Misfits Records Presents "Fiend Fest '06" Featuring the Misfits With
Special Guest Appearance by Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of
Punk!

October 20, 2006: Get your punk rock fix this fall when Misfits
Records presents Fiend Fest '06 featuring legendary punk outfit the
Misfits with a very special guest set by Osaka Popstar and the
American Legends of Punk who will close the show each night. Joining
them on the road are The Adicts, UK Subs, Juicehead and Orange. The
must-see whirlwind tour hits Scottsdale on October 20th at the Venue
of Scottsdale (7117 E. 3rd Ave., Scottsdale). Doors will open at 7 PM
for this all ages and tickets are $25.

www.venueofscottsdale.com

When: Thursday November 16th @ 8pm
Where: Venue of Scottsdale - 7117 E. 3RD AVENUE SCOTTSDALE, AZ

Having sold more than two million records worldwide and receiving
two U.S. gold singles, Ben Bledsoe is no stranger to the business.
He has headlined for crowds of more than 300,000 people in countries
such as Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, France, Spain,
England, Scotland, Sweden, Japan, The Philippines, Malaysia,
Thailand, Singapore, and of course The United States.
http://www.myspace.com/benbledsoe

Special Guests, Jeff Eaton & Jeordie
http://www.myspace.com/jeffeaton
http://www.myspace.com/jeordiepixiebeastmusic

Tickets available @ Brown Paper Tickets:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/6644

Promotion by Black Dog Promotions
http://www.blackdogpromotions.com

We got a couple cool shows coming up this month at Joe's Grotto.

  - Sunday 10/15/06 - Joe's 12th Aniversary Bash
                      Come help us celebrate Joe's 12th Aniversary,
                      great drink specials, free give-aways,
                      raffles, free food and live music with
          BACK FROM ASHES
          Super Sternal Notch
          Terror in The Isles
          Ghost's of America
          and an Acustic Hour to start things Off...

     All proceeds go to help a great charity - Breast Cancer



- Saturday 10/28/06 - Halloween Bash
      with
Back From Ashes
Super Sternal Notch
and Astro Creep 2000


So Come out and hang with and lets have some fun. please visit us
at    www.myspace.com/backfromashes
or go to www.joesgrotto.com for more info

For Immediate Release:

Contact: Bob Nelson, Host
     (602) 478-9508
     bob@...
     http://www.anthology.org

    The Paper Heart, Venue
     (602) 262-2020
     paperheartgallery@...
     http://www.thepaperheart.com


   $250 Poetry Slam Promises to be HUGE!

[Phoenix, AZ]- Anthology, Inc. has announced that The inaugural
Necromancer Festival, a two day celebration of spoken word with a
slam and a $400 in cash prizes is set to take over The Paper Heart on
Thursday October 19th and Friday, October 20th. The event, the
largest of it's kind to be held in Phoenix, will feature twenty of
the region's best poets in a two day competition for the cash, $250
to the winner, $100 for second and $50 for third. Part competition,
part show, the Necromancer Festival promises to blend fun with the
tremendous entertainment of slam poetry.


Some of the 20 competing poets (with their Bio's) include:

Bill Campana- "Four time member of the Mesa National Poetry Slam
Team, Bill was recently interviewed for Channel 3's evening news
show, and has performed as a feature across the southwest. He has
been called the loudest poet alive, and one listen makes sure you
know why."

Brent Heffron- "Coach of the 2006 Mesa National Poetry Slam team and
member of the 2005 Mesa National Slam Team that reached the semi-
finals of the National Poetry Slam. Brent has also represented
Flagstaff at the National Poetry Slam and performed many features
around the country."

Tristan Marshell- "I have been writing poetry (or a semblance of) for
30 years and slamming for 2 years. My extensive world travel, diverse
job and life experiences colour my poetry in a spectrum running from
Genghis Khan to the Buddha or from Ward Cleaver to Caligula. I am a
member of the ' 06 Paper Heart Team and will use any opportunity
available to enlighten and corrupt poetry audiences according to my
whims."

