Tonight Nitty Gritty Slam, Albany poets entry to the world of Slam, had its 21st event, now legal to drink (& we did) — upstairs at Valentines while a band set up downstairs. Someone somehow scrounged up a bunch of chairs & benches so most of…
Nitty Gritty Slam #21, July 3 Read More »
The “Dean of Albany Poetry” Dan Wilcox just released information on the Poets In The Park series for this year. The Poets In The Park reading series has been bringing some of the best poetry and spoken word to the people of Albany in Washington Park for a number of years and this years line
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The final gathering of the season, before we take a teacherly break during July & August, on a Summer-like day of 2 parades — Albany’s Gay Pride Parade & Troy’s Flag-Day Parade, you might say Albany knocked the “L” out of Troy’s parade.It was …
Poetry + Prose Open Mic, June 10 Read More »
Nitty Gritty Slam #19 is in the books and what a great night of poetry and spoken word it was. This was a night of new beginnings and big announcements as we introduced Team Nitty Gritty to the world. We also debuted some new graphics, a new NGS website, and even a new Slam Master.
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Another great night for poetry and spoken word at Valentine’s on Tuesday, May 15 as we huddled together for the 18th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam. We had a few poets running late and some more out of town for this night, but we still had a great evening with a couple of new slammers
NGS #18 Results – Elizag Wins Again and El Presidente Ties For Second Read More »
Dustin Walker readingThom Francis, el presidente, was a busy man tonight, hosting the open mic, keeping score & slamming. The open mic offered a great variety of poems & poets, starting with Leslie Michelle doing a poem by someone else, then D…
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It has taken a while but I’m losing my nostalgia for the Lark Tavern, the grieving process is coming to an end, with the success & vibrancy of this series at McGeary’s. Perhaps it is the cozy back room where poets listen to poets, where the shocke…
Poets Speak Loud!, February 27 Read More »
The Arts Center of the Capital Region and the Hudson Valley Writer’s Guild are joining forces to present Write Here!. Taking place on Saturday, March 10 from 9am – 5:15pm at The Arts Center, Write Here! is “a mini conference for and about writers and writing in and around the Capital Region of New York
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The second Sunday at 2 reading at the Arts Center of the Capital District in Troy, NY, with tag-team hosts Nancy Klepsch & me, Dan Wilcox. It was an eclectic mix of writers (which, of course, was the intent when the Arts Center started this open m…
Poetry + Prose, February 12 Read More »
We’ve had a couple really beautiful snows. Enough to cover the ground. Pretty, but not burdensome. I took the picture to the right on my apartment steps yesterday. We had a few intense bursts of snow, the giant flakes. Giant! And then the sky cleared. It was so beautiful.
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Local painter, artist, poet, performer, former Hudson Valley Writers Guild co-President, and current HVWG webmaster (people still use that term?) Carolee Sherwood is scheduled to be the featured poet next Wednesday, November 2, at the Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic night in Saratoga Springs. the first Wednesday of every month Caffè Lena presents: Caffè Lena
Caffè Lena Poetry Open Mic with Featured Poet Carolee Sherwood Read More »
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 the crowd to perform a cypher. The open mic portions of the evening saw Dan Wilcox, Joe Krausman, Carolee Sherwood, Adrena, Todd Fabozzi, Ben, Kevin
New Audio – Poets Speak Loud, August 29, 2011 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.
