Live from the Living Room, September 11
We gathered at the living room of the Pride Center of the Capital Region to chat before listening to the night’s featured poet and open mic.
Carolee Sherwood
Up The River Update With More New Poetry
We are working very hard on getting Up The River published and out to everyone who loves poetry and art. In the meantime, we have new poetry up on the site.
Sunday Four Poetry, May 26
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. …
WordFest 2013, Day 6: Open Mic, April 19
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 1, April 14
Editor Jill Crammond (left) with poetry co-conspirator Carolee Sherwood As I have been wont to say during April, “In Albany, every day is Poetry Month.” Especially today as the week-long WordFest 2013 starts, & this is my second poetry event of the day. It was the “book launch” for the new poetry journal Up the …
2013 Albany Word Fest – The Word Fest Kick Off Party and Launch of Up The River on Sunday, April 14
We are very proud to be kicking off the 2013 Albany Word Fest at McGeary’s (4 Clinton Square, Albany), the home of our monthly open mic, Poets Speak Loud, on Sunday, April 14 at 6:00pm. This event will be the official kick off party for the annual Word Fest plus the launch of Albany Poets’ brand new …
Getting Closer… Two Weeks Until the 2013 Albany Word Fest
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 …
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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 …
What We Talk About When We Talk About Writers: An Interview With M.F.A. Student Carolee Sherwood
The College of Saint Rose has an interview up on their English Blog with our very own (and Saint Rose M.F.A. student) Carolee Sherwood as part of their “What We Talk About When We Talk About Writers” (WWTAWWTAW) series, where they talk to the students that are part of the first class of the Master of Fine …
Poets in the Park, July 21
I like to gender balance my readings so since 2 male poets read last week (Don Levy & Donald Lev) I scheduled “The Women Poets of Willett St.” for tonight’s Poets in the Park. It was another fine Summer eve under the shadow of the Robert Burns sta…
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of July 29, 2012
We had a great week of poetry and spoken word in Albany this past week. Now let’s take a look at what is coming up in another busy week in Poetryland. We are kicking the week off with Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s with featured poet and Nitty Gritty Slam team member, ILLiptical. This is …
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of July 15, 2012
This coming week it looks like the new open mic series at Ben & Jerry’s on Lark St. will be kicking off after reschuling last month. This reading will be a one-two punch of poetry and music with the St. Poem Series at the UAG right across the street. Then on Tuesday night Team Nitty Gritty …