All of this will be happening at The Paper Heart, and is sponsored by
Anthology, inc. Tickets are $10 each night or both nights for $15.
Anthology members may also use a Member's Pass to get into the event
at no cost as well. Tickets and more information are available at
http;//www.anthology.org/necromancer06.html .

    The Paper Heart is the Crown Jewel of the Grand Avenue Art
Community. For over six years, The Paper Heart has represented the
best of the downtown art community. More information on The Paper
Heart is available online at http://www.thepaperheart.com .

    Anthology, inc. is the premiere literary organization in Phoenix.
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
spokenword arts accessible to a diverse audience. In addition to the
Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam, Anthology also sponsors the Essenzaslam
Poetry Slam, the longest running poetry slam in the Southwest. More
information on Anthology is available at the organization's web site,
http://www.anthology.org .

   Poetry Slam is a fun filled poetry explosion of talent and passion,
where the poets are scored and the audience is encouraged to be loud
and responsive. The poetry mixes elements of performance and poetry
into a show of indescribable proportions.



Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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For Immediate Release:

Contact: Bob Nelson, Host
     (602) 478-9508
     bob@...
     http://www.anthology.org

    The Paper Heart, Venue
     (602) 262-2020
     paperheartgallery@...
     http://www.thepaperheart.com


   $250 Poetry Slam Promises to be HUGE!

[Phoenix, AZ]- Anthology, Inc. has announced that The inaugural
Necromancer Festival, a two day celebration of spoken word with a
slam and a $400 in cash prizes is set to take over The Paper Heart on
Thursday October 19th and Friday, October 20th. The event, the
largest of it's kind to be held in Phoenix, will feature twenty of
the region's best poets in a two day competition for the cash, $250
to the winner, $100 for second and $50 for third. Part competition,
part show, the Necromancer Festival promises to blend fun with the
tremendous entertainment of slam poetry.


Some of the 20 competing poets (with their Bio's) include:

Bill Campana- "Four time member of the Mesa National Poetry Slam
Team, Bill was recently interviewed for Channel 3's evening news
show, and has performed as a feature across the southwest. He has
been called the loudest poet alive, and one listen makes sure you
know why."

Brent Heffron- "Coach of the 2006 Mesa National Poetry Slam team and
member of the 2005 Mesa National Slam Team that reached the semi-
finals of the National Poetry Slam. Brent has also represented
Flagstaff at the National Poetry Slam and performed many features
around the country."

Tristan Marshell- "I have been writing poetry (or a semblance of) for
30 years and slamming for 2 years. My extensive world travel, diverse
job and life experiences colour my poetry in a spectrum running from
Genghis Khan to the Buddha or from Ward Cleaver to Caligula. I am a
member of the ' 06 Paper Heart Team and will use any opportunity
available to enlighten and corrupt poetry audiences according to my
whims."

All of this will be happening at The Paper Heart, and is sponsored by
Anthology, inc. Tickets are $10 each night or both nights for $15.
Anthology members may also use a Member's Pass to get into the event
at no cost as well. Tickets and more information are available at
http;//www.anthology.org/necromancer06.html .

    The Paper Heart is the Crown Jewel of the Grand Avenue Art
Community. For over six years, The Paper Heart has represented the
best of the downtown art community. More information on The Paper
Heart is available online at http://www.thepaperheart.com .

    Anthology, inc. is the premiere literary organization in Phoenix.
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
spokenword arts accessible to a diverse audience. In addition to the
Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam, Anthology also sponsors the Essenzaslam
Poetry Slam, the longest running poetry slam in the Southwest. More
information on Anthology is available at the organization's web site,
http://www.anthology.org .

   Poetry Slam is a fun filled poetry explosion of talent and passion,
where the poets are scored and the audience is encouraged to be loud
and responsive. The poetry mixes elements of performance and poetry
into a show of indescribable proportions.

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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For Immediate Release:

Contact: Bob Nelson, Host
     (602) 478-9508
     bob@...
     http://www.anthology.org

    The Paper Heart, Venue
     (602) 262-2020
     paperheartgallery@...
     http://www.thepaperheart.com


   $250 Poetry Slam Promises to be HUGE!

