We are coming to the end of another great year of poetry and spoken word in upstate New York. We had a lot of wonderful readings and events over the past 12 months and we want to know what your favorites were. Leave a comment and let us know what you thought about the poetry […]
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We have gotten a couple calls for submissions for poetry in the past few days and wanted to pass the information along to you. First up is the first issue of the Perfume River Poetry Review out of California. This first issue will feature the Perfume River Poetry Prize. The winner of the contest will be
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Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great. There are a lot of great events lined up with fantastic featured poets. Get out and support local arts this coming week. Sunday, December 9 2:00pm – Poetry + Prose The
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Welcome to the holiday season in upstate New York. We survived Thanksgiving and the November edition of Poets Speak Loud this past Monday, now we look forward to another great week of poetry and spoken word kicking off the month of December. Things really heat up in the middle of the week with Nitty Gritty Slam on
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We have another one-two punch of poetry and spoken word coming up next week with Nitty Gritty Slam on Tuesday night (with featured poet Influence) in Albany and then the Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic in Saratoga Springs on Wednesday night. This month the featured poets are (myself) Thom Francis and Lynn Ciesielski. This is my second
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What a great week we just had here in Albany. Not only did we celebrate Thanksgiving with our friends, family, and loved ones, we also held our very first Women of the World Poetry Slam prelim. Poets (and Team Nitty Gritty 2012 members) D. Colin and Elizag will be moving on to the WOWps Grand Slam on
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It is the start of the holiday season and this coming Thursday is Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for? We at Albany Poets are thankful for the all of the poets and spoken word artists in the area that make this part of the country so great and keep the arts flowing. Thank you. Here’s
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We have some very exciting news here at Albany Poets. Keith Spencer and the lovely Jill Crammond have announced Up The River, a new journal for poetry, art, and photography. Submissions opened on November 1 and will continue until January 31, 2013. We are expecting to launch the first issue in April 2013 to coincide with the Albany Word
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We have another big week of poetry and spoken word ahead of us here in upstate New York. Albany Poets is presenting the first semi-final to determine Team Nitty Gritty 2013 on Tuesday night with the top eight points leaders so far in the season. The next night up in Saratoga, Carol Graser is hosting
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We are gearing up for another big week of poetry and spoken word in the area with seven full days of events and open mics as long as the “storm of the century” does not complicate things. Albany Poets has two events back-to-back this coming week with Poets Speak Loud on Monday night featuring Bryan
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We are at the end of another great week of poetry and spoken word here in Albany, but there is more to come next week. This past Tuesday, we saw a great crowd at Valentine’s for Nitty Gritty Slam #28 featuring Meg Waldron and Robyn Bateman. It was also our largest slam in terms of participants with
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The upcoming week is jammed packed with poetry events in all over upstate New York. No one can say that poetry is not living and breathing around here. Here’s is a look at the week ahead… Sunday, October 14 2:00pm – Poetry + Prose The Arts Center of The Capital Region, 265 River Street, Troy,
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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.
