Albany Poets Presents at The Linda
Join Albany Poets for an incredible night of poetry & spoken word on July 18 at The Linda with the members of all three Nitty Gritty Slam Teams.
Daniella Watson
Nitty Gritty Slam #57 – Fall Frontal Assault with Eirean Bradley and Leah Noble Davidson
We are very proud to welcome two fantastic poets, Eirean Bradley and Leah Noble Davidson, to NGS #57 on Tuesday, November 5 at Valentine’s.
Nitty Gritty Slam #52 – The Season Two Night of Champions
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 #51 – The Team Nitty Gritty Send Off
Join us at Valentine’s on Tuesday, August 6 for Nitty Gritty Slam #51, the last slam before Team Nitty Gritty heads off to Boston for the National Poetry Slam.
Help Albany Poets Send Our Own Brand of Poetry and Spoken Word to the National Level
Nitty Gritty Slam is going to the National Poetry Slam! But, in order for us to take the world by storm, we have to get there and that’s where you come in.
Nitty Gritty Slam #49 – The Clock is Ticking…
The clock is ticking & we’re getting closer to the National Poetry Slam, but that doesn’t mean that we’re taking a rest from bringing poetry to Valentine’s.
Poets Speak Loud with a Team Feature and Special Guest Host
On Monday, June 24 we are back downtown for the June edition of Albany Poets’ long-running open mic series, Poets Speak Loud. This time around we will have a special guest host as our usual Mistress of Ceremonies, Mary Panza, will be out of town. Taking charge for the evening will be none other than one of …
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Nitty Gritty Slam Makes it Official: It’s Going to the National Poetry Slam in Boston
Nitty Gritty Slam today announced that it will be sending a team of poets to The National Poetry Slam, held in Boston, MA this coming August. This summer will feature special events and fundraisers to fund the trip. Held the first and third Tuesdays at Valentine’s in Albany, Nitty Gritty Slam held its first event …
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Nitty Gritty Slam #46 – Welcome to the Summer!
The summer is heating up and we are getting closer and closer to the National Poetry Slam coming up in August. In the meantime we are still doing our thing at Valentine’s every other week and this coming Tuesday, June 4 is no different when we return for the 46th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam! At …
Nitty Gritty Slam #45 – The Return of the Old School Slam
We are back at Valentine’s on Tuesday, May 21 with the 45th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam! Last week, at NGS #44, we had our Grand Slam and put together Team Nitty Gritty 2013 with Christopher The Poet, Daniella Watson, Algorhythm, Kevin Peterson, Poetyc Visionz, and ILLiptical. These incredible local poets will be representing Albany …
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Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of May 5, 2013
Summer is on the way and the poetry is heating up here in Albany. We have an exciting week ahead of us with the 2013 Team Nitty Gritty Grand Slam taking place at Valentine’s on Tuesday night. Ten local poets (ILLiptical, Kevin Peterson, Avery, Poetyc Visionz, Algorhythm, Daniella Watson, Mojavi, Tasha Davis, Christopher The Poet, and Victorio Reyes) will be competing …
Nitty Gritty Slam #44 – The 2013 Team NGS Grand Slam
Next Tuesday, May 7, everyone will want to be at Valentine’s for the Season Two Grand Slam. The 44th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam will feature 10 poets who have competed all season and left it all on stage to make to this point. The winners of the Grand Slam will be the poets representing …
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