Two-thousand-year-old redwoods once cloaked the northern California coast like bear fur. As wide as a road and as tall as ten houses stacked on top of each other, they cast a spell on anyone willing to listen. As a boy, Logan Blackburn spent many nights on a platform two hundred feet off the ground in […]
Poets & other citizens will gather on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 6:00 PM at the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park in Albany, NY to celebrate the birthday of the quintessential American poet, Walt Whitman, with a reading of his poem “Song of Myself”. The event is sponsored by the Poetry Motel Foundation, & the Hudson Valley Writers Guild. It is […]
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 June the featured poet is Kathleen Aguero.The featured reading will also be live-streamed […]
Invocation of the Muse, Albany, NY’s open mic for poets, writers, poetry, and the spoken word continues at its new home, Lark Hall!This reading series takes place on the first Monday of the month. Signup is at 7:30, open mic starts at 8:00. This month’s featured performer is Dmitry Wild w/Houses in Motion. Hosted by […]
Word Thursdays Online featuring Julene Waffle and Vladimir Lucien will broadcast on Zoom and Facebook Live at 7 pm on Thursday, June 9, 2022.Julene Waffle, a graduate of Hartwick College and Binghamton University, is a teacher in a rural NYS public school, an entrepreneur, a wife, a mother of three boys, two dogs, three cats, […]
Recto y Verso EDITIONS, Inc., Pine Hills Review & Daniel Nester present: “PHR@RVE” – A Poetry Series. The first event is Thursday, June 16, 7 pm-9 pmFEATURED POETS: Jennifer Austin, Danni Beltran, Samson Dikeman, Ameara Ditsche, Sarah Sandor, Alex Stephenson, and Special Guests. Admission is free, Suggested donations are accepted.
Poet Catherine Arra will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 7:30PM.Catherine Arra is the author of seven poetry collections. She is a native of upstate New York, where she teaches part-time, and facilitates local writing groups. You can find samples of her work at www.catherinearra.com […]
St. Rocco’s Reading for the Dispossessed for June with Hannah Baer, Suzanne Goldenberg, and more TBD.THIS WILL BE AN OUTDOOR EVENT at Gabi’s Garden / People’s Park – corner of Grand St. and Wilbur Street There will be amplification and refreshments. Masks are recommended, but not required. There will be a few benches, but if […]
Arts Letters & Numbers is pleased to announce a reading by award-winning poet and author Frank X. Gaspar on June 29 at 6 PM in the ALN arts studio, 2nd floor, 1548 Burden Lake Road, Averill Park, NY.Mr. Gaspar is the author of six collections of poetry and two novels, and his work has appeared widely in magazines and […]
Opus 40 presents a special reading by four acclaimed activists and writers.Molly Crabapple is an American artist and writer. She is a contributing editor for VICE and has written for a variety of other outlets, as well as publishing books including an illustrated memoir “Drawing Blood.” Alissa Quart is the Executive Director of the Economic […]
On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by Dan Hubbs. 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 […]
Black Bird is a multimedia art exhibit of new work by D. Colin. The show will include visual art, poetry, music and monologues on healing.This art exhibit experience is a new body of work produced by D. Colin during her 6 month artist residency at The Fish Market through the Arts Center of the Capital […]
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.
