[pa-info] Asylum update (11/19/09)

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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, Nov. 19 7:00 p.m.
Frank O'Hara Celebration featuring *Gerrit Lansing*
@ Worcester Art Museum (55 Salisbury Street, Worcester)
9:00 p.m.
*Open Slam* @ The After Nine Poetry
Series<http://after9poetry.wordpress.com/>  Friday,
Nov. 20 10:00 a.m.
Shrewsbury Senior Writers @ Shrewsbury Senior Center
(100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury)
7:00 p.m.
*Jamaica Osorio* @ the Worcester Youth <http://worcesteryouthslam.com/>/Clark
UNIFIED Poetry Slam
(Clark University: Higgins University Center, 950 Main Street, Worcester)
7:00 p.m.
*Jonathan Blake* & *Bill O'Connell* @ d'Alzon Arts Series: Poetry
Reading<http://www.assumption.edu/dept/Library/events/dalzonartsfuturepoets.html>
 Saturday,
Nov. 21 Noon to close
*Over-Caffeinated Invitational Slam* @ The Q (362 Chandler Street,
Worcester)  Sunday, Nov. 22 6:00 p.m.
*Tui Scanlan* @ the Poets' Asylum <http://poetsasylum.org/>  Monday,
Nov. 23 7:00
p.m.
The Little "a" Poetry Series <http://theqma.wordpress.com/>
9:00 p.m.
*Tuia'ana Scanlan* @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show
<http://dirtygerund.com/>  Thursday,
Nov. 26

Happy Thanksgiving!


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Friday Night Youth Slam Extravaganza

The Worcester Youth Slam <http://www.worcesteryouthslam.com/> returns
Friday, November 20th with the *Worcester Youth/Clark UNIFIED Poetry Slam*.
The packed night will include a spotlight performance showcase, a youth
slam, a Clark University Slam and a special guest feature by *Jamaica Osorio
*. Osorio performed at the first ever White House "Poetry Jam" this year and
featured on HBO's "Brave New Voices" Series. Join them at Clark University:
Higgins University Center (950 Main Street, Worcester) in The Grind. The
event runs from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. It should be an amazing night with
fantastic poetry all around. Come check it out!
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Coming up on Sunday, November 22nd

[image: Tui Scanlan] This Sunday, November 22nd, the Poets'
Asylum<http://poetsasylum.org/>welcomes poet
*Tui Scanlan* as our feature. Scanlan, also known as Tui-Z, burst onto the
Hawai'i poetry scene last year when he qualified to compete in the nationals
in his first year of competition. He has since worked as a mentor for Youth
Speaks, released a poetry CD titled *Patient Zero* and competed as a member
of the 2009 Hawai'i Slam team.

Come on down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The
sign-up list goes out around 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts closer to 6:30
p.m. The feature follows the poetry open mic. Please put some money in the
bucket to when it comes your way, it's how we pay the feature.
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November 15th Revisited

We experienced a brutally awesome feature this week from *Rachel
McKibbens*following a full to the brim open mic. Which made for one
amazing night of
poetry in Worcester. With a focus, conscious or otherwise, on family
interactions Rachel's poems brought the sometimes awful truths about those
we spend our lives with crashing home. From staggeringly beautiful to
heart-wrentchingly honest her words pack a wallop and leave you wanting
more. Fantastic stuff Rachel. Thanks for sharing your work with us.
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