Third Thursday Poetry Night, June 19
To begin this third Thursday night I invoked the Muse, tonight the gone bohemian character & poet Maxwell Bodenheim. Then on to the open mic.
Emily Gonzalez
Pride Poetry Reading, June 12
This was a special reading (and open mic) to celebrate Pride month held at the Fulton Street Gallery in Troy, organized by Nancy Klepsch.
Nitty Gritty Slam #71, June 3
It was the 1st Tuesday in June, so I headed over to The Low Beat in the Central Ave. entertainment grid for the Slam and poetry open mic.
Poets Speak Loud!, May 26
The last Monday of the month is when Poets Speak Loud! is at McGeary’s and since it was the last Monday of May, it was also Memorial Day.
Third Thursday Poetry Night, May 15
There was a good group of local poets gathered to read in the open mic & to hear our featured poet, Janet Hamill at the Social Justice Center.
Live from the Living Room, May 14
As I’ve said ad nauseam, “if your family & friends don’t come to your readings who will?” Samson Dikeman, did just that for his reading.
Nitty Gritty Slam #69, May 6
One shouldn’t rest on one’s laurels, they tend to get all crinkled & crushed, so I came back to the Low Beat for more Slam to refresh them.
Albany Word Fest — Episode 4, April 17
This year with the series a full week of readings and open mics this regular monthly poetry event was a fully official part of Word Fest.
Albany Word Fest — Episode 2, April 15
The Nitty Gritty Slam is held on on each 1st & 3rd Tuesday at The Low Beat here in Albany and that means this week it falls into Word Fest.
Albany Word Fest — Day 1, April 13
The kick-off, the 1st round, the ceremonial 1st pitch, the launch of Up the River, the opening lines of Word Fest in the backroom of McGeary’s.
Live from the Living Room, April 9
Some poets know how to do it right – Adam Tedesco, tonight’s feature, packed the audience with his wife, mother & an assortment of friends.
NGS #34 Results – The Golden Boy Returns to Albany and Takes Another Win
Happy New Year! The first slam, actually the first POETRY event of 2013 in the area happened on January 1 at Valentine’s. Some of us came from the incredible annual get together at Dan Wilcox‘s house, other right from the Governor’s open house with Sandra Lee, and the rest were shaking off their hangovers from …
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