[Phoenix, AZ]- Anthology, Inc. has announced that The inaugural
Necromancer Festival, a two day celebration of spoken word with a
slam and a $400 in cash prizes is set to take over The Paper Heart on
Thursday October 19th and Friday, October 20th. The event, the
largest of it's kind to be held in Phoenix, will feature twenty of
the region's best poets in a two day competition for the cash, $250
to the winner, $100 for second and $50 for third. Part competition,
part show, the Necromancer Festival promises to blend fun with the
tremendous entertainment of slam poetry.


Some of the 20 competing poets (with their Bio's) include:

Bill Campana- "Four time member of the Mesa National Poetry Slam
Team, Bill was recently interviewed for Channel 3's evening news
show, and has performed as a feature across the southwest. He has
been called the loudest poet alive, and one listen makes sure you
know why."

Brent Heffron- "Coach of the 2006 Mesa National Poetry Slam team and
member of the 2005 Mesa National Slam Team that reached the semi-
finals of the National Poetry Slam. Brent has also represented
Flagstaff at the National Poetry Slam and performed many features
around the country."

Tristan Marshell- "I have been writing poetry (or a semblance of) for
30 years and slamming for 2 years. My extensive world travel, diverse
job and life experiences colour my poetry in a spectrum running from
Genghis Khan to the Buddha or from Ward Cleaver to Caligula. I am a
member of the ' 06 Paper Heart Team and will use any opportunity
available to enlighten and corrupt poetry audiences according to my
whims."

All of this will be happening at The Paper Heart, and is sponsored by
Anthology, inc. Tickets are $10 each night or both nights for $15.
Anthology members may also use a Member's Pass to get into the event
at no cost as well. Tickets and more information are available at
http;//www.anthology.org/necromancer06.html .

    The Paper Heart is the Crown Jewel of the Grand Avenue Art
Community. For over six years, The Paper Heart has represented the
best of the downtown art community. More information on The Paper
Heart is available online at http://www.thepaperheart.com .

    Anthology, inc. is the premiere literary organization in Phoenix.
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
spokenword arts accessible to a diverse audience. In addition to the
Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam, Anthology also sponsors the Essenzaslam
Poetry Slam, the longest running poetry slam in the Southwest. More
information on Anthology is available at the organization's web site,
http://www.anthology.org .

   Poetry Slam is a fun filled poetry explosion of talent and passion,
where the poets are scored and the audience is encouraged to be loud
and responsive. The poetry mixes elements of performance and poetry
into a show of indescribable proportions.



Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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Misfits Records Presents "Fiend Fest '06" Featuring the Misfits With
Special Guest Appearance by Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of
Punk!

October 20, 2006: Get your punk rock fix this fall when Misfits
Records presents Fiend Fest '06 featuring legendary punk outfit the
Misfits with a very special guest set by Osaka Popstar and the
American Legends of Punk who will close the show each night. Joining
them on the road are The Adicts, UK Subs, Juicehead and Orange. The
must-see whirlwind tour hits Scottsdale on October 20th at the Venue
of Scottsdale (7117 E. 3rd Ave., Scottsdale). Doors will open at 7 PM
for this all ages and tickets are $25.

www.venueofscottsdale.com

All-

     Please come join us for the Phoenix Parade for the Arts tonite...
We are meeting up at The paper Heart, where we will then head over to
the Parade start at 3rd and Monroe at 7PM.

     We'll have pleanty of flyers and fun stuff to hand out, and our
Float is pretty rockin' Jason Davis also has a stage and a table to
sell Merchandise at...

     The Theme of our Float is "Read Poetry, Write Poetry, Watch
Poetry" and it is Sponsored by The Willow House Poetry Reading and
Anthology, Inc.

See ya tonite! Thanks!

BTW- for more info: www.papa2006.com


Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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Hello everyone-

     I'd like to get a handle on the number of Necromancer poets we
may have that are sitting on the fence... I have 15 spots still
available and I'd like to be at least 1/2 full (10 spots) by the end
of the week... Please let me know if you're looking at participating-
remember we have cash prizes for 1st ($250) 2nd ($100) and 3th ($50)...

