Thom Francis is the president of Albany Poets and has been organizing, promoting, and hosting open mics and poetry / spoken word events in Albany such as Nitty Gritty Slam, School of Night, Albany Poets Presents…, and the Albany Word Fest for over 15 years. As a poet and performer, Thom has been featured at many of the upstate poetry and spoken word events from Saratoga to Woodstock as well as LarkFest, Art on Lark, 1st Friday, and the Albany Word Fest.
Poetry and spoken word are going to be melting the snow and heating up The Low Beat on Tuesday, February 17 for Nitty Gritty Slam #88.
Nitty Gritty Slam #88 – Second Half of the Season in Full Swing Read More »
Poetry and spoken word are going to heat up The Low Beat on Tuesday, February 3 with the 87th Nitty Gritty Slam featuring Bryan Roessel.
Nitty Gritty Slam #87 Featuring Bryan Roessel Read More »
Nitty Gritty Slam storms back to The Low Beat on Central Ave. in Albany on Tuesday, January 20 for NGS #86 – Bad Lyric Night!
Nitty Gritty Slam #86 – Bad Lyric Night Read More »
We are kicking off the new year with poetry at The Low Beat on Tuesday, January 6 with the 85th Nitty Gritty Slam featuring Anthony Ragler.
Nitty Gritty Slam #85 Featuring Anthony Ragler Read More »
Bring out your Poe! Bring out your Whitman! Bring out your DEAD! On Tuesday, Dec. 16 we’re back at at The Low Beat for our annual Dead Poet Slam!
Nitty Gritty Slam #84 – The Dead Poet Slam Read More »
It turned out to be quite a night of poetry, performance & Slam at The Low Beat. Kevin Peterson was the host for the open mic & Thom Francis was the host for the Slam.
Nitty Gritty Slam #83, December 2 Read More »
The second half of Season Four of NGS kicks off on Tuesday, December 2 at The Low Beat with a very special featured poet, Thomas Fucaloro.
Nitty Gritty Slam #83 Featuring Thomas Fucaloro Read More »
Albany’s poetry slam series returns to The Low Beat on Tuesday, November 18 for the first Team Nitty Gritty Semi-Final for Season Four.
Nitty Gritty Slam #82 – The First Team Nitty Gritty Semi-Final Read More »
Dan missed a few of these gatherings, but found his way back to The Low Beat in time to hang out & catch the open mic, with Kevin Peterson as host.
Nitty Gritty Slam #81, November 4 Read More »
Season 4 of Nitty Gritty Slam continues on Tuesday, November 4 at The Low Beat with special featured poet, Adriana Ramirez from Pittsburgh.
Nitty Gritty Slam #81 Featuring Adriana Ramirez Read More »
It’s that time a year again, we are back at The Low Beat on Tuesday, October 21 for the 3rd Annual Inappropriate Slam!
Nitty Gritty Slam #80 – The 3rd Annual Inappropriate Slam Read More »
NGS returns to The Low Beat on October 7 continuing Season Four with poetry & spoken word and a featured reading from Crystal Valentine.
Nitty Gritty Slam #79 Featuring Crystal Valentine 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.
