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</font><p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Greeting from the Poets' Asylum. Slam for the 2009 Worcester Slam team kick off this week. Read more below. Hope to see you at a poetry event soon.<br>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2009 Worcester Slam Team<br>Open Qualifying Slams</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The new seasons of poetry slam in Worcester kicks off this
week with two <b>open qualifying slams</b> available to those who are want to
get their Slam on. We are trying something different this year with slams at
not one but two venues over the next 4 months.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This Thursday (January 22nd) the first open qualifying slam
will take place at <u>The Spot</u> reading hosted by Bobby Gibbs. The Spot
takes place in the Ship Room of the Hotel Vernon (1 Kelly Square, Worcester).
Being a bar this is a 21+ venue and ID is definitely needed. The reading kicks
off somewhere near 8:00 p.m. There is typically an open mic with the slam
following. No cover; throw some money in the captain's hat to support the
reading.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On Sunday, January 25th, we'll host the first open qualifying
slam at Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester) as part of the
weekly <u>Poets' Asylum</u> reading. We've held a couple of slams there before
however this will be our first team qualifier and we hope it will be a big
event. Open mic kicks off 6ish and the slam will follow.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The first place finisher from each slam between January and
April will compete against each other for a place on the 2009 Worcester Slam
Team in May. The 2009 team will compete at the National Poetry Slam in West
Palm Beach, FL in August. For more info on how we run slams in Worcester please
visit our <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/slamlink.html">Slam page</a>.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Whether you slam, or just like the power of words, these are
sure to be two great nights of performance poetry. We hope to see you there.
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">January 18th Revisited</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Worcester's iWPS rep <b>Alex Charalambides</b> was our feature
this past Sunday. Despite the winter wonderland the room filled up nicely to
hear Alex perform a set of all new work. With a nod to the reality TV craze,
a bit of heartbreak and a poke at the short memories of New Englanders he shared
some wonderfully crafted pieces. Great to hear your new work Alex, keep it
coming.</font></p>
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<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Poets' Asylum is in its seventeenth 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://poetsasylum.org/" target="_blank">http://poetsasylum.org/</a>.</font></p>
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