Here is some information on a couple of the fine poetry readings that are happening here in the Capital Region. Zounds! at the Night Sky Cafe on Wednesday, December 19 Poetry open mic Wednesday December 19th 7:30pmNight Sky Cafe402 Union St, Schenectady, NYwith an open mic before and after the feature: J’Dalabahosted by Shaun Baxter

Not too soon to start thinking about and planning to attend the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the premiere poetry gathering in the U.S. (aside from the already renowned Albany gatherings). It’s a four-day affair, September 25, 2008 through September 28, 2008, at Waterloo Village in Stanhope, NJ. If you want to stay overnight at

Thought you might want to know about this conversation, which originally appeared in an article in American Poet. http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19802

The Knopf people (and now we as well) just realized that the NYC celebration for Philip Levine’s 80th birthday is not Thursday, November 28th, but Thursday, November 29th. See the information presented here in a November 16th listing for all the details (correct except for the day of the month).

You may have noticed that there have been few updates to AlbanyPoets.com over the past few weeks.  Don’t worry, we are not giving up on the local poetry and spoken word here in Albany, we are just taking a little break for the holiday season to recharge our batteries.  Be sure to check back often

Marc Straus read at Monkey Joe’s in the Kingston area not long after he started writing and publishing poetry, and it struck us then that he would have much to offer his readers, given both his writing skills and his particularly sensitive medical perspective. He has continued to pursue poetry, and his play in verse,

This just in from the publisher Knopf: Dear Poetry Lovers, If you’re in New York City on Thursday, November 28th, 2007, don’t miss a special 80th birthday tribute and reading featuring Philip Levine with Kate Daniels, E.L. Doctorow, Edward Hirsch, Galway Kinnell, Yusuf Komunyakaa, Malena Mörling, Sharon Olds, Tom Sleigh, Gerald Stern, Jean Valentine and

John Raymond is the featured poet this month at the Live From The Living Room reading and open mic at the Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Center.  Host Don Levy sent the following announcement along: Live From The Living Room, a featured reading series with an open mic afterwards is held on the 2nd

There were two open mic commentaries and one post about the difference between print poetry and performance poetry this week over at Dan Wilcox’s blog.   There are some very good points about print vs. performance in the comments section from Therese Broderick and Mary Kathryn Jablonski so be sure to check those out, too. Poets Speak

The Poetry Foundation website has added a few new tools for readers to find and read poetry.  You can browse by category or by poet name.  Some of the featured categories are love, autumn, school, weddings and funerals. They have also added the “Poetry Tool” to assist visitors in narrowing down searches for their favorite