Alan Catlin

2006 Albany Word Fest

Looking Back… 2006 Albany Word Fest

After the success of the expanded 2005 Albany Word Fest, we continued the two-day poetry festival in 2006 as we held events at the UAG Gallery, Tess’ Lark Tavern, and

2003 Word Fest

Looking Back… 2003 Albany Word Fest

For the 2003 Albany Word Fest we decided to move the event inside the walls of Valentine’s, which was at the time the home of the monthly open mic School

2002 Word Fest

Looking Back… 2002 Albany Word Fest

We are taking a trip down Memory Lane this week as look back at the previous Albany Word Fest events. Yesterday we posted photos and an article that Dan Wilcox

Tess Lecuyer

Third Thursday Poetry Night, March 15

So we gathered once again, this time on the Ides of March, at the Social Justice Center not to stab Caesar but to read poetry. It looked like a short night but as the evening progressed more readers showed up. Tonight when I invoked the Muse it was …

Alan Catlin

Third Thursday Poetry Night, February 16

Back at the Social Justice Center, a wonderful night of the voices of “regulars” & new voices too. We began the reading invoking the night’s muse, poet Bob Kaufman with a couple of his poems. Tonight’s featured poet is frequently first on the sign…

Write Here

Write Here! at The Arts Center

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

Alan Catlin

Alan Catlin at the Third Thursday Poetry Night

One of the country’s most published poets happens to be a part of our local community. Alan Catlin, who has been published in many, many journals, magazines, books, and websites