The Anthology Weekly Newsletter-

- Carpe Diem, Adero Itero
- Anthology Rolls Back to Glendale 4/19
- 2006 Mesa Slam Points Update (the Biggest Slam in Phoenix)
- The Anthology Cup Slam
- Phoenix Library "Coffeehouses"
- Essenzaslam Poetry Slam- Last chance for Points
- April Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam- Go to Arco!
- Artist of the Week- Could be YOU
- The SpokenWorld Show is BACK!
- Become a Member of Anthology
- Copyright, List Information

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Carpe Diem, Adero Itero
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The April issue of CDAI is out and about, complete with a calendar of
poetry readings around the valley.

Dave is looking for poetry and article submissions, new events to add
to the calendar, and any other literary tidbit you'd like to share!
and you can get details from him at his brand spankin' new email
address of davepeacemesa@.... Seriously, send him some stuff.
This is open to all writers and poets, and not limited to members.

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Anthology Rolls Back to Glendale 4/19
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Anthology Rocked the Glendale Library on April 4th with the Voices of
Youth show. Now, the adults get to play as Anthology returns to the
Glendale library on Wednesday, April 19th for an Adult Slam sponsored
in part by The Glendale Library and Anthology. Six of the valley's
best poets go head to head in a fun exhibition to demonstrate
performance poetry to the community. The show is free, starts at 6PM
and your attendance is expected, so please don't be late. The
Glendale Library is located at 5959 W. Brown St., Glendale. You may
call them at (623) 930-3530 for directions, or visit them online at
http://www.ci.glendale.az.us/Library/MapMain.cfm .

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2006 Mesa Slam Points Update
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If you are interested in trying out to make the 2006 Mesa National
Slam Team and attend the 2006 National Poetry Slam in Austin, TX this
coming August, Essenzaslam is the only venue in Phoenix that is a PSI
qualified venue to send a team to this event. If you'd like to learn
more, we have prepared a PDF of information that would be useful to
you, and you can download it here:
http://www.anthology.org/NewsletterPDF/2006slamoffqualify.pdf

Point standings as of 4/17/2006

Poets (Top 12 Slamoff Eligible*)
Name Points
Bill Campana 38
Doyle 36
Corbet Dean 32
Michael K. 31
Tristan 28
Sammie 27
Lauren Perry 25
Shaun Kuter 25
The Klute 21
MCMG 20
Manifest Destiny 19
Ivan Chavez 18
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Kelsey Miller 17
Ashley Mack 17
Patrick Hare 14
Kevin Patterson 12
Joseph 12
Dave Tabor 9
Jose Magana 8
Sarah Miller 8
Joan Darque 7
Gab 5
Bakeem 5



* Tiebreakers decided by cumulative score totals from all
participating slams


Next Points Slams (this week):

Thursday, April 20th- 8PM
Essenza Coffeehouse
1350 S Longmore, Mesa
(480) 461-0445 for directions
Free to get in, $1 to slam
- Participants in the slam earn points based on finish

There is 1 Essenzaslams and 1 Phoenix Slam remaining before The Big
Dance...

The 2006 Mesa national Slamoff is coming, are you ready?

April 28th, 2006 8PM
Del Sol Reception Hall
236 S Mesa Dr
Mesa, AZ

Tickets ON SALE NOW ($7 in advance here, and go to $10 night of
show.) Click here to buy yours NOW securely using Paypal (account not
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Click here to visit the Official Slamoff Site:
http://www.anthology.org/2006_Mesa_Slamoff.html

Your host for the evening will be none other than the Sultan of
Sedona, Christopher Lane. As the Executive Director of NorAz Poets,
Christopher has dedicated himself full time to his passion of poetry.
You can learn more about Christopher at his website,
www.whoisyourgodnow.com, or www.norazpoets.org.

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The Anthology Cup Slam
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On Thursday, April 27th, Essenza and the Essenzalsam Poetry Slam will
play host to the second "Anthology Cup" Slam. This slam is exclusive
to poets NOT participating in the National Slamoff on the 28th, with
the winner having their name emblazoned on the cup alongside the
cup's first winner, Patrick Hare. The winner of this slam will also
be used as a calibration poet in the slamoff, and receive two
complimentary tickets to the event. The show starts at 8PM, at
Essenza Coffeehouse.

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Phoenix Library "Coffeehouses"
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Local poets are partnering with The Phoenix Library and Anthology in
presenting performance poetry at a series of in-library "Coffeehouse"
events in March and April. These poets will be performing and hosting
an open mic during these shows for teens:
Friday, April 21st, Saguaro: 48th Street and Thomas- Brent Hefron
Saturday, April 22nd Acacia: Dunlap and Northern- Kevin Patterson
Friday, April 28th, Cholla: Metro Center Mall- Sharon Skinner

Show up and support your poets in action!


