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Pitchapalooza Returns to Saint Rose, Offering Local Authors a Chance at Book Deal

Last year this event kicked off the Word Fest, this year it is taking place one week early, just missing our annual event. Pitchapalooza is a great concept and opportunity for authors to pitch their book idea. At the end of the day the winner will get introduced to an agent or publisher. Here is more information from Saint […]

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Frequency North Returns With Kaya Oakes and David Yezzi

By Thom Francis / Events

Frequency North: The Visiting Writers Reading Series at The College of Saint Rose, the great series of readings from poets and writers curated by our good friend Daniel Nester is back after a little bit of a hiccup in the schedule last month due to “technical difficulties”. On Thursday, March 21 at 7:30 FQN returns with

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Poetry Out Loud to Hold Regional and State Finals at The College of Saint Rose

By Thom Francis / Events

Always one of the highlights of the year, Poetry Out Loud returns to Albany on Thursday, Feb 21 with the first regional poetry recitation competition. Once again, many local poets and performers will be part of this years judging panel at both the regionals and the state finals (Saturday, March 16). In previous years this exciting event,

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NGS #31 Results – Women of Albany Compete!

By Thom Francis / NGS Results, Nitty Gritty Slam / 1 Comment

We had 16 poets get on stage and share their work throughout the evening at Nitty Gritty Slam #31 on Tuesday, November 20 at Valentines between the open mic and the slam. This was a special night though, because this was our very first Women of the World Poetry Slam prelim bout. The top two

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NGS #30 Results – The Top Two Going to the Grand Slam

By Thom Francis / NGS Results, Nitty Gritty Slam

What an exciting night Tuesday night was. Election night in America and the first semi-final at Nitty Gritty Slam to determine who will be moving on to the next stage in the team selection process. The night started out with the open mic to warm up the already smokey room, electrical fires be damned. Mojavi

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Friends of Albany Public Library’s Fall Book & Author Event

By Thom Francis / Events

The Friends of Albany Public Library will be honoring Daniel Nester at the Fall Book and Author Event at the University Club on Washington Ave. on Saturday, November 17. Daniel Nester is a journalist, essayist, poet, editor, and teacher. His latest book is How to Be Inappropriate, a collection of humorous nonfiction(Soft Skull, 2010). Nester’s first two

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Frequency North Featuring Melissa Febos and Eduardo C. Corral

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The Frequency North Writers Series continues next week, November 15, at The College of Saint Rose featuring readings by former dominatrix-turned-author Melissa Febos and prize-winning young poet Eduardo C. Corral. Melissa Febos is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart: The True Story of a Secret Life (St. Martin’s Press 2010), which Kirkus Reviews said “expertly captures grace within depravity.” Among

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NGS #28 Results – With Fifteen Poets in the First Round

By Thom Francis / NGS Results, Nitty Gritty Slam

If poetry slams and spoken word performances are dead, then we did not get that memo, because we had another packed house at Valentine’s for NGS #28 this past Tuesday. Our featured poets, Meg Waldron and Robyn Bateman, were a fantastic addition to the open mic and poetry slam. Meg and Robyn put on a great show and the

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NGS #26 Results – Tornadoes and Bluegrass

By Thom Francis / NGS Results, Nitty Gritty Slam

With tornado warnings hitting the news, rain pouring down, and bluegrass playing downstairs, the poets still came out to Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #26 last Tuesday. We were joined by some familiar voices as well as new poets hitting the Nitty Gritty stage for the first time. We kicked the night off with the open mic,

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Frequency North’s Eighth Season Kicks Off This Thursday, September 20

By Thom Francis / Events / 1 Comment

Things like this do not happen very often, but there are three big poetry readings happening on Thursday, September 20 here in Albany. Dan Wilcox has Cara Benson as the featured poet at the Third Thursday Poetry Open Mic at the Social Justice Center. The NYS Writers Institute is having a reading with Alison Lurie,

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Nitty Gritty Slam #26 at Valentine’s on Tuesday, September 18

By Thom Francis / Nitty Gritty Slam / 1 Comment

We are back at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #26 this coming Tuesday, September 18. This is the second slam of our second season and we are expecting big things. Mojavi surprised us all at the last slam by taking off the coach’s whistle and competing… and winning NGS #25. Who will come out of the shadows

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Daniel Nester Reading in Hudson, NY on Saturday, September 1

By Thom Francis / Events

Speaking of poetry happening this coming Saturday. Our very good friend, Nitty Gritty DJ, in-house soul man, poet, writer, and College of Saint Rose professor Daniel Nester will be part of the final installment of the Hudson River Loft Reading Series at the Loft above Musica 17 N. 4th Street in Hudson, NY on Saturday, September 1 at 7:30pm.

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Pitchapalooza Returns to Saint Rose, Offering Local Authors a Chance at Book Deal

Frequency North Returns With Kaya Oakes and David Yezzi

Poetry Out Loud to Hold Regional and State Finals at The College of Saint Rose

NGS #31 Results – Women of Albany Compete!

NGS #30 Results – The Top Two Going to the Grand Slam

Friends of Albany Public Library’s Fall Book & Author Event

Frequency North Featuring Melissa Febos and Eduardo C. Corral

NGS #28 Results – With Fifteen Poets in the First Round

NGS #26 Results – Tornadoes and Bluegrass

Frequency North’s Eighth Season Kicks Off This Thursday, September 20

Nitty Gritty Slam #26 at Valentine’s on Tuesday, September 18

Daniel Nester Reading in Hudson, NY on Saturday, September 1

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