[pa-info] Asylum update (09/24/09)

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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.
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Poetry Round-up

Here's a quick snapshot of the poetry events taking place in Central
Massachusetts during the next 8 days.
 Thursday, Sept. 24 9:00 p.m.
Katie Frank @ The After Nine Poetry
Series<http://after9poetry.wordpress.com/>  Saturday,
Sept. 26 7:00 p.m.
Sou MacMillan @ Barnes & Noble Booksellers (541 D Lincoln Street, Worcester)
 Sunday, Sept. 27 2:00 p.m.
2009 WCPA Poetry Contest Winners' Reading @ First Unitarian Church (90 Main
Street, Worcester)
6:00 p.m.
J.W. Baz and a One Minute Slam @ the Poets' Asylum
<http://poetsasylum.org/>  Monday,
Sept. 28 7:00 p.m.
The Little "a" Poetry
Series<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=103045868743&ref=ts>
9:00 p.m.
J.W. Baz @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show
<http://dirtygerund.wordpress.com/>  Thursday,
Oct. 1 9:00 p.m.
The After Nine Poetry Series <http://after9poetry.wordpress.com/>


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Coming up on Sunday, September 27th

The Poets' Asylum closes out September with a feature by *J.W. Baz* and a *One
Minute Slam*. J.W. Baz is a guy who never learned to shut up. Equal parts
poignant and perverse, hilarious and heart-wrenching, his career as a
writer-performer is defined by duality. His work has appeared on NPR, in the
Chicago Tribune, and in hundreds of venues across the United States and
Canada.

The One Minute Slam will be a three (3) round slam and all the rounds will
be one minute or less. Other than the time limit the usual
rules<http://poetsasylum.org/spiellink.html>apply (original work, no
props, penalty for going over time). Some amazing
work was presented the last time we held a One Minute Slam - come check it
out!

Come on down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The
reading starts around 6:00 p.m. No cover; please put some money in the
bucket to support the feature. Hope to see you there!
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Worcester Poetry Collective

As the hosts of the weekly Poets' Asylum reading like to say we are not
alone in this poetry universe. In Worcester supports four weekly poetry
readings, a monthly storytellers gathering, adult & youth slam teams and
more. The performance poetry venues in Worcester have formed a collective to
celebrate that diversity and help foster cooperation in spreading the word
about words.

This past weekend the Collective distributed 500 Spoken Word CDs at stART on
the Street 2009 <http://www.startonthestreet.org/>. The CD includes some of
the best performance poetry to be found at the local poetry venues. We've
also put together a website to collect basic info about the performance
poetry venues in Worcester. Think of it as a starting point to explore the
wealth of words waiting to be heards. Please check it out at
http://poetsasylum.org/collective. We hope to see you soon.
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September 20th Revisited

Another Sunday night, another great reading, another excellent feature.
Following a packed open mic *Dave Macpherson* took to the mic for as our
feature. His poetry moved from a schoolboy crush on the Wicked Witch of the
West to a Kafkaesque muppet to Aquaman's day job with ease. It was a fun set
with a lot of laughter and a raised eyebrow or two. Thanks for the words
Dave.
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