Talking With Poets Pride Month Special with Elizabeth Gordon, Nancy Klepsch, and Tim Verhaegen
Thom Francis highlights three incredible local LGBT poets and their work – Elizabeth Gordon, Nancy Klepsch, and Tim Verhaegen.
Nancy Klepsch
Celebrate National Poetry Month
Enjoy a live performance of poems by members of the capital region’s poetry troupe, A Cauldron of Crones.
“Spirit in Nature,” Cauldron of Crones Poetry Troupe at Golden Leaf Bookshop
Join A Cauldron of Crones for poetry, art, and conversation at Golden Leaf Bookshop, a local hub for ideas and camaraderie.
Open Mic Hosts Form “Cauldron of Crones” Poetry Troupe
Cauldron of Crones, four hosts of poetry events across the Capital Region, kick off their 2023 regional tour for National Poetry Month.
Talking Identity Politics, Bernadette Mayer, and Social Justice with Nancy Klepsch
Thom Francis sits down with Nancy Klepsch to discuss how poetry can be a tool for social change and how she has incorporated it into her life.
“My Mother was Effortlessly Cool” by Nancy Klepsch
Nancy Klepsch’s poem “My Mother was Effortlessly Cool” won Second Prize in the 2022 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Poetry Contest.
Photos: River Poems, September 10, 2022
Photos from the River Poems reading at the Melville House on the Hudson River in Troy, NY on Saturday, September 10, 2022.
River Poems at the Melville House in Troy
River Poems, an afternoon of poetry and prose on the banks of the Hudson River at the historic 1786 Melville House in Troy, NY.
2022 HVWG Poetry Contest Winners
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild Poetry announces the winners of the 2022 Poetry Contest – Mary McDermott, Nancy Klepsch, & Carolyn Grondahl.
The Return of the In-Person Reading
After over a year without live poetry events and attending Zoom open mics, Cheryl A. Rice is ready for in-person readings.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of April 11, 2021
A look at some of the events, readings, open mics, and workshops coming up this week in the region starting on Sunday, April 11.
Tom Nattell Memorial Open Mic, January 25, 2021
Poets gathered to celebrate the life of Tom Nattell, as we have since his passing in 2005, with Dan Wilcox handling the open mic hosting duties.
