[pa-info] Asylum update (07/09/09)

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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum. Please come out to the send off feature by
the Worcester Youth Slam Team on Sunday night.


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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 they hold an open reading followed by a feature by *Tom
Seidenberg*. 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, July 12th

[image: 2009 Youth Slam Team] Join the *Poets' Asylum* tonight for our
regular poetry open mic and a send-off feature for the *Youth* Slam Team.
Help us send the Youth Slammers on their way as they prepare for their trip
to the Brave New Voices event in Chicago, IL. Jeff Seigrist, Kate
Richardson, Elyse Bianchest, Carolyn Mshooshian and Eddy Habib are expected
to perform.

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 Youth Slam team.


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July 5th Revisited

It was a quietish holiday weekend Poets' Asylum this week. The members of
the 2009 Worcester Slam Team were on hand as were a handful of other folks
who read in the open mic. Thanks to all those who shared their voices with
us. After the open we held a 3 person *open qualifying slam* to seed the
iWPS Selection Slam on August 30th. Gary Hoare, Bobby Gibbs and MC Speil
took part in the two round word fest with Bobby & MC Speil tying for the top
position. Both move on to the iWPS finals. We'll have a second open
qualifier on August 23rd where two slots for the iWPS finals will be up for
grabs.
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Photo Gallery Update

[image: Photo Album] Well the rainy weather has been good for one thing; we
finally have uploaded photos from the last several months of features. Visit
our Photo Gallery <http://poetsasylum.org/photo.html> to check out all the
updates.

We've uploaded photos from the features of Kyria Abrahams (02-01), Steve
Subrizi and Sam Teitel (02-08), Caitlin Meissner (02-15), Seren Divine
(03-08), Gary Hoare (05-10), Rushelle Frazier (06-07), the 2009 Worcester
Slam Team Feature (06-14), Melinda Leet (06-21) and Chad Anderson (06-28).
Enjoy.
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Fundraising Update

[image: Fundraising Thermometer] So far this year we have raised $1628
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. T-shirts have been ordered and we should have
them in hand my July 13th. 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 $872 to cover our expenses. To
date the Poets' Asylum has spent $2573.50 on NPS & PSI registrations, hotel
rooms & airfare to West Palm Beach. That completes our expected expenses for
the team this year. Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. We
can't do this without you and we thank you for your generosity.
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