[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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Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.

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