The Holy Local – A New Open Mic Series in Albany
The Poetry Motel Foundation is pleased to announce a new in-person open mic series, The Holy Local, to be at High Ethic Stalwarts Art Gallery.
Two Poems – Sharon Strauss
Two poems - "Arrival" and "Then" - by Hudson Valley poet and visual artist Sharon Strauss.
Episode 14: Elizabeth Gordon at Albany Poets Presents
We kick off Season Two of the podcast with Elizabeth Gordon who was the featured poet at Albany Poets Presents at Restaurant Navona on June 20, 2018.
Poets at the Arboretum, August 13
Dan Wilcox went out to the Pine Hollow Arboretum for a rare (in these pandemic times) in-person poetry open mic.
Misfit Magazine #32 Now Available
Editor Alan Catlin announces that the 32nd edition of Misfit Magazine, packed with poetry and prose, is now available online.
Spencertown Academy Young Writers’ Contest
Spencertown Academy Arts Center announces the Young Writers’ Contest open to students in grades 9 through 12 attending school or homeschooled in, or a resident of, Columbia County, NY or Berkshire County, MA.
Marie Kathleen at Brass Tacks
Video of Marie Kathleen reading two new poems at the Brass Tacks open mic at The Low Beat in Albany, NY on January 7, 2020.
Paul Grondahl Interviews Poet, Poetry Translator, and Essayist Pierre Joris
Recently Paul Grondahl from the New York State Writers Institute sat down (virtually) with the great Pierre Joris.
“Chaos Management”, a Novel by Alan Catlin
Local poet and writer Alan Catlin has published a new novel, "Chaos Management", detailing the misadventures of an unnamed bartender.
The Bookshop Hunter: Bookshop Hunting in the Time of Covid
James H Duncan found a slew of shops that were new to him, mainly in the Hudson Valley and Catskills, and here is what he found.
Housewife Tuesday: Ghosted
Mary Panza is being ghosted! All she wants is to get the walls in her house fixed and painted, but her painter is not picking up the phone.
The Next Chapter: Building a TBR
Don Levy breaks down his TBR (to be read) lists, wishing he still had the ones from high school, and what might be in coming up in 2022.
The Half-Dead Poet Review: Upon The New Rise & Resurrection of Pagan Poetry
R.M. Engelhardt looks into the recent resurgence of mystic & pagan poetry and wonders if it is growing as a next movement or poetic forum.