    Please also pass this along to you friends and compadres...

Thanks again,

Bob



October 19th-20th, 2006

http://www.anthology.org/Necromancer06.html

Anthology, Inc. invites you to join us for the first annual
Necromancer Festival. This tremendous celebration of spoken word will
feature twenty of the southwest's best poets bringing their game to
the best arts venue in the Southwest- The Paper Heart in Phoenix, AZ.

How to Register:

Registration is easy:
Registration is $20, Anthology Silver, Gold and Platinum members have
their registration waived.

For Postal Registration:

Send us the following info

Your Name
A phone number to be able to get ahold of you
A Bio of 100 words or less
A check or Money Order for $20, made out to Anthology, Inc.

Send to:

Anthology
C/O Necromancer '06 Registration
PO Box 4411
Mesa, AZ 85211-4411

Registration is limited to 20 (twenty) poets.

How to get Tickets:

Tickets will be available for $10 each night, available online or at
the door. However, we have a special online only offer of BOTH nights
for only $15...

Schedule

Thursday, October 19th

5PM- Registration/Check-in
7:30PM- Necromancer Prelim Bout 1
9:30PM- Intermission
10:00PM- Necromancer Prelim Bout 2

Friday, October 20th

12:00PM- The Great 2006 Water Balloon Showdown
3:00PM- Necromancer Boggle Showdown
8:00PM- Necromancer Finals

Tournament Format

With a nod to the iWPS format, the preliminary bouts will feature a
round of 3 minute poems, a round of 2 minute poems and a round of 1
minute poems. Scores are cumulative, and the top 5 finishers in each
preliminary bout will be in the finals bout on the night of the 20th.

The finals competiton will feature 3 rounds of 3 minute poems, in
"Traditional" poetry slam style, with scores being cumulative.

No repeats are allows in any competiton performance.

Questions? Email Bob




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Hi everyone,

     I just wanted to ask one more time that you consider coming out
and supporting Harmony and Aura tomorrow night at the slam as they
raise money to support a teacher of theirs that lost his home and
belongings to a fire last week. Please click on the following link to
learn more, or contrinute by Paypal.

http://bobdapoet.livejournal.com/267356.html

     The girls will be at the slam Thursday Night and would love to
see you...

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

Please pass it on...


Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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ANNOUNCING A NEW RECORDING STUDIO FOR INDEPENDENT ARTISTS

Poets, Writers, Performers - are you looking to record a CD?  Maybe
you don't want the low quality of home recording, but you think you
can't afford to rent a production studio?  Think again!  Conchetto
Productions just opened a studio in north Scottsdale that has exactly
what you're looking for - professional recording quality at an
affordable price.

Conchetto Productions is a new company founded this year by Jordan
Dorf, whom you may recall as the founder of NetRadioLive.com, one of
the earliest Internet broadcasting companies.  Before it closed in
2002, NetRadioLive streamed over a million hours of live audio over
the 'Net and helped hundreds of independent artists set up their own
home recording studios and broadcast their original works online.
Now, Jordan is taking this experience to the next level by creating a
versatile recording studio that's open to the public.   Why bother
with home recording (the expenses, the work, the learning curve - and
the lower audio quality) when you can just walk in to a professional-
quality studio and get the job done quickly?

Conchetto has designed its studio specifically to record solo vocal
performers (such as slam poets), solo musicians, singer/songwriters,
and group vocal performances for up to 5 people.  External audio
sources and musical instruments can be added to the mix - just call
in advance for details.  You can even fit a small audience in the
studio!

Here's the best part - unlike most recording studios, Conchetto
Productions doesn't overcharge for its services.  You'll be surprised
at how easy and inexpensive it is to work with Jordan to get your
recording project done.  Even better, Conchetto is currently offering
a special deal for Anthology members, one that's too good to pass
up.  Get up to 3 hours of recording time in the studio, and walk away
with the CD(s) of your recording for just $100.  Plus, as part of
this deal, MP3 file conversions are done at no extra charge - so if
you want to have an audio CD to sell at your performances, plus an
MP3 version to distribute on the 'Net, you'll get it all - and up to
3 hours of studio time - for just $100.  You can't beat this deal for
both price and quality.

