From pa-info at poetsasylum.org Thu Feb 4 10:22:24 2010 From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum) Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 10:22:24 -0500 Subject: [pa-info] Asyklum update (02/04/10) Message-ID: Greeting from the Poets' Asylum. There's a lot happening this week in the land of Central Mass. poetry. We hope you'll venture forth and catch a reading (or even two). ------------------------------ Poetry Round-up Here's a quick snapshot of the poetry events taking place in Central Massachusetts during the next 8 days. Thursday, Feb. 4 7:30 p.m. *Paul Muldoon* @ Holy Cross College (1 College Street, Worcester) Friday, Feb. 5 10:00 a.m. Shrewsbury Senior Writers @ the Shrewsbury Senior Center (100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury) 7:00 p.m. Youth Poetry Writing & Performance Workshop @ the WCPA offices (1 Ekman Street, Worcester) Saturday, Feb. 6 7:30 p.m. *Poetry and Prose for Love, Peace & Justice* @ the Worcester Friends Meetinghouse (901 Pleasant Street, Worcester) Sunday, Feb. 7 6:00 p.m. *open slam* @ the Poets' Asylum Monday, Feb. 8 7:00 p.m. *Victor Infante* @ The Little "a" Poetry Series 9:00 p.m. *Cynthia French* @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show Wednesday, Feb. 10 5:30 p.m. *Women in Print* reading @ Worcester Public Library (3 Salem Square, Worcester) Thursday, Feb. 11 7:00 p.m. Love themed open mic & celebration of Elizabeth Bishop @ the WCPA offices (1 Ekman Street, Worcester) ------------------------------ Remembering Gabrielle Bouliane Gabrielle Bouliane, a stalwart of the Slam Poetry community, has passed away. She spearheaded the founding of the video program of Poetry Slam Inc. and is the founder of LivePoets.com , a collection of freely streamed slam poetry work. First and foremost she was a poet with a powerful voice. Her work was intensely personal as she shared the first person perspective of dating, sex and beyond. Many attendees of the National Poetry Slam get their first glimpse of Gabrielle as the perennial host of the National Erotica Slam showcase. She believes in the slam as a flawed but uniquely American art form, and she believes in poetry as a way to get people deeply connected to themselves and each other. Her brilliance and vivaciousness will be missed. You can read & listen to several of her poems at one of the websites she created, livepoets.com . Or view the YouTube video of a piece she performed at the Austin Poetry Slam in December 2009. ------------------------------ Coming up on Sunday, February 7th This Sunday, February 7th, the Poets' Asylum will hold our usual rockin' poetry open mic followed by an *Open Slam*. This will be a just-for-fun two round slam with all the usual rules in play. Simply put, poetry slam is the competitive art of performance poetry. It puts a dual emphasis on writing and performance, encouraging poets to focus on what they're saying and how they're saying it. Slam poetry can be moving, funny and deadly serious, sometimes all in the same poem. If that sounds like a good time then join us for some great words. The winner takes home $10 and I bet we finish up in time for you to catch most of the "big game". Come on down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out by 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover however please put some money in the bucket; it helps to support the reading. ------------------------------ January 31st Revisited Nice reading this week with a good size open mic and a rockin' feature by *Megan Thoma*. The open featured a couple of new voices; we hope you'll join us again. Following the open Megan took to the mic with her powerful voice and amazing wordcraft. With a bit of energy, a bit of saltiness, a few fist bumps and a giant sea creature she wove a wonderful tapestry of words that left the audience wowed and wanting more. Thankfully she had a lovely book to sell those who craved more words. We're glad you braved the cold to join us Megan. Don't be a stranger. ------------------------------ Area V-Day Events [image: V-Day logo] V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. Last year over 4200 performances took place around the globe. We've been able to find info on the following events in the local area this year. Date Time Location Event Feb. 10 & 11 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross College The Vagina Monologues more info Feb. 11, 12 & 13 8:00 p.m. Clark University The Vagina Monologues more info Feb. 14 7:00 p.m. Crown Plaza Auditorium The Vagina Monologues more info Feb. 15, 16 & 17 7:00 p.m. Nick's Bar and Restaurant A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and a Prayer more info You can learn more about the international V-Day movement by visiting vday.org. ------------------------------ Find us online at http://poetsasylum.org/. This message was sent to you from the pa-info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum (poetsasylum.org). 