As the 2013 Albany Word Fest is starting to wind down we are getting ready for more poetry and spoken word coming up next week. But before that we still have three big events in the Word Fest. Tonight is the Word Fest Open Mic at the UAG Gallery starting at 7:00pm. The list already […]
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Word Fest week just keeps on going with two events on Friday night, April 19. Kicking off first is the annual Word Fest Open Mic at the UAG Gallery on Lark Street. Then at 9:00pm, just up Central Ave. at The Linda, Urban Guerilla Theatre is presenting “Skit Happens, Too.” Urban Guerilla Theatre is a
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With it being Word Fest week and all, we thought it would be nice to have a little fun and try something different at NGS. And what better way to have fun than a good old fashion tournament of three line poetry? For 42nd installment of Nitty Gritty Slam we are holding our first ever Haiku Battle!
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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 year’s event will take place on Sunday, April 14 – Saturday, April 20, 2013 at seven different venues in and around Albany, NY. The week will
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Mary Panza put on her sexy high-heels, then made sure we noticed, as we gathered in the Back Room of McGeary’s, chasing out the interlopers on their way to the Palace Theater movie or the Capital Rep. Hey, all the theater was here! The featured poet,…
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Things are really heating up as we get closer to selecting the team to represent Albany and NGS at the National Poetry Slam in Boston. This 41st edition of Albany’s poetry slam series will be another special slam for the top nine points leaders battling it out in the second semi-final to be part of Team NGS
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It was with fear & trepidation that I went to this Slam, nervous that someone would read one of my poems, that I had missed the obituary, but then, even dead, no one would probably read my poems, & no one did, not even me. Kevin Peterson, getting used to being the MC at poetry
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We don’t always have featured poets at Nitty Gritty Slam, but when we do, we like to bring in some of the most dynamic and powerful performers that we can find. So far this season we have welcomed John Survivor Blake, Meg Waldron, Robyn Bateman, Influence, and McPherson. For NGS #40 activist, educator, poet, musician Jared Paul is coming into town
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UGT President, Nitty Gritty Slam coach / open mic host, poet, teacher, father Mojavi is also the Northeast representative / coordinator for The Sweet Spot, “a high energy, heart-pounding, fist pumping, laugh-out-loud POP EROTICA event!” Mojavi has been put on many erotic poetry shows in the area over the years at UGT and recently at
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2013 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry and spoken word of upstate New York. This year’s event will take place on Sunday, April 14 – Saturday, April 20, 2013 “What a great way to celebrate National Poetry Month right here in Albany.
Jessie & Alex get ready How could I not be there? All women poets in the Slam! But first an open mic (the only way I could read my poems tonight) hosted by Mojavi. Brian Dorn was here for the 1st time testing the waters, starting off with a love poem about a smile, then
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Once a year we have a slam event that goes against one of the biggest rules that we have spent so much time telling you about. You have been told that in the slam you have to recite your own work, you cannot read other people’s poetry. Well, on Tuesday, March 5, that rule goes
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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.
