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Here is your Poetry News for the week of August 4, 2008.
Spoken word events radiate and rumble over the Pioneer Valley and beyond.

Please email if you would like to be added to the mailing
or are interested in featuring at Jester's.
Peace through poetry - Lori


Word in Westfield:

Community Voices Poetry Open Mic
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT 7PM
at Jester's Cafe and Deli
124 Elm Street (route 10/202)
in Westfield, MA
Sign up is at 6:30 and open mic starts at 7:00PM
followed by a guest feature.
All are welcome.
This venue is PG 13
Community Voices Open Mic is taking a Summer hiatus.
We will resume September 8th.
Features in September:
Sept. 8 - Crystal Senter-Brown
Sept. 15 - Donnie Darkhorse
Sept. 22 - Marla (DiCarlo) Deschesnes
Sept. 29 - Greg Scott

We are now booking features for October and November.
Please email if you haven't featured in at least 6 months
and would like to return, or if you would be interested in featuring for the first time.



New Open Mic in Westfield!
THE SPOKEN WORD
at the Teapot Gallery
Tuesdays, 7-9PM
Poetry, Prose,
Verse, Yarns

Come to listen, come to speak,
Your words, words for our times,
Immortal words, mortal words...

Call 562-6966 (Teapot) or 348-7218 (Eli B.)
For info and encouragement


Chicopee/Holyoke/Springfield Area Poetry


NEW OPEN MIC
Starving for Art Presents
open mic Mondays
@ Blue Fusion Bar and Grille
487 St. James Ave
Springfield, MA
doors open at 6pm for social hour.
Showtime is 7-9pm
All poets, musicians, singers, and visual artists are welcome.
This event is free
For more info visit http://www.brendaschild.com/


SPRINGFIELD LIBRARY POETRY

Spoken Word Saturdays!
The Springfield City Library's monthly open mic series
moves outside for the summer:

Poetry in the Park
August 16
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Quadrangle Tent, behind the library
(Community Room if weather is bad)
Springfield City Library
220 State Street


The Library Creative Writing Group will continue to meet
throughout the summer… although the times may change a bit!
No advance sign-ups needed,
but if you'd like more information, contact
Anna at .

Shariff's, Daisy's, and Maurice's
April 12th performances are on youtube -
http://www.youtube.com/user/springfieldlibrary ]

Readings at the monthly Open Mic series should be "family-friendly."
Questions? Or to sign up,
contact Anna at
or 263-6828 x426.
Free parking is available in the State Street lot across from the library,
or in the Elliot Street lot next to the Springfield Museums Welcome Center.

http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/poetry/poetrypage.html
Or contact Anna at
or 413.263.6828 x426.

Bookmark the Poetry Page
http://www.springfieldlibrary.org/poetry/poetrypage.html
for updated information, and to read the work of some of our poets
(anyone who's read at events here, send a poem to be posted!)


Word in the Valley and Beyond

CALL FOR NEW MEMBERS
SLATE ROOF PRESS is currently accepting
poetry manuscripts from prospective members.
Deadline for submission:
Halloween, 2008.

Slate Roof, a member-run press which has up to now published
Franklin County poets, invites Western Mass poets to apply for
membership. To do so, submit three copies of a chapbook
manuscript (about 28 pages of poems), plus a brief bio. Include in the
bio any collective or group work you've been involved in, or special
skills you have related to publicity and/or publishing.

Membership requires a non-refundable $500 investment (payable
over time, if necessary), a three-year work commitment of
approximately 8-10 hours of work per month , and the
willingness to attend monthly meetings in Greenfield. Please visit our
website at
http://www.slateroofpress.com/ for more information and to see pictures
of our art-quality chapbooks featuring letterpress covers and local
artwork.

Manuscripts must be postmarked by Halloween, 2008. All
materials should be sent to Slate Roof, 15 Warwick Avenue, Northfield,
MA 01360-9638.