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Thursday, Feb. 11 7:00 p.m. love-themed open mic @ The Street Beat (1 Ekman Street, Worcester) Friday, Feb. 12 10:00 a.m. Shrewsbury Senior Writers @ the Shrewsbury Senior Center (100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury) 7:00 p.m. Youth Poetry Writing & Performance Workshop @ the WCPA offices (1 Ekman Street, Worcester) 7:00 p.m. *Penny Players* @ Worcester Storytellers (1 Ekman Street, Worcester) Sunday, Feb. 14 6:00 p.m. *Cynthia French* @ the Poets' Asylum Monday, Feb. 8 6:30 p.m. *Jeff Siegrist* @ The Little "a" Poetry Series 9:00 p.m. *Stephen Meads* @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show ------------------------------ Area V-Day Events [image: V-Day logo] V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls. Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities. Last year over 4200 performances took place around the globe. We've been able to find info on the following events in the local area this year. Date Time Location Event Feb. 10 & 11 7:00 p.m. Holy Cross College The Vagina Monologues more info Feb. 11, 12 & 13 8:00 p.m. Clark University The Vagina Monologues more info Feb. 14 7:00 p.m. Crown Plaza Auditorium The Vagina Monologues more info Feb. 15, 16 & 17 7:00 p.m. Nick's Bar and Restaurant A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant, and a Prayer more info You can learn more about the international V-Day movement by visiting vday.org . ------------------------------ Coming up on Sunday, February 14th [image: Cynthia French] It's Valentine's Day and someone we love will be the feature this Sunday, February 14th at the Poets' Asylum. *Cynthia French* is a writer, performer and organizer. She has been performing poetry for 8 years throughout the country and overseas, and has won multiple awards and grants for her work. She is currently working on her first book-length creative nonfiction project. French is the Slam Master for SlamMN!, the poetry slam in Minneapolis, MN and was the event coordinator for the 2002 National Poetry Slam - the largest poetry event in Minnesota history. Come check out what she has to share! Join us at Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out by 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover however please put some money in the bucket; it's how we pay the feature. ------------------------------ February 7th Revisited As expected it was a pretty quiet night at the Poets' Asylum. No matter, those who came out enjoyed a perky intimate open mic and then an *open slam*. Danny Balel & Jackie Morrill went head-to-head for two rounds. It was a tight competition with the scores all landing within 6/10ths of a point from one another. At the end of the night *Jackie* edged out Danny by 3/10ths of a point and went home with an extra $10 in her pocket. ------------------------------ Find us online at http://poetsasylum.org/. This message was sent to you from the pa-info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum (poetsasylum.org). If you would like to no longer receive updates please click hereto unsubscribe. If all else fails please send an e-mail to webmaster at poetsasylum.org and we'll do our best to remove your e-mail address from the list. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pa-info at poetsasylum.org Thu Feb 18 10:20:41 2010 From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum) Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:20:41 -0500 Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (02/18/10) Message-ID: Greeting from the Poets' Asylum. A busy week of Central Massachusetts poetry is coming up with something happening every day of the week. Check something out if you have the time. ------------------------------ Poetry Round-up Here's a quick snapshot of the poetry events taking place in Central Massachusetts during the next week. Thursday, Feb. 18 3:00 p.m. One Poem and... @ Worcester State College, Sullivan S-305 (486 Chandler Street, Worcester) Friday, Feb. 19 10:00 a.m. Shrewsbury Senior Writers @ the Shrewsbury Senior Center (100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury) 7:00 p.m. *Jared Paul* @ the Worcester Youth/Clark UNIFED Slam 7:00 p.m. *Matt Hopewell* & *Jeff Siegrist* @ d'Alzon Arts Series: Poetry Reading Saturday, Feb. 20 7:00 p.m. *Dirty Gerund poetry show* @ the Q Arts Corporation