We have another big week of poetry and spoken word ahead of us here in upstate New York. Albany Poets is presenting the first semi-final to determine Team Nitty Gritty 2013 on Tuesday night with the top eight points leaders so far in the season. The next night up in Saratoga, Carol Graser is hosting […]
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Back in May we told you about Cheryl Rice’s brand new book, My Minnesota Boyhood, and what a wonderful collection of poetry it is. Now it looks like the rest of the world is catching up with what have known all along. In the latest edition of Red Fez, Rebecca Schumejda interviews Cheryl about the book
“My Minnesota Boyhood” Getting Great Reviews and Other News from the Woodstock Area Read More »
Cheryl Rice, the poetry diva of Kingston, just picked up more copies of her new book, “My Minnesota Boyhood” and she is ready to sell them to you. These collections of poetry are handcrafted by local small press publisher Dayl Wise at Post Traumatic Press. If you do not know about Cheryl Rice and all
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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 spoken word in the area, wherever you are. Poets Speak Loud open mic with featured poet Elizag Tonight at McGeary’s Elizag will be the featured
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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 of Night. This was the first time that the annual event took place in the city of Albany. In 2002 we had our first featured
Looking Back… 2003 Albany Word Fest Read More »
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…
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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 poets start filling the room. Organizing the venue, lining up features, promoting the event, setting the stage, inviting all of your “friends” on Facebook, printing
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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 and has been a great part of the Albany scene as a reader and feature here. Most recently, she was one of the featured poets
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The COW poetry / spoken word series in beautiful, crime-free downtown Kingston continues this coming Saturday, October 1 with featured readers Cheryl A. Rice and Samuel Claiborne. There will also be an open mic for those who wish to share their own work. This series is hosted by Chronogram’s poetry editor Phillip Levine. COW (Chronogram
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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 we were moved to a different, smaller room, but we made it work for the evening that featured music, poetry and comedy. Speaking of Keith
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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.