Eddie Bartok-Baratta
featuring poems and flute:
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 6 p.m.
The Lilly Library,
19 Meadow St.,
Florence, MA
Eddie will recite from his brand new book,
Book for John, in a powerful arc, woven together by his orginal flute melodies.

New Writing Group
Wednesdays at 2pm,
Windhorse Associates,
211 North St, Noho.
Chaya Grossberg and David Stark.
Lots of poetry, lots of humor.



FLORENCE POETS SOCIETY .
The Florence Poets Society celebrates it's 5th year of existence
with the next meeting of the new season on
Thursday August 14 at the Lilly Library in Florence.
Our new starting time is 6:30 pm so that Society business can
be conducted prior to the poetry portion of the meeting,
which will be from 7-9 pm. Regular meetings are held the second
Thursday of every month. An annual membership fee of $15 dollars
contributes to our programs and events, however it is not necessary
to be a member to participate.
All poets are welcome to attend and share original work.
We are always looking for new poets.
Discussion and critique is offered if desired.
Look for our new writing group coming soon.

For more information:
Email us at or check out our web
page at http://www.florencepoetssociety.org/


Florence Poets Society Readings:

Listen to "Twilite's Poetry Pub" now Weekly!
Enjoy the "Pub" with Carl and Tom every Wednesday from 9-10 am
on Valley Free Radio, WXOJ 103.3 fm, Northampton and now
with improved streaming at http://www.valleyfreeradio.org/ !!!
Poetry to the people!
WXOJ-FM LP 103.3 and streaming at www.valleyfreeradio.org.
Bringing to you a variety of interesting poetry and music!

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All events are free and open to the public except as noted
For more information, Call Tom at (413) 584-5914
or email at: [email protected]
or: [email protected] or visit:
www.florencepoetssociety.org
or visit: http://www.tommytwilite.com/


Poetry Nights in Northampton:

Writer's Group at Packard's in Northampton:
Northampton Writer's Group is an ongoing writer's group
for any kind of written word. We currently have several openings
for new members.
For information please contact Lori
It meets in the library room at Packard's restaurant/bar at
14 Masonic St. in Northampton.
Participants bring copies of their work to read and have
critiqued in a supportive, gentle, constructive environment.
The next dates -
Sunday August 3, 6-9pm
Sunday August 17, 6-9pm



POETRY A LA CARTE
on WMUA-Amherst 91.1 FM
Fridays 4:30-5:00pm
The program, hosted by Daisy Mathias,
includes reading aloud from past
and contemporary poets, and occasionally
features live interview and
poetry-reading with a local poet.


Greenfield/Shelbourne Falls and North


New Writers’ Monthly Open Microphone Features Poet Stephen Lindow
September 4 in Greenfield

An informal Greenfield community group has announced the first of a series of open microphone sessions for writers on Thursday, September 4, 7:00 P.M., at Bart’s Café of Greenfield, 286 Main St. Subsequent open microphone meetings will occur on the first Thursday of each month.

Sessions will consist of a sign up for participants at 6:45 P.M., a 7:00 presentation by a previously selected “Featured Reader” and five minute reading slots for participants.

Local poet Stephen Lindow will be the first “Featured Reader.” Stephen holds the MFA degree in English from UMass-Amherst, where he also taught Honors Composition, Business Communication and Creative Writing. Stephen interned at The Massachusetts Review, and toured with Poetry Alive!.

Dr. Larry Fader, one of the group’s organizers, described the series as “An opportunity to promote writing for people of varying degrees of accomplishment. We want everyone to feel at home reading their work,” he said. Sessions are free. For more information, contact Dr. Larry A. Fader, (413) 475-3321 or write him at .



Collected Poets Series
at Mocha Maya’s Coffee House,
47 Bridge Street,
Shelburne Falls, MA 01370,
413-625-6292.
Wheelchair accessible. Free.

