[pa-info] Asylum update (01/04/2007)

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New Year's greetings to you and yours in this first week of 2007. The Asylum
closed out 2006 in style and our first feature of 2007 is going to rock the
house. Join us if you can.
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Simone Beaubien @ Zodiac Cafe

Come on out the next *Reading at the Zodiac Cafe* (50 Lake Avenue, just off
Rt. 9 near UMass Med, in Worcester). This week Cantab slammaster *Simone
Beaubien* will be the feature. An open mic kicks things off at noon. The
reading runs until about 2:00 p.m. and is rated PG. No cover; a hat is
passed to pay the feature.
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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, January 7th

[image: S. Bear Bergman] This week the Poets' Asylum welcomes *S. Bear
Bergman* as our feature. S. Bear Bergman is a writer, a theater artist, an
instigator, a gender-jammer, and a good example of what happens when you
over educate a contrarian. Ze is also the author of Butch Is a
Noun<http://www.sbearbergman.com/writing/BiaN.php>(Suspect
Thoughts Press <http://www.suspectthoughtspress.com/>, 2006) and three
award-winning solo performances, as well as a frequent contributor to
anthologies on all manner of topics.

Bear is also a frequent lecturer and at colleges and universities regarding
issues relating to gender and sexuality, and has advised the staff of
numerous institutions on their policies regarding transgendered and
transsexual students. An observant Jew, Bear also speaks extensively about
how hir religious and cultural lives have shaped one another, and the
intersection of identities, especially as it relates to being both Jewish
and queer.

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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December 31st Revisited

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate Poets' Prom 2006 with the
Poets' Asylum. It was great to see friends old and new throughout the night.
Extra special gratitude to The Penny Players (Dave & Heather Macpherson,
Gary Hoare and Ted Blackler) for taking on the hosting duties. They handled
it with flair and elan. We couldn't have done it with out the generous
talent of our features - Gary Hoare, Eric Urban, Erin Jackson, Sou
MacMillan, Seren Divine, LV and Zork. And who can forget the musical
stylings of *Tether *.

Poets' Prom 2006 was a fundraiser to help send Worcester's iWPS rep, Erin
Jackson, to Vancouver, BC at the end of the month. We raised over $400
towards that goal and every penny is appreciated. If you would like to
donate additional funds toward the cause please contact Bob
Gill<webmaster at poetsasylum.org>
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Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

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