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In addition we held a dozen slams in which we
But that's not all... we also published our fifth annual anthology - "Next Up!" and a CD of the 2006 Worcester Slam Teams send-off feature. We held the annual Poets' Asylum Auction, our major fundraiser in support of the slam team (thanks to everyone who participated). We sent the Team Awkward to Austin, TX to represent Worcester at NPS '06 where Erin Jackson placed 7th out of the hundred of poets from 73 teams. Finally we closed out the year with the Poets Prom to celebrate New Years Eve 06.
Thanks to all who have graced the stage, listened from the audience, took on the challenge to slam, supported the team and helped to make the Asylum a great community of voices. Please join us in 2007 for brilliant features, fantastic slams and a world of possibilities.
For those of you who dwell in the details here are the specifics.
| 01/01 | Congratulations to Bobby Gibbs in winning the Semi-Final Slam and iWPS Slamoff!!! Bobby will head to Charlotte, NC to represent Worcester at the 2006 Individual World Poetry Slam Championship. Bobby also moves on to the team finals later this year with Gary Hoare, Urban and Ryk McIntyre. |
| 01/08 | Killer first feature for 2006 this week as Ms. Christa Bell took the Asylum stage and gave us good word. She shared her truth with us tonight, taking us from one end of love to the other. Her poetry touched a place within all those gathered, a place sometimes hurt yet never broken. She spoke of the power in that place. It was good. |
| 01/15 | A fun night at the Poets' Asylum this week. A handful of new voices took to the stage during the open mic; welcome and please join us again. Following the open Dawn Gabriel took the stage as our feature, full of energy and good words. Her set was part advice column, part revelation and all around excellent poetry. She spoke of belief, tried to save Paris' life and spoke of the lure and power found in the instruments of art. Thanks for the smokin' hot words on a cold, cold night Dawn. |
| 01/22 | Another fun week of poetry at the Asylum has come and gone. If you
were there you heard some great voices in the open mic including the
well missed Audrey and amazing words from Simone. Love was in the air,
or at least on the page, with a number of poems in praise of or against
the institution. Thanks to all the open readers who added their
diverse voice to the mix.
Following the open mic Jive Poetic took the stage as our feature. His set was short, just five poems, however he packed a large amount of power into his time on stage. He railed against lost love and cloning, spoke of imperialism through pop culture references and used clever word play throughout. Catch him if he comes to a venue near you, you won't regret it. |
| 01/29 | The Poets' Asylum was the place to be this week with a standing room only crowd packing every nook and cranny of the Java Hut. Following the regular open mic our feature, Roger Bonair-Agard, took the stage and gave us a solid performance. Roger is no stranger to Worcester, having performed for the Asylum many times over the years. Yet he delivered an amazing set of mostly unheard works, with a few older pieces that drew appreciative snaps and shouts at their start. Excellent work from a veteran performance poet. Thanks Roger. |
| 02/05 | There may have been some silly game on TV however the real hard hitting fun was taking place at the Poets' Asylum Sunday night. Soweto and Ken Arkind were our features, closing out their east coast tour on our stage. This pair of Denver poets brought major energy with them, performing to an enthusiastic audience that ate up every word they offered. With practiced ease they moved between poems, touching on dreams, video games, girlfriends and ex-girlfriends, love and the power of the spoken word. Thanks for an awesome feature gents and come again soon. |
| 02/12 | Due to the weather the Asylum did not meet this week. Weather happens, what can you do. |
| 02/19 | Another excellent night of poetry at the Asylum. Our amazing feature, Zilla McCue, brought down the house with laughter and affecting words. The center piece of her set was an excerpt from her book-in-progress, Beheading Barbie. This story of from her life was humorous, stirring and left the gathered wanting more. Zilla also performed an homage to cupcakes, a rant about stupid people, a tale of her brush with greatness and a caution on chicken pox. If you missed this one you missed one of the best to hit our stage. Thanks Zilla! |
| 02/26 | Congratulations to Erin Jackson for winning the slam tonight. There was a tie for the second place spot between Sean Conlon and Adam Stone. A head-to-head haiku deathmatch was held to between second and third place. After three rounds the judges gave Sean the lead, 2 to 1. Both Erin and Sean will advance to the Spring Semi-finals on May 21st. |