The Series
August ~ No CPS ~
Sept.4 —Toi Derricotte and Regie O’Hare-Gibson
Oct. 2 — Carol Frost and Michael Waters
Nov. 6 — Wyn Cooper and Amy Dryansky
Dec. 4 — Dzvinia Orlowsky and Mary Clare Powell
Jan. 8 — Patrick Donnelly and special guest


Contact info: Lea Banks, 39 Green St., Apt. 2., Shelburne Falls, MA 01370, (H) 413.625.6702
Website: http://www.mochamayas.com/


Spoken Word Greenfield
Spoken Word Greenfield
The third Tuesday of each month
At 9 Mill St in Greenfield
Doors open at 7:00
Open Mike at 7:30
$1-5 sliding scale cover
Book signing and selling of local writers works will be available
Refreshments
Come up to read
Bring your chap books to sell
We will have tables at no cost
Open mike will be five minute slots
With 10 open slots

Directions
If you come up 91
Come into the center of Greenfield
At the lights of Federal and Main
Where the Common is
You take a Rt
Down the hill
Toyota will be on you left
You go under the railroad bridge
Come to a light
Take a RT
and you are there
That is Mill St
9 is on the conner
You can park in the Art Space next door
or on the street
If you are coming up 5 & 10 into Greenfield
When you come to the lights
Where you can either go left
Or Right under the Railroad bridge
You want to go Left
That is Mill St
9 is the first building



News from Mo and Ginger Cat Press

Equinox is still planning open mics for Charlemont, Northampton,
Orange and Pittsfield. These will be scheduled for July-August time frame.

The Equinox Literary Magazine NEWS:
This issue will be released, god willing and the creek dont rise,
on Sunday, Sept 21, 3-5 at Moca Maya's coffee house in Shelburne Falls
-- go ahead, put it on your calendar: in ink!

The web site can be accessed with this address:
http://www.thebooksmyth.com/
Maureen
Web site: http://www.thebooksmyth.com/ submission guidelines now available


SEPT
21 Shelburne: Sunday 3-5 at Mocha Maya 2008 issue Release Party
25 Amherst: Thursday, 7-9 at

The Equinox is available at http://www.thebooksmyth.com/



Word in the Berkshires

Lee Writers Group
(every 2nd Tuesday of the month)
at the Lee Library Conference Room.

Develop and hone writing skills through constructively critiquing
others as well as receiving helpful hints and suggestions.
This forum will host a variety of short stories, poetic compilations,
insightful and original essays, and other varieties of writing similarly
tangible in length. The purpose of this group is to embody character
and narrator through obsessive directive fervor with written and
spoken words.
The group will meet every second Tuesday sharing original works
via recitation and distribution and should be prepared to accept
constructive feedback and be able to, in return, deliver such
feedback in a respectable and deliberate manner.
Contact
or call 413 243-8116 for further information.


Stockbridge Booksellers Open Mic
Garfield Reed hosts our bi-monthly open mike poetry night
every other month on the third Thursday of the month.
...The Power of Words. P.O.W. is open to all poets,
writers and performance artists of all types.
We also welcome those less dramatic types who prefer
to watch from the audience. recently we have seen some
amazing young poets come out and wow their audience.
Don't miss out!!



Word Street
is a youth literacy project and creative writing center located at
163 North Street in downtown Pittsfield.
Since 2003, Word Street has offered homework help, tutoring,
MCAS and SAT test prep, creative writing instruction,
mini-magazine publishing, summer camps, and much more to
Berkshire County youth ages 7-18 absolutely free of charge.

"Poets are the theoretical physicists of language.
Rivers of literary magma are flowing just under the
surface all over Berkshire County.
This reading is a volcano."
--Steve Dew

For more information, please contact:
Steve Dew
Development Director
Word Street
163 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
( 413) 458-5171 home
(415) 407-3664 mobile
( 413) 997-3307 office
http://www.blogger.com/http://www.blogger.com/

Check out this website for information on
spoken word events in Pittsfield:
There are some great events so check it out.
http://www.wordstreet.org/



Word in Ware/Palmer:

Carpe Stylum! (Latin for Seize the pen!)
meets every Wednesday 6-8pm, usually at the Ware Library
but some meetings are held elsewhere.
This group includes poets, short story writers, novelists,
historians, political satirists, video game designer and others.
All are welcome.
Call LuWanda Cheney (413) 277-9676 for a schedule.



