Liberating the Heart: Alchemizing Pain into Poetry

Our most precious creative wisdom often resides in the heart of our deepest pain, which resides deeply within our own spiritual hearts. Our hearts, entangled in the emotional stories of […]

Write 4 a Day

Write 4 a Day is a series of one-day writing retreats in upstate New York. There is:no workshop no agenda no required activities no assignments no schedule no WiFi! Unplug. […]

A Galère of Poetic Autopsies

Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.Featured readers: Venus de Mars, Lynette Reini-Grandell, and […]

Public Reading of John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”

Reading of John Hersey’s Hiroshima Tuesday, August 6, 11:00AM Townsend Park, Albany, NY (Henry Johnson Blvd. & Central Ave.) The event is free and open to the public and the public is […]

Saratoga Senior Center Poetry Open Mic

The next Saratoga Senior Center Poetry Open Mic is Friday, August 9, with featured poet/author Lale Davidson, author of Against the Grain and Beyond Sight and Distinguished Professor at Adirondack Community College.RSVP by […]

Poetry Open Mic at the Pine Hollow Arboretum

Bring  your poems for Circle of Poetry. Bring 3-5 poems to be read by poets attending. Round-Robin format. Friday August 9, 2024 – Sign-up starts at 6:00 PM with Reading beginning […]

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 […]

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 […]