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</font><p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Greeting from the Poets' Asylum. Visit <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/">poetsasylum.org</a> to see what other poetic
events are taking place this weekend in area. Here are a couple of highlights.
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Qualifying Slam Tonight @ The Spot</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This week <u>The Spot</u>, the weekly poetry reading at the
Hotel Vernon (1 Kelly Square, Worcester), will hold an open mic. After the
open they will host the next <b>Open Qualifying Slam</b> for the 2009 Worcester Slam team. Up to 8 poets can compete and the first place finisher moves on to
the Team Final in May.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The reading starts at 8:00 p.m. with a brief open mic. 21+
and proper id is required.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">WCPA Annual Meeting - Saturday, Feb. 21st</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="http://poetsasylum.org/images/wcpa-logo.jpg" alt="WCPA log" title="WCPA logo" align="right" border="0" width="75" height="75" hspace="5">
The <a href="http://wcpa.homestead.com/" target="_blank">Worcester County
Poetry Association</a> <u>Annual Meeting</u> will be held on Saturday,
February 21st at the Worcester Public Library (3 Salem Street, Worcester).
The meeting starts at 2:00 p.m. and is being held in the Saxe Room.</font></p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
</font><p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">All are welcome to attend their business meeting, elections
and reception. Following the business meeting & election <b>Susan Edwards
Richmond</b> will give a performance. Richmond has been a poet-in-residence at
the Fruitlands Museum in Hardvard, MA and currently teaches creative writing at
the Shirley Medium Correctional Facility. Her most recent poetry collection,
<i>Purgatory Chasm</i>, was published by Adastra Press in 2007.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Coming up on Sunday, February 22nd</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="http://poetsasylum.org/images/boxing.gif" alt="Poetic Boxing" title="Poetry Slam - February 22nd!" align="right" width="71" height="75" hspace="5">
This week we will hold the next <b>open qualifying slam</b> for the
2009 Worcester Slam team. Plus we'll have a spotlight feature by
<b>Jadon Woodward</b>, two time Jacksonville (FL) Youth Poetry Grand
Slam Champion.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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 top finisher tonight moves on to
the Team Finals in May. Please visit the <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/slam.html">Slam page</a> for
more info on poetry slam and how it's run in Worcester.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please join us at Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street,
Worcester). The reading starts at <b><font color="red">6:00 p.m.</font></b>
No cover; please throw some money in the bucket to support the features.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">February 15th Revisited</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Caitlin Meissner</b> was our feature this week. She
brought a bit of a different voice to our stage with a mix of slam influenced
rhythm and Yusef Komunyakaa inspired subjects. Her work included work about
adolescence, love, Miles Davis, heartbreak and more. A passionate performer
she drew the audience into her work and words. Thanks for sharing with us
Caitlin.</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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