Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great starting with the return of the Poetry + Prose series at the Arts Center on Sunday afternoon and Kevin Peterson’s Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic on Monday evening. Sunday, September 9 …
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We are at the end of another great week of POETRY and spoken word here in Albany this week. On Tuesday, we crowned local POET and MC, ILLiptical as the Nitty Gritty Slam Season One Champion. We also announced the Season Two schedule for NGS to get everyone ready for the next series of slam …
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Team Nitty Gritty is back from Charlotte and ready to celebrate the end of the first year of the Nitty Gritty Slam on Tuesday night at Valentine’s. But that is not the only poetry event in town. We have a lot going on as always in the upstate New York region. Here’s is a look at the week …
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We are gearing up for a big week for Albany poetry and spoken word as Team Nitty Gritty will be heading down to Charlotte, NC for the National Poetry Slam representing Albany and upstate New York for the first time ever. Thom Francis and Mojavi will be going with the team (Elizag, ILLiptical, D. Colin, …
We had a great week of poetry and spoken word in Albany this past week. Now let’s take a look at what is coming up in another busy week in Poetryland. We are kicking the week off with Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s with featured poet and Nitty Gritty Slam team member, ILLiptical. This is …
This coming week it looks like the new open mic series at Ben & Jerry’s on Lark St. will be kicking off after reschuling last month. This reading will be a one-two punch of poetry and music with the St. Poem Series at the UAG right across the street. Then on Tuesday night Team Nitty Gritty …
Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great starting with Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic on Monday evening. Monday, July 9 8:00pm – Professor Java’s Wide Open Mic Professor Java’s, 217 Wolf Road, Colonie, NY Albany Poets’ monthly reading, …
This was a great week for Albany Poets as we held our first in what we hope to be many live broadcasts of Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s with featured poet Alicia Ortiz. We are bringing the equipment with us to Valentine’s this coming Tuesday for 21st installment of the Nitty Gritty Slam. Speaking of …
We had a great week of poetry and spoken word in Albany this past week. Now let’s take a look at what is coming up in another busy week in Poetryland. Sunday, June 24 3:00pm – Sunday Four Poetry Open Mic Old Songs Community Center, 37 South Main Street, Voorheesville Open Mic for poets and …
Let’s take a look at the week ahead as we make our poetry plans. We have a new open mic series starting on Monday at Ben & Jerry’s on Lark St. to work in concert with the St. Poem Series at the UAG. Should be a dynamic evening of music and spoken word. Then on …
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 …
This coming Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation (320 Sawkill Road) in Kingston host Micky Shorr welcomes two fantastic Hudson Valley poets, Donald Lev and Michael Platsky. The evening begins at 7:00. There is a $5 donation at the door, $2.50 if you read at the open mic. Donald Lev continues to publish Home Planet News, the newsprint literary review …
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