Winning and final poems from the 2017 Stephen A DiBiase Poetry Prize contest will be read on Sunday, May 7 at the Colonie Town Library.
On Sunday, January 29, poets will gather at Old Songs to celebrate the launch of Howard Kogan’s new book, A Chill in the Air. The gig will begin at 3 p.m. with a toast to the bard and a treat or two to boot. There will be an open mic, but poets will be limited to one poem that focuses on the theme.
This month at the Pine Hollow Arboretum, in addition to the open mic, there was a puppet show titled “Perious Frink & the Great Barrel Race”.
Our friends at the Rensselaerville Library are holding their 11th annual celebration of National Poetry Month with some great events planned.
We have another great week of readings, open mics, performances, and slams in the area. Here’s is a look at the upcoming poetry events.
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Writing Contest: Karen Schoemer, Tom Corrado, & Jackie Craven.
“64 Changes” is a collection of poems, based on the “I Ching”, by Alan Casline just out from FootHills Publishing.
We have another great week of poetry and spoken word readings, open mics, events, and slams in the area. Here is a look at what is coming up.
Dan Wilcox was back for the open mic at the Pine Hollow Arboretum, with the featured poet, Mark W. O’Brien, who was back from Ireland.
Finally recovered from last month’s Poet Laureate Contest at Smith’s Tavern we were back at Old Songs for the open mic with featured poet Tim Dwyer.
The annual, pre-Xmas, visit from Sanity Clause, a yearly opportunity for the old fellow to have the badly-behaved good poets of Albany sit on his welcoming lap.
“The Upstate Life” will feature local writers reading their own work, poetry, fiction, personal essay, or cross-genre and experimental work.
