Press Release: Third Thursday Poetry Night April 16 -- Feature: Bertha Blunt
Dan Wilcox
The Poetry Motel Foundation
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Bertha Blunt will read
at the Social Justice Center
Thursday, April 16, 7:30PM
The poet known as Bertha Blunt will read from her work at the Social Justice Center, 33 Central Ave., Albany, NY on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 7:30PM, with an open mic for community writers.
Bertha Blunt is an Albany native who has been birthing poems since second grade. It wasn’t until well into her adult life that she realized she had the gift of poetry and she finally is getting into the habit of sharing the gift. Her book Discovery of A Blunt Treasure was published in 2023 by Xulon Press.
A reading by a local or regional poet/writer has been held since July 2006 each third Thursday at the Social Justice Center. The event includes an open mic for audience members to read. Sign-up starts at 7:00PM, with the reading beginning at 7:30. The host of the readings is Albany poet and photographer Dan Wilcox. The suggested donation is $5.00, which helps support this and other poetry programs of the Poetry Motel Foundation, and the work of the Social Justice Center.
For more information about this event contact Dan Wilcox, 518-482-0262; e-mail: dwl...@gmail.com
The Social Justice Center, founded in 1981, is a non-profit organization working for progressive social change through education, community building and collective action. The center advances the struggles against racism and for peace and justice. For further information about the SJC call 518-434-4037.
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