Thom Francis introduces us to Howard Kogan & Malcolm Willison who read their poems at the Up The River, Issue Three launch event on April 12, 2015 McGeary's in Albany, NY.

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For over 15 years, the Albany Word Fest was a sure sign of spring. Taking place every April to celebrate National Poetry Month, the Word Fest featured readings, open mics, workshops, and more to showcase the poets and writers in our area. The Up The River launch event was an annual tradition, kicking off the week of poetry and spoken word with the contributors of latest issue of the literary journal reading their work.

This week we will hear from two poets who shared their poems at McGeary’s on April 12, 2015.

Howard J. Kogan is a poet and retired psychotherapist. His poems have appeared in Still Crazy, Occupoetry, Poetry Ark, Writer’s Haven, Farming Magazine, Literary Gazette, Pathways, and Up the River. His book of poems, Indian Summer, was published in 2011.

Malcolm Willison is a manuscript editor and teacher who has been writing and publishing poetry for quite a long time in and sometimes about New Orleans, Key West, New York City and upstate New York, and other places around the world.

You can access all eight issues of Up The River by going to uptheriverjournal.com.