Back up to Saratoga Springs, this month with my friend Don Levy tagging along for the first time in many months. It was another full list of open mic poets & a similar program of the featured poets, the Nitty Gritty Slam team out of Albany, NY, fr…
Caffé Lena Open Mic, September 5 Read More »
Vodka Mary Panza was back as our host with that hot blue flame & during her pointedly personal introductions one spoke up at our peril. Thus, it was an energetic open mic, with the featured poet, L-Majesty quivering in the wings (if ther…
Poets Speak Loud!, August 27 Read More »
We made it to the end of our first year of poetry slams last Tuesday night at Valentine’s. Nitty Gritty Slam #24 celebrated a great year of poetry and spoken word. We congratulated and welcomed back Team Nitty Gritty, who were the first slam team ever from Albany to perform at the National Poetry Slam. And we crowned
NGS #24 Results – The Team is Back in Town and a King is Crowned Read More »
So with a little help from arithmetic one could determine that, if this event is held twice a month, #24 would mark the end of a year of slams, & indeed it was, & it also marked the (not quite triumphant, but undaunted) return of the Nitty Grit…
Nitty Gritty Slam#24, August 21 Read More »
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,
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of August 5, 2012 Read More »
It was another hot night in Albany, but we were back downstairs, in cooler air, for another edition of the Nitty Gritty Slam at Valentine’s on July 17. This evening though seemed a little different with a much smaller crowd and a quieter atmosphere. But that did not stop the poetry. The open mic began, almost on
NGS #22 Results – Something Seemed a Little Off, But The Poetry Was On Read More »
at the Social Justice Center. A lovely summer evening with poets & audience gathering early for the open mic & eventual arrival of the featured poet, Mojavi. But to start us off I invoked the Muse of the late poet/activist/fiction writer Grac…
Third Thursday Poetry Night, July 19 Read More »
Our host, R.M. Engelhardt started off the open mic with a reading from the poetry of singer Nick Cave, from his book King Ink. Then on to the rest of us open mic poets.I was first up with recent pieces, the salacious “Hemingway” & the cosmic “The …
Saint Poem Reading, July 16 Read More »
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
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of July 15, 2012 Read More »
This coming Thursday, July 19, at the Social Justice Center, Dan Wilcox and the Poetry Motel Foundation will be presenting the Third Thursday Poetry Night. This month the featured poet is Urban Guerilla Theatre president, local spoken word artist, and Team Nitty Gritty slam coach, Mojavi. K. Mojavi Wright has been actively writing poetry since the age of 7. it was
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What an incredible night of poetry in the not too hot and suprisingly haze-free second floor of Valentine’s. We even had almost enough seating for everyone who came in for the show. Not only were there chairs everywhere, we also had more laptops and technology involved than usual as we broadcast the slam live on
NGS #21 Results – A Hot Night in the ALB Read More »
I can’t be in 2 places at once, but I tried to be at 2 different readings on both ends of the evening. Conflicts happen because we have here in the Capital District of New York State a very diverse, active local arts scene, & probably more poetry …
Jon Sands Reading & …, June 25 Read More »
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