What started out as a very slow night at Valentine’s ended up being a great evening of poetry and spoken word at NGS #36. It was an unusual 5th Tuesday event for us and we are all still getting used to the new Season Two schedule, but everyone who showed up had a great time […]
NGS #36 Results – Coming in From The Rain Read More »
This is a new open mic series in town that I’ve been meaning to get to, but it’s on Thursdays & I miss at least one a month due to my own venue on the third Thursday & somehow other Thursdays get away from me as well. Finally, I got there this…
The Safe Haven…Business or Pleasure?…, January 31 Read More »
We are back at Valentine’s this coming Tuesday, February 5 with the 37th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam! This time around we are back in our 1st and 3rd Tuesday groove and having another Open Slam where the points count. One of the major things that we try to remind people, especially new poets getting
Nitty Gritty Slam #37 – The Points Are Not The Point, But They Do Count Read More »
We are back at Valentine’s on Tuesday, January 29 for a special, fifth Tuesday edition of Nitty Gritty Slam. Earlier this season Kevin Peterson and Poetyc Visionz advanced to the Grand Slam, joining Season One Champion of Champions ILLiptical. The Grand Slam will determine who will be representing NGS at the National Poetry Slam in
Nitty Gritty Slam #36 – The Open Slam Is Back on Tuesday, January 29 Read More »
We are now full steam ahead into 2013 and the poetry community is staring the year off strong. We have had some great open mics and events so far. NGS kicked things off on Jan 1, and then the party moved up to Saratoga with Cheryl Rice and Tess Lecuyer featuring at Caffe Lena. This
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We are coming to the end of another great year of poetry and spoken word in upstate New York. We had a lot of wonderful readings and events over the past 12 months and we want to know what your favorites were. Leave a comment and let us know what you thought about the poetry
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Last week at Valentine’s we had a another packed house for poetry and spoken word (and of course our featured poet Influence all the way from Connecticut). This was also the night where we reset the Season Two scores and held an Open Slam. By the end of the night and for the second slam in
NGS #32 Results – An Open Slam With Some Influence Read More »
Last week was action packed with poetry and spoken word happening all over the area and this coming week is looking just as great. There are a lot of great events lined up with fantastic featured poets. Get out and support local arts this coming week. Sunday, December 9 2:00pm – Poetry + Prose The
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We had 16 poets get on stage and share their work throughout the evening at Nitty Gritty Slam #31 on Tuesday, November 20 at Valentines between the open mic and the slam. This was a special night though, because this was our very first Women of the World Poetry Slam prelim bout. The top two
NGS #31 Results – Women of Albany Compete! Read More »
Welcome to the holiday season in upstate New York. We survived Thanksgiving and the November edition of Poets Speak Loud this past Monday, now we look forward to another great week of poetry and spoken word kicking off the month of December. Things really heat up in the middle of the week with Nitty Gritty Slam on
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Earlier this season Kevin Peterson and Poetyc Visionz advanced to the Grand Slam, joining Season One Champion of Champions ILLiptical. Next Tuesday, December 4, we will be resetting the points and starting from scratch when we gather for the next Open Slam at Nitty Gritty Slam #32 at Valentine’s. As a special treat, we will
What a great week we just had here in Albany. Not only did we celebrate Thanksgiving with our friends, family, and loved ones, we also held our very first Women of the World Poetry Slam prelim. Poets (and Team Nitty Gritty 2012 members) D. Colin and Elizag will be moving on to the WOWps Grand Slam on
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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.
