From pa-info at poetsasylum.org  Thu Jun  4 10:40:15 2009
From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum)
Date: Thu, 4 Jun 2009 10:40:15 -0400
Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (06/04/09)
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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.
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 The After Nine Poetry Series - Every Thursday Night

The *The After Nine Poetry Series*, former The Spot, is a weekly poetry
reading in the Ship Room at the Hotel Vernon (1 Kelly Square, Worcester).
The reading gathers starting at 8:00 p.m. but honestly things don't usually
get started until 9ish. They hold an open mic followed by a feature and this
week the feature will be *Sean Conlon*. 21+ and proper id is required.
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[image: Rushelle Frazier] Join the Poets' Asylum this week for our regular
poetry open mic and a feature by Asylum regular *Rushelle Frazier*. Frazier
is the host of Worcester's newest poetry reading, The Dirty Gerund Poetry
Show. She was a member of the 2002 Worcester Slam team and was voted Best
Female poet at the 2006 Savannah Spoken Word Festival. She was recently
elected to the board of the Worcester County Poetry
Association<http://wcpa.homestead.com/>.
This July she will be one-third of the brick house that is the *Best Tour
Ever Tour 2009* along with tour mates Matt Fox and Nick Davis.

Come out for a night of great words at 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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May 31st Revisited

We love hearing new voices in the open mic and there were a couple this
week. Please join us again, it was great to hear you read. After the open we
held the *One Minute Slam*. Heather, Dave K, Meagan, Bill and Gary each took
part in the 3 round just-for-fun slam. The longest poem clocked in just over
the grace period at 1 minute 10.1 seconds. The shortest poem was a whole
15.9 seconds (and it wasn't a hiaku). At the end of the slam *Bill* beat out
Meagan by 2/10ths of a point to win the slam. Thanks to all who took part.
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Fundraising Update

[image: Fundraising Thermometer] This week another $106 was raised toward
the expenses of sending a team to the 2009 National Poetry
Slam<http://www.nps2009.com/>.
We've raised a total of $1493 so far. Thanks to all those who have given
money in support of the team.

We still need to raise a minimum of another $1007 to cover our expenses. To
date the Poets' Asylum has spent $2438.50 on NPS registration, hotel rooms &
airfare to West Palm Beach. We have at least another couple hundred in
necessary expenses before August. We can't do this without you and we thank
you for your generosity.

We are looking toward our always supportive community for their assistance
in raising that money. If you have an idea for a fundraiser that you are
willing to organize please drop an email to webmaster @ poetsasylum .
org<webmaster at poetsasylum.org>
.
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The Poets' Asylum is in its eighteenth year of bringing the best in
Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

Find us online at http://poetsasylum.org/.

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From pa-info at poetsasylum.org  Thu Jun 11 14:49:08 2009
From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum)
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:49:08 -0400
Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (06/11/09)
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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.
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Worcester Storytellers - Friday Night

*Worcester Storytellers* meets on the second Friday of each month at the
Village Arts Gallery (1 Ekman Street, Worcester). The reading starts at 8:00
p.m. This month there will be an *extended open reading* with the
theme of *School's
Out*. Varations on the theme might be school's out for summer, school's out
forever and so on.

Worcester Storytellers never charges a cover. They ask you throw some money
into the basket to support the artists who feature. For more info please
contact dave...<http://mailhide.recaptcha.net/d?k=0142vZ8WHctS5HzS0kHjzbGQ==&c=tkV-A-OQyxR5XEE0wLbdiUKkWEHb0B3P8QLQPSkaQrM=>
@aol.com.
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Coming up on Sunday, June 14th

[image: 2009 Team] This Sunday the *Poets' Asylum* will hold our regular
poetry open mic followed by a *Team Feature/Fundraiser*. Members of the 2009
Worcester Slam Team will perform the work that earned them a spot on the
team and we'll try to raise some of the remaining $1000+ needed to cover the
costs of fielding the team. Join us as Danielle Carriveau, Trevor
Byrne-Smith, Dave Keali'i, Danny Balel and alternate McKendy Fils-Aime show
us once again why they will represent Worcester at the 2009 National Poetry
Slam.

Join us at 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 slam team.


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Bloomsday is Coming - June 16th

[image: [WCPA logo]] Bloomsday is coming, Bloomsday is coming. Join members
of the Worcester County Poetry Association <http://wcpa.homestead.com/> on
June 16th for their annual celebration of *Bloomsday*. The 2009 schedule has
been finalized and is available at their website
<http://wcpa.homestead.com/>. Events kick off at 8:30 a.m. and run all day
long, ending around 10:00 p.m. Join in all or part of this annual Worcester
poetry tradition.
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June 7th Revisited

We had a great reading this week with a packed open mic, a couple of new
voices (please come again) and an off the hook feature by *Rushelle Frazier*.
With big energy and exuberance Rushelle shared a mix of new work, older
pieces and a couple of covers. It was a great night of words. Thanks
Rushelle.
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The Poets' Asylum is in its eighteenth year of bringing the best in
Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

Find us online at http://poetsasylum.org/.

