#PoetryFriday: "Poets in the Park" in Albany
In a sign that we're returning to a somewhat familiar post-pandemic life, our friend Dan Wilcox's Poets in the Park is back on our summer...
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Mar 12, 20211 min read
Poetry Friday: "Maybe We Should Be Like Dogs"
For today's Poetry Friday, we're sharing a poem about dogs. Because who doesn't love dogs, especially on a sunny warm mid-March day....
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Mar 5, 20212 min read
Poetry Friday: "Chocolate Croissant"
Chocolate Croissant By Dan Wilcox I want a chocolate croissant I just had a massage & I need my decadence to continue a chocolate...
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Feb 26, 20211 min read
A poem for Poetry Friday: "suspended"
"Red Winter Berries in Snow" by D. Sharon Pruitt licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0. Ellen White Rook is a poet and teacher of contemplative...
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Feb 12, 20213 min read
Poetry Friday: A pair of poems by Maria Lisella
For today's Poetry Friday post, we're sharing poems by Maria Lisella A travel writer by profession, Maria curates the Italian American...
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Feb 5, 20212 min read
Poetry Friday: "A visit to the vet"
We've been running our Poetry Friday feature since last summer, a small measure of appreciation for words to lead into the weekend. ...
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Jan 15, 20211 min read
Poetry Friday: "on most days"
For today's Poetry Friday post, we're sharing a poem by Joan McNerney. Joan was profiled in a recent edition of Lucent Dreaming. She was...
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Oct 9, 20203 min read
Congratulations to our friend, Louise Glück, on her Nobel Prize
NYS Summer Writers Institute "Regular" Wins Nobel Prize in Literature "... for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty...
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Sep 4, 20202 min read
Poetry Friday: A poem for the quarantine-affected birds
If you happen to be one of the lucky and rare souls near a beach on this Labor Day long weekend, I wonder if your sea gulls are still...
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Aug 21, 20203 min read
Poetry Friday: "A Trip to the Post Office"
Trip to the Post Office, March 17, 2020 By Phyllis Hillinger Loose money ready in pocket, flat rate box pre-addressed, I wait for cars to...
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Aug 14, 20203 min read
Melissa Hurt shares some good news and a poem
Writer, local businesswoman, adjunct professor, and mom. Melissa Hurt wears many hats. We can add poet and children's book author to the...
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Aug 7, 20204 min read
Poetry Friday: "The Dandelions are Everywhere"
For today's Poetry Friday post, we're sharing a poem by Daniel Gorman. Daniel is one more than 70 poets, writers, and artists featured in...
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Jul 24, 20202 min read
#PoetryFriday: Join us for Saturday's "Poets in the Park" in Albany
Poets in the Park is celebrating more than 30 years of poetry readings in Albany's Washington Park. This year's event will take place 7...
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Jul 17, 20202 min read
Poetry Friday: "... when the sun is sheltered with clouds"
For today's Poetry Friday post, we're sharing a recent poem by Amy Nedeau titled "Structure." While its theme is related to the COVID-19...
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