Friday, May 31, is going to be a busy night for poetry in the area. Dan Wilcox will be hosting the annual Walt Whitman birthday reading of “Song of Myself” in Washington Park while across the river in Troy D. Colin is hosting the monthly “Between The Lines” open mic. The featured poet this time around in at […]
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We are closing in on the 2013 Albany Word Fest and National Poetry Month and we are very excited about all of the readings, open mics, and events that are coming up in the next couple weeks around here. Be on the lookout for some exciting news regarding the Word Fest. But, before we get
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Next Friday poetry returns to downtown Troy, as part of Troy Night Out, as D. Colin hosts the monthly “Between the Lines” open mic series. This month the featured poet is none other than Rain Maker (Peter Seaton), an incredibly talented spoken word artist who has performed on stages and wowed audiences all over the country. Born Peter-Charles
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Starting only about a half hour late, el presidente, Thom Francis began the open mic with his poem of being “… in your cold embrace …” “Shackle” followed by Prof. Daniel Nester’s long piece about being run over by a lawnmower when he was 19 & s…
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At the “unlucky” NGS #13 we found that sometimes less is more. Less staff, less poets, but still a great night of spoken word with at least one new friend on the stage. In the end, familiar faces came out on top with Kevin Peterson, Poetyc Visionz, and Shannon “In the Money” Shoemaker taking home
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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.