Word in Worcester:

Team Send-off July 31st@ The Ship
The 2008 Worcester Slam Team will be the feature
next Thursday, July 31st at the weekly reading at Hotel Vernon
(1 Millbury Street, Worcester).
Trevor Byrne-Smith, Bobby Gibbs, Erin Jackson, Ryk McIntyre
and Adam Stone have spent the time since May finals honing their words,
practicing their work and developing group pieces.
Please join us for this a showcase of their efforts.
Plus we'll have the 2008 Asylum t-shirt available for sale so
bring some extra cash - these are bound to go fast.

The reading starts at 8:00 p.m.
Since this is a bar it is a 21+ event so bring your ID.
$5 cover with proceeds supporting the slammers in their efforts to get to Madison, WI.

2008 Poets' Asylum T-shirt
We will have the 2008 Poets' Asylum T-shirt available at the Team Send-off
Feature on July 31st. The regular price for the 2008 t-shirts will be $15
however for one night only we will sell them for $12 each.
Unisex sizes range from small to 3XL and we have women's sizes in small to XL.
Thanks to Bill MacMillan for this years design.
The image to the right appears on the front of the t-shirt.
The back lists Worcester, MA and poetsasylum.org.
A generous donor covered most of the cost of printing the 2008 t-shirts
and we are grateful for their support.

Proceeds from the sales support the 2008 Worcester Slam Team
and their trip to the National Poetry Slam next month in Madison, WI.


The Poets' Asylum has a New Home!!!
The Poets' Asylum is super pleased to announce that we have a new venue...
Jumpin' Juice & Java (335 Chandler Street, Worcester).
The owners and management loved what they heard on Sunday night at
the NorthBeat Regional Slam. The organizers are psyched to have such a
great new space to call home and we look forward to restarting the weekly
reading the week after Nationals.

The first night for the Poets' Asylum weekly reading at Jumpin' Juice and Java will be Sunday, August 17th. In addition to a new venue we will also have a new start time - 6:00 p.m. We have an awesome feature already booked, Molly Meacham, to christen our new space.
So mark your calendars and plan on joining us on August 17th for the return of the Poets' Asylum weekly reading. We're looking forward to it and we hope you are too!

Worcester Storytellers
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.
Performance Host: Dave Macpherson

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Shakti Women's Writing Pact
The Shakti Women's Writing Pact meets
every Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. at
the Java Hut (1073A Main Street, Worcester).
Shakti was created with the intention of enhancing women's
sense of belonging within the poetry community through the
an unmoderated writing circle.
For more information please contact Sou MacMillan at
.


Thursdays @ the Ship
Join the fun tonight at the Hotel Vernon
(1 Millbury Street, Worcester) for The Spot.
This weekly reading meets in the Kelly Square Yacht Club
(that room in the back) and starts at 8:00 p.m.
Every Thursday night there will be an open mic followed by a feature.
No cover but bring money to buy a beverage a
nd to support the feature. 21+


POET'S ASYLUM
Venue Update
The Poets' Asylum now meets at The Q, a cafe located at
362 Chandler Street in Worcester. The owners are excited
to have us on their schedule and are working with us to make
the transition as smooth as possible. Please help spread the word.

