Julia Alvarez is one of America’s most acclaimed and best-loved fiction writers and poets. Her novels about the Dominican and Dominican-American experiences have not only inspired new generations of Latinx […]
Tom Corrado will discuss making a poem by reading and talking about poems by John Ashbery, Louise Gluck, Frank O’Hara, and Mary Oliver.
Local poet Alan Casline will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Alan Casline is […]
Tracy K. Smith is an award-winning poet, memoirist, editor, translator, and opera librettist. She received the Pulitzer Prize for her 2011 poetry collection, Life on Mars, an elegy for her father, […]
From Julia Alvarez to William Wordsworth, poets have often evoked a sense of place in their work. A poem of place may be about your present home in this present […]
Sometimes the muse is just waiting for you to write, and sometimes there’s a blank computer screen or notepad staring back at you. That’s where writing prompts can help. At […]
Come join us for an afternoon of captivating poetry with the talented Carol Durant and friends at Eden Cafe.Get ready to be swept away by words as our local poets share […]
The annual Lake George Fantasy Festival is a celebration of all genres of imagination, for all ages coinciding with a great vendor village, games, activities, music, frisbee golf and more […]
Writers in the Mountains (WIM) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the literary arts in the Catskill Mountains (Upstate New York) and beyond. The organization serves a diverse community […]
The Rensselaerville Library and Conkling Hall invite you to a celebration of poetry and community at our 19th annual Favorite Poem Project – led by our friend Rev. Claire North […]
Create a Word Sculpture Workshop will be presented by Ellen White Rook at the Bach Branch of the Albany Public Library on Sunday, April 21 at 1:30 PM. Free.Following the […]
The Dusk Court Book ClubThe Dusk Court Book Club will focus on the darker side of literature. We’ll be reading a mixture of magic & fantasy, gothic vibes, and 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.
