On Sunday, February 24, the Sunday Four Open Mic series continues at the Old Songs Community Center with featured poet Sylvia Barnard. This is certainly one of great poetry open mics in the area. A nice Sunday drive for words and community. Hosts Dennis Sullivan, Mike Burke, and Edie Abrams sent along the following: Sunday […]
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Our good friend Dennis Sullivan, one of the hosts of the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic in Voorheesville sent along this article on the recipient of the 2012 Arthur Dare Willis Award, Alan Casline. On Sunday December 30 at Old Songs Community Arts Center in Voorheesville, the hosts of Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic
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A new year and a new opportunity to get over to Voorheesville for the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic. This is one of the great poetry open mics in the area with wonderful, welcoming hosts combined with some awesome poets sharing their work. Here is what is coming up next week, January 27 at the
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What a great week we just had here in Albany. Not only did we celebrate Thanksgiving with our friends, family, and loved ones, we also held our very first Women of the World Poetry Slam prelim. Poets (and Team Nitty Gritty 2012 members) D. Colin and Elizag will be moving on to the WOWps Grand Slam on
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On Sunday, November 25 poets from all over the area will be making the post-Thanksgiving pilgrimage to the Old Songs Community Center (37 South Main Street, Voorheesville) for the another edition of the Sunday Four Open Mic series. This month the featured poet is Chronogram poetry editor Phillip Levine. Here is the announcement from hosts Edie Abrams, Mike Burke, and Dennis Sullivan: Sunday Four Poetry
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We are gearing up for another big week of poetry and spoken word in the area with seven full days of events and open mics as long as the “storm of the century” does not complicate things. Albany Poets has two events back-to-back this coming week with Poets Speak Loud on Monday night featuring Bryan
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On Sunday, October 28 poets will be gathering at the Old Songs Community Center (37 South Main Street, Voorheesville) for the next edition of the Sunday Four Open Mic series. This month the featured poet is Lori Desrosiers, who maintains the Poetry News website, a weekly newsletter/magazine which chronicles the poetry events in the Pioneer Valley and Western MA as well
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We are at the end of another great week of poetry and spoken word here in Albany. On Tuesday, we had new poets come out and compete at Nitty Gritty Slam #26 with a some new faces walking away with the prize money at the end of the night. We are now looking forward to
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This Sunday marks the start of the new season of the Sunday Four Open Mic series at the Old Songs Community Center (37 South Main Street, Voorheesville). This month the featured poet is Suzanne Cleary, who recently won the 2012 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry. Here is the announcement from hosts Edie Abrams, Mike Burke, and Dennis Sullivan: A NEW SEASON
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Starting on September 23, after a short summer break, Dennis Sullivan, Mike Burke, and Edie Abrams will be kicking off the fifth season of the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic series at the Old Songs Community Arts Center in Voorheesville. This great open mic for “poets, striving to-be poets, and lovers of language” happens every
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We had a great week of poetry and spoken word in Albany this past week. Now let’s take a look at what is coming up in another busy week in Poetryland. Sunday, June 24 3:00pm – Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic Old Songs Community Center, 37 South Main Street, Voorheesville Open Mic for poets and
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On Sunday, June 24, the Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic series will be closing its season with a very special performance from featured poet Bernadette Mayer. Great news! BERNADETTE MAYER is coming to Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic on the 24th of June at Old Songs. She is our clean-up hitter to finish our Fourth
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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.
