From pa-info at poetsasylum.org  Thu Jun  3 08:40:06 2010
From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum)
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 08:40:06 -0400
Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (06/03/10)
Message-ID: <mailman.3.1275568822.1590.pa-info_poetsasylum.org@poetsasylum.org>

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 week.
 Thursday, June 3 8:00 p.m.   The Little "a" Poetry Series (Dr. Gonzo's
All-Natural Mega-Spicy Comestible Emporium, 122 Main Street,
Worcester)  Friday,
June 4 10:00 a.m.   Shrewsbury Senior Writers @ the Shrewsbury Senior Center
(100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury)  Saturday, June 4 10:30 a.m.
*David Daniel*, *Susan Cattaneo* and *Peter LaGoy* @ Wake Up and Smell the
Poetry! <http://www.hcam.tv/series/wakeup/>  Sunday, June 5 6:00 p.m.
*2010 Worcester Youth Poetry Slam Team* @ the Poets'
Asylum<http://poetsasylum.org/http;//poetsasylum.org/>  Monday,
June 6 9:00 p.m.
*COle Rodriguez* @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show
<http://dirtygerund.com/>  Thursday,
June 10 8:00 p.m.   The Little "a" Poetry Series (Dr. Gonzo's All-Natural
Mega-Spicy Comestible Emporium, 122 Main Street, Worcester)
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Sunday, June 6th @ the Poets' Asylum

[image: 2010 Worcester Youth Poetry Slam Team] The Worcester Youth Poetry
Slam recently complete their most successful season to date and this week
they will be our feature. Please come out to hear *Kendel Joseph*, *Alice
Beecher*, *Anna Meehan*, *Devin Samuels*, *Taylor Liljegren* and *Eric
Devenney*. Gaining grant support from the Worcester Cultural Commission and
collaborating with the newly reformed Clark University Poetry Slam Club
allowed the Worcester Youth Poetry Slam to reach more teen competitors,
audience and supporters this year. The youth team is proud to be
participating in their sixth Brave New Voices International Youth
Festival<http://www.bravenewvoices.org/>,
slated for July 19th-25th in Los Angeles, California.

We hope you'll come down to Jumpin' Juice & Java (335 Chandler Street,
Worcester) on Sunday night. 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 is how we pay our features.
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May 30th Revisited

[image: 20th Anniversary logo] The Poets' Asylum 20th Anniversary *Big Old
Open Mic* was a lot of fun. We had a full list of 36 slots and kept the
triple-J open later than normal get all the way through. We welcomed back a
couple of long ago regulars, heard from a couple of new voices and caught up
on the poetic work of those who continue to support the reading. It was a
heck of a night and we are so thankful to all those who have made the Poets'
Asylum a sanctuary for poets over the past 20 years.

Photos from the 20th Anniversary Open Mic can be viewed by clicking the Photo
Gallery <http://poetsasylum.org/photo.html> link on the left side of
poetsasylum.org. Or visit the Facebook
album<http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=8464&id=100000870653203&l=8c0720bf06>of
the same pictures.
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The MassPOP Poetry Retreat for High School
Teachers at the Boston Athenaeum

The event below is sponsored by the Massachusetts Poetry
Festival<http://masspoetry.org/>.
If you are interested or would like more info please contact chloe @
masspoetry . org <chloe at masspoetry.org>.

The MassPOP high school teacher poetry retreat and professional development
training will take place on August 12 and 13th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
and will be led by Jill McDonough and Maggie Dietz, Boston-area poets and
teachers. This two-day workshop will provide teachers with an opportunity to
work on their own writing in the luxurious and storied environment of the
Boston Athenaeum--and develop innovative and engaging ways of teaching
poetry to high school students. Facilitators will demonstrate classroom
activities based on a range of texts covering a variety of different
experiences and subject matter, including meter, tone, voice, and
incorporating historical materials into creative work. The workshop will
include writing exercises, modeling exercises, poetry readings, class
discussions, and plenty of quiet time for teachers to work on their own
poems in the beautiful environment of the Athenaeum. Teachers will be
presented with a packet of lesson plans developed with the class as well as
other supplementary materials to use in the classroom. For more information
or to register, please email Chloe Garcia Roberts, at chloe @ masspoetry .
org <chloe at masspoetry.org>.
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From pa-info at poetsasylum.org  Thu Jun 10 12:53:26 2010
From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum)
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:53:26 -0400
Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (06/10/10)
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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.  Come see Joe Fusco Jr. on Sunday - he's a
hoot!
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Poetry Round-up

