WordXWord 2015 – A Week of Words and Workshops
The WordXWord Festival, featuring nationally acclaimed performance poets as well as local favorites, returns to downtown Pittsfield.
The WordXWord Festival, featuring nationally acclaimed performance poets as well as local favorites, returns to downtown Pittsfield.
We are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, August 18 for the 100th(!) edition of Nitty Gritty Slam – the Season Four Night of Champions.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 99 on Tuesday, August 4 at The Low Beat with an open mic, featured poet Nina Belen, and a slam.
We have another great week of poetry and spoken word readings, open mics, events, and slams in the area to celebrate and appreciate the art.
As #TeamNittyGritty preps for the National Poetry Slam we present NGS 98 on Tuesday, July 21 at The Low Beat – a great night of spoken word.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 97 on Tuesday, July 7 at The Low Beat – a night of poetry and spoken word featuring Fable.
The Summer of Nitty Gritty continues with NGS 96 on Tuesday, June 16 at The Low Beat with a great night of poetry and spoken word.
On Tuesday, June 2, NGS returns with a very special featured poet, Janae Johnson, to kick off our summer schedule poetry at The Low Beat.
On Tuesday, May 19, everyone will want to be at The Low Beat for the 2015 Grand Slam with a group of 8 incredibly talented & dynamic poets.
On Tuesday, May 5, at The Low Beat we will be hosting the Last Chance Slam with the top two poets of the night moving on to the Grand Slam.
National Poetry Month continues as Nitty Gritty Slam returns to The Low Beat on Tuesday, April 21 for the second 2015 Team NGS Semi-Final.
The 2015 Albany Word Fest is here – seven days featured readings, open mics, a haiku battle, and a regional team poetry slam here in Albany.
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.