Remember, you have to be an Anthology member to take advantage of the
special pricing.  Contact Jordan at (480) 473-7070 for details, and
to schedule your next recording session.







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Come one, Come all- to the August 2006 Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam!
Wednesday night at 8PM we will determine the First Two Qualifiers for
the Paper Heart's iWPS finals come December! There is still 1
available spot for the night, and a poet may register for it at the
door on Wednesday!

And, we have $100 in cash prizes to give away as well, so you
definitely won't want to miss this!

August Poet Lineup
Come root for your favorite!

Slade Noonay
Kelsey Miller
Chesko
Tristan Marshell
Bill Campana
Evan
Shawnte Orion
Ivan Chavez
Paul Davis

Make your plans today to join us-
The Paper Heart
750 W Grand Ave
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 262-2020
http://www.thepaperheart.com
http://gpps.anthology.org





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If anybody wants to surf the streets of Phoenix Friday night during
First Fridays and flyer with "the gang", please send me an email. We
are looking for 3-4 volunteers... It's fun, fun, fun, til our daddy
takes the T-Bird away. Usuall followed by some serious hanging at The
Paper Heart...

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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On the Anthology Forums?

- A special change for Essenza's Night next week.
- Women in slam
- Necromancer
- Jason Davis offering cash for writing for The Willow House
- The Haiku Invitational
- Tellebration Dates and times
- Who's at Wordspoken?
- Places to get Published and Bukowski

Check it out, get a user name and chime in...

http://forumanthology.proboards103.com

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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Hello-

     I am updating the Individual Artists section of the
PhoenixSpokenWord.com site, and if you'd like to be included, please
send me the following, by email only, please don't post to any lists:

Name
Bio (350 words or less)
Email if you want people to be able to email you
Website address (if you have one)
Livejournal address (if you have one)
Myspace address (if you have one)
Friendster address (if you have one)

If I have audio of you, I will add 2-3 links for tracks, or if you
have your own URL for audio you'd rather use, put it/them here:

If you have Video you'd like me to use, put the URL here:

I can host video, but you're going to have to get with me about it
first.

Thanks, I will try to have these updated by the end of the week...


Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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help Back From Ashes celebrate (Sic) Monic's cd release at The Sets,
in tempe.

visit www.backfromashes.com

or www.myspace.com/backfromashes

Hi all-

     A couple people have asked about tickets and qualifying for the
iWPS Greater Phoenix Slamoff. It will be December 27th at The Paper
Heart. Tickets night of show will be $10, but there are two ways for
you to get in FREE!

Way #1, the Phoenix Slam iWPS Season Pass. $20 gets you into every
Phoenix Slam for the rest of the year, and then into the iWPS finals
for free. You can catch every one of the four qualifying slams as the
tension and drive builds to find out who will represent the BEST arts
venue in Phoenix at the BEST individual poetry slam of the year!

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=bob%
40anthology%2eorg&item_name=Greater%20Phoenix%20iWPS%20Slam%20Season%

WAY #2, get your Anthology membership. the iWPS finals qualifies as
an Anthology Member's Pass event, so if you have one, you get in for
free.
Bronze Level: $10, One free admission ticket (Anthology Member’s
Pass) for an Anthology event (e.g., Paper Heart slam)*

Silver Level: $25, Two free admission tickets (Anthology Member’s
Pass) for Anthology events (e.g., Paper Heart slam)*

Gold Level: $50, Four free admission tickets (Anthology Member’s
Pass) for Anthology events (e.g., Paper Heart slam)*

Platinum Level: $100 and over, Free admission to all Anthology events*

You can get your membership online at http://www.anthology.org/
membership.html

Remember also that Necromancer is also coming up, as well as the
Cthuhlu Beach Party, so you can definitley get alot of use out of the
member's passes.

