[pa-info] Asylum update (03/26/09)

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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 the fantastic *Sou
MacMillan* will be their feature. Sou has been on multiple slam teams and is
a gifted poet, writer, musician and visual artist. Her novel
*Chrysanthemum*was released in 2007.

The reading starts at 8:00 p.m. with a brief open mic. 21+ and proper id is
required.
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Coming up on Sunday, March 29th

[image: Poetic Boxing] This week the *Poets' Asylum* will hold the next *open
qualifying slam* for the 2009 Worcester Slam team. Poetry slam is the
competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on writing
and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how
they're saying it. Slam poetry can be moving, funny and deadly serious,
sometimes all in the same poem. If that sounds like a good time then join us
for some great words. The top finisher tonight moves on to the Team Finals
in May.

Come on 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 reading.
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  WCPA Poetry Contest 2009

Prizes: $100 - 1st place, $50 - 2nd place, $25 - 3rd place
plus Honorable Mentions, as merited.

Winning poems published in a future issue of The Worcester
Review<http://www.geocities.com/wreview/>
.

To be judged by James Haug.

Submission deadline is Wednesday, April 1, 2009.

Submission guidelines and additional information available at
wcpa.homestead.com <http://wcpa.homestead.com/CONTEST_GUIDELINES_2009.html>.
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March 22nd Revisited

We had a quietish sort of night at the Poets' Asylum this past Sunday. Not
sure where everyone went; we had a fine time with our feature *Tim Mason*.
Tim kicked off his set with a tight piece about the wonder of chocolate. He
gave us a view of Texas drivers and the change in attitudes toward baseball
cards. He covered the venerable Jacob Knight & Coy Cain and closed out the
night with a powerful piece about having the right role model. An excellent
feature from a talented author. Thanks for the words Tim.
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Slam Stuff

Congratulations to *Dave Keali'i* on his first place win at the March 19th
open slam at The Spot. He moves on to the Team Finals on May 24th. The next
qualifying slams will be March 29th @ the Poets' Asylum.

Also congratulations to Rachel McKibbens on winning to the 2009 Women of the
World Poetry Slam this past weekend in Detroit, MI.
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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.

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