Poets Speak Loud!, November 30
Dan Wilcox went to the November edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s in downtown Albany, featuring local poet J.L. Weeks, and here are his observations.
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Avery Stempel
Three Poems – Avery Stempel
Three poems from poet, writer, and performance artist Avery Stempel.
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of November 15, 2015
We have another great week of spoken word & poetry events, readings, open mics, and slams in the area – here’s a look at what is coming up.
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Poets Speak Loud!, October 26
PSL is always a high-powered event with a heavy dose of outrageousness, but tonight promised to be over the top with the feature Tim Verhaegen.
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Live from the Living Room, May 14
As I’ve said ad nauseam, “if your family & friends don’t come to your readings who will?” Samson Dikeman, did just that for his reading.
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2014 Albany Word Fest – Celebrating the Poetry and Spoken Word of Upstate New York
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2014 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry and spoken word of upstate NY.
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Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic, July 3
The July edition of the Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic in Saratoga featured Avery and host Carol Graser welcomed over a dozen area poets to the historic stage.
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Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic with Featured Readers Mojavi and Avery
Two great, local poets, Avery and Mojavi, will be featured at the Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic next Wednesday, July 3 at the historic venue in Saratoga.
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Live from the Living Room, December 12
Our customary intimate gathering for poetry in the living room of the Pride Center of the Capital Region, tonight not only poets to read in the open mic but some “ordinary citizens” to sit & listen. Our host, the ever straight-friendly Don Levy. Tonight’s featured poet was Emily Gonzalez in her first featured reading since
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Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic, June 11
I hadn’t been to this venue in many months, & certainly not since Kevin Peterson took over the duties as host, not because of any particular reason, just a string of conflicts. This is one of the few (only) music & poetry open mics that I do g…
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Photos from the Scene – Professor Java’s – May 14, 2012
It was a mighty crowd at Professor Java’s this past Monday night for the May edition of the Wide Open Mic. Kevin Peterson began the evening by reminding us that it was, in fact, the 83rd installment of this great open mic institution. As for the open mic, we had a good mix of equal parts poetry
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Photos from the Scene – Professor Java’s – February 13, 2012
What a great crowd at Professor Java’s this past Monday night for the February, pre-Valentines Day, Wide Open Mic. Kevin Peterson took the reigns as host and quickly eased into the role like a natural. The evening was a great mix of poetry and music, new faces and old friends, love and (healing) hate, and
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