When the first Word Fest happened in 2001 it was an open mic. Since then Word Fest has grown & changed, but the one constant is the annual Word Fest Open Mic.
Word Fest week is here! We have a week’s worth of poetry & spoken word events lined up. Plus, there are open mics & reading taking place all over the area.
We are now within two weeks until the 2014 Albany Word Fest, our celebration of National Poetry Month and the poetry and spoken word of upstate NY.
Albany Poets will celebrate the 9th anniversary of Poets Speak Loud and commemorate the life of Tom Nattell at McGeary’s on Monday, January 27.
Back at McGeary’s with our hosts, Mary Panza and Molly, and a hard-core of community poets for the open mic and featured poet, Brian Dorn.
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.
A lot going on this coming week in the Northeast poetry community. We are adding more and more to the calendar of events every week, so be sure you check
When we started Albany Poets (then AlbanyPoets.org) back in 2001, Rob and I wanted the website to be a great resource for poets from all over the are to find
Way back in ancient times (i.e., 12 years ago) when Word Fest started, it was just a stumbing toddler in Thatcher Park in the Fall, a grand open mic of
We are now a little over a week until the 2013 Albany Word Fest and we are starting to feel the excitement around the area. But before we start Word
On Tuesday we told you about the upcoming Frequency North reading on April 11 and how Thursday nights are very busy in the poetry world here in Albany. Well, there
We are now within two weeks until the 2013 Albany Word Fest, our annual celebration of National Poetry Month and the poetry and spoken word of upstate New York. This
