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</font><p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Greeting from the Poets' Asylum. It's a busy week for poetry in Worcester. Visit <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/">poetsasylum.org</a> to see what other poetic
events are taking place this weekend in the area. Here are a handful of
highlights.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">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 a feature by <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/" target="_blank">Poets' Asylum</a> co-founder <b>Bill MacMillan</b>. 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">Worcester Storytellers Friday Night</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><u>Worcester Storytellers</u> meets on the second Friday of
each month at the Village Arts Gallery (1 Ekman Street, Worcester). The
reading starts at 8:00 p.m. There will be an open mic followed by
a feature from <b>Jeff Seigrist</b>. Worcester Storytellers never
charges a cover. They ask you throw some money into the basket to
support the artists who feature.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Dave Keali'i features Saturday Night</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/yslink.html" target="_blank">Speakout! Youth Poetry Slam</a> meets every Saturday from 6:00
to 8:00 p.m. The format is an open mic, youth slam (ages 13-19 welcome) and a
feature. This week their feature will be <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/" target="_blank">Poets' Asylum</a>Poets' Asylum co-host <b>Dave Keali'i</b>.
Join them in The Bistro in Higgins Student Center (950 Main Street, Worcester).
Come share a poem at the open mic, catch the feature or cheer on the slammers.
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Coming up on Sunday, March 15th</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="http://poetsasylum.org/images/jenithsm.jpg" alt="Jenith Chapentier" title="Come hear Jenith Charpentier on Sunday, March 15th!" align="right" border="0">
This week the Poets' Asylum welcome <b>Jenith Charpentier</b> as our feature.
Jenith Charpentier writes poetry and fiction. A Worcester resident, she is also
a mother, wife, volunteer, soccer player, beetle hunter, hiker, gardener, and
avid watcher of other people. Her work has appeared in various publications
including <u>The Orange Room Review</u> and <u>November 3rd Club</u>. She is an
assistant editor for <a href="http://www.ballardstreetpoetryjournal.com/" target="_blank">Ballard Street Poetry Journal</a>.</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 reading.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">March 8th Revisited</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This week the Asylum welcomed back former regular <b>Seren
Divine</b>. She kicked off her set with a couple of old school classics and
then moved on to newer, less slam oriented, work. She read a number of poems
about the cultural shock of moving from Worcester to New York City and she
hit a political note with several pieces about queer consciousness. She closed
out the night with a short set of poems accompanied by acoustic guitar weilded
by her friend Danielle. Overall a nice set from the veteran performer. Don't
be a stranger Seren.</font></p>
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</font><center><h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">WCPA Poetry Contest 2009</font></h3>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Prizes: $100 - 1st place, $50 - 2nd place, $25 - 3rd place<br>
plus Honorable Mentions, as merited.</font></p>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Winning poems published in a
future issue of <a href="http://www.geocities.com/wreview/" target="_blank">The Worcester Review</a>.</font></p>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">To be judged by James Haug.</font></p>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Submission deadline is Wednesday, April 1, 2009.</font></p>
<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </font><p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Submission guidelines and additional information available at <a href="http://wcpa.homestead.com/CONTEST_GUIDELINES_2009.html" target="_blank">wcpa.homestead.com</a>.</font></p>
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