Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, lawyer, and prison reform advocate, and the Executive Director of Freedom Reads, which seeks to improve access to literature in prisons. The author of the memoir A Question of Freedom (Penguin, 2010) and three collections of poetry, he has transformed his latest book, the American Book Award-winning Felon (Norton, 2019), into a solo theater show. In […]
Before winter freezes us in place, spend the morning in the company of fellow writers in the space of writing, movement, and meditation. New and experienced writers are welcome. Meditation instruction will be provided. In-person at Shambhala Meditation Center of Albany, NY, and online via zoom.
INVOCATION OF THE MUSE POETRY OPEN MIC FOR POETS & POETRY RETURNS TO LARK HALL ALBANY NY on MONDAY December 5th, 2022. FEATURED POET Thom Francis!7:30 pm Sign up / 8 pm Start Hosted by R.M. Engelhardt & Lark Hall. Sponsored By Dead Man’s Press Ink Albany NY Come On Out And Share Your Work! […]
Raising Women’s Voices in Turbulent Times: Open MicMeChesny Room, Schenectady Public Library, 99 Clinton St., Schenectady, NY 12305 Tuesday, December 6, 2022 – 5:45 PM to 7:45 PM. Sign up to read at Open Mic – 5:45 -6 PM, Reading starts at 6, and ends promptly at 7:45 (Library closes at 8 PM) Sponsored by […]
John Gray, award-winning columnist, author, and news anchor discusses his novels, his dogs, and his life as a broadcast news anchor and writer in a conversation with NYS Writers Institute Director Paul Grondahl.His most recent novel, Chasing Rome, is the third book in his trilogy, following Chasing Manhattan (2021) and A Manchester Christmas (2020). His […]
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 December the featured poet is Philip Memmer.The featured reading will also be live-streamed, […]
Poet & novelist Lâle Davidson will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Lâle Davidson teaches creative writing at SUNY Adirondack and does her best to fight climate change. Her stories have appeared in The North American Review, […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild takes a look back at the year that was 2022. We rejoice at the highlights, scream at the lowlights, and try to make sense of the big ball of triumph and anxiety.The evening features the region’s most dynamic and engaging wordsmiths and spoken-word artists – D. Colin, Elizabeth Gordon, Brett […]
Next Year’s Words: a New Paltz Reading Forum celebrates December with feature poets Grisel Y. Acosta, Joann Deiudicibus, and Mike Jurkovic on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. LIVE at the Elting Memorial Library’s Steinberg Room and via ZOOM.Afro-Latinx poet and professor Grisel Y. Acosta confronts contradiction in the world as she celebrates the life (and lives) we often take for granted or miss seeing entirely. In (chiasmus) after Julia […]
On Wednesday, January 4, 2023, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Sparrow. 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 be […]
The Bookstore in Lenox and St. Rocco’s present a marathon reading of Midwinter Day – Bernadette Mayer’s book-length poem about the Town of Lenox, written all on one day, December 22, 1978 – will take place in the Library’s Reading Room from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.Bernadette died at the age of 77 last month at her home in […]
ALBANY, NY’S OPEN MIC FOR POETS & POETRY INVOCATION OF THE MUSE POETRY OPEN MIC Returns To LARK HALL With Our First Featured Poet of 2023, SHANNON LYNETTE aka Lady On A Wire.Sign Up 7:30pm / StartTime 8pm *$5.00 Requested Donation At Reading Sponsored By DEAD MAN’S PRESS INK Hosted By R.M. Engelhardt About Our […]
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.