Due to ongoing issues with the entertainment license at The Q Cafe we have decided to cancel the reading for the next two weeks. We will work to reschule the iWPS Qualifier and feature by Ryk McIntyre for dates later in the year. As you probably have heard it was discovered two weeks ago that The Q Cafe does not have an entertainment license. They applied for a license this week, were told to meet with a neighborhood rep to work out concerns and then come back. Without an entertainment license The Q Cafe could be shutdown if we continue to hold the reading. All the organizers loathe canceling another reading however it seems like the best thing to do at this point in time.
The organizers are hopeful that The Q Cafe will resolve their licensing problem in a timely manner. Please help spread the word that the Poets' Asylum is still alive and that we will update the website (and our LiveJournal, MySpace & mailing list) when we have anything of note to share.
If you have any questions or suggestions please drop an e-mail to http://www.poetsasylum.org/[email protected].

The Poets' Asylum -- in its fifteenth year of
bringing the best in Performance and Slam poetry
to Central Massachusetts and beyond.
http://poetsasylum.org/mailman/listinfo/


THE ECLECTIC WORD, Radio Show
Poet and journalist Victor D. Infante hosts The Eclectic Word, an
Internet radio show that will delve into literature's fringe with poets,
satirists, alternative journalists and even (gasp!) bloggers. We'll be
stepping off the beaten path of literature, taking a close look at the odd,
the eccentric and the cutting-edge. Should be fun.

The show will run at 7 p.m. EST the first and third Friday of every month,
as part of The World Wide Word Radio Network. You can listen to the
shows live, or you can download it later for your listening convenience.
So give it a listen! It's going to be a blast!


CT POETRY
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Visit the CT Poet Online calendar,
updated weekly: http://www.poetz.com/connecticut

The Monday Night Windsor Poets
are still meeting for serious poets interested in critique
at 6:30 PM on the second and fourth Mondays
at the Windsor Library, Windsor CT
Call Alice Ahrens Williams at 860-668-6142
or Janet Henderson at 860-688-5770.
Alice and Janet are both on the staff of the Common Ground
Review, an international poetry magazine.



First Tuesday Poetry Series
at Broad Street Books in Middletown
starts at 7:00pm
with a featured poet followed by an open mic.
Broad Street Books
45 Broad Street
Middletown, CT
(860)685-7323



Poetry at Peaberry's Café Simsbury, CT
ArtSpeak
4th Saturday of every month.
This month's date, August 23rd
Because local artists are important, and should be celebrated.
Peaberry's Cafe
712 Hopmeadow St
Simsbury, CT
(860) 658-2930
Host Robert Dauphinais
Peaberry's, a great alternative to the local bar scene, is a cosy little
cafe that seeks to give local artists support, a voice, and a venue!
Help us keep this dream alive! Food is served all night and wine, beer,
and coffee cordials are served after 5:00.

The night will begin at 7:30 and go until 9:30, however,
if there is an abundance of artists, we will go until 10:00.
Our aim is to create an environment where poets of all ages
will feel welcome and wanted, as well as challenged.
We want this to be an atmosphere where artists can share
and network, and, most importantly, grow!

All ages are welcome and we ask that each artist be sensitive
to the audience and what may or may not be appropriate.
Beyond this request, we want to keep censorship to a minimum,
and we support freedom of speech and expression.

So come, bring your friends, students, parents, children, neighbors...
let's see if we can set the CT poetry scene on fire!

Please email Leanne at
with any questions or suggestions.



THE SUNKEN GARDEN POETRY FESTIVAL IS BACK!
August 6, Wednesday, 6:30 pm
Paul Muldoon

Pulitzer Prize winner and author of 10 collections of poetry, Irish poet Paul Muldoon was recently appointed poetry editor of The New Yorker magazine. In addition to his "stimulating, provocative and unfailingly interesting" poetry (Maria Johnson, Contemporary Poetry Review), Muldoon has won awards for songs co-written with Warren Zevon and Bruce Springsteen.A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Paul Muldoon was given an American Academy of Arts and Letters award in literature in 1996. Other awards inlcude the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Irish Times Poetry Prize, the 2003 Griffin International Prize for Excellence in Poetry, the 2005 Aspen Prize for Poetry, and the 2006 European Prize for Poetry, inter al.

