two new poems at the Brass Tacks open mic at The Low Beat in Albany, NY on January 7, 2020.
Video of Marie Kathleen reading two new poems at the Brass Tacks open mic at The Low Beat in Albany, NY on January 7, 2020.
Bernadette Mayer reads her poem “Parsley” at the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center in Albany, NY on January 17, 2019.
A look back at Don Levy reading at the 2016 Albany Word Fest Open Mic at the UAG Gallery on Lark Street in Albany, NY on Friday, April 22, 2016.
Dan Wilcox was recently a guest on The Nick Bisanz Show where he shared poems by Tom Nattell, his birthday, and a few new ones.
Slay! The Dragon reads his poem about Van Gogh’s ear and his self-portrait at the Brass Tacks open mic at The Low Beat on January 7, 2020.
One of the area’s finest poets / spoken word artists, Bless, performing at Nitty Gritty Slam #53 at Valentines on Tuesday, September 3, 2013.
The great Poetyc Visionz performing at Nitty Gritty Slam #61 at the old Valentine’s Music Hall on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
Alan Catlin performing at the 2012 Albany Word Fest Open Mic at the Albany Public Library on Saturday, April 21, 2012.
The great Brandon Williamson performing at Nitty Gritty Slam #89 on March 3, 2015, at The Low Beat in Albany, NY.
Billy Buchanon performing at Nitty Gritty Slam #70 – The 2014 Grand Slam at The Low Beat, Albany, NY on May 20, 2014.
On Tuesday, September 6, 2011, the Nitty Gritty Slam series began at Valentine’s in Albany and Tammy Lopez walked away with the win.
Mojavi at the Poetz Realm Slam on July 11, 2012 as the Nitty Gritty Slam team took on the CT slam team in a four-round battle in Bridgeport.
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.