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Billy Collins is a former Poet Laureate of the United States and is the author of twelve collections of poetry. His latest is Water, Water: Poems. It is a collection of sixty new poems where Collins explores the subtle beauties and ironies of daily life.

Kendall Crolius is the author of "Knitting With Dog Hair: Better A Sweater From A Dog You Know and Love Than From A Sheep You'll Never Meet," an underground classic in America’s knitting community, first published in 1994 and newly-released this year in a 30th anniversary edition.Crolius will participate in a New York State Writers Institute event this afternoon.

The New York State Writers Institute is having their sixth "Telling the Truth in a Post Truth World" event today. Two panels will convene at Page Hall in Albany, New York "The future of the Democratic Party" at 5:30 p.m. and "The future of the Republican Party at 7 p.m." NBC's Chuck Todd will participate in the Democratic Party panel and he joins us.

Marianne Leone, actress, writer and advocate for disabled children, is the author of "Five-Dog Epiphany: How a Quintet of Badass Bichons Retrieved Our Joy." She and her husband, actor Chris Cooper, will join Joe Donahue on stage at Page Hall on the University at Albany Downtown Campus for a Creative Life conversation at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, September 16.

In April 2023, Jane Curtin was our guest for the UAlbany Creative life series to discuss her life and work. You know her from "Third Rock from the Sun." You know her from "Kate & Allie." She won two Emmys for that. And of course, you know her as one of the original Not Ready for Primetime Players on the National Broadcasting Corporation's "Saturday Night Live."

The New York State Writers Institute’s season kicks off with Pulitzer Prize winner and National Book Award finalist Paul Harding this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. for a Craft Talk in the Campus Center West Boardroom and a Reading/Conversation at 7:30 p.m. in the Recital Hall at the UAlbany Performing Arts Center.

The New York State Writer’s Institute is back in action for the Spring semester, featuring a diverse collection of contemporary writers, and a series of classic films leading up to the 4th Annual Albany Film Festival.It’s the Writers Institute’s 41st year of acclaimed programming in 2024. And the kick-off event is this afternoon and tonight with Pulitzer Prize Winner Paul Harding who we will hear from later. In the meantime, we welcome Opalka Endowed Director of the NYSWI - Paul Grondahl.

In April 2023, Jane Curtin was our guest for the UAlbany Creative life series to discuss her life and work. You know her from "Third Rock from the Sun." You know her from "Kate & Allie." She won two Emmys for that. And of course, you know her as one of the original Not Ready for Primetime Players on the National Broadcasting Corporation's "Saturday Night Live."

The New York State Writers Institute’s Telling the Truth: 5th Edition Event this Friday will feature two panel discussions with major thinkers and journalists representing a variety of viewpoints about the present and future of our nation.

Melissa DeRosa, one of the most powerful women in New York State government history, is now sharing her story for the first time in her new memoir, "What’s Left Unsaid My Life at the Center of Power, Politics & Crisis."DeRosa will be speaking with Ken Lovett at a New York State Writer’s Institute event tonight night at 7 p.m. at Page Hall on UAlbany’s Downtown Campus.