Musical guest Rackett, founded by Muldoon and Nigel Smith in 2004, is a "strong, self-contained, furiously rocking band" (Stuart Mitchner, Princeton Town Topics), with "enlightened lyrics" and "nasty guitar licks."http://www.paulmuldoon.net/http://www.rackett.org/

August 20, Wednesday, 6:30 pm
NIGHT OF FRESH VOICES
Connecticut high school artists from diverse cultural backgrounds present award-winning verse. Participants to be announced. Guitarist Freddie Bryant presents a "gorgeous blend of delicate harmonics, etherial harmonies and rhythmic freedom" with "an incendiary groove" (Jim Fergeson, Jazz Times Magazine).http://www.freddiebryant.com/

Please email with questions.

POETRY POTLUCK
at
The Sanctuary

Do you love poetry?

Would you like to be part of an ongoing poetry discussion group
offering food for the mind and the heart?

If so, come and join us on the this first Sunday of August (August 3)
from 4.30-6.00 PM at The Sanctuary in East Haddam, Connecticut,
to discuss poetry and build community.

This is not about sharing our own work but instead offers us a chance
to share the work of poets we love, so you don’t have to be a poet to be
part of this group. Just come and bring your love of poetry and a poem you would like to share.

Hosted by Greg Coleman, Suzy Lamson, and Edwina Trentham

For more information call 860-319-1134.

GUMBOLIVE
This is an open mic with a feature
and real Gumbo!
It is held on the 1st Thursday of the Month
at Vibz Uptown in Hartford, CT
3155 Main Street.
If people want to feature,
call James Lewis at 413-221-4768.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT POETRY SERIES
Every Wednesday 7:30
at: 102 Greenwood Ave,
Bethel CT
Open mike sign up begins at 7:30. The open mic begins at 8
open for people to read their work 3-5 minutes.
The first 8-10 poets will read before the feature
who will read for 30 minutes followed by a
Q & A. Open mic will continue till closing time.
WNPS represents a varied community of people with
a common interest and appreciation for poetry.
The open mic is open to poetry, stories and musician (5 minute time limit).

WNPS, going on 12 years has been the longest
CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING WEEKLY Poetry Open MIC
and featured poet reading series in Connecticut!
For more details and updates: http://www.wedpoetry.net/
Or http://www.wednesdaypoetry.com/
and http://www.wednesdaypoetry.org/


HARTFORD HAPPENINGS

LEMON ANDERSEN coming to THE BUSHNELL (tickets on sale in August)
On Monday evening, December 1, poet Lemon Andersen will bring his jarring coming of age memoir to life at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Literature to Life series, a creation of The American Place Theatre in New York. Lemon’s portrait of a modern “manchild” on a tumultuous journey of self-discovery is performed in his unique voice, weaving drama with urban poetry. His true story of finding passion and purpose in life, against all odds, exposes the human experience behind the most influential and prevalent cultural movement of our time, commonly referred to as hip-hop.

Lemon Andersen is a critically acclaimed poet best known for his Tony Award winning work in Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam on Broadway and HBO. Lemon’s memoir (working titles The Beautiful Struggle or County of Kings) is a work in progress and has not yet been published.

Date: Monday, December 1, 2008
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., including pre-show lecture and post-show Q&A
Place: The Bushnell, 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford CT 06106
Autorino Great Hall / open seating
The Literature to Life series (five shows) goes on sale July 24 ($130)
Single tickets ($30) go on sale in August.
To purchase, call the box office at 860-987-5900 or Audrey at 860-987-6052
or email her at < >
For information about the Literature to Life series, call Zita at 860-987-6092
or email her at

SOUL SESSIONS at Vibz Uptown
The creator of Love Jones brings you--
"Soul Sessions" every Wednesday night 9:00 PM - 11:00PM

Join us for live Jazz Jams & share your Poetry and Song
backed by a live band or just come and chill in the vibe
of Hartford’s Hottest Open Mic Event.
Hosted By Charmagne