    For more info, hit the slam's website, http://gpps.anthology.org,
I just updated it. It is important to note that we are going back to
the pre-registration, and a form to register is on the website. It's
FREE to slam if you register ahead of time, and that includes the
door, so it's no cost to you to try and win you're part of $100 AND a
spot in the iWPS final. If spots are available, we will let poets
register at the door for $5 (that's one $5 to get in and get on the
list).  I have 4 spots left for August, so I would suggest you scoot
on over and get your name in the hat if you have not already.


Qualifying is simple, get into the slam...

http://gpps.anthology.org/Iwps.html has the complete rules

but here they are:

If you would like to qualify for the 2007 iWPS Paper Heart Final, to
be held Wednesday, December 27th, 2006, then you will definitley WANT
to hear about this:

Step One: Qualify for the final

Poets may slam in the Greater Phoenix Poetry Slams in August 30th,
September 27th, October 25th and November 29th.
The top 2 placing poets in each bout that are not already qualified
will earn a spot in the final on December 27th.
Two additional spots will be provided in a drawing- any poet that
attends all four slams but does not otherwise qualify is eligable for
the drawing.
Step Two: Handle the Business

At the show on December 27th, provide an entry fee of $20 (Anthology
Silver members and above have this fee waived).
Step Three: Win the Slam

The winner of the slam on December 27th will represent The Paper
Heart at the 2007 Individual World Poetry Slam Championships to be
held in Vancouver, B.C. in February, 2007.

Pass it on, and send me your Q's

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .

[Essenza Coffeeehouse, 8PM] All hilarity ensues as the disconnected
head of Michael Jackson answers your questions on the mic, Bob wears
a truely amazing shirt that no one should ever wear. Weather: 75%
chance that Bill Campana will read something new, Plus, Mesa Slam
Team's last show before The Big Dance in Austin, TX next week, All
this news and more, like some poetry, tonite at 8.


Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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In this Newsletter, we cover-

x iWPS Season opens at The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam, get signed up
now!

x The Cthulhu Beach Party comes August 26th!

x New Anthology Event- WordSpoken!

x Necromancer 06 registration Opens!

x Anthology Board Member reads in Tucson August 11th

x New slam in Tempe!

Get the details at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AnthologyNewsletter

Thx!

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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Friends, Romans, Countrymen!

Lend us your poetry!

The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam (GPPS), housed at none other than
Phoenix's very own Paper Heart, has started qualifying poets for the
2007 iWPS (that's Individual World Poetry Slam) show coming in
February 2007 in Vancouver, BC.

If you're a performance poet, and would like to see the likes of
Buddy Wakefield, Mike McGee and others and perform on stages with the
best performance poets in, well, The WORLD, now is your chance!

GPPS is now taking the names of the 10 poets to compete in the August
event (August 30th). Send me your name, and a bio to get on the list.
Three poets are already on the list, first come, first served, by
email only.

Complete rules are here: http://gpps.anthology.org/Iwps.html


The rules are simple:
Poets may slam in the Greater Phoenix Poetry Slams in August,
September, October and November.
The top 2 placing poets in each bout that are not already qualified
will earn a spot in the final on December 27th.
Two additional spots will be provided in a drawing- any poet that
attends all four slams but does not otherwise qualify is eligable for
the drawing.



Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .

Hello everyone-

     Bob Nelson, Phoenix/Mesa Slammaster here to tell you about an
upcoming event that Anthology, Inc., our local nonprofit has planned.
Recently, the host venue of The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam, a place
called The Paper Heart, opened up a couple days for us in October,
Thursday the 19th and Friday the 20th, to allow us to schedule a
regional poetry slam event.
     The Paper Heart, online at http://www.thepaperheart.com, is one
of the best Arts venues in the southwest, having a full stage with
sound and a full bar doesn't hurt, but the owner has been a catalyst
for the tremendous art walks that we have seen in Phoenix over the
last 10 years, and he happens to like Bill Campana as well as the
rest of our slam crew a whole lot.

