In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Hudson Valley Writers Guild is proud to present the 2024 Word Fest featuring the poetry and spoken word of upstate New York.
River Poems, an afternoon of poetry and prose on the banks of the Hudson River at the historic 1786 Melville House in Troy, NY.
Dan Wilcox went out to the Pine Hollow Arboretum for a rare (in these pandemic times) in-person poetry open mic.
Charlie Rossiter, our host, welcomed us to “Bennington” with his rap-inspired open mic welcome chant, and off we went.
Another great turnout at the Poets Speak Loud open mic at McGeary’s in Albany for our featured poet Glenn Cassidy.
Dan Wilcox checks in from the last Poets Speak Loud of 2019 at McGeary’s with the featured poet Mary Kathryn Jablonski.
Dan Wilcox breaks down the September 2019 edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s that featured the great Rebecca Schumejda.
We have another great week of readings, open mics, events, workshops, and slams in the area to celebrate the literary arts.
Dan Wilcox spent a lot of time at the 2019 Word Fest Readings Against the End of the World open mic and took notes.
Dan Wilcox not only hosted the 14th Anniversary edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s, he also took notes on who stepped up to the mic.
Jeff Doherty from NY Writer’s Compendium went to the last Troy Poetry Mission open mic of 2018 with featured poet Nancy Dunlop.
The old folks commandeered the center cluster of tables while others, including some new faces were spread about the rest of the room.
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.
