On Monday, June 25 we will be back for another edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s. This month our Featured Poet at Poets Speak Loud and on the Albany Poets website is Alicia Ortiz. Alicia “Vida” Ortiz is a local activist and musician. Her primary instrument is voice and she has performed throughout the Capital Region […]
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&, man, did we ever have to this night, out in the dining area of McGeary’s rather than in our clubhouse backroom. We also shared the stage with the wonderful Ramblin’ Jug-Stompers, but that was a good thing. They are a blue-grass, old-time, blue…
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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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We have a lot of poetry events coming up next week. For another week in a row, there are seven full days of open mics and readings going on the upstate area starting on Sunday, May 20 with a great reading by the Delmar Writers group at the Bethlehem Library. Sunday, May 20 2:00pm –
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My Mother had her bowling league. My sister has her “coffee clutch”. I have supper club. Supper club consists of me and three of my girlfriends. We meet every six weeks or so for supper, drinks and conversation. Our most recent meeting was at Café Capprico where the conversations start with books, movies and after some hardcore drinking,
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On Monday, May 21 we will be hosting a special edition of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s. For this one night only poetry and spoken word will be mixed with the music of the Rambling Jug Stompers. This month our Featured Poet at Poets Speak Loud on the the Albany Poets website is Carlos Garcia
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“Tell him ‘nice job with the yard.” Seems like a compliment but it was the snotty text my ex sent me the other day. He believed that someone else had been cleaning the yard. “Him” refers to the man he believes I’m seeing. The “Him” is me. Normally, I try to shy away from fighting with my
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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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We have a lot going on this week in Poetryland. Here is a quick rundown of what is going on so you can make plans for some great poetry and spoken word in the area, wherever you are. Poets Speak Loud open mic with featured poet Elizag Tonight at McGeary’s Elizag will be the featured
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The next Poets Speak Loud open mic for poetry and spoken word will be taking place next Monday night at McGeary’s. This month’s featured poet is Elizag, a familiar face and winner at the Nitty Gritty Slam. Elizabeth K Gordon (aka elizag) is a writer who was born in Queens, NY and grew up upstate
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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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The 2012 edition of Albany WordFest is a week-long heart attack of events, starting with this night’s reading by Albany poets who were there at the beginning: Thom Francis, R.M. Engelhardt, Mary Panza, Don Levy, Marcus Anderson, A.C. Everson, Mojavi, &…
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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.