     But enough of that, on to the event...

http://www.anthology.org/Necromancer06.html

     We've set up a two day poetry slam for twenty poets to
participate. Anyone is welcome to register from anywhere if you'd
like to come to Phoenix in October. Registration is $20. Prizes are
$250 for 1st, $100 for 2nd and $50 for third. Since October will be
in most communities iWPS seasons, we borrowed a page from the format
for the Thursday preliminaries. We'll have two preliminary rounds on
Thursday night, each with 10 poets. The preliminary rounds will have
a Three minute round, a Two minute round and a One minute round. The
top five poets from each of the two preliminaries will move to the
Friday night final, which will be three rounds at three minutes apiece.

    Oh, and we've set up some interesting fun activities as well, like
a water Balloon Showdown (because yeah, October is still hot in Phx)
and Boggle Tourney on Friday, as well as some additional intra-show
fun with some of our local performance artists.

    Anyway, I just put up the website tonite, so feel free to check
out the details and send me any questions, which I will answer and
put together a FAQ as well...

    Thanks, and I hope to see everyone in Phoenix!


Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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See Back From Ashes this Fri 7/28
at The Sets (Southern & Mill, Tempe)

Check out www.myspace.com/backfromashes or go to
www.backfromashes.com for more info

Back From Ashes latest release BROKEN is available for sale at all Zia
Locations and also at Fry Electronics
and also available to listen to at End Cap/Listening Stations at Both
Zia & Fry's Electronics

Hello-

Just a reminder about this week's features and special events at The
Paper Heart and Essenza.

Wednesday night
The Paper Heart
750 W Grand Ave
(602) 262-2020 for directions
$5 Cover
This is Team Mesa V. Team Paper Heart in a head2head slam for $100,
plus Brian and Kate featuring (see below)!

Thursday night
Essenza Coffeehouse
1350 S Longmore, Mesa
(480) 461-0445 for directions
THIS IS A Haiku Slam!
16 poets with only Haiku will be slamming for cash and prizes, plus
Brian and Kate featuring (see below)!

Free! to get in, Free to sign up.

BOTH Nights have Features

Brian Frandsen is a native of southern California, and has called
Utah his home for the last decade. He has been featured in Utah's two
premiere newspapers The Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribuneﾑas well
as local publications, City Weekly and Listen Magazine. He has had
his work reviewed and featured in other publications in this country
and abroad. He was a member of the Salt Lake City poetry-slam team
for2005, has authored several books of poetry, recorded a CD, and
will be one of eight poets featured in a forthcoming anthology (PUSH).

Kate Geenberg hails from Boston but now lives in Ithaca, NY, while
pursuing a Linguistics degree at Cornell University. She has done
feature performances at smaller venues in New York, and has been
featured in one of NJ's oldest newspapers, The Westfield Leader. She
has had her work printed in other regional publications in both
French and English, while also editing Ithaca's all-poetry
publication, [plug] Poetry Magazine. After competing with Team Ithaca
2005, she is looking forward to this year's Nationals and currently
has a CD and a chapbook available.

Please join us on one or both of these two great nights!

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .

In the new Edition of the Phoenixspokenword.com newsletter, we talk
about:

Brian Frandsen and Kate Geenberg are making a double appearence at
BOTH Essenza Coffeehouse and The Paper Heart! Read more about these
two exciting features.

Slam Poets Tear Down Phoenix Down as Team Paper Heart Faces Team Mesa
in a showdown to see who the Best Slam Team in Phoenix is.

Also, Both the Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam and Essenzaslam have
announced their iWPS qualifying processes!

How can you get details on all of this info?

Join the Anthology PhoenixSpokenWord.com Newsletter today, visit:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AnthologyNewsletter/

Subscribe to the group and check out the latest issue! It's
absolutely, totally Free!

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .

Hello!

     I have made some changes to the Anthology Email Newsletter...

     First is the Name, it is now the Anthology Phoenixspokenword.com
Newsletter

     Next is the number of times it get's published, which is now the
1st and 15th of each month

     I added a whole bunch of new sections, ways to submit poetry for
each newsletter, a simple Print Me! Calendar of events, a special
article section, reporting of new links added to
Phoenixspokenword.com and more....