Community Banquet and Performance, QVCC (16 Greenwood St., Worcester) Sunday, Feb. 21 6:00 p.m. *Marc Marcel* @ the Poets' Asylum Monday, Feb. 22 6:30 p.m. *Dead Poets "Slam"* @ The Little "a" Poetry Series 9:00 p.m. *Marc Marcel* @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show Tuesday, Feb. 23 6:30 p.m. *William Corbett* @ Acton Memorial Library (486 Main Street, Acton) Wednesday, Feb. 24 6:30 p.m. *Catherine Reed* @ WPI Fireplace Lounge, Campus Center (100 Institute Road, Worcester) ------------------------------ Sunday, February 21 @ the Poets' Asylum [image: Marc Marcel] The Poets' Asylum welcomes *Marc Marcel* as our feature this week. Marcel is an internationally known spoken word artist who has toured throughout the world, showcasing his seasoned craft at colleges and other venues since 2000. A dynamic spoken word artist, novelist, producer and speaker, Marcel was raised in Baltimore, MD and got started writing in Atlanta, GA. Through his work, he promises to capture the emotions and feelings of several issues including politics, love, spirituality, self-revelation and the struggles of life. Marcel has appeared on The Jimmy Kimmel Show and performed at the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Peace Ball. Come on down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out by 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover however please put some money in the bucket; it helps to support the reading. ------------------------------ Those Who Have Gone Before The Poets' Asylum maintains a memorial pageof sorts. There you will find roll of some of those who have touched the Asylum, or the world of poetry, through their art. Were we were able to assemble addition detail about the person we've put together a seperate page. Gabrielle Bouliane has been added to the memorial. To reach the page click on the "Everything Else" link on the left side of poetsasylum.org. The link for the memorial page is a few lines below the past events info. ------------------------------ February 14th Revisited It was a quiet week at the Asylum however those who gathered witnessed a tight open mic and a great feature by *Cynthia French*. In honor of Valentine's Day most of her pieces were love themed, though the connections were stretched a couple of times. With a cover of a excellent Tom Reed poem, frustration at failing things and a lovely tribute to Gabrielle Boulaine she captivated the audience. Thanks for the words Ms. French. 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Friday, Feb. 26 10:00 a.m. Shrewsbury Senior Writers @ the Shrewsbury Senior Center (100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury) 6:00 p.m. Youth writing workshop @ the WCPA offices (1 Ekman Street, Worcester) Saturday, Feb. 27 7:00 p.m. *Mary Ellen Letarte* @ Saturday Evenign Open Mic (B&N, 541D Lincoln Street, Worcester) Sunday, Feb. 28 2:00 p.m. WCPA Annual Meeting @ Worcester Public Library (3 Salem Square, Worcester) 6:00 p.m. *Khary Jackson* (aka 6is9) @ the Poets' Asylum Monday, March 1 9:00 p.m. *Laura Yes Yes* @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show Note >>> the Little "a" Poetry Series moves to Thursday night starting this week Tuesday, March 2 6:30 p.m. *Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno* @ Acton Memorial Library (486 Main Street, Acton) Thursday, March 4 6:30 p.m. Bobby Gibbs @ the Little "a" Poetry Series ------------------------------ Sunday, February 28th @ the Poets' Asylum [image: Khary Jackson] This week at the Poets' Asylumwe'll close out February with a feature by *Khary Jackson* (aka 6is9), the St. Paul, MN powerhouse who took the indy crown in 2007. Jackson is a poet, teaching artist, playwright, actor, dancer and sometime musician. He is a Detroit native, currently representing the Twin Cities. His aim is to be a quality ambassador of poets, as well as artists in general. Join us at Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out by 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover however please put some money in the bucket; it's how we pay the feature. ------------------------------ February 21 Revisited *Marc Marcel* returned to the Asylum this week as our feature. With a practiced ease filled his set with poetry and banter. His dynamic voice filled the room even as he struggled with the mechanics of the mic stand (and a couple of loud voices in the back of the room). We're thankful to have him in the house. Thanks too for the new folks who read in our open mic; we hope you'll join us again. ------------------------------ Find us online at http://poetsasylum.org/. 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