[pa-info] Asylum update (04/02/09)

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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum. Visit poetsasylum.org to see what other
poetic events are taking place this weekend in the area. Here are a couple
of highlights.
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Tonight @ The Spot

This week *The Spot*, the weekly poetry reading at the Hotel Vernon (1 Kelly
Square, Worcester), will hold an open mic. After the open *Lea
Deschenes*will be their feature.

The reading starts at 8:00 p.m. with a brief open mic. 21+ and proper id is
required.
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College Poetry Contest

The WCPA <http://wcpa.homestead.com/>'s *Annual College Poetry Competition
Finalists' Reading* will be held on Saturday, April 4th. The public is
invited to come hear the finalists at the Worcester Public Library (3 Salem
Street, Worcester). The meeting starts at 2:00 p.m. and is being held in the
Saxe Room.  The winner of the contest will be announced at a reception
following the reading.
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Coming up on Sunday, April 5th

Join the *Poets' Asylum* this week for another just-for-fun slam. This week
we'll hold the *Blue Collar Slam*. Poems used in the slam must be about work
or working. This will be a two-round slam and the usual rules (3 minute
limit, original work, no props, etc) apply. The winner of the slam will
receive a gift card to Jumpin' Juice & Java. Proceeds from the slam will
help fund the 2009 Worcester Slam team.

Come out to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The
reading starts at *6:00 p.m.*.
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March 29th Revisited

Five slammers took part in the two round slam *open qualifying slam* this
week. No time penalties were seen and the only 10 of the night showed up for
the very last poem. Congratulations to *Danielle* on winning the slam. She
moves on to the team final on May 24th.

Scores can be found on the Slam page<http://poetsasylum.org/slam.html#SCORES>
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