Join Iris Jackson for a Book Signing with a twist – You!Want to be included in the next part of the Telling Trails Tour? Contribute to the Telling Trails Series in your own, personal way – Check out Telling Trails on this unique April day!
“Spirit in Nature” Art Opening, Poetry Reading and Open Mic at Golden Leaf Bookshop in Waterford, NYJoin A Cauldron of Crones for poetry, art and conversation at Golden Leaf Bookshop, a local hub for ideas and camaraderie. Rhonda Rosenheck, Judith Prest, Carol Graser and Nancy Klepsch write poems that are visual, musical, truth-telling and evocative. […]
Tuesday, Apr. 4, 5:30pm to 6:30pmJoin this evening book group as we explore the wide world of mysteries. We will discuss mystery classics and those that are favorites. Focus will be on one book, as chosen by the group. No registration necessary. For March, we will be discussing The Searcher, by Tana French A “taut, […]
Ann Lauterbach, author of Or to Begin Again, and a finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in poetry will read from DOOR, her new collection of vivid, personal and provocative work. In Ann Lauterbach’s eleventh collection, the image of a Door recurs across several poems, as she considers the perpetual dialogue between what is open and […]
Join us for a romance book club, aptly titled “The Happily Ever After Book Club.” The only rule is that the book has to have a happy ending! The book club meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Tea and light refreshments will be provided.We will be meeting April 5th to discuss The House in the […]
The first Wednesday of every month is Poetry Night at Caffe Lena. Hosted by Carol Graser, this event includes an open mic reading and a featured poet. The doors open for signups at 6:30 and the readings start at 7 PM. In April, the featured poet is Chase Twichell.The featured reading will also be livestreamed; […]
Due to a change in the author’s schedule, he is no longer able to join us in person. This event will now be available online.Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, breakout bestselling author and UAlbany English Department alum, is the author of the debut novel, Chain-Gang All-Stars (May 2023), the story of two top women gladiators fighting for […]
Woodstock Poetry Society (www.woodstockpoetry.com) is sponsoring the following poetry event as part of the Woodstock “Second Saturdays” Art Events.Poets Darcy Smith and Dennis Wayne Bressack 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 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WoodstockPoetry/) on Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 2pm (Eastern). WPS meetings are held the 2nd […]
Join us for a conversation with two members of the University at Albany faculty discussing the “journey” of making a book, including the joys and challenges of conducting research, making time to write, organizing content, editing, revising, and finding a publisher.4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 Campus Center West Boardroom (1st Floor) University at Albany 1400 […]
Gish Jen, one of America’s greatest storytellers, is the author of the new book, Thank You, Mr. Nixon (2022), a collection of stories that, together, constitute “a fictional journey through U.S.-China relations, capturing the excitement of a world on the brink of tectonic change.”7 p.m. Wednesday April 12 Reading and McKinney Writing Contest Awards EMPAC […]
Storytelling Open Mic Hosted By Mike De SocioTheme: Justice The idea of justice has been getting a lot of attention lately: Social justice, climate justice, economic justice—worthy causes, all. But justice also has a pretty elemental meaning to most of us. Getting even, righting wrongs, standing up. These are forms of justice, too, that might […]
Celebrate Poetry month and Eastertide by joining Evan Craig Reardon and friends for the poetry of Wallace Stevens on Zoom. The course includes two sessions: April 18 and 25. The workshop is free, but you can show your support for the Cathedral Arts mission by making a donation HERE. For registration please visit this […]
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.
