tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:51:02 +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)Blogger349125tag: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)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-287059399122981888Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:24:00 +00002009-06-05T10:24:52.143-04:00Woodstockopen micpoetry From our friend Phillip Levine, host of the Woodstock Poetry Society and the weekly poetry night at the Colony Cafe: Poet Judith Saunders presenting her poetry and poet William Seaton presenting a talk (Winged Words: Notes on the Oral Performance of Poetry") will be the featured readers when the Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival meets at the Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker Street, on http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/06/judith-saunders-and-william-seaton-at.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-8001004233472417164Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:28:00 +00002009-06-01T10:28:07.934-04:00Caffe Lenaopen micAlbany Poetspoetry eventspoetry Busy week in poetry coming up.  Things kicked off yesterday with Dan Wilcox’s annual birthday tribute and reading of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”.  Here is some information on Tuesday’s Albany Poets Presents and Wednesday’s Caffe Lena Open Mic up in Saratoga.  Albany Poets Presents, Tuesday, June 2 Albany Poets Presents, hosted by Thom Francis returns to Valentines on Tuesday, June 2 http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/06/upcoming-poetry-readings-and-events.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-6988961752987494162Sat, 23 May 2009 14:50:00 +00002009-05-23T10:50:26.450-04:00Caffe Lenapoetry Forgot to add this to the list of upcoming poetry events.  Sunday, May 24 is Open Stage day at Caffe Lena in Saratoga.  Here is all the info: This Sunday, May 24, 7:30 PM, is Caffe Lena's 5th annual Memorial Day Open Stage. The Saratoga Peace Alliance is co-sponsoring the event along with the Adirondack Chapter of Veterans for Peace. Join us for poetry, song, storytelling and reflection, http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/05/memorial-day-open-stage-at-caffe-lena.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-5976874022587688583Thu, 21 May 2009 02:02:00 +00002009-05-20T22:02:49.298-04:00open micThird Thursday Poetry Nightpoetry eventsPoets Speak LoudpoetryWe have some annoucenments for poetry events and open mics that are coming up.  Be sure to check these out, there is a lot of poetry going on in the area.  And just a reminder, in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25, we will not be having the Poets Speak Loud poetry reading / open mic.  We will return on Monday, June 29 at the Lark Tavern. Third Thursday Poetry Night, Thursday, May 21http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/05/upcoming-poetry-events-and-open-mics.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-2905732086375751736Tue, 05 May 2009 16:30:00 +00002009-05-05T12:30:50.328-04:00Woodstockpoetry eventspoetry Phillip Levine sent along the following announcement for this weekend’s Woodstock Poetry Society reading with Frank Boyer and Donald Lev.  If you are in the Woodstock area on Saturday afternoon, this would be a great reading to check out. Poets Frank Boyer and Donald Lev will be the featured readers when the Woodstock Poetry Society & Festival returns to the Woodstock Town Hall, 76 Tinker http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/05/donald-lev-and-frank-boyer-reading-in.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-2429736459502812195Fri, 01 May 2009 16:37:00 +00002009-05-01T12:37:29.773-04:00Dan WilcoxThree Guys From Albanypoetry eventsGot this from Dan Wilcox about the upcoming 3 Guys From Albany tour and information on how you can watch it live on your computer.  Ah, the combination of poetry and technology is fantastic! As part of our Colorado/Wyoming tour to get to Albany Wyoming as 3 Guys from Albany--our 12th of 18 U.S. albanys--This Sunday, May 3, we will be on a colorado tv show that also streams live to the world http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/05/3-guys-from-albany-on-tour.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-8216483570880739041Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:36:00 +00002009-04-27T12:36:48.137-04:00workshopspoetry We took a week off after the Word Fest and now we are back with some news and updates for events that are coming up in the poetry and spoken word community.  Here is an email that we received about an upcoming workshop with Bernadette Mayer. BERNADETTE MAYER & PHILIP GOOD invite you to participate in a weekend workshop on Experimental Poetics. Their home, once a synagogue in days of yore, ishttp://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/04/poetry-workshop-and-retreat-with.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-3413771694002601412Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:47:00 +00002009-04-21T12:47:16.421-04:00poetry eventsThe Arts Center Our friends over at The Arts Center in Troy are having a reading from poet adn editor Joan Murray on Monday, April 27.  Joan will be reading from a new book that she edited highlighting 30 years of the Pushcart Prize for poetry. Poet and anthologist Joan Murray, a Columbia County resident, will offer up what amounts to a retrospective of some of the most important and influential poetry of http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/04/joan-murray-to-read-from-pushcart-book.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-4043884919794952125Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:12:00 +00002009-04-21T12:12:23.938-04:00 Matthew Klane sent in the following reminder for this a special reading at the UAG Gallery this Friday. Yes, Reading! + Flim Forum Press present Joshua Harmon and Andrew Zawacki on Friday, April 24 at the UAG Gallery (247 Lark St., Albany) starting at 7:00PM. JOSHUA HARMON is the author of Scape (Black Ocean), a book of poems, and Quinnehtukqut (Starcherone Books), a novel. His work has http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/04/yes-reading-this-friday-at-uag-gallery.