Saratoga Senior Center Poetry Open Mic featuring Barbara Ungar

Please join us for the Senior Center’s poetry/storytelling open mic!The Saratoga Senior Center Open Mic is supportive, affirming, and non-threatening. Each open mic participant may read 2 short poems or 1 longer one. This month’s featured poet is Barbara Ungar. Barbara is the author of Naming the Animals, The Origin of the Milky Way, and others. She was […]

Book Launch! “The Marriage Manual” by Linda McCauley

Poetry reading by Linda McCauley Freeman, with Q&A and book signing to follow. Linda McCauley Freeman has been widely published, including in a Chinese translation. Lines from her poem “Made in America” are on display at the Civil Rights Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. Linda will be reading selections from her first book, “The Family Plot” […]

Summer Camp Stories… Live!

Writers Read™ and the New York State Writers Institute present a curated program of personal, 650-word, five-minute Summer Camp stories from talented writers throughout New York’s Capital Region — from Camp Chingachgook south to Coxsackie, and east of Amsterdam to Hoosick Falls!The live event will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at WAMC’s […]

‘Out with the Old, and In with the New’ Celebration!

Hello fellow Albany Writers!After much discussion and planning Grace, Rose, and I are ready to announce the next big adventure! On Sunday June 30th at 6PM at the East Greenbush Denny’s we will be having an ‘Out with the Old, and In with the New’ celebration! Out with the Old – Grace, Rose, and myself […]

Book Talk

Presentation and Reading by Linda Mary Wagner from her book Rear-View Reflections on Radical Change: A Green Grandma’s Memoir and Call for Climate Action. At Albany Public Library, 161 Washington Ave, Albany. Sponsored by Friends and Foundation for Albany Public Library. Linda will discuss how her memoir provides lessons for the 2024 elections.

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.Featuring Bibbe Hansen, Jee Leong Koh, Rik Letendre. Hosted by Jane Ormerod and John K Lawson. Doors at 6:00 pm, show at 7:00 pm. $10 suggested donation to be shared among contributors. Bibbe […]

Caffe Lena Poetry

Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs, NY, United States

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 Roger Mitchell. The featured reading will also be live […]

Barnes & Noble Wilton – Write-in

We will do loosely structured 20 minutes of writing and then 20 minutes of chatting. Continuing in a cycle throughout the event!v

Word Thursdays Featuring The Teacup Poets

Word Thursdays In Person featuring The Teacup Poets: Teresa Winchester, Sharon Ruetenik, Sharon Cucinotta, Magdalena Tabor, & Laura Wright, will take place in THREE DAYS at Bright Hill Press and will broadcast live on Thursday, July 11 at 7 PM EST.Suggested donation is $3, and free to students. Donations to Bright Hill are gratefully accepted via […]

Saratoga Senior Center Poetry Open Mic

Please join us for the Senior Center’s poetry/storytelling open mic!This month’s featured Author/Poet/Storyteller/Folklorist is Dr. Joseph Bruchac, Saratoga Springs’ Inaugural Poet Laureate with over 180 adult and children’s books published. Each open mic participant may read 2 short poems or 1 longer one. The Saratoga Senior Center Open Mic is supportive, affirming, and non-threatening. RSVP by calling (518) 584-1621 […]

Bob Sharkey at Pine Hollow Arboretum

The Pine Hollow Arboretum Open Mic featuring Bob Sharkey on Friday, July 12, 2024.Doors open and sign-up at 6:00 PM. Reading begins at 6:30 PM. The Arboretum is open from dawn to dusk, you might want to visit the grounds before the reading Bob Sharkey is a poet, writer, contest organizer, and supporter of local […]

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 past pain and trauma, often stay caged in an act of self-protection.But really, this caging is a form of self-neglect of the deeper expressions the […]