| 03/05 | On very special occasions, the Poets' Asylum welcomes a featured poet joined by a musical act. Sunday's feature, Star St. Germain with string trio Bad Idea Party delivered a high-energy and poignant set that had the audience on the edge of our seats! Their performance encompassed sharp spoken-word poetry, experimental folk-rock, and even chamber orchestra, all brought together with Star's raw and emotional vocals. It's been a while since we've seen Star on the Java Hut stage, and what a way to welcome her back -- to put it in Worcester speak, this show was "wicked hardcore"! |
| 03/12 | It was a busy night at the Asylum this week with a spotlight feature by Corrina Bain and a qualifying slam. Five poets competed in the slam; only two move on. Turns out there was a tie for first between Simone Beaubien and Nick Davis. Both Nick and Simone will take part in the Spring semi-final on May 21st. |
| 03/19 | Energetic... emotional... amazing. Three words that describe this weeks feature to a T. J*me brought raw intensity to the Asylum stage with a set that touched on angels, the persuit of intimacy, New Orleans, love beyond belief and Johnny Cash. In addition to his own verbal stylings he brought a fab guitarist, Jordan, up on stage to back him on two longer works. Excellent work from two amazing artists. The packed house agreed, extending a standing ovation at the close of the set. Brisk product sales followed. We're so glad you visited us in Worcester J*me, don't be a stranger. |
| 03/26 | It was a great week at the Asylum with an interesting open mic and the return of Sarah Sapienza as our feature. Sarah hit us with some amazing poetry including pieces about the end of a relationship, death, falling in love with your best friend and so much more. Sarah has a new chapbook, Until You Forget. You should track her down and pick up a copy. Thanks for joining us in Worcester Sarah. |
| 04/02 | Congratulations to Joe and Mr. Marquis on taking the number one and two spots in the qualifying slam tonight. They move on to the Spring semi-finals slam on May 28th. Thanks to all the slammers who competed in our silly little game of words. |
| 04/09 | If you missed the Poets' Asylum this past week you missed an amazing feature from Eric Darby. Eric shared some excellent poetry and gave us a "behind the words" tour of some of his pieces. Effortlessly moving from between the page and memorized works Eric dropped some science, showed us the power of 86 words, explored what happens when the people of lore become real to us and caught us in our easy judgement. You can catch his words, on page and on CD, in his newish book... The Secret Dream-lives of Engineers or visit his website for samples of his work. Thanks for the great words Eric. |
| 04/16 | Smallish but enthusiastic crowd on this holiday weekend. Too bad as those not in attendance missed an interesting open mic and our feature, the long awaited Derrick Brown. Derrick started off his set with an audience rousing, hand clapping piece titled "The Romance of Noise" and moved into bigger things from there. He did a bit of improv, spoke about suicide and the inside of tornado-destroyed churches and went on a bit of a romantic jog. It was a nice set and the perfect end (or start depending on your point of view) for the week. Thanks Derrick. |
| 04/23 | Fantastic reading this week at the Asylum with a killer open mic and
not one but two great features. A special shout out to the new voices
that stepped on stage this week; please come again.
Karen Garrabrant was our scheduled feature and she brought along Theresa Davis to share the stage. Both poets bring a well-timed mix of humor and political commentary to their work; keeping the audience enraptured with their words. If you missed their performance you missed a great one. |
| 04/30 | Interesting night at the Asylum this week. The open mic had some really exciting work, a new voice or two and a couple of second time readers. Y'all come back now, ya hear. Plus we hed the final open qualifying slam for the 2006 Worcester Slam team. Six poets competed - thanks to A Dog, Tyler, MC Spiel, Ansel, Jeff and Tucker for sharing their words. At the end of two rounds MC Spiel and Ansel took the one and two spot, earning a spot in the Spring semi-finals on May 28th. MC Spiel stepped aside however, allowing third place finisher Jeff to move on to semis. |
