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</font><p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Greeting from the Poets' Asylum.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tonight @ the Spot</font></h3>
<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 <b>Melinda Lee</b>. Melinda has made a splash
around the area with her tug at the heart poetry and smooth delivery. 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">2009 Worcester Slam Team Finals<br>This Sunday, May 24th</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><img src="http://poetsasylum.org/images/mic.gif" alt="A Microphone" title="Join us for the 2009 Worcester Slam Team finals on Sunday, May 24th!" align="right" hspace="5">
For fans of slam poetry it all comes down to this. Sunday, May 24th, the
<a href="http://poetsasylum.org/" target="_blank">Poets' Asylum</a> will hold
for the <b>2009 Worcester Slam Finals</b>. The top finishers from the
eight qualifying slams will compete in four rounds of poetic melee to determine
who will represent Worcester at the <a href="http://www.nps2009.com/" target="_blank">2009 National Poetry Slam</a>. Expected to complete are Liz
Heath, Trevor Byrne-Smith, Cowboy Matt, Danny Balel, Dave Keali'i, Danielle Carriveau,
Aslan King and McKendy Fils-Aime. This is bound to be a hot night with great poetry and
top rate performances from everyone.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You can join in the fun by coming down to Jumpin' Juice and
Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester). The reading starts at <b><font color="red">6:00 p.m.</font></b><font color="red"> </font> No cover; please throw some money in the
bucket to support the slam team. We hope to see you Sunday night!</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">May 17th Revisited</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks to all those who came out this week for the <b>Cover
Slam</b>, especially the enthusiastic table of mostly newcomers in the back of
the room. The work of Leonard Cohen, Taylor Mali, Gary Hoare, Eric Darby,
William S. Burroughs, Shannon Leigh, and Simone Beaubien filled the room via
the vocal cords of Dave Mac, Cyndi Keeley, Bill MacMillan and Trevor
Byrne-Smith. At the end of the night <u>Bill MacMillan</u> won the slam and
the $10 prize. He generously donated the prize money back to the Asylum to help
fund the slam team.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Fundraising Update</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> As of May 17th we need to raise an additional $1313 to send
the team to West Palm Beach (and back), cover the hotel room, pay for PSI
memberships for the team members and maybe give the team a bit toward food. We
will be polling the audience the next couple of weeks to find out what
fundraising activities they find to most appealing. Please join the reading
and be part of the decision making process.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">We are looking toward our always supportive community for
their assistance in raising that money. If you have an idea for a fundraiser
that you are willing to organize please drop an email to <a href="mailto:webmaster@poetsasylum.org"> webmaster @ poetsasylum . org</a>.</font></p>
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<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Poets' Asylum is in its eighteenth 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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