Once again we have a lot going in the upstate New York region. From poetry and spoken word to story telling and slam, we certainly do cover all the bases […]
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of September 16, 2012 Read More »
On Monday , September 24, Poets Speak Loud will present our Third Annual Celebrity Roast! Break out the presidential BBQ sauce because this year the poet on the spit is
Third Annual Poets Speak Loud Celebrity Roast Read More »
We kicked off the second season of the Nitty Gritty Slam on Tuesday, September 4 with one of our smaller crowds. But we overcame and had a great night of
NGS #25 Results – The New Season Begins Read More »
Back up to Saratoga Springs, this month with my friend Don Levy tagging along for the first time in many months. It was another full list of open mic poets & a similar program of the featured poets, the Nitty Gritty Slam team out of Albany, NY, fr…
Caffé Lena Open Mic, September 5 Read More »
Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great starting with the return of the
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of September 9, 2012 Read More »
Vodka Mary Panza was back as our host with that hot blue flame & during her pointedly personal introductions one spoke up at our peril. Thus, it was an energetic open mic, with the featured poet, L-Majesty quivering in the wings (if ther…
Poets Speak Loud!, August 27 Read More »
We made it to the end of our first year of poetry slams last Tuesday night at Valentine’s. Nitty Gritty Slam #24 celebrated a great year of poetry and spoken word.
NGS #24 Results – The Team is Back in Town and a King is Crowned Read More »
So with a little help from arithmetic one could determine that, if this event is held twice a month, #24 would mark the end of a year of slams, & indeed it was, & it also marked the (not quite triumphant, but undaunted) return of the Nitty Grit…
Nitty Gritty Slam#24, August 21 Read More »
at the Social Justice Center, with the tour bus circling the block looking for a parking space, we had enough poets to begin & few enough to read 2 poems each (if you wanted to). Our muse for the night, in honor of our featured poet, George Wallac…
Third Thursday Poetry Night, August 16 Read More »
Tomorrow night, August 16, 2012 (7:00 sign up; 7:30 start), the Poetry Motel Foundation presents the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY with an open mic
Third Thursday Poetry Night Featuring Poet George Wallace Read More »
This series has been popping up on the 2nd Friday of each month at the Pine Hollow Arboretum Visitors Center, usually with a featured poet as well as an open mic, under the aegis of Rootdrinker Institute. Tonight, it was a program of poets who have be…
Poetry At The Aboretum, August 10 Read More »
Saratoga Springs in August means mortal combat over parking spaces, crowded bars. But I was able to negotiate both to get myself & my guest Ken Hada to the reading on time, after a convivial time at the Parting Glass with the other featured poet, …
Caffè Lena Open Mic, August 1 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.