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-7423966348732132807Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:21:00 +00002009-04-14T12:22:27.166-04:00National Poetry MonthAlbany Word FestAlbany PoetsMary PanzaThom Francis You can tell when National Poetry Month rolls around each year; the media takes the opportunity to highlight the art in the papers and on radio and television.  This week is no different with two appearances for local poetry. On Wednesday, April 15, Thom Francis and Mary Panza will be on Channel 13 (WNYT) as part of their Midday News beginning at 11:00am.  Thom and Mary will be talking about http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/04/local-poetry-on-air.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-8046349096344038448Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:14:00 +00002009-04-10T12:14:25.935-04:00UAGspoken wordopen micAlbany Word FestAlbany Poetspoetry We are one week away from the 2009 Albany Word Fest!  The first Albany Word Fest was held in September 2001 in Thatcher Park.  It featured poets from all over the upstate area sharing their words all day and into the evening in a beautiful outdoor setting.  Through all of the Word Fest since then, we have kept the same idea in mind; invite the poets and spoken word artists from all over the http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/04/one-week-until-2009-albany-word-fest.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-521294453718084680Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:56:00 +00002009-04-06T15:56:47.455-04:00open micAlbany Poetspoetry Just a quick reminder that our monthly open mic for poetry and spoken word, Albany Poets Presents, will return to VAlentines tomorrow night, April 7.  Sign up will begin at 7:00 with the open mic starting at 8:00. This will also be your last chance to sign up in person for the 12-hour 2009 Albany Word Fest Open Mic taking place on Friday, April 17 starting at 7:00PM and going all night until 7:http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/04/albany-poets-presents-at-valentines.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-2811671655824582102Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:30:00 +00002009-03-30T10:30:09.515-04:00workshopsNational Poetry MonthCaffe Lenapoetry eventspoetry The Albany Word Fest is not the only poetry festival in the area this year celebrating National Poetry Month.  Carol Graser is putting together the Caffe Lena Poetry Festival on Saturday, April 11 (from noon to 10:00PM) with a great lineup of poets, workshops, and activities all leading up to a reading by the legendary Ed Sanders. Here is the information from Carol: This year Caffè Lena http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/03/caffe-lena-poetry-festival-april-11.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-7310211167487446240Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:34:00 +00002009-03-29T13:34:28.595-04:00Call for SubmissionsOne more call for submissions to tell everyone about today. The Upper Delaware Writers Collective (UDWC) invites writers to submit poems for The Green Heron Poetry Project, a publication and performance opportunity. Poems should focus on the theme, “Create the reality that you’re hoping for.” The UDWC has chosen the Green Heron (Butorides virescens), observed with increasing frequency in the http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/03/upper-delaware-writers-collective-call.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-6917380411239665982Sun, 29 Mar 2009 17:26:00 +00002009-03-29T13:26:06.993-04:00Call for SubmissionsThe Literary Gazette is seeking poetry and short prose submissions (essays or short fiction) on the subject of bridges-the real kind that cross rivers and roadways, and also the metaphorical bridges that connect us. We are interested in the history and beauty of bridges and their associations, whether old or modern, and also evocative writing that depicts how bridges of friendship, loyalty, http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/03/literary-gazette-call-for-submissions.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-483428947235071498Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:55:00 +00002009-03-29T12:55:56.337-04:00Don LevyAlbany Word FestAlbany PoetsPoets Speak Loud Brace yourselves! Monday, March 30th at Tess' Lark Tavern(453 Madison Avenue, Albany NY) the feature will be none other than DON LEVY!!!!!!! 7pm sign-up. We start around 8pm. “Although it seems as if Don Levy has been reading his poetry since the year 1, he started reading his work back in 1988 at the legendary open mic at the QE2 hosted by Tom Nattell.  Don was a co-editor of Open Mic: Thehttp://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/03/don-levy-at-poets-speak-loud-tomorrow.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-2027903622014491153Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:06:00 +00002009-03-15T15:07:34.982-04:00UAGopen micAlbany Word FestAlbany Poetspoetry In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2009 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word, and music of upstate New York.  This year’s event will take place on Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18, 2009. The 2009 Albany Word Fest will start off on Friday night with a cocktail party at Tess’ Lark Tavern (453 Madison Ave.) at 5:00PM.  This is a http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/03/2009-albany-word-fest.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33290989.post-8241496294912082268Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:11:00 +00002009-03-11T11:11:52.653-04:00workshopspoetry eventspoetryUtilizing a teaching method he perfected in the Pacific Northwest, George Wallace will stimulate your writing through exercises based on re-discovering and using your imaginative skills. This one day, two-hour workshop encourages you to play with language and practice your skill at triggering ideas for new poems, in a friendly group setting. Imagination-based poetry moves away from http://www.albanypoets.com/blog/2009/03/poetry-reading-and-workshop-with-george.aspnoreply@blogger.com (Albany Poets - Thom Francis)0