Next Up to The Mic is a Hudson Valley Writers Guild podcast featuring readings and performances from the poets, writers, and spoken word artists that have appeared at Albany Poets Presents, Poets Speak Loud, Brass Tacks, Nitty Gritty Slam, and other regional literary events.
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Next Up to The Mic is a Hudson Valley Writers Guild podcast featuring readings and performances from the poets, writers, and spoken word artists that have appeared at Albany Poets Presents, Poets Speak Loud, Brass Tacks, Nitty Gritty Slam, and other regional literary events.
Talking nature, writing, and mushroom farming in the Collar City with Avery Stempel
Next Up to The Mic
10 minutes 5 seconds
3 years ago
Talking nature, writing, and mushroom farming in the Collar City with Avery Stempel
Avery Stempel has been coming out to local poetry readings and open mics since the late-90s. Since then, he has been featured at many regional literary events. Last December Avery graced the stage at The Linda, WAMC’s Performing Arts Studio in Albany, for the Year in Review show. There he read, as some have called it, his “signature mushroom poem.”When the pandemic hit and his job as manager of EMPAC at RPI came to an end, Avery shifted his focus to a dream that he shared with his girlfriend, Amy. Together they opened a mushroom farm in Lansingburgh.
Next Up to The Mic
Next Up to The Mic is a Hudson Valley Writers Guild podcast featuring readings and performances from the poets, writers, and spoken word artists that have appeared at Albany Poets Presents, Poets Speak Loud, Brass Tacks, Nitty Gritty Slam, and other regional literary events.
