Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of April 12, 2015
The 2015 Albany Word Fest is here – seven days featured readings, open mics, a haiku battle, and a regional team poetry slam here in Albany.
Cecele Kraus
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of April 13, 2014
Word Fest week is here! We have a week’s worth of poetry & spoken word events lined up. Plus, there are open mics & reading taking place all over the area.
Inching Closer to the 2014 Albany Word Fest
We are now within two weeks until the 2014 Albany Word Fest, our celebration of National Poetry Month and the poetry and spoken word of upstate NY.
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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HVWG Poetry Contest Reading
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild recently held a poetry contest and next Saturday at 1:00PM the winners and other participants will read their poems at the Bethlehem Public Library, 451 Delaware Ave., Delmar. If you are a regualr at the poetry open mics in the area, you will recognize some of the names of poets who …
Poetry in Copake on Friday, September 21
Local area poets Cecele Kraus (Tuscaloosa Bypass), Mimi Moriarty (Sibling Reverie, War Psalm), Linda Sonia Miller (Something Worth Diving For), and Jan Tramontano (Paternal Nocturnewill) will be reading from chapbooks recently published by Finishing Line Press on Friday, September 21 at 7:00PM at the Roeliff Jansen Community Library (9091 Rte 22, Copake, NY 12516). These four …
A Reading and Some “Sibling Reverie” with Mimi Moriarty and Frank Desiderio
Mimi Moriarty and her brother, Frank Desiderio, will be reading from their new chapbook, Sibling Reverie, on Wednesday, May 16 at 6:30 pm at the Pine Hollow Arboretum (16 Maple Avenue, Slingerlands). Three other Finishing Line Press poets, Jan Tramontano, Cecele Kraus, and Linda Sonia Miller will be sharing the stage. Books will be available for purchase and …
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Hudson Valley Writers Guild 2012 Poetry Contest Guidelines
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild just sent out the following formation on this years writing contest. Every year the genre of the contest changes and this year it is something that we know a little about here at Albany Poets. The judging panel this time around looks like a very interesting group of poets, representing the diversity …
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2012 Albany Word Fest – Yes! Word Fest Communal Reading Event
The 2012 Word Fest is getting bigger, better, and more exciting as we get closer to the big event in April. This week Matthew Klane and the good folks over at the Yes, Reading! series released the sign up for the Yes! Word Fest Communal Reading Event that will be taking place on Wednesday, April 18 …
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Celebrating National Poetry Month in Saratoga
April is National Poetry Month and there will be quite a celebration in Saratoga as local poet Barbara Garro and the Saratoga Poetry & Song Focus Group will be presenting poetry readings in public places each and every Saturday in April. There is still time to get on the list if you are interested in participating. …
