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MA - Boston Poetry Slam 5/10/06 Ron Goba features! Semi-Final Slam
BOSTON POETRY SLAM
The Cantab Lounge
738 Massachusetts Ave, Central Square, Cambridge, Mass
(617) 354-2685
cantab @ slamnews.com
www.slamnews.com/
Wednesday, 8 pm open mike; 9:30 pm feature; 10:30 pm slam
Hosted by:
Slammaster Simone Beaubien,
J*me, Valerie Lawson, & Ryk McIntyre
with MC Emeritus, Michael Brown.
$3, unless noted
Please Note:
*****18+ everyone must have a photo ID*****
Congratulations to the 2006 Cantab NPS Team:
Adam Stone
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Simone Beaubien
Dawn Gabriel
Brian Ellis
This Week:
May 10, 2006
The Cantab's beloved Ron Goba returns to his home stage for a feature and
chapbook release.
First semi-final in the eight-by-eight slam series: Douglas Bishop, Dawn
Gabriel, Brian Ellis, and Jme..
May 17, 2006
Clever, quirky, and powerful touring poets Eirean Bradley (a.k.a. Ed
Zeppelin) of Colorado and John Mark Huscher of California.
Second semi-final in the eight-by-eight slam series: Brian Comiskey, Simone
Beaubien, and the 4/26 and 5/3 open slam winners.
May 24, 2006
The Jeff Robinson Trio, natives of our sister slam, the Lizard Lounge, swings
by to back our open mic with their incomparable improv jazz.
Season final slam.
May 31, 2006
A fine local poet and open mic regular, Adam Thielker, gets a chance to
dazzle us with a full feature.
Champion of Champions slam: champ Adam Stone goes best-of-seven against the
challenging season champ.
June 7, 2006
Long-time Vermont performance poet Sarah Sapienza.
Open slams begin again.
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Brockton Library Poetry Series
Saturday, May 20, 2006, 2-5 PM
Featuring:
Adam Stone
Sean Conlon
304 Main St
Brockton, MA 02301
508.580.7890 X 207
www.thinkworks.com/bps
Free Event with really comfortable chairs and cool refreshments
12:00 - 2:00 Writing workshop with Danielle Legros Georges
Assistant Professor in the Creative Arts in Learning Division at Lesley
University
(Coming soon: Tom Daley will lead the BPL workshop)
1:30 - 2:00 Sign up for open reading
2:15 - 3:30 Open reading
3:45 - 4:45 Features
Open Reading:
Share your own poetry or read from your favorite poets works
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POETRIBE May 20 Prabakar T. Rajan features
Saturday, May 20, 8 PM
The Community Room
East Bridgewater Library
32 Union St.
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
508-378-1616
Hosted by Erin Feeney, Vicki Murray, and David R. Surette
7:30 Open Mic sign up
8:00 Open Mic
Featured Poet
SLAM
Free Admission
Check out the updated Poetribe website with bios and links and calendar :
www.angelfire.com/poet...ewaterslam
Upcoming Features:
Jun 3 Franz Wright
June 17 Brad Vandehey and Tim Kearney
July 1 Jean Monahan
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Block Island Poetry Project
Block Island, RI
Session 5: May 4 through May 7
Exploring the Muse -- A writing workshop
with Fran Quin
Enjoy themed discussions, workshops and exercises designed to help enhance
and inform the way that you look at the poetry that you read and write. Limited
attendance guarantees special attention to your own particular poetry
questions and interests. Daily lectures are complimented by great meals, evening
poetry and musical performances, open readings, and plenty of time for personal
recreation.
CONTACT LISA STARR AT THE HYGEIA HOUSE PHONE: 401-466-9916
lisastarr @ bipoetryproject.com
www.bipoetryproject.com/
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Sunday
May 21, 2006
From 2-4 PM
The Nantucket Poetry Slam
UMass Boston Field Station
Grace Grossman Environmental Center
180 Polpis Road
From 2-4 PM
Open mic.
Featured poet - K. E. Duffin
www.keduffin.com
We celebrate free speech and diversity, with respect for the audience as
well as the poets. Hosted by Len Germinara, Laughing Crow, Ursula Austin,
and Dr. Sarah Oktay
(www.nantucketpoetryslam.org )
K.E. Duffin
Coming this Fall:
Sept. 2nd Franz Wright
Sept. 17th Ryk McIntyre
Oct. 22nd Jack McCarthy and Stephen Dobyns
Nov. 5th Sou MacMillan
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Lizard Lounge Poetry Jam
Every Sunday 21+ $5 at door
1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
617-547-0759
Website - poetryjam.com/
Blog - poetryjam.com/blog/poetryjam.html
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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.
May 18th Doug Bishop hosts Live Poetry at Walden Pond.
www.mothwing.com/waldenpoetry/,
Read Douglas Holder's review from the Somerville News
June 15th Valerie Lawson features. Valerie is a member of the award-winning
Doctor Brown's Traveling Poetry Show.
hometown.aol.com/vmudd...rybio.html
July 20 Sean Theall ' 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!
The Boston Poetry Slam
Info: cantab @ slamnews.com
visit www.slamnews.com/
website of the
Boston Poetry Slam
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