[pa-info] Asylum update (07/23/09)

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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum. A Regional Slam, Eric Darby, and something
cooking in the kitchen. It's a busy week in poetry coming up. We hope to see
you where good words are spoken.
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Regional Slam - Thursday, July 23rd

[image: Regional Slam logo] On Thursday, July 23rd, the *After Nine Poetry
Series* at the Hotel Vernon will host a *Regional Slam*. Teams from the
Cantab, Lizard Lounge and Manchester (NH) battling the Worcester Slam team
for accolades & prizes. It's like going to Nationals without the security
hassles at the airport and the high heat & humidity. This is certain to be a
fun night for performance poetry so come on down.

The reading is held in the Ship Room of the Hotel Vernon (1 Kelly Square,
Worcester). The official start time is 8:00 p.m. but honestly, things gets
going closer to 9. Maybe this week will be different. 21+ and proper id is
required.
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2009 T-shirts Available

[image: 2009 Tshirt] The 2009 Poets' Asylum t-shirts are now available. The
front says "Greeting from Worcester" and the back offers "Wish you were
here!" with our website address. Sale of the t-shirts is one of our final
fundraisers before the Worcester Slam Team heads to West Palm Beach, FL for
the 2009 National Poetry Slam <http://www.nps2009.com/>.

Shirts are availabe in sizes small through 3XL for the $15 each. Find Bob
Gill at a reading near you to pick up your shirt. We'll have it set-up on
the the Merchandise <http://poetsasylum.org/merch.html> page within the next
week or so.
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Coming up on Sunday, July 26th

[image: Eric Darby] Join the Poets' Asylum this Sunday for our regular open
mic and a feature by *Eric Darby*. Darby is a nationally-recognized writer
and performance poet, who has competed in two Individual World Poetry Slams
and five National Poetry Slams. He has been ranked in the top twenty in two
NPS's, and was one of seven National Finalists in 2005. He is a past host of
the Detroit and Lizard Lounge Poetry Slams. His work has been included in
four spoken word anthologies and two jazz/poetry albums released by Poetry
Jam/Rounder Records.

Come down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The
reading starts at 6:00 p.m. No cover; please throw some money in the bucket
to support the feature.
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The Kitchen Sessions

Mike McGee and his roommate Melinda will be hosting the first *Kitchen
Sessions* on Sunday, July 26th following the week Asylum reading. Things
kick off at 9:30 p.m. and run until 11ish. The event will be held in their
apartment on Vernon Hill. Four local poets will open the night with a pair
of poems each then the kitchen will be turned over to *Simone Beaubien * who
will have up to an hour to share her craft.

You can read more about the Kitchen Sessions in this blog
entry<http://www.mikemcgee.net/?p=383>by Mighty Mike. If you are
interested you should contact Mike
McGee<http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=01hm55sEpdWJSrAchU_q5yvA==&c=wCfOGsFl7zeCc3LKnIZAPmheYhFpY_c98FxVqSOHbdk=>for
the location. Plan to bring a snack and beverage to share and $3 to $5
for the feature.
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July 19th Revisited

We had a fun night at the Poets' Asylum this week with the 2009 Worcester
Slam Team competing in a *Head-to-Head Regional Slam* against the Worcester
All-stars. The All-stars, veteran slammers Bill MacMillan, Erin Jackson,
Mike McGee & Tony Brown, took on this year's team in a 4 round bout for
bragging rights. Time penalties took their toll for both teams. At end of
the slam the 2009 team won the slam. Thanks to all who came out for the
poetry.
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