We are at the end of another great week of poetry and spoken word here in Albany. On Tuesday, we had new poets come out and compete at Nitty Gritty
Jared Paul, who was last in town during his “Occupy Poetry Month” tour in April, is returning to Albany this coming Saturday at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany).
Once again we have a lot going in the upstate New York region. From poetry and spoken word to story telling and slam, we certainly do cover all the bases
Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great starting with the return of the
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 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
Team Nitty Gritty is back from Charlotte and ready to celebrate the end of the first year of the Nitty Gritty Slam on Tuesday night at Valentine’s. But that is not the
The Nitty Gritty Slam is celebrating its one year anniversary at NGS #21 at Valentine’s on Tuesday, August 24 and we are inviting all of our previous winners to come
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
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 …
Fresh off of two regional slams in the past week where the Nitty Gritty Slam and Albany poetry made a big impact, we are storming back into Valentine’s next Tuesday,
Or more accurately, half of Love Jones, since I bailed out at the break (end of a long night), at Rudy’s Restaurant in Rensselaer, presented by The Collective. Bless served as host with the lovely Shelly doing trivia contests between the performers. …
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.
