[pa-info] Asylum update (12/03/06)

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Welcome to the weekly update on what's happening at the Poets' Asylum this
weekend. Please join us if you can.
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Shakti Women's Writing Pact - Every Saturday

If you are a woman who writes you should join the Shakti Women's Writing
Pact. Shakti was created with the intention of enhancing women's sense of
belonging within the poetry community through the an unmoderated writing
circle.

Shakti meets every Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m.at the Java Hut (1073A Main
Street, Worcester). For more information please contact Sou MacMillan at
twobunny at earthlink.net.
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Coming up on Sunday, December 3rd

[image: Sasha Warner-Berry] This week the *Poets' Asylum* welcomes *Sasha
Warner-Berry* as our feature. Sasha Warner-Berry was born and raised in
Cambridge, Massachusetts, and has been writing in various forms all her
life. She currently lives in Providence, Rhode Island, where she began
performing her work three years ago. She has twice qualified for the
Providence Poetry Slam Grandslam, and has recently featured at the GotPoetry
Live reading and at events by Youth Pride and New Urban Arts. She claims to
be working on a chapbook. Sasha's writing has been described as an
intimidatingly effective blend of concept, issue, and style. She takes on
everything from dildos to depression with insight, humor, and compassion,
delivering compelling pieces that leave their mark on any audience.

The Poets' Asylum meets at the Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester). An
open mic sign-up list goes out around 7:00 p.m. with the reading starting
somewhere thereafter. The feature follows the open mic. No cover; please
throw some money in the bucket to pay the feature.
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Celebrate New Year's Eve with the Asylum

[image: It's Party Time] Close out 2006 with the Poets' Asylum at *Poets'
Prom 2006*. This will be a night of poetic mini-features, open mic reading,
improv goodness and tons of fun. The Penny Players will be our MCs for the
evening and special musical guests *Tether* are expected to perform.

This is a fund raiser for the Poets' Asylum in support of sending a rep to
iW PS in Vanouver, BC. Cover is $5 in advance; $8 at the door. Please see
Bob Gi ll or Sou MacMillan for advanced tickets.

Attendees are encouraged to get as dressed up as they like. The line-up of
performers should be announced soon. Please join us for the night for just
an hour or two.
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November 26th Revisited

This week we held the final *Open Qualifying Slam* before the Winter
Semi-finals and iWPS Slam-off. The Java Hut was packed, as was the open mic.
An extra welcome to the first time readers this week; please come again.
Eight poets entered the slam and only two could move on to semi-finals. When
the dust cleared and the scores were double checked Gary Hoare and Alex
Charlambides tied for first place. Both will move on to semis. Nice work
from all the competitors. Many thanks to all who came out to cheer on the
slammers and special thanks to our judges.

Scores and time penalties can be found on the Slam
page<http://www.poetsasylum.org/slam.html#SCORES>
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Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

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