| 05/07 | Another week of Asylum goodness is done. The open mic had some really good work, as always. Special welcome to the new voices that shared their words and voice; please don't make it your last visit to our stage. Following the open Chris Chandler and David Roe gave us a multi-media extravaganza of a feature. David sang and played keyboard while Chris performed the spoken word portion of the program. Several pieces made use of a LCD slide show as well. Chandler performed an amazing story about St. Augustine and the search for eternal life. Other pieces from his set spoke of the connections in life, apathy, rememberance and life, death and laundry. A standing ovation was offered in return for our features efforts. Thanks gents, good to have your on our stage again. |
| 05/14 | Exciting night at the Poets' Asylum with a funky open mic and an amazing dual feature from Eirean Bradley and John Mark Huscher. After kicking off their set with a killer dual voice work on how they wanted to be kissed this dynamic duo alternated pieces. Eirean wanted to show us that they were just sweet white guys so he performed a laughtastic "in poor taste" sort of poem. John Mark came back with a statement that they weren't both caustic a-holes and offered up a piece about poems that just make noise. The set moved here and there and ended where it should, in a coffee house. Thanks for making the trek from Michigan guys, hope it was worth the drive. |
| 05/21 | Fun night at the Asylum with a tasty open mic, a fine and funny feature and a great vibe. Our feature this week, Dr. Madelyn Hatter (aka Megan Volpert) hit the stage with a whirlwind of audience engaging pieces. Touching on topics such as breaking up, the habits of grad students, separation and a perennial favorite, sex, she drew laughter from the gathered and left us begging for more. Catch her if you can, you won't regret it. |
| 05/28 | Congratulations to Erin Jackson, Sean Conlon, Nick Davis and Joe (the artist formerly known as Gigglez) for taking the top four spots in the Spring Semi-final Slam. They move on to the Team finals next week where they join the winners from the Winter semi-final (Bobby Gibbs, Gary Hoare, Urban and Ryk McIntyre) to compete to represent Worcester at Nationals in August. |
| 06/04 | Tonight was the night for performance poetry in Worcester as the 2006
Worcester Slam Team Finals took over the weekly reading at the
Asylum. After a shortened open mic the eight finalist took the stage
in three rounds of verbal combat. Each competitor needed a total of
seven poems to make it through finals and they brought some winners.
Great work tonight by Bobby Gi bbs, Gary Hoare, Urban, Ryk McIntyre,
Erin Jackson, Sean Conlon, Nick Davis and Joe (the artist formerly
known as Gigglez).
The scores were all over the board tonight ranging from 4.7 all the way up to the exalted 10. A time penalty almost changed the make up of the team in the last round with only a tenth of a point separated fourth and fifth place. At the end of the night Gary Hoare, Urban, Bobby Gibbs and Erin Jackson rose to victory. These fine poets will represent Worcester at the 2006 Nationals in Austin, TX this August. Thanks to our excellent judges for their difficult task. Thanks too goes out to the dedicated audience who stuck with the slam until the end. Finally thanks to the eight wonderful poets who put their words, and themselves, on the line tonight in this battle of words we call slam. We couldn't do it without any of you. |
| 06/11 | Fantabulous night at the Poets' Asylum with an excellent open mic and then a kicking feature from John Powers. John read a handful of well-written political poems (he blamed it on being from Providence), some random haiku generated by gotpoetry.com, an awesome piece about his son Tommmy, an ode to ear hair and more. Excellent work. It was so great to hear John on our stage once again. |
| 06/18 | The Asylum got a slow start this week with the sunshine and heat holding many folks enthralled. Once things got started though they picked up steam quickly and were soon moving along at an exciting pace. By the time our feature, Ted Blackler, took the stage for his 14 poem set the crowd was ready for the good stuff. Ted delivered and while 14 poems may sound like a lot these were concise and well written, packing a ton of woo! woo! into a 35 minutes feature. Audience favorites included a "slam style" poem called "Split It When It Spit It" and a road rage poem. He closed his set with one of his newest pieces, "Round & Round", which appears in this years Asylum anthology. |
| 06/25 | This week the Asylum Auction took center stage and what an
amazing and strange ride it was. Big thanks to everyone who came out to
support the 2006 Worcester Slam team.
Throughout the extended open mic hosts/auctioneers Jon Wolf and Bill
MacMillan sold off donated items ranging from original art work to
spider plants to a laptop and a printer. At intervals during the night
members of the Penny Players took the stage to dramatically read really
bad song lyrics until the bucket reached a certain amount. Plus there
was some great poetry in the open mic, from regulars and first time
readers alike.
