Cheryl Rice

Busy Week in Upstate Poetry

We have a lot going on this week in Poetryland. Here is a quick rundown of what is going on so you can make plans for some great poetry and

2003 Word Fest

Looking Back… 2003 Albany Word Fest

For the 2003 Albany Word Fest we decided to move the event inside the walls of Valentine’s, which was at the time the home of the monthly open mic School

Mary Panza

Poets Speak Loud!, February 27

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…

Teresa Marta Costa

ASK Hosts the Hosts

Hosting an open mic is not as easy as it may look. There is a lot that goes into putting a poetry mic together behind the scenes even before the

Cheryl A. Rice

New Poetry – Cheryl A. Rice

Cheryl has been active in the upstate poetry community for many years. She has hosted open mics, readings, and workshops in her neck of the woods in the Hudson Valley

Albany Poets Week in Review

Another great week of poetry and spoken word this week in Albany. We kicked off the week at Professor Java’s for Keith Spencer’s monthly Wide Open Mic. This time around