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Essenzaslam Poetry Slam
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As one of the oldest running slams in the country, Essenzaslam
continue to make performance poetry history. Eleven slammers hit the
mic last week, with big crowds. Congrats to last week's winner, Bill
Campana for the THIRD Time Running! Join us each Thursday as we
continue to provide the best performance poetry in Phoenix...

Essenza Coffeehouse
1350 S Longmore, Mesa
(480) 461-0445 for directions

hosted by The Klute (mesaslam@...)

Free to get in, $1 to slam, 8PM start


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The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam
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Make sure you join us for the 6th Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam, April
26th at The Paper Heart in Phoenix-

The Paper Heart
750 NW Grand Ave
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 262-2020

hosted by Bob Nelson (bob@...)

$5 Cover, 8PM start

The first 10 poets may sign up for spots and compete without an entry
fee or cover charge. Poets 11-15 may sign up with a $5 entry fee.
First place will be $50, Second $30 and Third $20.

FEATURING: The Top 4 finishing poets at THIS SLAM will represent The
Paper Heart at the State Slab City Slam in Arcosanti, the weekend of
May 26th, 2006. Joining the Mesa National Team as the only Phoenix
area teams at this event! Plan to Represent!

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Artist of the Week
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Attention Anthology Members, submit information about yourself and
become an Artist of the week in this newsletter. Include links to
your website, where you are performing, a brief bio, and even Paypal
links for people to purchase your merchandise.
Anthology members at any level are eligible, and you will be reaching
Thousands of (pairs of) Eyes.

For more information, email bob@...

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The SpokenWorld Show is BACK!
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In a way. We would like to invite you to joinus in beta testing one
of Anthology's five new Internet Radio stations-
Here are the URL's for the three Spokenworld automated shows. Two are
not Work Friendly, unless said work likes such insanity:

Because I have to go through each disc and label tracks/artist, etc,
and see which ones can go into the corporate friendly playlist, it
may take me a little while to expand the offerings:

SpokenWorld Channel 1 will be the LIVE show channel, which I would
have debuted tonite, but with the holiday and me being behind on this
newsletter, thought better of.

Spokenworld Channel 2- THIS, at the moment, is almost identical to
channel 3, except eventually it will have poets worldwide on it:
http://65.103.193.250:8000/spokenworld2.m3u

Spokenworld Channel 3- THIS is only Mesa/AZ poets or performances in
AZ/Mesa:
http://65.103.193.250:8000/spokenworld3.m3u


Again, understand, no editing of naughty words on either channel...
Yes, there will be a corporate friendly channel added before the
Official launch...

Spokenworld Channel 4- (Mostly) safe for the Office:
http://65.103.193.250:8000/spokenworld4.m3u
Please feel free to plug in and check them out, and send your
thoughts to bob@.... We are also accepting CD's to add to
the rotation and play on the live show. Please feel free to send a
copy of your CD to: Anthology, C/O The SpokenWorld Show, PO Box 4411,
Mesa, AZ 85211-4411. Please include a note that it's OK to add your
work to the playlist and play tracks on the live show.

BUT- more importantly, we need material for SpokenWorld Channel 5-
the international channel. This channel will feature spoken word in
languages OTHER than English, so please send us your material.


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Become a Member of Anthology
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http://www.anthology.org/Membership.html

Now is the Best time to become an Anthology member if you are not
already one. Anthology members get exclusive access to paying
performance opportunities, discounts on event registration fees, FREE
TICKETS to events, and a whole lot more. And the best part, is you
can join with as little as $10.

Your membership Dues may also be sent by check or money order, using
the information below...
Anthology, C/O Memberships, PO Box 4411, Mesa, AZ 85211-4411
Checks may be made out to Anthology, Inc. Receipts will be sent to
address submitted to Anthology. Enclose your name, address, and email
address.

For more information on Membership benefits, visit the page here:
http://www.anthology.org/Membership.html


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Copyright, List Information
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Anthology’s mission is to promote performance poetry and associated
literary arts in the greater Phoenix community by providing
opportunities for artists to perform their work and by making spoken
word arts accessible to a diverse audience.

This Week in Anthology Copyright 2006 Anthology, Inc. Reproduction of
the contents of this newsletter is permitted only for informational
sharing purposes only. Anthology, Inc. is an Arizona based 501(c)3
organization in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service
Guidelines for Nonprofit Organizations. Anthology, Essenzaslam, The
Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam, VOY, Voices of Youth, Carpe Diem, Adero
Itero, The SpokenWorld Show are marks of Anthology, Inc.

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