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.
Alan Casline has announced the Five Year Celebration Reading at Pine Hollow Arboretum on Friday, August 9 at 6:30 PM with a group reading by local poets .
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The house was packed for today’s featured poet, Jill Crammond, with a long list of open mic poets, introduced by Edie Abrams. I’d gotten there early before the doors were even open, with a carload of Albany poets, including the perfectly coiffed featured poet, so I ended up at the top of the sign-up sheet.
Sunday Four Poetry, May 26 Read More »
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
WordFest 2013, Day 6: Open Mic, April 19 Read More »
They packed the house tonight at the Social Justice Center for the second standing-room-only event of WordFest. Of course it helped that there were 18 featured poets, students from the Poetry in Performance class at the College of St. Rose. But there were also 17 poets signed up for the open mic, loyal regulars, some
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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
Getting Closer… Two Weeks Until the 2013 Albany Word Fest Read More »
Always high on my list of the monthly poetry events to join in, listen, read, with our host & my passenger, Don Levy. Tonight the open mic list included a covey of regulars, with a visitor from afar & a couple of shy listeners — as it should be. Tonight our featured poet was Alan
Live from the Living Room, March 13 Read More »
At Caffe Lena this Wednesday (March 6, 2013) Carol Graser will be hosting the monthly poetry open mic with two great poets featuring on the historic Saratoga Springs stage; Bob Sharkey and Tim Sneider. Here is some information on the reading and the featured poets from Carol: Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic Wednesday, March 6 – 7pm sign up,
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This year is flying right along. We are already in March and looking ahead to the 2013 Albany Word Fest in April. We made the official announcement about the event earlier this week and have received a great response so far. This years Word Fest looks to be another great series of events as we are again hosting a full week celebration of
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We have another big week of poetry and spoken word ahead of us here in upstate New York. Albany Poets is presenting the first semi-final to determine Team Nitty Gritty 2013 on Tuesday night with the top eight points leaders so far in the season. The next night up in Saratoga, Carol Graser is hosting
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On Friday, November 9, 2012 Bob Sharkey will be the featured poet at the Pine Hollow Open Mic Series. This is one of the great poetry series that happen each month in the area, showcasing talented poets and writers of upstate New York. The event take place at the Pine Hollow Arboretum (16 Maple Ave., Slingerlands, NY) starting at
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at the Social Justice Center, competing with a couple other poetry events in Academe the same night, we still had 5 poets in the open mic & a number of non-readers who came to hear the featured poet, Cara Benson. But first I invoked the Muse, the …
Third Thursday Poetry Night, September 20 Read More »
or as we like to call it 2nd Sunday at 2, into our 3rd year! Me & Nancy Klepsch (your hosts) & the fine collection of writers who show up to read. Nancy started us off with a poem she had just written, “Welcome,” & what better plac…
Poetry + Prose, September 9 Read More »
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.