All the proceeds help to send the team to NPS '06. Between the auction and bucket pass we raised almost $2100, doubling what we took in last year. Thanks again to all the members of the Worcester poetry community for their support. |
| 07/02 | Most excellent reading this week at the Poets'Asylum. After a kicking open mic Granma Dave Schein and Chris August performed for a good sized holiday weekend crowd. Alternating their pieces Chris and Dave shared great words and a true sense of who they are as poet, performers and people. They spoke of answers, prejudice, the grace of overcoming and longing. Dave and Chris worked well off each other, building on each others strength and energy. It was a great feature from two amazing poets. Thanks gents. |
| 07/09 | A fine time was had by all at the Asylum this week with a superduper open mic and a great feature by Laura Moran. Laura performed a mix of old and new work, sharing with us a diverse set of well crafted verse that ranged from story of an embarrassed cello student, past the books bound in human skin and over to the land of infidelity. From a fantastic off mic piece a bout the things of morning through the touching closing love poem, "Daughter", Moran wove her carefully chosen words, holding the gathered in the palm of her hand. An enthusiastic audience rewarded her with applause, shouts and CD sales. You can check out tracks from her CD, Live Bait, at cdbaby.com. |
| 07/16 | A fun night was had at the Asylum this week with a cool open mic and not one but two killer features. Nick Fox took the stage first, explaining the origin of a catchphrase that caught his ear the last time he was in Worcester. Nick's work ranged from short, too-the-point pieces that grabbed you, through the lovely "Sling Shot", to close with a touching poem dedicated to his step-father. Tim Cook followed up Nick's performance with more wonderful words. He read about the commute to work, his relationship with his father, urban legends and more. Tim told us that "writing poetry is playing God" and that "Those Who Love Me Can Take The Train". Two great sets for a pair of fantastic poets. Thanks guys. |
| 07/23 | Great fun at the Poets' Asylum this week with a happening open mic and
a great feature by regular Heather Macpherson. A couple of new
voices graced the open mic this week, adding their voices to soup of
words that is stirred up each week. We hope you'll join us again.
Following the open Heather took the stage. She packed a ton of excellent poetry into her set including several covers, a short song and, of course, her own awesome work. She included poems on loss, leaving, giving advice, the nature of family, first kisses and soap spots and pieces from the brand new Ballard Street Poetry Journal , which she founded and edited, and this year's Asylum Anthology. Sometimes we forget what excellent poets we have under our own noses and Heather is certainly one of the best. Thanks Heather. |
| 07/30 | Fantastic night at the Poets' Asylum. A small but rowdy crowd joined the Asylum this week for our regular open mic and a feature by Adam Stone. Adam kicked out a great feature for us with his signature quick turn of phrase transforming the expected to the extraordinary. This was the good stuff, honest and true words from a skilled craftsman. Touching on relationships, breakups, the nature of words and so much more he brought laughter and empathy, along with a great deal of applause. It was a wonderful cap to a month of excellent features. Thanks Adam, don't be a stranger. |
| 08/06 | Awesome night at the Asylum this week. Co-host Sou MacMillan returned from the wilds of Ohio, there was a stellar open mic and our own Worcester Slam Team took the stage for a send-off feature. Each member of the 2006 team is an amazing poet in their own right. Thrown together after the finals in May Gary Hoare, Bobby Gibbs, Erin Jackson and Eric Urban have pulled together to tighten their individual work and produce some inspiring group pieces. Have no doubt, while they may call themselves Team Awkward their performances are spot on. Thanks to everyone who came out for their send-off. |
| 08/13 | Maybe it was the team and their entourage being on the road home or
maybe it was the nice weather. For whatever reason things were pretty
quiet at the Asylum this week. Even with the quietude we still our
regular open mic. Thanks to all who read and welcome to Derek, a first
time reader. Don't be a stranger.
Following the open mic Paul David Mena took the stage for a multi-media presentation featuring a marriage between haiku and black & white photography. His wife, Mary Mena, was the photographer. Together they collaborated to create this unique visual and audio experience. A mix of amazing photos protraying the urban landscape were paired with traditional and non-traditional haiku. This was an usual style of feature for the Asylum and we're glad Paul & Mary came out to help mix things up for us. |
| 08/20 | The Asylum welcomed home the members of the 2006 Worcester Slam team this week with our annual Anti-Slam. After a rousing open mic Erin Jackson, Gary Hoare, Eric Urban and stunt-Bobby Trevor Byrne-Smith of Providence took the stage for two rounds of antics. While the specifics have been sealed in the minds of the audience the prop list included marshmallows, shaving cream, toilet paper, prophylactics and a strangely shaped steel rod. Much fun was had as we closed out another successful slam season in Worcester. Thanks to everyone who packed the Java Hut full, full, full. |
| 08/27 | Good night at the Asylum this week with a former MC stunt hosting, a
packed open mic and four members of the Highway Poets Motorcycle
Club as our feature. Bill MacMillan returned as a stunt host
tonight with his special brand of whack-a-do witty banter. Clark
University was in the house, looks like school is back in session.
