Dan Wilcox

Live from the Living Room, May 8

There were actually about 5 more folks in the living room of the Pride Center in addition to the poets that read this night, so the cozy was getting crowded.

Caffè Lena Open Mic, May 1

I was away last month & missed the open mic but had to be here tonight for the featured poet Mary Panza, whom I’ve known since she was a young

Daniella Toosie-Watson

Nitty Gritty Slam #43, April 30

One of the rare 5th Tuesday Slams at Valentines & the visage of il papa Thom Francis has yet to surface from beneath the pile of diapers & extra laundry,

Thom Francis

WordFest 2013, Day 6: Open Mic, April 19

Way back in ancient times (i.e., 12 years ago) when Word Fest started, it was just a stumbing toddler in Thatcher Park in the Fall, a grand open mic of

WordFest 2013, Day 4, April 17

This night’s piece of WordFest 2013 was a free screening of the 2011 film Louder than a Bomb at The Linda on Central Ave. This is from the press release

Word Fest 2013: A 7 Day Poem – Part 5

A reading we are all familiar with, hosted by Dan Wilcox. The “featured poet” a group of students from St. Rose forced to take a performance class. The second event

Jacky K and Christian Phiffer

WordFest 2013, Day 3 — Nitty Gritty Slam #42

It was the WordFest edition of the regular Nitty Gritty Slam, a special Haiku slam, & perhaps one could also say the “Jackie Robinson Slam” (42 being his number). My

Mario Moroni

WordFest 2013, Day 2, April 15

One has to wonder “what the frack is going on?” but of course it is only WordFest 2013, with “Poets Against Fracking” at the UAG Gallery, day 2 of this