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2012 Albany Word Fest – A Full Week of Poetry, Music, and Spoken Word

In celebration of National Poetry Month, Albany Poets is proud to present the 2012 Albany Word Fest featuring the poetry, spoken word, and music of upstate New York. This year’s event will take place on ...

Feb, 20

2012 Albany Word Fest – Celebrating the Poets and Poetry of Upstate New York

The 2012 Albany Word Fest is almost here. This year we are taking the Word Fest to the next level by expanding the event to one full week of poetry and spoken word featuring Open ...

Feb, 14

The 2011 Albany Word Fest, This Saturday at The Linda

This is the week we have all been waiting for all year. The 2011 Albany Word Fest is taking place this coming Saturday at The Linda. The 12-Hour Open Mic has a couple of open ...

Apr, 11

Poetry This Week: Albany Poets Presents At Valentines, Caffe Lena Open Mic Featuring David Kaczynski, and More

National Poetry Month is starting off strong with another busy week of poetry and spoken word here in the area leading up to the Word Fest on April 16th. Tomorrow night at Valentines (17 New ...

Apr, 04

2011 Albany Word Fest 12-Hour Open Mic Signup NoW Online

The online signup for the 2011 Albany Word Fest is now online and ready for all poets and spoken word artists to take their place. The 12-Hour Word Fest Open Mic will be taking place ...

Mar, 15

Third Thursday Poetry Night Featuring Paul Pines

The Official Unofficial kick off the 2010 Albany Word Fest is the Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center. Here is the info from host Dan Wilcox: the Poetry Motel Foundation presents Third ...

Apr, 09

2010 Albany Word Fest Update

We are just eight short days away from the biggest poetry and spoken word event in the Capital Region. Here is an update on Word Fest weekend and who is scheduled to perform. In celebration ...

Apr, 08