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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">Coming up on Sunday, June 21st</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Please join the <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/" target="_blank">Poets' Asylum</a> this Sunday night (June 21st) to hear
Worcester slammer <b>Melinda Lee</b>. Born and raised in Long Beach, CA,
Melinda began experimenting with words at 14. At 15, she co-organized a
spontaneous outdoor open mic held in Amherst. Since her move to Worcester, MA
in early 2007, development in the arts has been a rudimentary focus of hers.
Circa February 2009, Melinda self-published a zine titled <u>Dert: A Manifesto
of Art & Poetry</u>. Melinda is one of the bright new voices heard in
Worcester. We hope you'll join us to hear what she has to share.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Come out for a night of great words at 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 feature.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">June 14th Revisited</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thanks to the eager supporters of slam who joined the <b>Team
Feature</b> this week. Dani, Dave, Trevor & McKendy offered three poems each in
themed rounds. Round one was about fire, round two family and the final round
was reserved for intimate relations, or boinking as slammaster Bill MacMillan
phrased it.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The team also released a chapbook of their work. Suggested
donation for the chapbook is $5 though more is gratefully accepted. See our
fundraising goddess Cyndi Keeley to pick up your copy.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Slam Circus - The Big Show</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The 2009 Worcester Slam Team take the show on the road in a <b>Slam
Circus</b> on Friday, July 17th at PACE - the <a href="http://www.pioneerarts.org/" target="_blank">Pioneer Art Center
of Easthampton</a>. The team will put on a stellar performance for
(hopefully) a packed house. After the feature, audience members will
have a chance to compete with their own poems for prizes and poetic
glory. The performance will be held at the PACE Theatre, 41 Union
Street, Easthampton, MA. $8 general admission. $7 for PACE members.
Start time 8:00 p.m.</font></p><center><hr width="75%"></center>
<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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