Soon after the re-organization of Albany Poets in late-2003 when more people started getting involved and helping with projects, we released the CD, Didn’t I Hear You Read?. This was a great CD that represented some of the diversity of the local poetry community at the time as well as giving the incredilbty talented Leo (Mr. Gone) a way to …
After the 2003 Albany Word Fest, Albany Poets went through some major changes. One of those changes was moving the Word Fest from September to April. We began the new annual tradition by expanding it to two days, April 22 and 23, 2005, and having performances and events in four different locations (The Lark Tavern, …
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For the 2003 Albany Word Fest we decided to move the event inside the walls of Valentine’s, which was at the time the home of the monthly open mic School of Night. This was the first time that the annual event took place in the city of Albany. In 2002 we had our first featured …
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.
