Poetry Circle is an intimate, interactive poetry and spoken-word open mic evening in which participants are invited to reflect on readings. Snacks, hot and soft drinks, and full meals are available for purchase.Events are coordinated by Judith Prest and Rhonda Rosenheck.
Next Year’s Words: a New Paltz Reading Forum presents three brilliant writers, Ann Lauinger, David Appelbaum, and Violet Snow, reading on Wednesday, February 15, at 7:30 p.m.LIVE at the Elting Memorial Library’s Steinberg Room and via ZOOM. Among poet and Professor Emerita Ann Lauinger’s wide range of work is the darkly humorous homage to Andrew Marvell’s To his […]
Local writer Paul Lamar will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 7:30 PM, with an open mic for community poets.Paul Lamar lives with his husband, Mark, in Albany, where he teaches memoir, flash fiction, and poetry; he reviews theater for The Daily Gazette, and conducts […]
The Art of Hibernation – February, Hunger Moon, birth month of bears with eyes closed and souls open to explore the inner quiet – a muse of discovery, in silent introspection, writing prompts awaken metaphoric subtleties. Learn strategies in craft development and thematic emergence.All genres and skill levels are welcome to our AWA and Expressive […]
Most of us have heard about the fundamental story structure called the Hero’s Journey, but have you ever wondered how it works for a mystery? National bestselling author Melissa Bourbon has written twenty-eight mystery books, including the Book Magic Mysteries, and she’ll share her tips on how to craft a mystery using the Hero’s Journey.Bourbon’s […]
Award-winning fiction writer and essayist Peter Orner, whose work often celebrates the joy and necessity of reading, is the author of the new essay collection, Still No Word from You: Notes in the Margin (2022), “a unique chain of essays and intimate stories that meld the lived life and the reading life.”4:30 p.m. Tuesday, February […]
On Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Caffè Lena will present a poetry reading by John-Francis Quiñonez. 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 […]
Spencertown Academy Arts Center, in collaboration with Chatham Bookstore, presents journalist and historian Jonathan Darman on his new book, Becoming FDR: The Personal Crisis that Made a President, on Sunday, March 5 at 2:00pm. He will be joined in conversation with political reporter for The New York Times Jeremy W. Peters. Advance reservations are recommended.Tickets […]
Frank S. Robinson will talk about his new book —The American Crisis: Chronicling and Confronting the Trump Shitstorm — on Tuesday, March 7, at noon, at the Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Avenue.Please come! I’ll try to make it lively and provocative. The 247-page book is an edited selection of my blog essays from 2015 […]
Word Thursdays Online featuring Our Ancestors Did Not Breathe This Air poets will broadcast live on Thursday, March 9 at 7 PM EST.To attend the event on March 9, please click this link just before 7 PM EST. You can also visit Bright Hill’s Facebook page at 7 PM EST to view the live stream. The suggested donation […]
Hernan Diaz, Pulitzer-nominated fiction writer and former UAlbany faculty member, is the author of the acclaimed new novel, Trust (2022), a mind-blowing and multi-layered narrative, the book is composed of four manuscripts, each telling a different version of the life of a Wall Street tycoon and his wife, building to Black Thursday and the Great […]
New York Times bestselling novelist Deborah Crombie headlines the upcoming Murderous March 2023 conference hosted by the Upper Hudson chapter of Sisters in Crime.The event is ZOOM only on Friday, March 10, and Saturday, March 11, 2023. Crombie’s 19th novel in her Scotland Yard series, A KILLING OF INNOCENTS, was published in early February. Crombie […]
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.
