Big Weekend for Poetry and Spoken Word in the Hudson Valley
There is a lot of poetry in the Hudson Valley happening this weekend including the Calling All Poets’ Poetry Marathon and the return of the Poetry Brothel.
Adrianna Delgado
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of July 14, 2013
Summer is here and what better way to beat the heat than some cool words. The poetry and spoken word will be flowing all week starting on Sunday afternoon in Troy with the Poetry + Prose open mic at the Arts Center.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of June 16, 2013
There is a lot going on next week including new open mics and slams in Western Mass, storytelling at the Olde English, and the return of the Old School Slam at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #47 as we are in full preparation mode heading to the National Poetry Slam. If you play your cards …
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of May 12, 2013
We have updated and overhauled the events listings here on AlbanyPoets.com (more on that later) over the past couple weeks and we have added even more readings and open mics to be a part of in upstate New York and Western Massachusetts. Coming up this week there are more opportunities than ever to have your …
WordFest 2013, Day 6: Open Mic, April 19
Way back in ancient times (i.e., 12 years ago) when Word Fest started, it was just a stumbing toddler in Thatcher Park in the Fall, a grand open mic of everyone & anyone who wanted to & could sign up, a poetic, shall we say, cluster fuck, the alcohol induced birth of the brain-child of …
Getting Closer… Two Weeks Until the 2013 Albany Word Fest
We are now within two weeks until the 2013 Albany Word Fest, our annual celebration of National Poetry Month and the poetry and spoken word of upstate New York. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, April 14 – Saturday, April 20, 2013 at seven different venues in and around Albany, NY. The week will …
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of March 17, 2013
This week we had some exciting announcements regarding the upcoming Albany Word Fest. We began the online signup for the Friday Night Word Fest Open Mic. There has been a tremendous outpouring of support for this years event so far. A big “thank you” to everyone who has signed up for the open mic and who have …
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of February 17, 2013
What a great week of poetry and spoken word we have lined up. Our friends over in Pittsfield at WordXWord are part of a great city-wide arts festival called 10X10 and Albany Poets has been invited to be a part of it. We will be bringing a great mix of Albany poets on Monday to …
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of January 13, 2013
We are now full steam ahead into 2013 and the poetry community is staring the year off strong. We have had some great open mics and events so far. NGS kicked things off on Jan 1, and then the party moved up to Saratoga with Cheryl Rice and Tess Lecuyer featuring at Caffe Lena. This …
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of December 16, 2012
We are coming to the end of another great year of poetry and spoken word in upstate New York. We had a lot of wonderful readings and events over the past 12 months and we want to know what your favorites were. Leave a comment and let us know what you thought about the poetry …
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of November 18, 2012
It is the start of the holiday season and this coming Thursday is Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for? We at Albany Poets are thankful for the all of the poets and spoken word artists in the area that make this part of the country so great and keep the arts flowing. Thank you. Here’s …
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of October 14, 2012
The upcoming week is jammed packed with poetry events in all over upstate New York. No one can say that poetry is not living and breathing around here. Here’s is a look at the week ahead… Sunday, October 14 2:00pm – Poetry + Prose The Arts Center of The Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy, …
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