We had a great week of poetry and spoken word in the area last week and we are not skipping a beat going into the next week. There is no poetry at Art on Lark this year, but starting on Sunday we have another full week of events to look forward to. Sunday, June 10 […]
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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.
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This coming Monday, June 11, starting at 8:00PM, Albany Poets presents the monthly Wide Open Mic at Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary on Wolf Road in Colonie hosted by the Nitty Gritty Slam team member Kevin Peterson. Sign up starts at 7:15 with the open mic starting at 8:00PM. There is a donation jar near the sign up sheet
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We have some exciting news! The Nitty Gritty Slam is now a certified slam, recognized by Poetry Slam, Inc., the governing body of poetry slams around the country. With that we are now eligiable to send the Nitty Gritty Slam Team to the National Poetry Slam in Charlotte, NC this summer. This is very big for
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So this past weekend I was in Chicago, and what better way to wind down a weekend of baseball, scorching heat, NATO/99% battles, beaches,bars, and delicious dining than with a poetry slam? And not just any poetry slam,The Uptown Poetry Slam. That’s right, The Green Mill, the place where Al Capone sipped and shipped illegal
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It was a mighty crowd at Professor Java’s this past Monday night for the May edition of the Wide Open Mic. Kevin Peterson began the evening by reminding us that it was, in fact, the 83rd installment of this great open mic institution. As for the open mic, we had a good mix of equal parts poetry
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This coming Monday, May 14, starting at 8:00PM, Albany Poets presents the monthly Wide Open Mic at Professor Java’s Coffee Sanctuary on Wolf Road in Colonie hosted by Kevin Peterson. Sign up starts at 7:15 with the open mic starting at 8:00PM sharp. There is a donation jar near the sign up sheet for anyone who wishes to
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We kicked off the month of May with Nitty Gritty Slam #17 at Valentine’s and in the process crowned a new champ. We also had some new faces step up and take the other two top spots. But, before the slam, Mojavi hosted the open mic and welcomed some local poets who have yet to take part in the
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So the center tables in the back room of McGeary’s has become the place where AlbanyPoets (or Albany poets) gather with our drinks & food as we wait for the open mic to begin. There is lots of room & even if you are a poetry virgin, if there i…
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It’s all over except the shenanigans (or as we used to say, the “PsychoClusterFuck”). Karaoke + Poetry = Fun was held upstairs at Valentines. Lila ran the music machine & in order to sing you had to first read a poem. There was a great variety o…
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Uh-oh, a call from Madame Vice-President (of AlbanyPoets.com) Mary Panza just as I getting ready to head down to the UAG Gallery for the Saint Poem series tribute to e.e. cummings (open mic) that the host, R.M. Engelhardt was under intestinal assault &…
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We had a great time at Valentine’s last week when NGS #14 rolled into our favorite slam venue. The night started out slow, but as soon as we started the open mic, business began to pick up. I, Thom Francis, started the open mic only a half hour late and I was joined by Daniel
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