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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">Poetry Round-up</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Here's a quick snapshot of the poetry events taking place in
Central Massachusetts during the next 8 days.</font></p>
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<td valign="top" width="140"><font size="2">Thursday, Sept. 24</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font size="2">9:00 p.m.</font></td>
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<td><font size="2">Katie Frank @ <a href="http://after9poetry.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The After Nine Poetry Series</a></font></td>
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<td valign="top"><font size="2">Saturday, Sept. 26</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font size="2">7:00 p.m.</font></td>
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<td><font size="2">Sou MacMillan @ Barnes & Noble Booksellers (541 D Lincoln Street,
Worcester)
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<td valign="top"><font size="2">Sunday, Sept. 27</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font size="2">2:00 p.m.</font></td>
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<td><font size="2">2009 WCPA Poetry Contest Winners' Reading @ First Unitarian Church (90 Main Street, Worcester)
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<td valign="top" align="right"><font size="2">6:00 p.m.</font></td>
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<td><font size="2">J.W. Baz and a One Minute Slam @ the <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/" target="_blank">Poets' Asylum</a></font></td>
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<td valign="top"><font size="2">Monday, Sept. 28</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font size="2">7:00 p.m.</font></td>
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<td><font size="2"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=103045868743&ref=ts" target="_blank">The Little "a" Poetry Series</a></font>
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<td valign="top" align="right"><font size="2">9:00 p.m.</font></td>
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<td><font size="2">J.W. Baz @ the <a href="http://dirtygerund.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Dirty Gerund Poetry Show</a></font></td>
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<td valign="top"><font size="2">Thursday, Oct. 1</font></td>
<td valign="top" align="right"><font size="2">9:00 p.m.</font></td>
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<td><font size="2"><a href="http://after9poetry.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">The After Nine Poetry Series</a></font></td>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Coming up on Sunday, September 27th</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Poets' Asylum closes out September with a feature
by <b>J.W. Baz</b> and a <b>One Minute Slam</b>. J.W. Baz is a guy who
never learned to shut up. Equal parts poignant and perverse, hilarious
and heart-wrenching, his career as a writer-performer is defined by
duality. His work has appeared on NPR, in the Chicago Tribune, and in
hundreds of venues across the United States and Canada.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The One Minute Slam will be a three (3) round slam and all the
rounds will be one minute or less. Other than the time limit the <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/spiellink.html">usual rules</a> apply (original
work, no props, penalty for going over time). Some amazing work was presented
the last time we held a One Minute Slam - come check it out!</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Come on down to Jumpin' Juice and Java (335 Chandler Street,
Worcester). The reading starts around 6:00 p.m. No cover; please put some
money in the bucket to support the feature. Hope to see you there!</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Worcester Poetry Collective</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">As the hosts of the weekly Poets' Asylum reading like to say
we are not alone in this poetry universe. In Worcester supports four weekly
poetry readings, a monthly storytellers gathering, adult & youth slam teams and
more. The performance poetry venues in Worcester have formed a collective to
celebrate that diversity and help foster cooperation in spreading the word
about words.</font></p>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This past weekend the Collective distributed 500 Spoken Word
CDs at <a href="http://www.startonthestreet.org/" target="_blank">stART on the
Street 2009</a>. The CD includes some of the best performance poetry to be
found at the local poetry venues. We've also put together a website to collect
basic info about the performance poetry venues in Worcester. Think of it as a
starting point to explore the wealth of words waiting to be heards. Please
check it out at <a href="http://poetsasylum.org/collective" target="_blank">http://poetsasylum.org/collective</a>. We hope to see you
soon.</font></p>
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<h3><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">September 20th Revisited</font></h3></center>
<p align="justify"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Another Sunday night, another great reading, another excellent
feature. Following a packed open mic <b>Dave Macpherson</b> took to the mic
for as our feature. His poetry moved from a schoolboy crush on the Wicked
Witch of the West to a Kafkaesque muppet to Aquaman's day job with ease. It
was a fun set with a lot of laughter and a raised eyebrow or two. Thanks for
the words Dave.</font></p>
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