Welcome to the voices who graced our stage for the first time; please
come again.
After the open mic the Peddlar took the stage to MC the feature portion of the show. He shared colorful stories from the road plus his own poetry including 2 call-response pieces. Three other members of the HPMC read their poetry and covers - Gypsy, The Songbird & Colorado T. Sky. Each brought carefully written work to the stage and shared a diversity of styles. Loud and raucous applause filled the room as the poets returned to the stage for a final bow. Thanks for sharing your words with us. |
| 09/03 | You couldn't tell it was a holiday weekend at the Asylum on Sunday night. The joint was packed, the open mic was kickin' and the audience was in full on listening mode. Not that you can blame them with Marty McConnell as our feature with her guest Rebecca Hart on guitar. It has been five years since Marty hit our stage and there was definitely a pent up demand with old faces coming out of the woodwork and friends from far away making the trek to be there. Marty's set included several fantastic pieces written as open letters from saints to modern day personalities such as Pamela Anderson and George W. She also shared captivating work about domestic violence and injustice. Rebecca Hart performed with Mary on several poems and also gave us a couple of songs on her own. She combined powerful vocals with strong guitar work. Rebecca has a CD coming out later in the month; get the details at rebeccahart.net. Great work from both artists. Thanks ladies! |
| 09/10 | Another week, another open mic, another feature. You'd think they would all run together and yet each is different. Jamie Kilstein was the feature this week. He brought a unique energy to the Asylum stage along with well honed performances. Jamie spoke of the joy found in art done with a heart and the change in the voice of a friend. He offered rants on global warming and FCC fines. He shared his words and his voice with the gathered. What more can we ask. Thanks Jamie. |
| 09/17 | Busy night at the Asylum with an open mic, spotlight feature and the
first slam of the season. That's a lot of words packed into 2.5 hours.
Several new voices graced the stage this week including 2 first time
Worcester slammers; welcome to all. Holly Riggs was our
spotlight this week. She shared a handful of poems with us as she
spoke on throwing words, the ideal woman and shared her "universal"
love poem. Excellent work.
The main event was the slam. Eight slammers took the stage for two rounds and at the end of it a time penalty moved someone from second to fourth place. Luckily there are three more slams before semis. Thanks to Jon Wolf, Nick Davis, Kirk Mailloux, Andrew Watt, Trevor Byrne-Smith, Japonica Boone, Joseph Guinn and Urban for taking up the gauntlet and letting their words fly. When all the counting was done Nice Davis grabbed first with Urban snagging second. Scores and such can be found on the Slam page. |
| 09/24 | Wow, what an amazing experience our feature provided this week. Tony
Brown with bassist Steven "Faro" Cafaro performed work from
Tony's new chapbook, Jim's Fall. Fully backed by amazing guitar
work Tony was full of vigor and raw emotion, drawing the audience into
his varied length work on the decline of a man trapped in his own
suburban circle of hell. Tony's performance, always electric, was
pushed up a notch by the sweet licks created and performed by Faro. It
was hot stuff drawing rave applause demanding an encore. Tony turned
the stage over to Faro for a couple of stunning numbers. All together
an amazing night.
