Local poet Victorio Reyes Asili will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Victorio Reyes Asili has a PhD from the University at Albany, where he completed his dissertation entitled Mic Check — Finding Hip Hop’s Place in the Literary […]
Local poet Alan Casline will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Alan Casline is an American poet, editor, and small press publisher. He was born in Fort Johnson, New York in 1951 and attended St. Lawrence University and SUNY-Albany. As […]
Poet Rachel Baum will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Rachel R. Baum is the founder of Moving Mountains Poets and the Saratoga Peace Pod, crafters who create warm items for families in crisis, as well as the Saratoga Senior […]
Poet Susan Oringel will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Susan Oringel is a poet and writer in New York’s Capital District. Publications include: Carnevale (2023), My Coney Island (2019) and work in various journals. She was awarded fellowships by NYSCA and […]
For the 1st time ever at the third Thursday readings, there will be 2 featured poets reading, Tom Nicotera from Connecticut & Charlie Rossiter from Vermont, at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, on July 18, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Tom Nicotera has published poems in numerous small press publications. He was a […]
Reading of John Hersey’s Hiroshima Tuesday, August 6, 11:00AM Townsend Park, Albany, NY (Henry Johnson Blvd. & Central Ave.) The event is free and open to the public and the public is encouraged to join in the reading. Those interested in reading can sign up to participate when they arrive. Please bring folding chairs. Rain site: Social […]
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 […]
Local poet Francesca Sidoti will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.A native and resident of Albany, NY, Francesca J. Sidoti has had work published in Chiron Review, Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal, Viet Nam Generation, South Ash Press, Moonstone Arts Nikki Giovanni Tribute, eunoia review and […]
Local poet John Thomas Allen will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.John Thomas Allen enjoys all forms of poetry, especially the highly speculative and what allows for the fullest freedom of expression. He was […]
Poet Barbara Ungar will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Barbara Ungar’s sixth full-length poetry collection, After Naming the Animals, concerning the sixth extinction, was published this June by The Word Works, which also published Immortal Medusa and Charlotte Bronte, […]
Local Poet Nathan Smith will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Nathan Smith has been writing for 10 years since he was a high school student in rural Pennsylvania, but only decided to start sharing his work […]
Local poet Jill Crammond will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Jill Crammond’s first book of poems, Handbook for Unwell Mothers (Finishing Line Press), was released in July 2023. Her poems have been nominated for Pushcart Prizes […]
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.
