Local writer Alan Catlin will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets. Alan Catlin has been published in parts of six decades now which basically makes him as old as dirt. During his publishing career, he has […]
Poets & other citizens will gather on Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 6:00 PM at the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park in Albany, NY to celebrate the birthday of the quintessential American poet, Walt Whitman, with a reading of his poem “Song of Myself”. The event is sponsored by the Poetry Motel Foundation, & the Hudson Valley Writers Guild. It is free & […]
Writer Darcy Smith will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets. Darcy Smith is a Hudson Valley native. Her debut collection of poems, River Skin, was released by Fernwood Press in June of 2022. For more information visit www.darcysmith.orgA reading by a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Poet Susan Comninos will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Susan Comninos is a widely published poet and author of the recent book of poems Out of Nowhere (Stephen F. Austin Univ. Press/Texas A&M 2022). Her individual poems […]
Poet Rebecca Schumejda will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Rebecca Schumejda is the author of several full-length collections including Falling Forward (sunnyoutside press), Cadillac Men (NYQ Books), Waiting at the Dead End Diner (Bottom Dog Press), Our One-Way Street (NYQ Books) Something Like Forgiveness, a single […]
Local poet Victorio Reyes Asili will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, November 16, 2023 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 […]
Poet Suzanne S. Rancourt will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Suzanne S. Rancourt is an award-winning, internationally published author of four books: Songs of Archilochus (Unsolicited Press, 2023), Old Stones, New Roads, (MSR Pub., 2021), murmurs at the gate, […]
Poet Avery Stempel will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets. Avery Stempel is a poet turned mushroom farmer from East Berne, NY. Living in the Capital Region since birth, his poems draw inspiration from life experiences, […]
Poet Kathleen Anne Smith will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Kathleen Anne Smith is a local writer and editor, who has read her poems at many of the area’s open mic venues. Her book […]
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.
