Nitty Gritty Slam #61*, January 7

The first slam of 2014 and one of the last to take place at our current home. Dan Wilcox was there, competed, and took a lot of notes.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of December 29, 2013

We are wrapping up 2013 with the Sunday Four Open Mic in Voorheesville on Sunday then Monday night’s Poets Speak Loud at McGeary’s in Albany.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of October 27, 2013

Another big week of poetry starts this evening with Yes! at the Albany Center Gallery and continues all week with open mics and readings.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of September 1, 2013

Just looking at the calendar and realizing, once again, that we have a lot of poetry and spoken word events in the upstate New York region.
WordFest 2013, Day 6: Open Mic, April 19

Way back in ancient times (i.e., 12 years ago) when Word Fest started, it was just a stumbing toddler in Thatcher Park in the Fall, a grand open mic of […]
Getting Closer… Two Weeks Until the 2013 Albany Word Fest

We are now within two weeks until the 2013 Albany Word Fest, our annual celebration of National Poetry Month and the poetry and spoken word of upstate New York. This […]
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of December 2, 2012

Welcome to the holiday season in upstate New York. We survived Thanksgiving and the November edition of Poets Speak Loud this past Monday, now we look forward to another great week of […]
Woodstock Poetry Society and Festival Reading Featuring Mike Jurkovic and Rebecca Schumejda

We just can not get enough of Rebecca Schumejda these days. She recently launched her new book down in Kingston with a great reading with Cheryl Rice and Nate Graziano. On top of […]
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of November 11, 2012

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 […]
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of September 30, 2012

We are gearing up for another big week of poetry and spoken word in the area by welcoming John Survivor Blake to the Nitty Gritty Slam on Tuesday evening as […]
COW (Chronogram Open Word) Featuring Bruce Weber, Joanne Pagano Weber, and Teresa Costa

A lot of poetry happening in the Hudson Valley this weekend as the COW series continues this coming Saturday at the brand new Outdated Cafe in Kingston. This is another […]
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of August 26, 2012

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 […]