It was with fear & trepidation that I went to this Slam, nervous that someone would read one of my poems, that I had missed the obituary, but then, even dead, no one would probably read my poems, & no one did, not even me. Kevin Peterson, getting used to being the MC at poetry […]
Nitty Gritty Slam #39 – Dead Poets, March 4 Read More »
Even though there is snow on the ground, we are still looking ahead to Spring. We turn the clock ahead this weekend and kicking things off with the Poetry + Prose open mic at the Arts Center in Troy hosted by Dan Wilcox and Nancy Klepsch. The words then keep flowing in downtown Troy the
Upcoming Poetry Events – Weeks of March 10, 2013 Read More »
This is always a “don’t miss” open mic for me, not just for the poetry, or Ms. Mary Panza’s acerbic tongue, but also the fine bar-food & drink & enchanting wait-staff here at McGeary’s. There was quite a crowd tonight of regulars, some from as…
Poets Speak Loud!, February 25 Read More »
Quite a full house of audience & open mic poets to hear the featured poet, Sylvia Barnard. But always, here, the open mic first. I was first on the list (surprise!) & did 2 recent poems I’ve been reading at open mics lately (don’t worry, there are few venues left to read them at so
Sunday Four Poetry, February 24 Read More »
It was a slow-starting night, but by the time the crowd gathered we had 11 open mic poets, plus our featured reader, William Seaton. But first I invoked the Muse, tonight the sadly recently-gone Jayne Cortez with her wonderful, rhythmic, amusing poem,…
Third Thursday Poetry Night, February 21 Read More »
Sylvia Barnard is a very busy poet these days. She has been featured at the Live From the Living Room series and the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic as well as being part of many of the open mics in the area each and every month. She also found the time to have a book of
Sylvia Barnard to Read at the Social Justice Center Read More »
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2013 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry and spoken word of upstate New York. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, April 14 – Saturday, April 20, 2013 “What a great way to celebrate National Poetry Month right here in Albany.
Jessie & Alex get ready How could I not be there? All women poets in the Slam! But first an open mic (the only way I could read my poems tonight) hosted by Mojavi. Brian Dorn was here for the 1st time testing the waters, starting off with a love poem about a smile, then
Nitty Gritty Slam #38 – The Women of Albany Poetry Slam, February 19 Read More »
We love to document the poetry readings and open mics in the area whenever we can. Dan Wilcox has been taking pictures of poets for years and has a great collection of photos on his Flickr page that you should really check out. But since you are already here on the Albany Poets website, you should take
New Photos from the Scene Read More »
Albany Poets was/were the featured poets one of the events of this week-long arts festival in Pittsfield, MA, at the yBar on North Street . The (whole sick) crew consisted of el presidente Thom Francis, Jill Crammond, Mojavi, Shannon Shoemaker, Kevin Peterson, Algorhythm & me (DWx). Thom introduced the night with a bar poem, served
10×10 Poetry Festival, February 18 Read More »
Gathered in the living room of the Pride Center we awaited the arrival of the featured poet, who didn’t show, but our host, Don Levy was patient & there were plenty of poets so we did a round-robin style of reading by those of us who were there. Alan Casline started the clockwise circle with
Live from the Living Room, February 13 Read More »
What a great week of poetry and spoken word we have lined up. Our friends over in Pittsfield at WordXWord are part of a great city-wide arts festival called 10X10 and Albany Poets has been invited to be a part of it. We will be bringing a great mix of Albany poets on Monday to
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of February 17, 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.
