Things are really heating up as we get closer to selecting the team to represent Albany and NGS at the National Poetry Slam in Oakland.
Nitty Gritty Slam #67 – The Second Semi-Final with Featured Poet Jared Paul Read More »
We are heading into Thanksgiving week with a lot of poetry events going on in between the turkey and shopping as we kick off the holiday season.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of November 24, 2013 Read More »
We have seven days that are full of spoken word ahead of us starting with the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic in Voorheesville on Sunday afternoon.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of September 22, 2013 Read More »
Nitty Gritty Slam #52: Season 2 Night of Champions was delivered to us like Monday night wrestling, only not quite (but almost) as scripted.
Nitty Gritty Slam #52, August 20 Read More »
Nitty Gritty Slam is marking the end of its second year on Aug 20 with The Night of Champions where we invite all of the winners from Season Two to compete.
Nitty Gritty Slam #52 – The Season Two Night of Champions Read More »
On Monday, we start another great week packed with open mics, slams, and featured readings with Poets Speak Loud featuring Brian Dorn kicking things off.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of July 28, 2013 Read More »
Here’s your rundown of upcoming poetry events for the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Western Massachusetts for the first week of summer 2013.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of June 23, 2013 Read More »
We just told you about our fantastic new events calendar system on the site, but we still want to give your weekly run down of what is going in the area. We have another full week ahead of us with poetry, music, spoken word, and some storytelling. Here is what is coming up in Poetryland
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of May 26, 2013 Read More »
Friday, May 31, is going to be a busy night for poetry in the area. Dan Wilcox will be hosting the annual Walt Whitman birthday reading of “Song of Myself” in Washington Park while across the river in Troy D. Colin is hosting the monthly “Between The Lines” open mic. The featured poet this time around in at
Between The Lines in Troy Featuring Thom Francis Read More »
On Monday, April 29 we are gathering at McGeary’s for the post-Word Fest edition of Poets Speak Loud hosted by Albany Poets VP Mary Panza. This month our featured poet is none other than poet, artist, educator, open mic host, and Team Nitty Gritty 2012 member D. Colin. D. Colin is a tremendous talent in the world of spoken
Poets Speak Loud with Featured Poet D. Colin on Monday, April 29 Read More »
As the 2013 Albany Word Fest is starting to wind down we are getting ready for more poetry and spoken word coming up next week. But before that we still have three big events in the Word Fest. Tonight is the Word Fest Open Mic at the UAG Gallery starting at 7:00pm. The list already
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of April 21, 2013 Read More »
We are closing in on the 2013 Albany Word Fest and National Poetry Month and we are very excited about all of the readings, open mics, and events that are coming up in the next couple weeks around here. Be on the lookout for some exciting news regarding the Word Fest. But, before we get
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of March 24, 2013 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.