Here's a quick snapshot of the poetry events taking place in Central
Massachusetts during the next week.
 Thursday, June 10 7:00 p.m.   *Cowboy Matt Hopewell* @ the Street Beat
(WCPA Offices, 1 Ekman Street, Worcester)  Friday, June 11 10:00 a.m.
 Shrewsbury
Senior Writers @ the Shrewsbury Senior Center (100 Maple Avenue,
Shrewsbury)  Saturday,
June 12 10:30 a.m.
pre-Bloomsday reading of *Ulysses* (Episode 12) @ the 12 Crane Street
complex in Southbridge  Sunday, June 13 2:00 p.m.
*Joe Fusco Jr.* @ the Poets' Asylum <http://poetsasylum.org/>  Monday, June
14 9:00 p.m.
*Jamal "Versiz" May* @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry
Show<http://dirtygerund.com/>  Thursday,
June 10 8:00 p.m.   The Little "a" Poetry Series (Dr. Gonzo's All-Natural
Mega-Spicy Comestible Emporium, 122 Main Street, Worcester)
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Sunday, June 13th @ the Poets' Asylum

[image: Joe Fusco Jr.] The Poets' Asylum <http://poetsasylum.org/> continues
its round up of area poets with supermarket guy and funny man *Joe Fusco Jr.
* Joe's been gracing area stages with his poetry for years, offering up his
common sense wisdom and humor. His poems usually involve ordinary events
that concern his family and/or friends with a slight twist. Joe also writes
songs and performs with the non-musical group the *Inflatables*. His work
has been published regularly in Worcester Mag, as well as Worcester Review,
Sacred Fools, and the erotic e-zine Clean Sheets. Joe has a new CD called "
Funny Stuff."

Come down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The
sign-up list goes out at 6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30. No cover;
donations accepted to pay the feature.
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June 6th Revisited

The Poets' Asylum had a fun reading this week with a much smaller open than
last week :-) and a feature by the members of the 2010 Worcester Youth
Poetry Slam Team. Alice Beecher, Eric Devenney, Kendel Joseph, Taylor
Liljegren and Anna Meehan shared some really wonderful work with Kendel and
Taylor kicking off the feature with a dual-voice piece. Each of the team
members performed two individual poems as well. They each have some solid
work in their repertoire and with lots of practice and memorization they'll
make a strong showing at the Brave New Voices International Youth
Festival<http://www.bravenewvoices.org/>in July.

The Youth Poetry Slam Team is looking for funds to pay for travel expenses.
If you would like to make a donation please visit worcesteryouthslam.com for
info how to make a donation via PayPal or through the WCPA.
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From pa-info at poetsasylum.org  Thu Jun 17 08:23:26 2010
From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum)
Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2010 08:23:26 -0400
Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (06/17/10)
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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.
------------------------------
Poetry Round-up

Here's a quick snapshot of the poetry events taking place in Central
Massachusetts during the next week.
 Thursday, June 17 6:00 p.m.   2010 Worcester Youth Poetry Slam Team @
Marlboro Public Library (35 West Main Street, Marlboro)
8:00 p.m.   The Little "a" Poetry Series (Dr. Gonzo's All-Natural Mega-Spicy
Comestible Emporium, 122 Main Street, Worcester)  Friday, June 18 10:00 a.m.
  Shrewsbury Senior Writers @ the Shrewsbury Senior Center (100 Maple
Avenue, Shrewsbury)  Saturday, June 19 3:00 p.m.
*Mary Ellen Tuthill* @ Craftworks (3 Pierce Street, Northboro)
6:00 p.m.
Worcester Poetry and Music Showcase @ QVCC (16 Greenwood Street,
Worcester)  Sunday,
June 20 2:00 p.m.
*Nick Fox* @ the Poets' Asylum <http://poetsasylum.org/>  Monday, June 21 9:00
p.m.
*Nick Fox* @ the Dirty Gerund Poetry Show <http://dirtygerund.com/>  Thursday,
June 24 6:30 p.m.   *Arjuna Greist* @ Jacob Edwards Library (236 Main
Street, Southbridge)
8:00 p.m.   The Little "a" Poetry Series (Dr. Gonzo's All-Natural Mega-Spicy
Comestible Emporium, 122 Main Street, Worcester)
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Sunday, June 20th @ the Poets' Asylum

[image: Nick Fox] This week the Poets' Asylum <http://poetsasylum.org/>welcomes
*Nick Fox* back to the reading. Fox is a poet, novelist, editor and rabid
White Sox fan who has been performing spoken word poetry for over ten years,
featuring at over a hundred venues across the U.S. and Canada. He is a
three-time competitor at the National Poetry Slam, a two-time winner of the
LEAF Slam in Black Mountain, NC, and the founder of the Flagstaff Poetry
Slam. He currently lives in New Orleans, where he works as a copy editor and
moonlights as a tour guide. He recently received his MFA in Fiction from
Warren Wilson College, and is finishing a novel about basketball.

