We are now a little over a week until the 2013 Albany Word Fest and we are starting to feel the excitement around the area. But before we start Word Fest week on Sunday, April 14, we have a week of poetry and spoken word events and reading coming up with the last Frequency North […]
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National Poetry Month begins on Monday and once again Albany and the upstate New York area has a lot of poetry and spoken word lined up. And even better than that, all of this poetry is here all year long, not just one month in the spring. The week kicks off two of those year-round
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We are closing in on the 2013 Albany Word Fest and National Poetry Month and we are very excited about all of the readings, open mics, and events that are coming up in the next couple weeks around here. Be on the lookout for some exciting news regarding the Word Fest. But, before we get
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This week we had some exciting announcements regarding the upcoming Albany Word Fest. We began the online signup for the Friday Night Word Fest Open Mic. There has been a tremendous outpouring of support for this years event so far. A big “thank you” to everyone who has signed up for the open mic and who have
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Even though there is snow on the ground, we are still looking ahead to Spring. We turn the clock ahead this weekend and kicking things off with the Poetry + Prose open mic at the Arts Center in Troy hosted by Dan Wilcox and Nancy Klepsch. The words then keep flowing in downtown Troy the
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This year is flying right along. We are already in March and looking ahead to the 2013 Albany Word Fest in April. We made the official announcement about the event earlier this week and have received a great response so far. This years Word Fest looks to be another great series of events as we are again hosting a full week celebration of
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As the weather is starting to get nicer and the sun is staying out longer, we know that big things are on the way. We will be announcing the 2013 Albany Word Fest next week. This years week long poetry festival will be happening in Albany April 14-20. Be on the lookout for that big announcement on
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We have a solid week of poetry ahead of us here in upstate New York. If the snow storm does not cancel anything that is planned, you have the opportunity to be a part of seven days worth of poetry and spoken word. One of the highlights of the week will be the final performance of the
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Phillip Levine, host of the Woodstock Poetry Society reading series, sent along the following information on this month’s event featuring Michael Platsky and Rees Davis. You will also notice that everyone will be meeting at the Mountain View Studio this time around rather than the Colony Cafe. Note the NEW venue – we will NOT be at
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We are now full steam ahead into 2013 and the poetry community is staring the year off strong. We have had some great open mics and events so far. NGS kicked things off on Jan 1, and then the party moved up to Saratoga with Cheryl Rice and Tess Lecuyer featuring at Caffe Lena. This
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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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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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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.
