They packed the house tonight at the Social Justice Center for the second standing-room-only event of WordFest. Of course it helped that there were 18 featured poets, students from the Poetry in Performance class at the College of St. Rose. But there were also 17 poets signed up for the open mic, loyal regulars, some […]
WordFest 2013, Day 5, April 18 — Third Thursday Poetry Night Read More »
The Grand Slam for Team NGS will be taking place on Tuesday, May 7, but before that we have to get all of the competitors lined up. On Tuesday, April 30 at Valentine’s, we will be hosting the Last Chance / Wild Card Slam with the top two poets of the night moving on to the Grand
Nitty Gritty Slam #43 – The Last Chance / Wild Card Slam Read More »
As the 2013 Albany Word Fest is starting to wind down we are getting ready for more poetry and spoken word coming up next week. But before that we still have three big events in the Word Fest. Tonight is the Word Fest Open Mic at the UAG Gallery starting at 7:00pm. The list already
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Things are really heating up as we get closer to selecting the team to represent Albany and NGS at the National Poetry Slam in Boston. This 41st edition of Albany’s poetry slam series will be another special slam for the top nine points leaders battling it out in the second semi-final to be part of Team NGS
Nitty Gritty Slam #41 – The 2nd Team NGS Semi-Final at Valentine’s on Tuesday, April 2 Read More »
Last week at Valentine’s we had a another packed house for poetry and spoken word (and of course our featured poet Influence all the way from Connecticut). This was also the night where we reset the Season Two scores and held an Open Slam. By the end of the night and for the second slam in
NGS #32 Results – An Open Slam With Some Influence Read More »
If you were not at Valentine’s last Tuesday night for Nitty Gritty Slam #27, you missed out on an incredible night of poetry and spoken word. The room was packed with students, poets, and even some lucky members of the public who wandered in for happy hour at the bar. We started the night with
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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.