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From pa-info at poetsasylum.org  Thu Jun 18 11:03:17 2009
From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum)
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 11:03:17 -0400
Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (06/18/09)
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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.
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Coming up on Sunday, June 21st

Please join the Poets' Asylum <http://poetsasylum.org/> this Sunday night
(June 21st) to hear Worcester slammer *Melinda Lee*. Born and raised in Long
Beach, CA, Melinda began experimenting with words at 14. At 15, she
co-organized a spontaneous outdoor open mic held in Amherst. Since her move
to Worcester, MA in early 2007, development in the arts has been a
rudimentary focus of hers. Circa February 2009, Melinda self-published a
zine titled *Dert: A Manifesto of Art & Poetry*. Melinda is one of the
bright new voices heard in Worcester. We hope you'll join us to hear what
she has to share.

Come out for a night of great words at 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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June 14th Revisited

Thanks to the eager supporters of slam who joined the *Team Feature* this
week. Dani, Dave, Trevor & McKendy offered three poems each in themed
rounds. Round one was about fire, round two family and the final round was
reserved for intimate relations, or boinking as slammaster Bill MacMillan
phrased it.

The team also released a chapbook of their work. Suggested donation for the
chapbook is $5 though more is gratefully accepted. See our fundraising
goddess Cyndi Keeley to pick up your copy.
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Slam Circus - The Big Show

 The 2009 Worcester Slam Team take the show on the road in a *Slam
Circus*on Friday, July 17th at PACE - the Pioneer
Art Center of Easthampton <http://www.pioneerarts.org/>. The team will put
on a stellar performance for (hopefully) a packed house. After the feature,
audience members will have a chance to compete with their own poems for
prizes and poetic glory. The performance will be held at the PACE Theatre,
41 Union Street, Easthampton, MA. $8 general admission. $7 for PACE members.
Start time 8:00 p.m.
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The Poets' Asylum is in its eighteenth year of bringing the best in
Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

Find us online at http://poetsasylum.org/.

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From pa-info at poetsasylum.org  Thu Jun 25 13:12:22 2009
From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum)
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:12:22 -0400
Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (06/25/09)
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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.
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Coming up on Sunday, June 28th

[image: Chad Anderson] Join the Poets' Asylum this week for a feature by *Chad
Anderson*. Chad is a poet, teacher, skateboarder and A/V geek from the
Jersey Shore. He's been a member of 4 nationally competing poetry slam teams
and has performed around the country twice. He was a member of the 2005 NYC
Urbana team and the 2007 New Jersey Grand Slam Champion. He is a member of
the Executive Council of Poetry Slam Inc. and the creator and host of New
Jersey's own poetry slam, self deprecatingly titled, Loser Slam. Check out
samples of his work on his MySpace page <http://www.myspace.com/chadpoet>.

Hear him live by coming 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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June 21st Revisited

What a great night at the Poets' Asylum this week. We had a full house for
Father's Day, a packed open with 6 new readers and a fantastic feature
by *Melinda
Lee*. Melinda gave us a well paced set with heavy & deep pieces mixed
together with some humorous work. Bill MacMillan joined her at the mic for a
dual voice version of "Frequently Asked Questions" which generated much
audience laughter. Her pieces on the holocaust and the struggle of a
relationship drew appreciative silence followed by enthusiatic applause.
Thank you for sharing your work with us Melinda.
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Fundraising Update

[image: Fundraising Thermometer] So far this year we have raised $1569
toward the expenses of sending a team to the 2009 National Poetry
Slam<http://www.nps2009.com/>.
Thanks to all those who have given money in support of the team.

The team has produced a chapbook to help raise money for their trip to
Florida in August. You can pick up a copy from Cyndi Keeley at the reading.
We are asking for a minimum donation of $5 for the book; you can always give
more if the spirit moves you. We also have a t-shirt design in the works.
You can reserve a shirt in your size by e-mailing webmaster @
poetsasylum.org <webmaster at poetsasylum.org> with your shirt size. We expect
shirts to sell for $15 each.

We still need to raise a minimum of another $931 to cover our expenses. To
date the Poets' Asylum has spent $2438.50 on NPS registration, hotel rooms &
airfare to West Palm Beach. We have at least another couple hundred in
necessary expenses before August. We can't do this without you and we thank
you for your generosity.
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Ballard Street Poetry Journal Workshop

[image: BSPJ image] The next Ballard Street Poetry
Journal<http://www.ballardstreetpoetryjournal.com/>
*Writing Workshop* starts up on July 5th. The worshop is titled *Looking to
Mythology and Legend* and will be led by 2009 Worcester Slam Team member
Dave Keali'i. The goal of this workshop is to utilize the rich tradition of
world mythology and legend in poetry. While Greek and Roman mythology is a
vast mine, there is a whole world out there that can be explored.
Participants are encouraged to keep an open mind and consider what other
pantheons, archetypes and legend may be discovered.

The workshops will run on July 5th, 19th and 26th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Registration for the workshop series is required. To register, or learn more
about the workshop, visit
ballardstreetpoetryjournal.com<http://www.ballardstreetpoetryjournal.com/>
.
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The Poets' Asylum is in its eighteenth year of bringing the best in
Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

Find us online at http://poetsasylum.org/.

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