We are back home at Valentine’s on new Scotland Ave., Tuesday night, September 17, for Nitty Gritty Slam #54, the second slam of the season.
Nitty Gritty Slam #54 – Season Three In Full Swing Read More »
Nitty Gritty Slam #52: Season 2 Night of Champions was delivered to us like Monday night wrestling, only not quite (but almost) as scripted.
Nitty Gritty Slam #52, August 20 Read More »
Nitty Gritty Slam is marking the end of its second year on Aug 20 with The Night of Champions where we invite all of the winners from Season Two to compete.
Nitty Gritty Slam #52 – The Season Two Night of Champions Read More »
Join us at Valentine’s on Tuesday, August 6 for Nitty Gritty Slam #51, the last slam before Team Nitty Gritty heads off to Boston for the National Poetry Slam.
Nitty Gritty Slam #51 – The Team Nitty Gritty Send Off Read More »
On Monday, we start another great week packed with open mics, slams, and featured readings with Poets Speak Loud featuring Brian Dorn kicking things off.
Upcoming Poetry Events – Week of July 28, 2013 Read More »
Nitty Gritty Slam is going to the National Poetry Slam! But, in order for us to take the world by storm, we have to get there and that’s where you come in.
Help Albany Poets Send Our Own Brand of Poetry and Spoken Word to the National Level Read More »
The clock is ticking & we’re getting closer to the National Poetry Slam, but that doesn’t mean that we’re taking a rest from bringing poetry to Valentine’s.
Nitty Gritty Slam #49 – The Clock is Ticking… Read More »
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 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 »
On Monday, June 24 we are back downtown for the June edition of Albany Poets’ long-running open mic series, Poets Speak Loud. This time around we will have a special guest host as our usual Mistress of Ceremonies, Mary Panza, will be out of town. Taking charge for the evening will be none other than one of
Poets Speak Loud with a Team Feature and Special Guest Host Read More »
The busiest man in the local poetry business, Dan Wilcox, just released information on the Poets In The Park series for this year. The Poets In The Park reading series, originally hosted and organized by Tom Nattell, has been bringing some of the best local and visiting poets and spoken word artists to the people
Poets in the Park 2013 Read More »
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 »
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.