For more info, call 860-874-8797
or email mailto:[email protected]

Vibz Uptown
3155 Main Street
Hartford, CT
(860) 246-7390


Freestyle Hip-Hop Open Mic
Tuesdays
in Hartford
Filthy Kleen host Sully’s Hip-Hop Open Mic night
every Tuesday in Hartford
Sully’s Pub
2071 Park St.Hartford, CT
860-231-8881
http://www.sullyspub.com/




Boston Area Poetry Info:

WEDNESDAYS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,
Central Square's world-famous Cantab Lounge presents weekly performances
from local and national poets, as well as a chance to present your own work
in the open mic or poetry slam. DJ Muse spins before the show and between poets.
Upcoming features include:

• Wednesday, August 6 Longtime Malden resident and Poetribe reading co-host David Surette has just celebrated the publication of his second book of poetry, Easy to Keep, Hard to Keep In. Join him at tonight’s reading and enjoy his dry wit, precise narrative, and satisfying clarity of language. Open slam in the 8x8 series.

• Wednesday, August 13 A former member of four National Poetry Slam teams and a coach to two more, Worcester poet Lea Deschenes also dusts off her BA in Theater to perform. Her co-feature tonight will be Dorinda Wegener, widely published New Hampshire poet. These two fine writers will bring their sharp-edged, well-crafted work to the Cantab stage. Open poetry slam in the 8x8 series.

• Wednesday, August 20 Westchester, New York poet Laura Vookles (LV) can claim both a spot on the first Westchester Slam team and Pushcart Prize nominations for poetry and prose. Soft-spoken, but with a feisty undercurrent to her work, this, museum curator will perform her memoirs about motherhood, middle-aged romance and Memphis. First semi-final slam in the 8x8 series: Tai, Adam, James, McKendy.

Doors for the show open at 7:30.
The open mic begins at 8:00,
the feature performs at approximately 10:00,
and an open poetry slam follows.
The show is 18+ (ID required) and the cover charge is $3 unless otherwise noted.

Simone Beaubien, SlamMaster
The Boston Poetry Slam at The Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, Mass. http://www.slamnews.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bostonpoetryslam

the Boston Poetry Slam @ the Cantab Lounge bringing contemporary poetry
to the community since 1991

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THURSDAYS

Lowell Poetry Slam and Open Mic
Every FIRST Thursday at Brew'd Awakening!
Only poets can compete in the slam and win the prize...
but the mic is open to musical performers as well.
Whether you come to perform, compete or just enjoy some coffee
and great local talent, don't miss this event!
7:00pm - 9:30 pm
*Sign-up between 6:30-7:00*
The event is free and open to the public—so come on down
for an evening of good company and some terrific regional voices!

Brew'd Awakening Coffeehaus
61 Market Street
Lowell, MA
978-454-BREW

For more info, please email

* * *
the Poetry Session at O'Shea's
THE CAPE GETS ITS VOICE BACK
7 to 8:30PM Every Third Thursday!
The Poetry Session at O'Shea's is a free monthly all-ages open mic
for poets and lovers of poetry
held in the Back Room at O'Shea's Olde Inne.
348 Main Street, Rte. 28 West Dennis, MA 02670
Free
Contact Info: Gregory Hischak

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Returning to the Black Spot (formerly the Prodigal Son) in Hyannis
the last Thursday of the month! Cape Poets Theatre Fourth Thursday
Open Mic at The Black Spot.
Free
Mary Ellen Redmond and Jose Gouveia host at the old Prodigal Son,
under new name and ownership, now called
The Black Spot Cafe,
10 Ocean St., Hyannis.
We are the last Thursday of every month, 8PM, (508) 771-4004

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FRIDAYS
The Brookline Poetry Series is pleased to welcome THOMAS LUX
for our final reading of the season.
STEPHANIE KARTALOPOULOS will open the evening, and our open mike
will close it.
We meet Friday, June 6, 7-9pm
at the Brookline Public Library Main Branch.

