Press Release: June 14, 2023 NEXT YEAR’S WORDS: A NEW PALTZ READING FORUM and ELTING MEMORIAL LIBRARY announces a lively night of Open Mic on Wednesday, June 21, at 7:30 p.m. LIVE in Elting Memorial Library’s Steinberg Room and via ZOOM. Host Susan Chute, and NYW associate Tim Brennan will share the […]
Vibes & Scribes : Poetry Open MicLive from the Nerve Center June 23rd, 2023 at 7 PM Foreign Objects Nerve Center – 150 West Mombasha Road, Monroe, NY Featured performances by Anne Diorio and Daniel Villegas Music by DJ PhoolishRoc Free to Perform | Free to Watch Sign up to perform at Anna Diorio (fka […]
Poet, artist, and performer D. Colin hosts the weekly Poetic Vibe series, a dynamic night of poetry and spoken word.
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 7PM. In July the featured poet is Jill Crammond. The featured reading will also be livestreamed; […]
Poets in the Park is celebrating over 30 years of bringing poetry in July to the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park, Albany, NY. The series was started in 1989 by the late Tom Nattell and is now run by Albany poet & photographer Dan Wilcox. This year the readings are on Saturdays, July 15 […]
Word Thursdays Online featuring Jack Bedell and Megeen Mulholland will broadcast live on Thursday, July 20 at 7 PM EST. To attend the event, please click this link just before 7 PM EST: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81577446746 Or visit Bright Hill’s Facebook page at 7 PM EST to view the live stream. Suggested donation is $3, and free to […]
Writer Gordon Davis will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.In May 2020, Gordon Davis was released from prison after 24 years and began the healing journey of releasing his own pain. His broad shoulders […]
Poets in the Park is celebrating over 30 years of bringing poetry in July to the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park, Albany, NY. The series was started in 1989 by the late Tom Nattell and is now run by Albany poet & photographer Dan Wilcox. This year the readings are on Saturdays, July 15 […]
An evening of poetry, song, and performance to celebrate the release of Sierra DeMulder’s fifth collection of poetry, Ephemera.Sierra DeMulder is an internationally-recognized poet, educator, and podcast host. She is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, a five-time published author (The Bones Below, New Shoes on a Dead Horse, We Slept Here, Today Means Amen, […]
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 7PM. In August the featured poet is Marylou Steznewski. The featured reading will also be livestreamed, please […]
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild presents a special night of poetry and spoken word at The Linda, featuring writers from Trailer Park Quarterly & Hobo Camp Review!Trailer Park Quarterly envisions itself as a place for real writing, something an actual human might want to read. Editor Dan Crocker and Rebecca Schumejda met in the 90s […]
Join us for the Nassau Shul Summer open mic on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at 7 PM at the Nassau Synagogue, 12 Albany Avenue, Village of Nassau, NY.Songwriters, poets of all ages, bring your guitars, instruments, (family appropriate) songs, poems and words to share for a memorable night! A sound system will be provided. Light […]
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.
