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Thom Francis

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.

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Nitty Gritty Slam Makes it Official: It’s Going to the National Poetry Slam in Boston

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Nitty Gritty Slam today announced that it will be sending a team of poets to The National Poetry Slam, held in Boston, MA this coming August. This summer will feature special events and fundraisers to fund the trip. Held the first and third Tuesdays at Valentine’s in Albany, Nitty Gritty Slam held its first event […]

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Nitty Gritty Slam #45 – The Return of the Old School Slam

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We are back at Valentine’s on Tuesday, May 21 with the 45th edition of Nitty Gritty Slam! Last week, at NGS #44, we had our Grand Slam and put together Team Nitty Gritty 2013 with Christopher The Poet, Daniella Watson, Algorhythm, Kevin Peterson, Poetyc Visionz, and ILLiptical. These incredible local poets will be representing Albany

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