tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:59:34 +0000News and information from the poetry, spoken word, music, art, and performance scenes of Upstate New York and beyond.http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/default.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)Blogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-3423205102392674946Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:25:00 +00002009-11-11T11:25:13.925-05:00UAGopen micPoetry at the UAGAlbany PoetsJawbonepoetry Albany Poets and Jawbone are once again combining forces to bring poetry to the UAG Gallery.  This Friday Jawbone will present a reading with James Belflower and Lucyna Prostko followed by our monthly open mic for poetry and spoken word. Here is the information from the good folks at Jawbone: Jawbone is pleased to host a first book release party/reading this Friday, November 13th at 6:30pm http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/11/poetry-at-uag-gallery-this-friday-nov.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-8201350893662244449Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:02:00 +00002009-11-06T10:02:14.592-05:00spoken wordAlbany Poetspoetry eventspoetry Poetry, spoken word, music, hip hop and more is happening tonight at Valentines as The Intangible Collective is coming into town for what is sure to be a great show.  If you remember, these guys were a big part of the Psycho Cluster F*#k at the 2006 Albany Word Fest (Download Albany Poets Podcast #13 mp3). Here is the info from Dan Stalter: Static After The Storm Friday 11/6 // http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/11/spoken-word-and-hip-hop-at-valentines.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-7128012938137865921Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:45:00 +00002009-11-06T09:45:29.718-05:00open micpoetry eventspoetry The Bohemian Book Bin is proud to welcome Donald Lev, one of the founders of The Home Planet News (an Independent Literary Review that includes Poetry, Fiction, and Theater) for a gala poetry event and to celebrate the emergence of Home Planet News issue #63 The following poets will be reading their work which is featured in The Home Planet News Issue #63: Andy Clausen, Teresa Marta Costa, http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/11/home-planet-news-benefit-and-reading.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-4836537549230988510Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:09:00 +00002009-11-04T11:09:01.358-05:00poetry eventspoetry Alan Catlin, Dan Crocker, Tim Gager, Nathan Graziano and Rebecca Schumejda will read at Half Moon Books, 35 North Front Street, Kingston, NY 6:30pm on Saturday, November 7th Alan Catlin retired after thirty-four years of working in his unchosen profession as a barman. His latest collections include “Only the Dead Know Albany" from sunnyoutisde and a companion piece from March Street Press, “http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/11/poetry-in-kingston-this-saturday.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-2256692173266480879Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:25:00 +00002009-10-26T13:25:33.385-04:00open micAlbany Poetspoetry eventspoetry This coming Friday is the “annual” Edgar Allan Poe tribute event and open mic R.M. Engelhardt’s monthly VoX series at the Fuze Box.  Local poets and musicians will be performing some of Poe’s work and there will be an open mic for poetry and spoken word.  Here is the (slightly edited for formatting purposes) info from Rob. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30th, 2009 THE FUZE - BOX PRESENTS : ALL http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/10/tribute-to-poe-at-fuze-box-this-friday.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-7249684869508125932Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:36:00 +00002009-10-26T12:36:25.580-04:00Caffe Lenaopen micNicole Peyrafittepoetry Nicole Peyrafitte will be back in the area next month for two performances.  She will be at Caffe Lena’s Poetry Open Mic on Wednesday, November 4th and at Justin’s on Lark Street the next night.  Her performances are always a great time and not to be missed. Here is all the info from Nicole herself. Performance artist Nicole Peyrafitte returns to the Capital District for 2 performances. http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/10/nicole-peyrafitte-performing-in-capital.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-8553479426617206105Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:48:00 +00002009-10-13T09:48:02.073-04:00Dan Wilcoxopen micThird Thursday Poetry NightpoetryThe Poetry Motel Foundation presents Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Ave., Albany, NY) Thursday, October 15 7:00 sign up; 7:30 start Featured Poet: Bless -- with an open mic for community poets before & after the feature: $3.00 donation, suggested; more if you got it, less if you can’t. Starting his career as one of the original slam poets of the http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/10/third-thursday-poetry-night-featuring.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-5677805840689327242Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:06:00 +00002009-09-14T18:06:46.067-04:00open micpoetry Singer/Songwriter/Poet/Artist Margot Malia Lynch (who will be also performing on the Hometown Stage at LARKfest on Saturday, September 19 with Daniel Nester and Murrow) is the featured poet this month at the Fuze Box for VoX, hosted by R.M. Engelhardt. Here is all of the information for vOx from the host himself: V Ω X ! @ The Fuze Box FRIDAY, September 25th, 2009 http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/09/margot-malia-lynch-featuring-at-fuze.