You can check out Faro's work on myspace.com DownTheRoadRI. |
| 10/01 | Simply spectacular night at the Asylum this week. The house was packed with regulars and visitors from far and wide. The open mic was red hot with wordy goodness and celloist Star St. Germain. Plus we had an freakin' amazing feature, Rachel McKibbens. Rachel brought with her a ton of new work that was rugged and powerful, ripe with emotion. Her pieces captured for us the pain of abuse, the sting of racism, the power of action and how deeply the things we see affect us. Hard hitting words; we expected nothing less. Thanks you Rachel! |
| 10/08 | Congratulations to Jon Wolf and Trevor on winning the open qualifying slam held this past week at the Asylum. Thanks to all the competitors for their words and the judges for their timely scoring. You can find the scores on our Slam page. |
| 10/15 | Stellar week at the Asylum with an excellent open mic and an over the top brilliant feature. Special welcome to the new voices that graced our open mic this week; please join us again. After the open Scott Woods, on tour this week in New England, took the stage for a powerful set. With eloquence he spoke about love, rape, religion, the shamanic call of poets and so much more. A standing ovation brought him back to the stage for one final piece, an ode for Star Trek geek the world around. It was great to have Scott on our stage at last. Thanks for the good words Scott. |
| 10/22 | The great features keep on rolling through the Asylum. This week brought Regie Gibson to our door and didn't disappoint. Regie's poetry has a lyricism that comes through whether he's reinterpeting Bible stories or speaking about Italian opera. Particularly moving was Creation Myth, a story of two who meet and their work of creation. The packed house exploded to it's feet at the end of his set, calling for an encore. Regie brought out God is a Blue's Man to close out the night. Hot words from a master of performance poetry. Thanks Regie. |
| 10/29 | Jack McCarthy was our feature this week and what a night it was. Jack is a long time favorite of the Asylum and the audience was packed for his performance. His set included classic works like Thomas Merton and striking new pieces such as Opening for Louie Bluie. Jack's poetry always has a confessional nature to it, offering us a glimpse behind the curtain. Who knew Jack had a flair for ribald haiku, for example. Jack also included in his set 2 pieces he is working on with musician Ron Hardesty out in Washington. Awesome doesn't begin to describe the audience response. Thanks Jack for all the good words. Safe journey, come again soon. |
| 11/05 | It took the audience a little while to fill the Java Hut this week
however the open mic was packed with regulars and new readers. Mighty
Mike McGee was in the house and read a pair of poems in the open.
Thanks to all who shared their words.
Following the open Luke Warm Water took the stage as our feature. Luke's style is a mix of cutting commentary, adult content and dark humor presented with a gentle presence. Luke spoke of nostalgia, urban pow-wows, drinking stories, dreams and pizza. His newest book, On Indian Time, and a DVD animated short where selling briskly. Another good week at the Poets' Asylum this week. Thanks Luke for sharing your passion. |
| 11/12 | Packed house tonight and a kickin' open mic. After the open we held an Open Qualifying Slam. Nice to see an even mix of men and women competing tonight. Thanks to our judges and audience for keeping things lively. Congratulations to Erin Jackson and Bobby Gibbs for taking the top two spots; they move on to the Winter Semis/iWPS Slam-off on December 17th. Scores and time penalties can be found on the Slam page. |
| 11/19 | This week brought a great feature and an awesome spotlight to our stage. Half way through the open Magpie Ulysses, a touring poet from Vancouver, BC, shared three poems with us and left the audience wanting more. After the open Bill MacMillan took the stage as our feature and rocked the packed house. He took the narrow path and tried something new rather than playing it safe. His poetic tale of the difference between truth and fact held the rapt attention of the audience. A couple of poems closed out his set. Another fine night all around. Thanks Bill. |
| 11/26 | This week we held the final Open Qualifying Slam before the Winter Semi-finals and iWPS Slam-off. The Java Hut was packed, as was the open mic. An extra welcome to the first time readers this week; please come again. Eight poets entered the slam and only two could move on to semi-finals. When the dust cleared and the scores were double checked Gary Hoare and Alex Charlambides tied for first place. Both will move on to semis. Nice work from all the competitors. Many thanks to all who came out to cheer on the slammers and special thanks to our judges. |
| 12/10 | Jill Binder was our spotlight feature and the always spectacular Dawn Saylor featured. |
| 12/17 | What an amazing night of poetry you missed if you didn't join us at the
Asylum this week. The open mic was filled was cool words and well
turned phrases. However it was the iWPS Slam-off & Winter
Semi-finals that everyone came to see and it didn't disappoint.
Eight poets took the stage tonight - Nick Davis, Eric Urban, Jon Wolf,
Trevor Byrne-Smith, Erin Jackson, Bobby Gibbs, Gary Hoare and Alex
Charalambides. Each of them is an awesome performance poet; each
deserved to be there. Only one could win the slam and the honor of
representing Worcester at iWPS '07. Many thanks to the tireless judges, to
stunt MC Bill MacMillan and all the audience members who stuck around
for the outcome.
After four rounds the scores were tallied and the winner was Erin Jackson. Congratulations!!! This was also our Winter Semi-finals were the top four finishers earn a spot in the 2007 Worcester Slam team finals in May. Joining Erin in May will be Gary Hoare, Jon Wolf and Trevor Byrne-Smith. Excellent work all around. |
| 12/31 | 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'd like to donate additional funds toward the cause please contact Bob Gill. |
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