A lot of things have changed over the years in our poetry community, so we asked local poets their thoughts on poetry open mics and events of the past.
Looking Back at the Top 10 Local Poetry Open Mics and Events of the Past Read More »
What a great week of spoken word and poetry events this coming week including open mics, slams, featured readings, a workshop, and even a variety show.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of June 30, 2013 Read More »
Two great, local poets, Avery and Mojavi, will be featured at the Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic next Wednesday, July 3 at the historic venue in Saratoga.
Caffe Lena Poetry Open Mic with Featured Readers Mojavi and Avery Read More »
What a great show we have lined up to kick off July at Nitty Gritty Slam. We are very happy to announce the return of The Poet Essence to our Valentine’s stage as our featured performer at NGS #48 on Tuesday, July 2. Essence is one of the most dynamic poets we have right here
Nitty Gritty Slam #48 – Spoken Word, Slam, and The Poet Essence Read More »
Just because we are preparing for the National Poetry Slam in August, that does not mean that we are taking a rest from turning up the summertime heat at Valentine’s. We are back on Tuesday, June 18 for the 47th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam! At the last slam, we saw two members of Team
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What a great way to kick off the summer season with NGS #46 Tuesday night at Valentine’s. We had a full room of poets, performers, and an audience ready to soak it all up. Taking over the hosting duties for the first part of the show once again was Team Nitty Gritty captain and Albany Poets
NGS #46 Results – Kicking Off the Summer with Poetry, Spoken Word at Valentine’s Read More »
Nitty Gritty Slam today announced that it will be sending a team of poets to The National Poetry Slam, held in Boston, MA this coming August. This summer will feature special events and fundraisers to fund the trip. Held the first and third Tuesdays at Valentine’s in Albany, Nitty Gritty Slam held its first event
Nitty Gritty Slam Makes it Official: It’s Going to the National Poetry Slam in Boston Read More »
The summer is heating up and we are getting closer and closer to the National Poetry Slam coming up in August. In the meantime we are still doing our thing at Valentine’s every other week and this coming Tuesday, June 4 is no different when we return for the 46th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam! At
Nitty Gritty Slam #46 – Welcome to the Summer! Read More »
We are back at Valentine’s on Tuesday, May 21 with the 45th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam! Last week, at NGS #44, we had our Grand Slam and put together Team Nitty Gritty 2013 with Christopher The Poet, Daniella Watson, Algorhythm, Kevin Peterson, Poetyc Visionz, and ILLiptical. These incredible local poets will be representing Albany
Nitty Gritty Slam #45 – The Return of the Old School Slam Read More »
Summer is on the way and the poetry is heating up here in Albany. We have an exciting week ahead of us with the 2013 Team Nitty Gritty Grand Slam taking place at Valentine’s on Tuesday night. Ten local poets (ILLiptical, Kevin Peterson, Avery, Poetyc Visionz, Algorhythm, Daniella Watson, Mojavi, Tasha Davis, Christopher The Poet, and Victorio Reyes) will be competing
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Next Tuesday, May 7, everyone will want to be at Valentine’s for the Season Two Grand Slam. The 44th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam will feature 10 poets who have competed all season and left it all on stage to make to this point. The winners of the Grand Slam will be the poets representing
Nitty Gritty Slam #44 – The 2013 Team NGS Grand Slam Read More »
The Grand Slam for Team NGS will be taking place on Tuesday, May 7, but before that we have to get all of the competitors lined up. On Tuesday, April 30 at Valentine’s, we will be hosting the Last Chance / Wild Card Slam with the top two poets of the night moving on to the Grand
Nitty Gritty Slam #43 – The Last Chance / Wild Card Slam Read More »
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.