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-6626551388275807322Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:50:00 +00002009-09-14T17:50:26.381-04:00poetry eventsArts Center Sounds like this is going to be a good reading over in Troy on Wednesday.  Here is the information from the good people at the Arts Center: Poetry reading will explore ‘grief and gratitude’ Area writers included in acclaimed anthology to read at The Arts Center Beloved on the Earth (Holy Cow! Press) is an engaging anthology of 150 poems that brings together a range of responses to the http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/09/poetry-reading-will-explore-grief-and.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-968278733879672889Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:38:00 +00002009-09-09T22:38:18.056-04:00poetry eventspoetryDefinitely a reading to check out at Professor Java’s in Colonie coming on October 4. In spring 2006, the NYS Writers Institute offered a poetry workshop conducted by Cara Benson. The group has continued to meet independently forming the Java Poets Collective.  The group is publishing Java Wednesdays, a chapbook of their work and will launch its release with this reading. Readers include:http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/09/java-poets-collective-reading-oct-4.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-1405745330754691292Thu, 10 Sep 2009 01:39:00 +00002009-09-09T21:39:00.724-04:00Very busy week of poetry ahead of us here in Albany.  Yes, Reading! is starting its Fall 2009 season this coming Friday, September 11.  Dear friends of YES, READING! : Our first event will take place on September 11 at the Social Justice Center (33 Central Avenue in Albany), and will feature visiting poets Paige Ackerson-Kiely and Kate Greenstreet. The reading will begin at 7 o'clock,http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/09/yes-reading-fall-2009.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-7220622629774462258Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:22:00 +00002009-09-05T10:22:30.841-04:00UAGopen micPoetry at the UAGAlbany PoetsThat’s right, for our third year, Albany Poets is bringing poetry back to the UAG Gallery on the second Friday of the month. ALBANY POETS PRESENTS SECOND FRIDAY OPEN MIC @ THE UAG GALLERY! Albany Poets is proud to present a NO GIMMICKS OPEN MIC every second Friday at the UAG Gallery, 247 Lark Street in Albany. You are the feature.  You set the tone.  Anything goes!  The series dates are:http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/09/poetry-at-uag-begins-friday-september.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-677538510217875139Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:25:00 +00002009-08-25T12:26:11.479-04:00Dan WilcoxAlbany PoetsTom NattellDan Wilcox has an article in today’s Times Union where he looks back on the poetry and events that Tom Nattell started here in Albany in the 80’s. “I returned to Albany in 1986 and found myself at the beginning of the poetry open mike scene that has put Albany on the nation's poetry map. At that time there were a few poets who read at the music open mike at the Eighth Step on Willett Street, http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/08/when-page-turned-on-poetry-event.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-5300007429096188393Sun, 16 Aug 2009 14:56:00 +00002009-08-16T10:56:29.442-04:00Dan Wilcoxopen micThird Thursday Poetry Nightpoetry Dan Wilcox sent the announcement for this months Third Thursday Poetry Night on August 20 at the Social Justice Center. Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY Thursday, August 20 7:00 sign up; 7:30 start Featured Poet: Georganna Millman Georganna Millman’s poetry has been published widely in poetry journals and her http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/08/third-thursday-poetry-night-with.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-543657264397835284Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-08-15T13:44:12.283-04:00 This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock and Julie Lamoe has a three-part series of posts about her experiences and her artwork. “Yes, there was actually an art show! Would you believe I won second prize in the art show at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in August, 1969? Would you believe that was the event’s official name, and that there was actually an art show? There http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/08/woodstock-festival-1969-julie-lomoe.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-5583377510668261897Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:01:00 +00002009-08-15T13:01:14.898-04:00All Over Albany has the announcement for this years Lark Fest (or LARKfest, LarkFEST, however it is being spelled this year) posted, but there is something missing...The Hometown Stage! Albany Poets will be performing at the Hometown Stage again this year bringing music, poetry, and spoken word to the people. Be sure to swing by and check out Murrow, Margot Malia Lynch, and Daniel Nester.Lark http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/08/lark-fest-2009.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-2513391023799210724Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:53:00 +00002009-08-15T12:53:59.807-04:00Dan Wilcox has a new blog post where he writes about the latest Live From The Living Room open mic:Live from the Living Room, August 12: "Our host, Don Levy, invited a prose writer (!) as the featured "poet" tonight, & there were a handful of open mic poets to read & comment.I first heard Amy Halloran read back in April 1988 at the QE2 on Central Ave. in Albany. This was before the last Monday http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/08/live-from-living-room-august-12.