Poetic License – Albany Featured Reading & Open Mic
Join us as we feature Megeen Mulholland, Charlie Rossiter, Jennifee, Jill Crammond, Cheryl Rice, Barbara Ungar, and Brian Liston whose work inspired the visual art hanging on the gallery walls.
Jill Crammond
Poetic License – Albany Opening Reception
HVWG and Upstate Artists Guild present the opening of Poetic License – Albany celebrating the collaboration of visual art & the written word.
Third Thursday Poetry Night, July 20
Third Thursday in the Summer — had to crank up the sound system a bit because the door was open letting in the sounds of The Street.
Albany Word Fest — Episode 5, April 18
When the first Word Fest happened in 2001 it was an open mic. Since then Word Fest has grown & changed, but the one constant is the annual Word Fest Open Mic.
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.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of April 13, 2014
Word Fest week is here! We have a week’s worth of poetry & spoken word events lined up. Plus, there are open mics & reading taking place all over the area.
Inching Closer to the 2014 Albany Word Fest
We are now within two weeks until the 2014 Albany Word Fest, our celebration of National Poetry Month and the poetry and spoken word of upstate NY.
Third Thursday Poetry Night, December 19
The annual, pre-Xmas, visit from Sanity Clause, a yearly opportunity for the old fellow to have the badly-behaved good poets of Albany sit on his welcoming lap.
Poets in the Park 2013
Dan Wilcox looks back at the 2013 Poets in the Park season featuring Dennis Sullivan, Elizabeth Gordon, Melissa Tuckey, Tomas Urayoán Noel, and Jill Crammond.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of July 28, 2013
On Monday, we start another great week packed with open mics, slams, and featured readings with Poets Speak Loud featuring Brian Dorn kicking things off.
Poets in the Park 2013
The busiest man in the local poetry business, Dan Wilcox, just released information on the Poets In The Park series for this year. The Poets In The Park reading series, originally hosted and organized by Tom Nattell, has been bringing some of the best local and visiting poets and spoken word artists to the people …
Sunday Four Poetry, May 26
The house was packed for today’s featured poet, Jill Crammond, with a long list of open mic poets, introduced by Edie Abrams. I’d gotten there early before the doors were even open, with a carload of Albany poets, including the perfectly coiffed featured poet, so I ended up at the top of the sign-up sheet. …
