On Wednesday, December 24, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Effy Redman. An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 pm and the readings will start at 7:00. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured reading will also […]
Join host Rachel Baum at the Saratoga Senior Center (290 West Avenue, Saratoga Springs) on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 1:00pm to celebrate the One Year Anniversary of the Center’s Poetry Open Mic! Poet Elaine Handley has agreed to once again be our Featured Poet. She was our very first Feature in December 2023. For the […]
Poet Barbara Ungar will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Barbara Ungar’s sixth full-length poetry collection, After Naming the Animals, concerning the sixth extinction, was published this June by The Word Works, which also published Immortal Medusa and Charlotte Bronte, […]
Friday, January 10 – 7pm – 9pmDoors open at 6pm – Free and open to the public. Featured Reader: Elaina M Tysdal is a US Army veteran, Aviation. She served 10 years including Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) from 2008 to 2009, where she assisted in Quick Reaction Force and Combat Medical. Elaina is from Binghamton […]
Poets Guy Reed and Will Nixon will be featured followed by an open mike when the Woodstock Poetry Society meets in-person at the Woodstock Library and virtually via Zoom on Saturday, January 11th, 2025 at 2pm (eastern).WPS meetings are held the 2nd Saturday (2pm) of every month. The readings will be hosted by Woodstock area poet Phillip X Levine. All meetings are […]
Join the Poetry Caravan of Columbia County and your neighbors and friends at the Chatham Public Library for an open-mic style poetry event. Bring your favorite poems – yours or someone else’s – to share with the group. Or, just come to listen and enjoy poetry! Light refreshments will be served.This event is free and […]
Local Poet Nathan Smith will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Nathan Smith has been writing for 10 years since he was a high school student in rural Pennsylvania, but only decided to start sharing his work […]
Get out of the cold and join us for a special open mic in Downtown Troy.HVWG’s very own Mary Panza hosts an afternoon of poetry and spoken word to shake the mid-winter blues away. Signup starts at 3:30 pm, open mic starts at 4.
On Wednesday, February 5, 2025, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Adonis Richards. An open mic poetry reading will follow. Doors open for sign-ups at 6:30 pm and the readings will start at 7:00. The host for the event will be Carol Graser and the cost is $5 general, free for students. The featured reading will […]
INVOCATION ALBANYALBANY NY’S POETRY OPEN MIC FOR THE SPOKEN WORD Returns! An Independent Poetry Event For Writers & Poets of All Backgrounds & Styles! HOSTED BY POET R.M. ENGELHARDT Now On The 3rd WEDNESDAY NIGHT OF EACH MONTH! At THE BULL AND BEE MEADERY, 140 Hamilton St, Albany, NY 12207 https://thebullandbee.com SIGN UP 7:30PM / […]
Local poet Jill Crammond will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Jill Crammond’s first book of poems, Handbook for Unwell Mothers (Finishing Line Press), was released in July 2023. Her poems have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes […]
A laid-back open mic and fun slam at a cafe founded and run by trans and gender non-conforming folks. Allies are welcome and needed! Good food A safe space.Sign-ups start at 6:30. Cafe food. Hat pass for slam winners. First and third Fridays. No cover. Donations accepted.
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.