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-7892693736198765326Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:25:00 +00002009-07-21T10:25:43.498-04:00Call for Submissionspoetry This just in from our friend Lori Desrosiers (who will be one of the features this coming Saturday at Poets in the Park) Contest Submission Deadline: September 1st Judge for 2009 Contest:  Lesléa Newman Lesléa Newman is the author of over 50 books including Heather Has Two Mommies, A Letter To Harvey Milk, Writing From The Heart, In Every Laugh a Tear, The Femme Mystique, Still Life http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/07/naugatuck-river-review-narrative-poetry.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-3962496581535131072Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:16:00 +00002009-07-06T10:16:39.723-04:00Dan WilcoxPoets in the Parkpoetry events The 2009 season of Poets in the Park begins this coming Saturday, July 11 at the Robert Burns statue in Washington Park.  Here is the schedule of this years readers from host Dan Wilcox: Poets in the Park 2009 Saturdays in July at the Robert Burns statue, Washington Park, Albany (at Henry Johnson Blvd. & Hudson Ave.) July 11, 7PM Mary Kathryn Jablonski and Randall Horton July http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/07/poets-in-park-2009.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-7312074365383440448Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:05:00 +00002009-07-06T10:05:33.150-04:00open micpoetryFrom our friend Teresa Costa: Poetry at the Bohemian Book Bin, July 9 Featured   poets:: Frank Boyer and Victoria Sullivan Thursday   July 9th  7:00 PM Open Reading/ Refreshments $3.00- suggested donation all at an incredibly really cool bookstore with host Teresa M. Costa at the Bohemian Book Bin,  85 Carle Terrace,  Lake  Katrine, NY ( just off route 9W, in back of G&http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/07/poetry-at-bohemian-book-bin-july-9.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-3260291177534553126Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:26:00 +00002009-06-25T14:26:15.821-04:00Caffe Lenaopen micpoetry This month the Caffe Lena Open Mic has two featured poets plus an open mic.  Here is the info from Carol Graser: Timothy Mason has been actively performing poetry and promoting folk music since the 1980's. He honed is performance style in the early poetry slams and at the fabled Kerrville Folk Festival giving the songwriters a run for their money. His first book Gently, Like Water, Cracking http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/06/tim-mason-and-lisa-lobasso-at-caffe.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-1909978389760911396Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:44:00 +00002009-06-15T12:44:15.102-04:00open micpoetry eventspoetryJust wanted to pass this announcement along from the poets in Voorheesville and their monthly poetry series at the Old Songs Community Arts Center. Old Songs Community Arts Center: Sunday Four Poetry--Frank Desiderio and Mimi Moriarty/ Voorheesville Frank Desiderio and Mimi Moriarty with an open mike Sunday Four Poetry Open Mike Hosts: Dennis Sullivan, Edie Abrams, & Michael Burkehttp://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/06/sunday-four-poetry-with-frank-desiderio.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-7797565659981410526Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:34:00 +00002009-06-15T12:35:00.476-04:00HVWGwriting Here is information on the Hudson Valley Writers Guild Annual Writing Contest from www.hvwg.org (Thank you Dan Wilcox for sending us the info) HUDSON VALLEY WRITERS GUILD ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST Poetry Contest, 2009 1st Place: $150 2nd Place: $75 3rd Place: $50 Deadline: August 31, 2009 The Hudson Valley Writers Guild is pleased to announce its first annual multi-genre http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/06/hudson-valley-writers-guild-annual.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-859143887154366439Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-06-15T12:30:05.577-04:00open micThird Thursday Poetry Nightpoetry This coming Thursday at the Social Justice Center on Central Ave.: The Poetry Motel Foundation presents Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, June 18 (7:00 sign up; 7:30 start) Featured Poet: W.D. Clarke W.D. Clarke is the author of “Soldier Ballads and Other Tales” (Infinity Publishing). His poems are narrative rhymes http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/06/third-thursday-poetry-night-featuring.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-5637999828294912462Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:54:00 +00002009-06-08T10:54:56.890-04:00open micpoetryarts events The Every Other Thursday Night Poets are artists as well! Or at least some of them are. They are hosting a reception on Thursday evening, June 18, from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Voorheesville Library (directions on Library web site). View art work by Tom Corrado, Barbara Vink, Mimi Moriarty, Philomena Moriarty, Alan Casline, Mark O'Brien, and others. Everything from acrylic to collage to photography http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/06/every-other-thursday-poets-and-artists.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0