Poetry Readings This Week

Here is some information on a couple of the fine poetry readings that are happening here in the Capital Region.

Zounds! at the Night Sky Cafe on Wednesday, December 19

Poetry open mic Wednesday December 19th 7:30pm
Night Sky Cafe
402 Union St, Schenectady, NY
with an open mic before and after the feature: J'Dalaba
hosted by Shaun Baxter

Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center on Thursday, December 20

The Poetry Motel Foundation presents Third Thursday Poetry Night at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY

Thursday, December 20, 2007.  7:00 sign up; 7:30 start
Featured Poet: Daniel Nester with open mic for poets before & after the feature & a special holiday visit from Sanity Clause.
$3.00 donation.
Your constant host: Dan Wilcox.

Daniel Nester is the author of “The History of My World Tonight” (BlazeVox, 2006), “God Save My Queen” (Soft Skull Press, 2003) and “God Save My Queen II” (2004). His work has appeared in “The Best Creative Nonfiction,” “The Best American Poetry 2003,” “Poets & Writers,” and “Time Out New York.” He edits the online journal Unpleasant Event Schedule. He is an Assistant Professor of English at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY. Find him at www.danielnester.com. 

Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival

Not too soon to start thinking about and planning to attend the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival, the premiere poetry gathering in the U.S. (aside from the already renowned Albany gatherings). It's a four-day affair, September 25, 2008 through September 28, 2008, at Waterloo Village in Stanhope, NJ. If you want to stay overnight at a hotel/motel in that area, you should probably be making reservations now. The Festival usually sets aside a block of rooms, in such places as the Wyndham Mount Olive, but there's been no indication of that yet, or of any special rates yet. The site to keep checking about the festival is this one--

http://www.grdodge.org/poetry/2008_festival.htm

A Conversation Between Tina Chang and Li-Young Lee

Thought you might want to know about this conversation, which originally appeared in an article in American Poet.

http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/19802