Join us for a conversation with Rigoberto González, award-winning poet and director of the MFA Program in Creative Writing at Rutgers Newark, and editor of a major new anthology, Latino Poetry: The Library of America Anthology (Sept. 2024), from the Library of America.On Good Morning America, National Book Award-winner Elizabeth Acevedo called it “a landmark […]
Tony Tulathimutte, fiction writer and humorist, is the author of Rejection (2024), an acclaimed story collection that explores the many ways of being rejected— by lovers, friends, housemates, society, even oneself. Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction, the book was also named a New York Times Best Book of the Year.Writing in the […]
Have you ever wondered what’s involved in self-publishing a book, or considered publishing your own novel or non-fiction work independently? Syrl Kazlo, Jacqueline Boulden, and Nina Pietrafesa, all members of the Upper Hudson Chapter of Sisters in Crime, will share their experiences, including why they made the move, some of the responsibilities involved, and the […]
An old Malay form revived by Victor Hugo, the pantoum is a circular form with a repeating structure where the first line becomes the last line and the third line becomes the fourth line. It’s a great form for meditating on the obsessions or quandaries of the past. In this workshop, we’ll learn the form of […]
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.
Salon Salvage returns to the Upstairs Arts Collective with Miriam Atkin (poetry), Tyler Barton (multimedia), Alex Chang (harp), and Betsy Fagin (poetry).
We will do 20 minutes of writing and then 20 minutes of chatting. Continuing in a cycle throughout the three and a half hour event!
We will do 20 minutes of writing and then 20 minutes of chatting. Continuing in a cycle throughout the three and a half hour event!When you show up at IHOP turn left and then after the kitchen door turn right. We have the room in the back to ourselves! Our usual servers are Ellie and […]
Come read your poetry, or simply come to enjoy this monthly poetry open mic sponsored by Arts, Letters & Numbers (ALN), Averill Park’s dynamic arts, education and publishing nonprofit organization.Hosted by local poet Rhonda Rosenheck, the monthly event is offered with no cover and no minimum. La Perla’s Event Menu offers small plates, drinks and […]
Inquiring Minds Bookstore and The Bluestone Poets, both of the Village of Saugerties, welcome poets and writers to their new Open Round Robin Reading at the bookstore, corner of Main and Parition Streets, every last Thursday of month. You are welcome to read 5 to 6 minutes from you original poetry or short fiction. There […]
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.
