Poetry Video of the Day, February 29

Well, it is a very special day here at Albany Poets as we are bringing back the Poetry Video of the Day.  As a welcome back we have a video of The Poet Essence recorded when the NWO Up Top Tour rolled into Albany in 2007.

Poetry Video of the Day, November 9

After taking a day off due to some technical difficulties, we are back with the Poetry Video of the Day.  Today we have a piece called "Rusty" from the Phoenix, Arizona spoken word artist Apollo.

Poetry Video of the Day, November 7

Remember Theo from the Cosby Show?  Well, Malcolm-Jamal Warner has done a lot since we last saw him in the Huxtable house on television including directing, making music, and of course acting.  In 2002 he also was a spoken word artist on HBO's Def Poetry.  Here is Malcolm letting us know why he "loves his woman".

Poetry Video of the Day, November 6

Today we have poet Jason Anthony Julian performing at the Knicks Poetry Slam.  The New York Knicks Poetry Slam program, in its fourth year, "utilizes the popularity of hip-hop and poetry to give young people a vehicle to express their thoughts, concerns, passions and dreams through the written and spoken word."  

For more information on this great program for young poets, visit their website at http://msg.com/poetryslam.jsp or at NYKnicks.com

Poetry Video of the Day, November 5

This afternoon we have a video of spoken word artist Taylor Mali performing his great and powerful poem "What Do Teachers Really Make". 

I remember when I first saw Taylor do this piece on the first season of Def Poetry on HBO and it made me think of the English teacher that got me into the poetry and spoken word when I was younger.   Thanks Mr. Pipa.

Poetry Video of the Day, November 4

Today we have a video of Albany poet Dain Brammage performing "Corporate Spin" in Brooklyn, NY during The NWO Up Top Tour 07. 

Poetry Video of the Day, November 3

Today we are featuring a video from everyone's favorite drunk poet, Charles Bukowski.  This poem is titled "The Night I Killed Tommy".

Poetry Video of the Day, November 2

In order to bring you all aspects of poetry and spoken word, we are now going to post poetry and performance videos on the blog.  Our first video features an animated view of Billy Collins poem "The Country".

Check back often for more videos of poetry and spoken word from all over the world including right here in Albany.  We are in the process of putting together videos of some great performances from open mics and events that we have recorded, so stay tuned.