We hope you'll come down to the Nu Cafe (formerly Jumpin' Juice & Java, 335
Chandler Street, Worcester) on Sunday night. The sign-up list goes out by
6:00 p.m. and the reading starts by 6:30 p.m. No cover; donations accepted
to pay the feature.
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Here's Something Nu

[image: Nu Cafe logo] Our Sunday night venue, Jumpin' Juice & Java, is in
the process of switching over to a different name, the Nu
Cafe<http://nucafe.com/>.
You can already see some banners promoting the new name for the cafe. We are
thankful for a place to gather each week and we hope you'll continue to show
your support for the Poets' Asylum by supporting our venue.

We have started referring to the venue as the Nu Cafe. For a period of time
we'll add "formerly Jumpin' Juice & Java" to the listings. The cafe is still
located at 335 Chandler Street in Worcester and you should stop by some
Sunday night to say Hi.
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June 13th Revisited

*Joe Fusco Jr.* was our feature this week. With the ease of seasoned
performer he took to the mic and shared his poetry with us. His poetry are
quick bon bons that always have a twist at their center. Joe brought DeeDee
Cole and Bob Evarts up to the stage to provide a little musical background
to his slightly creepy rework of the '60s hit song "The Girl from Ipanema".
Joe brought his set to a close with his classic hit "Gas Grill" complete
with inflatable electric guitar. Audience members could be heard humming the
chorus after the reading was over; that's always a good sign. Thanks Joe and
don't be a stranger.
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From pa-info at poetsasylum.org  Fri Jun 25 08:37:24 2010
From: pa-info at poetsasylum.org (Info mailing list of the Poets' Asylum)
Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:37:24 -0400
Subject: [pa-info] Asylum update (06/25/10)
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Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.
------------------------------
Poetry Round-up

Here's a quick snapshot of the poetry events taking place in Central
Massachusetts during the next week.
 Friday, June 25 10:00 a.m.   Shrewsbury Senior Writers @ the Shrewsbury
Senior Center (100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury)  Saturday, June 26 3:00 p.m.
*John Hodgen* @ Barnes & Noble (541D Lincoln Street, Worcester)  Sunday,
June 27 2:00 p.m.
*Jon Wolf* @ the Poets' Asylum <http://poetsasylum.org/>  Monday, June 28 9:00
p.m.
The Dirty Gerund Poetry Show <http://dirtygerund.com/>  Thursday, July 1 8:00
p.m.   The Little "a" Poetry Series (Dr. Gonzo's All-Natural Mega-Spicy
Comestible Emporium, 122 Main Street, Worcester)
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Join us on Facebook

[image: Facebook
icon]<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=43065342152>The
Poets' Asylum has a Facebook group and we'd love it if you would join
us. To do so click
here<http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=43065342152>or
search for "The Poets' Asylum" in the Facebook search bar. Our crack
team
of poetry hosts will be posting upcoming events, photos of features and what
not to help you stay informed about what's happening at Worcester's
longest-running weekly poetry reading.
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Sunday, Jun 27th @ the Poets' Asylum

[image: Jon Wolf] It's been a long while since he's taken to the *Poets'
Asylum* mic. This week we welcome *Jon Wolf* as our feature. Jonathan Wolf
is a poet and hacker who has been involved as both a coach and a competitor
for several Worcester slam teams. A fixture in the local performance poetry
community, he is currently working on a book of poems involving birds,
mathematics, and the Bible. On good days, he's a hopeless romantic. He
currently resides in Worcester with his cat and several computers.

Come down to the Nu Cafe (formerly Jumpin' Juice & Java, 335 Chandler
Street, Worcester). The sign-up list goes out at 6:00 p.m. and the reading
starts by 6:30. No cover; donations accepted to pay the feature.
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June 20th Revisited

It's tough to be the featured poet sometimes, especially when the reading
falls on one of those "days". You know, the days that aready have some other
signifance, like Father's Day. "Days" like those almost always run to lower
attendance and/or late arrivals. Some features might take that as a sign
that they can give less than their best effort. That was not the case with
our feature Sunday night. *Nick Fox* took to the mic before maybe a dozen
folks in the audience and he performed as if he were speaking to 200. With
confidence he shared pieces on-page and off-page, connecting with the
audience on topics such as fathers (how apropos) and love lost. Toss in a
few facts about mules, a couple of covers and the premiere of a persona
piece named "Scrap Metal Angel" and you have one heck of a feature. Many
thanks Nick.
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