We have gotten a couple calls for submissions for poetry in the past few days and wanted to pass the information along to you. First up is the first issue of the Perfume River Poetry Review out of California. This first issue will feature the Perfume River Poetry Prize. The winner of the contest will be […]
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We have some very exciting news here at Albany Poets. Keith Spencer and the lovely Jill Crammond have announced Up The River, a new journal for poetry, art, and photography. Submissions opened on November 1 and will continue until January 31, 2013. We are expecting to launch the first issue in April 2013 to coincide with the Albany Word
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Vodka Mary Panza was back as our host with that hot blue flame & during her pointedly personal introductions one spoke up at our peril. Thus, it was an energetic open mic, with the featured poet, L-Majesty quivering in the wings (if ther…
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It is not very often that you can combine livestock, amusement rides, carnival games, fired food, and poetry, but up here in the capital region we try to fit poetry into everything that is going on. For the 26th year, local poets will be representing the art of spoken word with special readings throughout the afternoon. The long
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Starting on September 23, after a short summer break, Dennis Sullivan, Mike Burke, and Edie Abrams will be kicking off the fifth season of the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic series at the Old Songs Community Arts Center in Voorheesville. This great open mic for “poets, striving to-be poets, and lovers of language” happens every
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Because the Indpendence Day holiday landed on the first Wednesday this year, host Carol Graser moved the monthly Caffe Lena poetry open mic to the second Wednesday. So this coming Wednesday, July 11, poetry will be back at one of the most historic and wonderful venues in the area with featured poets Jill Crammond and
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Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great starting with Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic on Monday evening. Monday, July 9 8:00pm – Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic Professor Java’s, 217 Wolf Road, Colonie, NY Albany Poets’ monthly reading,
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The 2012 Word Fest is getting bigger, better, and more exciting as we get closer to the big event in April. This week Matthew Klane and the good folks over at the Yes, Reading! series released the sign up for the Yes! Word Fest Communal Reading Event that will be taking place on Wednesday, April 18
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The Arts Center of the Capital Region and the Hudson Valley Writer’s Guild are joining forces to present Write Here!. Taking place on Saturday, March 10 from 9am – 5:15pm at The Arts Center, Write Here! is “a mini conference for and about writers and writing in and around the Capital Region of New York
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Another great week of poetry and spoken word this week in Albany. We kicked off the week at Professor Java’s for Keith Spencer’s monthly Wide Open Mic. This time around we were moved to a different, smaller room, but we made it work for the evening that featured music, poetry and comedy. Speaking of Keith
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The 10th Annual Albany WordFest was held on Saturday, April 16, at The Linda Auditorium on Central Avenue in Albany. Not only did many Guild members participate throughout the day, but the Hudson Valley Writers Guild had its own one-hour slot. Organized by member Jill Crammond, the Guild reading was hosted by Dan Wilcox, HVWG
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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.
