[pa-info] Asylum update (08/17/07)

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Welcome to the weekly Asylum newsletter. There is poetry all around so come
and check it out.
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Youth Slam Tonight

The *SpeakOut! Poetry Collective* meets tonight from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. at
the Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester). Hosted by Alex Charalambides.
This month they will hold a *Youth Regional Invitational Slam*. Youth slam
teams from Worcester, Providence and Connecticut are expect to compete. Come
on down and support the home team.
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Shakti Women's Writing Pact - Every Saturday Afternoon

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 <twobunny at eathlink.net>.
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Coming up on Sunday, August 19th[image: 2007 Worcester Slam Team]

 Head on down to the Java Hut this Sunday for the annual *Anti-Slam*. The
Anti-Slam is a tradition following the teams return from Nationals each
year. Come and watch as we do everything wrong. We'll ignore the time
penalties. Props, costumes and musical accompaniment are not only allowed
but are encouraged. It's just a little stress relief for the returning
slammers and good fun for everyone else who joins in.

Please join us at the Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester). The open mic
sign-up goes up around 7:00 p.m. with the reading starting somewhere there
after. The Anti-Slam follows the open reading.


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August 12th Revisited

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Summer '07 issue of Ballard Street
Poetry Journal <http://ballardstreetpoetryjournal.com/>. Two of the
contributors to the issue were on hand to read their work following the open
mic. After the contributors read *Bob Gill* took the stage for a 20 or so
minute set. Since he's the guy typing this it feels weird to say much more
than that.
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Asylum Merchandise Available Online

We have expanded our online "store"
<http://www.poetsasylum.org/merlk.html>to include the 2007 Poets'
Asylum t-shirts and the collectible 2005 iWPS
t-shirt. You will also find the 2007 Asylum Anthology, anthologies from
previous years and 2 CDs from previous slam teams (2003 & 2005).

We use PayPal for all the online purchasing. You don't need a PayPal account
- you can use your credit card just as you would from any other online
merchant. Purchases are typically fulfilled within 3 business days and are
shipped via USPS.

All purchases of Asylum anthologies, t-shirts & CDs help to support the
reading and fund Worcester's participation in national Poetry Slam events
run by Poetry Slam, Inc. <http://www.poetryslam.com/>.
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