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</font><p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Welcome to the newsletter from the Poets' Asylum. Even though the Asylum is on a unplanned hiatus due to the ongoing venue issues that doesn't mean there isn't a bunch of excellent poetry happening in the area. Come check out one of the fun-filled events on Thursday or Friday night to get your poetry fix.<br>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Reading Update</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Poets' Asylum organizers sat down this past week to
discuss the ongoing licensing issues at the Q Cafe. Until an entertainment
license is issued we will be unable to hold the reading. That said it is unfair to
continue canceling features a week at a time so we have decided to hold off on
any features until after Nationals in mid-August. We will work with the
features to reschedule later in the year.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The time without features will allow us to rebuild the reading
once it gets going again and spend extra time listening to each others poetry.
If you have any questions or suggestions please drop an e-mail to <a href="mailto:webmaster@poetsasylum.org">webmaster @ poetsasylum.org</a>.
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thursday Night @ The Spot</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Join the fun Thursday, July 10th, at the Hotel Vernon (1
Millbury Street, Worcester) for <a href="http://myspace.com/theship0906" target="_blank">The Spot</a>. This weekly reading meets in
the Kelly Square Yacht Club (that room in the back) and starts at 8:00 p.m.
This week they have an open mic followed by a feature from Asylum supporter
<b>Sylvia Bagaglio</b>. No cover but bring money to buy a beverage and to
support the feature. 21+</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Worcester Storytellers this Friday night</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Series founder <b>Dave Macpherson</b> will be the feature this
Friday, July 11th, at <u>Worcester Storytellers</u>. Dave has performed all
over New England. He has been published in <i>The Worcester Review</i>,
<a href="http://everydayfiction.com/a-walk-in-the-cities-by-david-macpherson" target="_blank">Every Day Fiction</a>, <i>The November 3rd Club</i>, and
<i>Forbidden Panda</i>. His work has appeared in the anthology <i>Poets in the
Galleries</i>. David received the Jacob Knigh t Award for Poetry in 2003.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Worcester Storytellers meets at the Village Arts Gallery (1
Ekman Street, Worcester). The reading starts at 8:00 p.m. with an open mic;
bring your short stories, poetry and charming tales to share. Dave Macpherson
will follow the open.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Worcester
Storytellers never charges a cover. They ask you to throw some money
into the basket to support the artists who feature.</font></p>
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<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Poets' Asylum is in its fifteenth year of bringing the
best in Performance and Slam Poetry to Central Massachusetts and beyond.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Find us online at <a href="http://www.poetsasylum.org/" target="_blank">http://www.poetsasylum.org/</a>.</font></p>
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