Woodstock Poetry Society Reading Featuring Craig Hancock & Marnie Andrews

Poets Craig Hancock and Marnie Andrews will be featured followed by an open mike when the Woodstock Poetry Society meets in-person at the Woodstock Library and virtually via Zoom (and streamed live on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WoodstockPoetry) on Saturday, August 10th, 2024 at 2pm.WPS meetings are held the 2nd Saturday (2pm) of every month. To attend virtually: contact phillip@woodstockpoetry.com to receive Zoom info. If attending, […]

Adventures in NY History with Bruce Dearstyne

Join us for an evening exploring the history of New York, as told by author Bruce W. Dearstyne.Bruce W. Dearstyne holds a BA in history from Hartwick College and a PhD in history from Syracuse University. He has taught history at SUNY Albany, SUNY Potsdam, and Russell Sage College. Dearstyne has written dozens of articles […]

NYS Writers Institute: Novelist Hannah Lillith Assadi

Join us for a conversation with Hannah Lillith Assadi, a National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree.Hannah is the author of Sonora, which received the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and The Stars Are Not Yet Bells, a New Yorker and NPR best book of 2022. Her third […]

Lucid Voices Open Mic

Lucid Voices Monthly Open Mic series. Monthly open mics hosted by Lucid Voices. All acts are welcome. A safe poetry space for expression and more

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies

Featuring Jerry T. Johnson, Carolyn Marosy, and Pops Peterson.“A Galère of Poetic Autopsies” is a monthly series at Hudson’s historic Park Theater on the first Thursday of each month. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work. Hosted by Jane […]

Word Thursdays Online Featuring Georgia Popoff & Suzanne Frischkorn

Word Thursdays Online featuring Georgia Popoff & Suzanne Frischkorn will broadcast live on Thursday, September 12 at 7 PM EST.To attend the event, please click this link just before 7 PM EST: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81577446746 or visit Bright Hill’s Facebook page at 7 PM EST to view the live stream. Suggested donation is $3, and free to students. […]

Saratoga Senior Center Poetry Open Mic

Please join us for the Senior Center’s poetry/storytelling open mic featuring Writer/Poet Margaret Greaves, Associate Professor of English at Skidmore College and author of Lyric Poetry and Space Exploration from Einstein to the Present (Oxford University Press, 2023)Guest Host: Barbara Ungar RSVP by calling (518) 584-1621 Each open mic participant may read 2 short poems […]

River Poems: Poems on the Porch

Poetry reading featuring Pierre Joris, Scott Laudati and Nicole Peyrafitte in support of the Lansingburgh Historical Society. Open mic for 2nd Sunday poets and writers immediately following featured poets.Please bring a chair or blanket on which to sit on the lawn as you hear the poets read from the front porch. On-street parking, handicap accessible […]

Woodstock Poetry Society Reading with Christopher Heffernan and Jerrice J. Baptiste

Poets Christopher Heffernan and Jerrice J. Baptiste will be featured followed by an open mic when the Woodstock Poetry Society meets in-person at the Woodstock Library and virtually via Zoom (and streamed live on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WoodstockPoetry) on Saturday, September 14th, 2024 at 1pm-Special Time (Eastern).Note: This month WPS is meeting at 1pm. WPS meetings are […]

Poetry on the Farm with Arro Mandell: Attention, Relationship, and Association

On September 14th, there will be a poetry workshop on Common Ground Farm. It will be a chance to spend mindful time on the farm, read poetry by farmers and gardeners, drink tea with other writers in the area, and generate new poems. Everyone will leave the workshop with a mini-book made in collaboration with another […]

Third Thursday Poetry Night Featuring Karen Elizabeth Sharpe

Social Justice Center 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY, United States

Poet Karen Elizabeth Sharpe will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Karen Elizabeth Sharpe is a poetry editor at The Worcester Review and author of Prayer Can Be Anything (Finishing Line Press, 2023). Her poems have or will soon appear in On […]

Albany Book Festival

Join us for the 7th Annual Albany Book Festival. Bestselling and award-winning authors, book signings, children’s Room with authors and fun activities, and online how-to workshops for aspiring authors.More at https://www.albanybookfestival.com/