The mission and purpose of Albany Poets, Inc. is to increase awareness and activity of the art of poetry and spoken word in the Albany, New York, area. Albany Poets wishes to accomplish this by hosting poetry events, readings, open mikes, and workshops around the upstate New York area in order to promote the art … Continued
The center for the literary arts in the state of New York the Writers Institute was founded in 1984 by novelist William Kennedy. Mandated by New York’s governor and legislature to provide “a milieu for established and aspiring writers to work together. . .to increase the freedom of the artistic imagination,” the Institute is the … Continued