Bob Sharkey is the editor of the annual Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Contest. He’s a long-term board member of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild where he is now the membership person. Surface at Sunrise, his second chapbook, is currently available. Although his poems have been published in many journals, he prefers the immediate feedback from open mics and from opportunities to read as a feature. He started his writing career at St. Patrick’s grammar school in Portland Maine.
DiBiasepoetry.com and the Hudson Valley Writers Guild will sponsor a reading on Saturday, May 13, for winners and finalists in the annual DiBiase Poetry Contest. The reading will be heldfrom
The Pine Hollow Arboretum Open Mic featuring Bob Sharkey on Friday, July 12, 2024.Doors open and sign-up at 6:00 PM. Reading begins at 6:30 PM. The Arboretum is open from
Cheryl A. Rice discusses submitting a new chapbook of poems to contests, self-publishing over entry fees, and the biases in those contests.
Thom Francis talks with Bob Sharkey about writing for work, local open mics, and how the DiBiase Poetry Contest came to be.
Bob Sharkey and the Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Prize editors have released the results of the eighth annual contest, and HVWG members Cheryl A. Rice and Paul Hastings Wilson were among the top prize winners.
Bob Sharkey announces that submissions are now open for the 8th Annual Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Contest with a deadline of January 15, 2023.
Photos from the River Poems reading at the Melville House on the Hudson River in Troy, NY on Saturday, September 10, 2022.
River Poems, an afternoon of poetry and prose on the banks of the Hudson River at the historic 1786 Melville House in Troy, NY.
Albany Poets and the Hudson Valley Writers Guild have announced their plan of coming together to support and grow a vibrant local literary community.
Bob Sharkey announces that the 7th annual Stephen A. DiBiase Poetry Contest is accepting submissions until January 15th, 2022.
Poets gathered to celebrate the life of Tom Nattell, as we have since his passing in 2005, with Dan Wilcox handling the open mic hosting duties.
Recently retired from government service Tim Verhaegen has attended some Zoom poetry meetings & got the bug to take the leap to organize his first open mic.
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.
