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/
It was another hot night in Albany, but we were back downstairs, in cooler air, for another edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentine’s on July 17. This evening though seemed a little different with a much smaller crowd and a quieter atmosphere. But that did not stop the poetry. The open mic began, almost on […]
NGS #22 Results – Something Seemed a Little Off, But The Poetry Was On Read More »
This past Saturday Team Nitty Gritty headed south on the NYS Thruway to Rockland County to compete in the first ever hud,SON! river regional slam (‘ cause poetry flows both ways) at Irelands 32 in Suffern. This was the first time that the team competed against other regional slam teams and guess what? Team Nitty Gritty came
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Fresh off of two regional slams in the past week where the Nitty Gritty Slam and Albany poetry made a big impact, we are storming back into Valentine’s next Tuesday, July 17, for Nitty Gritty Slam #22. How will Team Nitty Gritty perform with the confidence knowing that they can take on all comers? Will
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There area only a couple of times a year when there are five Tuesdays in a month. Our friends at the WordXWord Festival in Pittsfield does something special those times with their new Head-To-Head Haiku series. At the first such event in May, Team Nitty Gritty’s very own Elizag came out on top. Here is
WXW Head-To-Head Haiku Returns to yBar July 31 Read More »
What an incredible night of poetry in the not too hot and suprisingly haze-free second floor of Valentine’s. We even had almost enough seating for everyone who came in for the show. Not only were there chairs everywhere, we also had more laptops and technology involved than usual as we broadcast the slam live on
NGS #21 Results – A Hot Night in the ALB Read More »
Tonight Nitty Gritty Slam, Albany poets entry to the world of Slam, had its 21st event, now legal to drink (& we did) — upstairs at Valentines while a band set up downstairs. Someone somehow scrounged up a bunch of chairs & benches so most of…
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The Nitty Gritty Slam is turning 21! It’s time to celebrate and what better way to do that than a good, old fashion poetry slam at our favorite local rock and roll bar. Last week we completed Team Nitty Gritty by welcoming D. Colin and ILLiptical after our “blood sport” competition at Valentines. They are
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There has been a recent change in the rules here, allowing poets to read in both the open mic & the Slam, of which no one took advantage tonight. Avery began the open mic with his piece in praise of dance then sat down; open mic host Mojavi brough…
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In what was billed as the “Blood Sport” edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam in order to fill the open spots on Team Nitty Gritty, the poets who came out brought it all with them on stage. This was one of the most competetive poetry slam that we have seen so far in the time
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Last week at Nitty Gritty Slam #19 we introduced the world to Team Nitty Gritty. Shannon “In The Money” Shoemaker, Elizag, Kevin Peterson, and Poetyc Visionz will the poets representing Albany at the National Poetry Slam in Charlotte in August. We also announced a few changes to the Nitty Gritty Slam with a new banner,
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Nitty Gritty Slam #19 is in the books and what a great night of poetry and spoken word it was. This was a night of new beginnings and big announcements as we introduced Team Nitty Gritty to the world. We also debuted some new graphics, a new NGS website, and even a new Slam Master.
NGS #19 Results – Meet Team Nitty Gritty Read More »
The Nitty Gritty Slam has had some exciting things happening in the past couple of weeks and we want to share the great news with everyone! First on the list is that NGS is now a certified poetry slam, recognized by Poetry Slam, Inc. Second, we were able to raise the funds and register for
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