
Nitty Gritty Slam, January 3
This was the first poetry event of the year for Dan and it was a great omen that it was a packed house with great words from near and far.
Elizabeth K Gordon (aka elizag) is a writer who was born in Queens, NY and grew up upstate and then in Broward County Florida. Her non-fiction narrative Triplet Boys, their Teen Parents and Two White Women who Tagged Along (CDD Books 2007) won an Indie Book Award. Read more – https://hvwg.org/poets/elizag/
This was the first poetry event of the year for Dan and it was a great omen that it was a packed house with great words from near and far.
On Thursday, August 25, host Leslie Gerber and New World Writers Night present poet and performer Elizabeth Gordon.
Poetry and spoken word return to The Low Beat on Tuesday, September 15 for the second Nitty Gritty Slam of Season Five!
We are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, August 18 for the 100th(!) edition of Nitty Gritty Slam – the Season Four Night of Champions.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 99 on Tuesday, August 4 at The Low Beat with an open mic, featured poet Nina Belen, and a slam.
In a couple of weeks, a team of very talented local poets are heading to Oakland, California and they we need your help to get there.
As #TeamNittyGritty preps for the National Poetry Slam we present NGS 98 on Tuesday, July 21 at The Low Beat – a great night of spoken word.
Poets in the Park is celebrating over 20 years of bringing poetry in July to the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park, Albany, NY.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 97 on Tuesday, July 7 at The Low Beat – a night of poetry and spoken word featuring Fable.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 96 on Tuesday, June 16 at The Low Beat with a great night of poetry and spoken word.
On Tuesday, June 2, NGS returns with a very special featured poet, Janae Johnson, to kick off our summer schedule poetry at The Low Beat.
On Tuesday, May 19, everyone will want to be at The Low Beat for the 2015 Grand Slam with a group of 8 incredibly talented & dynamic poets.