This was a night of pseudonyms as there were more folks on stage with alternate names than their given names. Actually there were a couple of poets who had a stage name for their stage name. Very confusing, but a good time all around for the 15th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam. First we had […]
NGS #15 Results – Pseudonymous at a Pseudo-slam Read More »
“(… and poetry lovers)” is a series in Waterbury, CT at the Silas Bronson Library, run by Connecticut poet & musician Victoria Muñoz. “Calling All Poets” is a popular name for a poetry series. I had been invited to read with 2 other fine poets…
Calling All Poets, April 4 Read More »
The 2008 Albany Word Fest followed a similar format to the 2007 event, but without the midday performances on Saturday. We gathered at the UAG Gallery on a beautiful spring Friday night for the annual Word Fest Open Mic hosted by Mary Panza. We had poets perform from all over the east coast this year as Max
Looking Back… 2008 Albany Word Fest Read More »
It was such a slow crowd growing — who knew if we’d have enough for the Slam, let alone judges (always a problem), but the folks kept on coming in (while even Mojavi the open mic host was late). But AlbanyPoets Thom (el presidente) Francis took over …
Nitty Gritty Slam #15, April 3 Read More »
The confusion over when this was to be held wasn’t an “April Fools” joke: this open mic is (usually) held on the 2nd Sunday of each month at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, in Troy, NY. But this year Easter falls on the 2nd Sunday, so this was…
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We are very proud to be partnering with the Albany Barn to bring teens through the process of writing, editing, and performing their poetry with the From The Page to The Stage workshop series at Stage 1. This will be a four week series led my local poets Dan Wilcox and Mojavi. Here is more
From The Page to The Stage – A Spoken Word Workshop for Teens Read More »
This eclectic series continued at the Social Justice Center, Albany, NY with 4 readers/performers. The first half MC was Matthew Klane, offering in addition to some home-brew “Poets’ Porter” in the back corner, his characteristic cut-up/word-pile intr…
Yes, Reading, March 30 Read More »
The last of this season’s series at the College of St. Rose, hosted by the inappropriate Prof. Daniel Nester, was like deja-vu all over again: tonight’s poets had been presenters at last week’s Split This Rock Poetry Festival in Washington DC. Georgia…
Frequency North, March 29 Read More »
Although I did publish a chapbook last year of poems written during a month of prompts, Poeming the Prompt (A.P.D.), I’m not one for this form of assignment, mainly because I don’t like doing something because everyone else is doing it. But I know it…
For NaPoWriMo, my version Read More »
Back on my home turf to one of the most “spirited” open mics in the area, perhaps because our host, Mary Panza, is usually spirited herself. With our featured poet, Leslie Michelle, herself, waiting in the wings, Mary began the open mic.Leslie Gerber …
Poets Speak Loud!, March 26 Read More »
The 2006 Albany Word Fest was a huge event for us. Two Open Mic sessions over two days and a jammed schedule of poetry and music at Valentine’s was a lot to live up to, but we certainly were able to in 2007. On Friday, April 20, poets and curious onlookers crammed into the UAG
Looking Back… 2007 Albany Word Fest Read More »
This reading at the Carlos Rosario International School, up 11th Street from U Street, included 4 poets from the Beloit Poetry Journal special edition for Split This Rock, José Padua, Khaled Mattawa, Minnie Bruce Pratt & Marilyn Nelson. The MC wa…
Split This Rock, Afternoon Reading, March 24 Read More »
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