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 […]
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 […]
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 Justice Center.On August 6, 1945, the United States of America used the atomic bomb for the first time to destroy […]
Literary man-about-town Joe Krausman will read from his work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 7:30 PM.Joe Krausman is a faithful participant at open mics, readings, & other literary events in the Albany poetry scene. He is a member of the boards of the Friends & Foundation […]
Join us for an outdoor reading with a view of the beautiful Hudson River. We appreciate your $10 donation which will help support the work of the Lansingburgh Historical Society.Please bring a lawn chair or blanket. This reading will take place outside on the front lawn of the historic 1786 Melville House. Rain date is […]
Local poet Sally Rhoades will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 7:30PM. Sally Rhoades, a poet, playwright and performer, grew up in the foothills of the Adirondacks. Her chapbook, Greeted By Wildflowers, was published this past Spring. A regular at open mics, she has been invited […]
Local poet Megeen R. Mulholland will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at 7:30 PM.Megeen R. Mulholland received her Ph.D. from the University at Albany. She is an English professor at Hudson Valley Community College, where she teaches literature and writing and serves […]
Poet & novelist Jan Tramontano will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM. Jan Tramontano has published 2 novels, Standing on the Corner of Lost and Found and We’ve Come Undone; a memoir, I Am A Fortunate Man; and four poetry […]
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, […]
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.
