Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of January 18, 2015
We have a great week of poetry and spoken word coming up with readings, slams, and open mics with great features all over the region.
Chad Lowther
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.
Live from the Living Room, November 13
It was a small, but attentive gathering for our featured poet, Chad Lowther, at Don Levy’s Live From The Living Room series at The Pride Center.
Nitty Gritty Slam #57, November 5
It was a raucous Nitty Gritty Slam night with Eirean Bradley & Leah Noble Davidson as the features, as well as the customary open mic.
Nitty Gritty Slam #56, October 15
Dan decided to venture out to the slam and take his chances on stage, particularly since this the “Inappropriate Slam” and everyone knows I have plenty of inappropriate poems.
Open Mic at the Albany Public Library, September 6
The quarterly 1st Friday Night Out/Art Walk open mic at the APL Main Branch took place on Friday, September 6 hosted by Kevin Peterson.
Third Thursday Poetry Night, August 15
The Third Thursday Poetry Night for July featured Jacky Kirkpatrick and she dragged in her friends, making for a great, full open mic list.
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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Third Thursday Poetry Night, September 20
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 …
