Trusting God during Difficult CircumstancesSome of our times are harder than others. Whether it’s the loss of a loved one, health issues, financial worries or even positive changes like starting a new relationship, the “not knowing” can be challenging. Poet Rainer Maria Rilke in his famous volume “Letters to a Young Poet” encourages the young poet […]
Featuring Jerry T. Johnson, Carolyn Marosy, and Pops Peterson.“A Galère of Poetic Autopsies” is a monthly series at Hudson’s historic Park Theater on the first Thursday of each month. Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work. Hosted by Jane […]
Word Thursdays Online featuring Georgia Popoff & Suzanne Frischkorn will broadcast live on Thursday, September 12 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 students. […]
Please join us for the Senior Center’s poetry/storytelling open mic featuring Writer/Poet Margaret Greaves, Associate Professor of English at Skidmore College and author of Lyric Poetry and Space Exploration from Einstein to the Present (Oxford University Press, 2023)Guest Host: Barbara Ungar RSVP by calling (518) 584-1621 Each open mic participant may read 2 short poems […]
Poetry reading featuring Pierre Joris, Scott Laudati and Nicole Peyrafitte in support of the Lansingburgh Historical Society. Open mic for 2nd Sunday poets and writers immediately following featured poets.Please bring a chair or blanket on which to sit on the lawn as you hear the poets read from the front porch. On-street parking, handicap accessible […]
Poets Christopher Heffernan and Jerrice J. Baptiste will be featured followed by an open mic when the Woodstock Poetry Society meets in-person at the Woodstock Library and virtually via Zoom (and streamed live on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WoodstockPoetry) on Saturday, September 14th, 2024 at 1pm-Special Time (Eastern).Note: This month WPS is meeting at 1pm. WPS meetings are […]
On September 14th, there will be a poetry workshop on Common Ground Farm. It will be a chance to spend mindful time on the farm, read poetry by farmers and gardeners, drink tea with other writers in the area, and generate new poems. Everyone will leave the workshop with a mini-book made in collaboration with another […]
Poet Karen Elizabeth Sharpe will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Karen Elizabeth Sharpe is a poetry editor at The Worcester Review and author of Prayer Can Be Anything (Finishing Line Press, 2023). Her poems have or will soon appear in On […]
Join us for the 7th Annual Albany Book Festival. Bestselling and award-winning authors, book signings, children’s Room with authors and fun activities, and online how-to workshops for aspiring authors.More at https://www.albanybookfestival.com/
What if you had a superpower? What if you could travel through time? What if machines overtook Schenectady? “What if” questions inspire writers, artists, and filmmakers to create new worlds and imagine alternate realities. This talk explores the “what ifs” that inspired the creations of local science fiction innovators, including Kurt Vonnegut, P. Schuyler Miller, […]
Adelle Waldman’s much-anticipated new novel, Help Wanted (2024), explores the lives and economic hardships of retail workers at a big box store in Upstate New York.Kirkus called it, “The workplace dramedy of the year.” A New York Times Editors’ Choice, it was noted as a major new book by Lit Hub, Vogue, Vulture, New York, […]
Word Thursdays Online featuring Regina Garcia & Malaika Albrecht will broadcast live in THREE DAYS on Thursday, September 26 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. RSVP to the event on Facebook here. Suggested […]
A poetry workshop series intended to aid, guide, and foster one’s creative and poetic intuitions and potentials. A little bit about Clumps n’ Snags! Clumps in mashed potatoes are unpleasant. The occasional clump here and there is a delightful surprise, but adding margarine and milk smooths them out nice and even. It’s the same with […]
Lucid Voices Presents a show for the ages. A one Stop Poetry Shop showcasing some great talent from the 518 and beyond. You Me and Poetry is here! and it’s coming with a BANG. join us for Poetry, Networking, fun and more as we celebrate the art of 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. On October 2, the featured poet is Jackie Craven. The featured reading will also be […]
Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.Featured performers: Alex Patrick Dyck, Puma Perl & Joe Sztabnik, and Joe Quattro. Hosted by John K Lawson and Jane Ormerod. Doors at 6:00 pm, show at 7:00 pm. $10 suggested donation to […]
Join us for a First Friday Opening Reception for Poetic License @ Honest Weight Food Co-op!https://www.poeticlicensealbany.com/
Trailer Park Quarterly, Hobo Camp Review, and the Hudson Valley Writers Guild combine forces to present an amazing afternoon of poetry and spoken word in the Collar City featuring Steven Minchin, Melissa Anderson, Bunkong Tuon, Tony Gloeggler, Erin Lynn, and James H Duncan.About the Poets: A somewhat self taught Poet, Painter, Photographer and Performance Artist […]
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.
