Reminder: Third Thursday Poetry Night, February 19: Ian Macks
Dan Wilcox
the Poetry Motel Foundation presents
Third Thursday Poetry Night
@
the Social Justice Center
33 Central Ave., Albany, NY
Thursday, February 19, 2026
7:00 sign up for the open mic; 7:30 start
open mic before & after the featured reader.
Featured Poet: Ian Macks
$5.00 suggested donation, more if you got it, less if you can’t.
Your Valentine Host: Dan Wilcox
Ian Macks is a 32-year-old poet and writer based in Albany, New York. His full-length poetry collection, Identity Crisis, was published in 2024 via recto y verso editions, inc.
Cradle
by Ian Macks
Everyone around me
Is falling in love
And yet I still cradle inanimate objects
Like pillows
Video Game Controllers
Pens and Papers
Holy Fuck
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Coming up:
March 19: Caitlin Conlon
April 16: Valerie Temple
May 21: Eric Wasileski
June 18: Natalya Sukhonos
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