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SATURDAYS

POETRIBE
http://www.poetribe.org/

The Community Room
East Bridgewater Public Library
32 Union Street East Bridgewater, MA
Hosted by David R. Surette and Victoria Bosch Murray
7:45 Open mic Sign-ups,
8:00 Open Mic,
9:00 Featured Poet
Upcoming Features:

Aug 2 John Murillo
Poetribe will be on summer hiatus for the month of July!

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OPEN BARK
meets @ the Out Of The Blue Art Gallery,
106 PROSPECT ST. (the home of Stone Soup)
CENTRAL SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE.
SIGN-UP AT 8:00pm
OPEN MIC STARTS @ 8:15pm,
FEATURE @ 9:00pm
Come and perform or listen!
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SUNDAYS Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
Sunday Night! Cambridge Common
1667 Mass. Ave., Cambridge
$5 Cover Every Sunday
Poetry Slam: 8:00 pm,
Feature: 9:30 pm,
Open Mike: 10:30 pm
617-547-0759
http://poetryjam.org/

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MONDAYS
Stone Soup Poetry
Stone Soup Poetry meets from 8-10 p.m. every Monday
at the Out of The Blue Art Gallery
(located on 106 Prospect Street in Cambridge)
with an open mike sign-up at 7:30 p.m.
http://stonesouppoetry.blogspot.com/

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TUESDAYS
Newton Free Library Poetry Reading Series
Winter Spring 2008.
The series meets the second Tuesday of every month open mic after features.
Starts 7PM
For complete information go to http://newtonfreelibrarypoetryseries.blogspot.com/
Director: Doug Holder http://authorsden.com/douglasholder

the Boston Poetry Slambringing contemporary poetry to the community since1991
http://www.slamnews.comhttp//groups.yahoo.com/group/BostonPoetrySlam

Cambridge Community Television
Tuesdays at 11:00 PM Saturdays at 10:30PM
Catch the latest from the Boston Poetry Slam I
NFO: [email protected]
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LETRA Poetry Nights
in LAWRENCE MASS
Every TUESDAY at
Julio's 99 Club
99 Essex Street Lawrence, MA
Doors open at 7pm open mic starts at 8pm
Admission $3.00
For more information or for directions please call
Michelle Richardson at 978-423-7045

Gypsypashn's Poetry Caravan
at Bestseller's Cafe
24 High Street
Medford, MA. 02155
Third Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM.
Free refreshments open mic.
The Poetry Man' hosts
The Main St. Cafe, North Easton MA.
August is Biker Poetry Month,
and celebrated at Besteller's on the 13th.
After this reading there'll be a 2nd annual BBQ at Gypsy's.
Come one come all, come and enjoy a night of poetic delight
in a cozy bookshop setting!


VERMONT POETRY

The Power of Words conference:
Liberation through the Spoken, Written and Sung Word
Sept. 12-15, 2008, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT.
Seek greater freedom and transformation for yourself and your community
through the power of words at this unique gathering of people who write,
tell stories, perform, and do other language arts. Make community with
others in the emerging field of Transformative Language Arts, and discover
ways to make a living doing what you love.
Keynotes: Walter Mosley, Bread and Puppet Theatre, Kelley Hunt,
Rick Jarow, Sherry Reiter, Lewis Mehl-Medrona plus 25 more presenters.
Organized by Goddard College’s Transformative Language Arts concentration,
this conference features hands-on workshops, performances, open readings &
celebrations at the peak of fall foliage.
Conference costs start at $210 for registration plus additional fees for
pre- and post-conference workshops.
Lodging and all meals on campus begin at $216/double or $276/single.
Some partial scholarships available including scholarships through the
Roxanne Florence Fund for people of color. Work-study positions available.
Professional and poetry therapy hours available.
Complete schedule and registration at www.goddard.edu/powerofwords
or call Denise at , 802/454-8311, x204.

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