[pa-info] Asylum update (07-20-06)

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Hey Central Mass poetic people!  The weekend has almost arrived and poetry
is all over the place.  Here's what is happening at the Asylum.

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  Shakti Women's Writing Pact - Every Saturday
  The Shakti Women's Writing Pact meets every Saturday from 3 to 5
p.m.atthe Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester). Shakti was created
with the
intention of enhancing women's sense of belonging within the poetry
community through the an unmoderated writing circle.

For more information please contact Sou MacMillan at
twobunny at earthlink.net<http://us.f406.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=twobunny@earthlink.net&YY=46797&order=up&sort=date&pos=0>
.

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 Coming up on Sunday, July 23rd

The Poets' Asylum welcomes regular *Heather Macpherson* to the stage as our
feature this week.

[image: Heather Macpherson] Heather Macpherson is a writer, poet, and
librarian. Her work has appeared in *The Sun*, *Wicked Alice*, *Beginnings*,
*The Daedalus Project *, the Poets in the Galleries anthology and several
Poets' Asylum anthologies <http://www.poetsasylum.org/merch.html>. She is
also the editor of *Ballard Street Poetry Journal*, a board member of the
Worcester County Poetry Association, and performs -if you want to call it
that- with *The Penny Players*. She also loves reading at open mics and
wants a puppy.

Come on down to the Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester). Open mic sign
up at 7:00 p.m. with the open starting somewhere there after. The feature
follows the open mic. Please bring a few bucks for the bucket to pay our
feature, buy his product and support the venue.
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July 16th Revisited

A fun night was had at the Asylum this week with a cool open mic and not one
but two killer features. *Nick Fox* took the stage first, explaining the
origin of a catchphrase that caught his ear the last time he was in
Worcester. Nick's work ranged from short, too-the-point pieces that grabbed
you, through the lovely "Sling Shot", to close with a touching poem
dedicated to his step-father. *Tim Cook* followed up Nick's performance with
more wonderful words. He read about the commute to work, his relationship
with his father, urban legends and more. Tim told us that "writing poetry is
playing God" and that "Those Who Love Me Can Take The Train". Two great sets
for a pair of fantastic poets. Thanks guys.
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Photo Gallery Update

[image: Photo Album] <http://www.poetsasylum.org/photo.html>We've uploaded
photos of the features from the past two months into our photo gallery.
Click on the Photo <http://www.poetsasylum.org/photo.html> button on the
left to check out pictures of John Power, Ted Blackler, Chris August &
Granma Dave Schein, Laura Moran and Nick Fox & Tim Cook.

You'll find these pictures, and many more, in the 2006 album. Be sure to
check out the rest of the gallery. Comments are appreciated.

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The Poets' Asylum  is in its fifteenth year of bringing the best in
Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

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