St. Poem Reading Series: Occupy the Word, January 16

Unbeknownst to me, the December version of this regular monthly open mic held at the UAG Gallery that had been titled “Occupy the Word” had been postponed. So this month’s version of the St. Poem series was on the theme of political pieces inspired by the Occupy Albany.
NGS #10 Results – The Golden Boy Takes the Top Prize

A couple of weeks ago Mojavi said that this was going to happen. He said that we would be seeing a new face take first place and he was right. […]
NGS #7 Results – A Rainy Night in Albany

We had a small, but mighty crowd at Valentines for the seventh installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. The rain and sudden cold weather kept some poets away from the […]
New Audio – Nitty Gritty Slam, September 6, 2011

On September 6, 2011 Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series teamed up for the first Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentines. The show started with an […]
New Audio – Poets Speak Loud, August 29, 2011

Poetyc Vyzonz was the featured poet at the August 2011 edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s. During his set he called up a few of the other poets in […]
Albany Poets Week in Review
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 […]
Albany Poets Week in Review
This week saw the return on slam to Albany as Albany Poets, Urban Guerilla Theatre, and the Frequency North Reading Series combined forces for the Nitty Gritty Slam. The first […]
New Audio – Poets Speak Loud, July 25, 2011

Bless was the featured poet for the July edition of Poets Speak Loud. He performed a couple of his pieces and then handed the mic to a new poet to […]