What a great week to be involved in the poetry community here in Albany. This week was packed with awesome events and inspiring words. We kicked things off on Monday with the Keith Spencer’s Wide Open Mic at Professor Java’s. That open mic saw Josh McIntyre, Thom Francis, The Midnight Society, The Normanskill Saxons, Kevin […]
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We kicked off this week with a special edition of Poets Speak Loud with featured poet Anthony Bernini who was reading from and signing his new book, Immediate Worlds. The room was packed and the poetry was inspiring for the October installment of the series. Next month we are back on our regular schedule, the
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We are right in the middle of a very busy couple of weeks for poetry in upstate NY. This past Tuesday we had Nitty Gritty Slam #3 at Valentines. This time around Rain Dan took first place with the returning Victorio Reyes coming in second and Shannon Shoemaker taking third place. We have set up
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We had a great week of poetry and spoken word in Albany this week starting off with the Celebrity Roast of Don Levy on Monday at McGeary’s. Many local poets came out to celebrate Don and all that he has contributed to the community over the past 22 years. Coming up this Tuesday is the
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The second Nitty Gritty Slam happened on Tuesday this week in front of a great crowd at Valentines. This time we were upstairs, battling the bands that were playing under us. Elizag came in first place this time around. We return on Tuesday, October 4 for the next installment of Albany’s brand new poetry slam
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Another great week of poetry and spoken word this week in Albany. We kicked off the week at Professor Java’s for Keith Spencer’s monthly Wide Open Mic. This time around we were moved to a different, smaller room, but we made it work for the evening that featured music, poetry and comedy. Speaking of Keith
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This week saw the return on slam to Albany as Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series combined forces for the Nitty Gritty Slam. The first in the bi-monthly event series saw Tammy Lopez walk away with the top prize. Shannon Shoemaker came in a very close second and Algorythm came
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This was a very busy week for all of us here at Albany Poets. We had a great night at McGeary’s this past Monday for Poets Speak Loud. The open mic with featured poet Poetyc Vyzonz (and friends) was an evening full of laughs and wonderful poetry and spoken word performances. It was one of
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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.
