Poet & novelist Lâle Davidson will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Lâle Davidson teaches creative writing at SUNY Adirondack and does her best to fight climate change. Her stories have appeared in The North American Review, […]
Local writer Paul Lamar will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, on Thursday, February 16, 2023, at 7:30 PM, with an open mic for community poets.Paul Lamar lives with his husband, Mark, in Albany, where he teaches memoir, flash fiction, and poetry; he reviews theater for The Daily Gazette, and conducts […]
Local writer Marylou Streznewski will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Marylou Streznewski is an eclectic writer of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and journalism. She was an active member of the poetry community in the Delaware Valley and […]
Local writer Ellen White Rook will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community poets.Ellen White Rook was born in Germany to American parents, but was raised in Rhode Island. For the majority of her adult life, […]
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 […]