     So, if you want to read about a way I recently used to add spoken
word tracks to iTunes, read about the upcoming features at the
Essenzaslam Poetry Slam or print out the Phoenix spoken word calendar
in an easy to use format, you'll need to take advantage of the final
change-

     Join the Anthology PhoenixSpokenWord.com Newsletter today, visit:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AnthologyNewsletter/

Subscribe to the group and check out the latest issue! It's
absolutely, totally Free!

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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Hi all-

     I spent most of my waking moments this week updating and
formatting the new http://www.phoenixspokenword.com directory
website- now I just need material...

     The site is designed for people that are looking for poets,
readings, podcasts, etc, specifically related to the Greater Phoenix
area to find it all in one space. I have added Anthology's
information, and a couple poets, but I'd like to see your submissions
come in so I can grow the site, and make it the premiere destination
for people looking for spoken word in Phoenix.

      Again, the site is http://www.phoenixspokenword.com, I look
forward to receiving information on you, your event or other spoken
word related rescource...



Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .





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(T)his (W)eek (A)t (A)nthology-
Volume 3.2
Week of June 26th, 2006

- Check out the Audio!
- Coordinator Volunteer Positions Available
- Wednesday Night Phoenix Slam
- Thursday Night Essenzaslam Poetry Slam
- Later On
- Become a Member of Anthology
- Copyright, List Information

------------------------------------
Check Out the Audio!
------------------------------------
Web Page Reference: http://www.phoenixspokenword.com

Looking for something new to listen to? Anthology offers you the
opportunity to listen to the best spoken word collected online.
Currently, there are 3 channels for you to tune in to and hear:
Channel 2 features a 24 hour stream of National Spoken Word Artists.
Channel 3 features the best of the local Greater Phoenix Community.
Channel 4 is work-friendly, so you don't have to worry about turning
it down at the office. All of the channels are available now.


--------------------------------------------------
New Coordinator Positions Available
--------------------------------------------------
   Web Page Reference: http://www.anthology.org/volunteer.html

     Anthology today announces the immediate availability of four
Volunteer Coordinator positions to the community at large. The four
positions in this announcement are:
Membership Coordinator. This position will track Anthology's
membership efforts, design promotional material and manage renewal
efforts.
Merchandising Coordinator. This position will handle the efforts of
Anthology to make it's own and the community's literary merchandise
available for purchase.
Promotion Coordinator. This position will manage Anthology's efforts
to promote the events it sponsors.
Youth Event Coordinator. This position will manage Anthology's Youth
oriented events.

PDF's are available with more complete download information at the
Web Page Reference above, and the process for application is included.

---------------------------------------------------
Wednesday (6/28/06) Night Phoenix Slam
---------------------------------------------------
Web Page Reference: http://gpps.anthology.org
Web Page Reference: http://www.taborland.com

     THIS WEDNESDAY!   And yes, Virginia, there will be a slam AND a
feature. The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam gives out more prize money
per event than any other slam, and the TOP 3 Poets have the
opportunity to win cash. Because of the Feature, the slam will be
capped at 10 readers. The Goal of GPPS is to give you the best show
possible.

    Anthology, the sponsor of the slam, supports local art, and local
businesses. GPPS is the only slam happening at a Grand Ave Art space,
The Paper Heart is a locally owned and operated venue, and long
considered the jewel of the Downtown Phoenix Art Community, We are
fortunate to have the opportunity to have a slam is such an awesome
venue, and we hope that you will join us in supporting both the slam
and the Downtown Arts effort.

The feature for this slam- Dave Tabor!

   A 10 plus year veteran of the performance poetry community, Dave's
classics like "Flushing Becca" and "Donkey Punch" easily pushed the
envelope of spoken word in Phoenix. Dave's newer work has not let up
since, with "G.I. Ted", the poem about his father, his poem about
celebrating MLK day, I could go on and on. Dave is filming his
feature to put on his website, so be sure to come out and support him
with raucous noise and heavy drinking. In addition to being a member
of the first ever Mesa National Poetry Slam Team, Dave is also a
member of the 2006 first ever Paper Heart Slam Team, he will be
competing in the Southwest Shootout regional poetry slam in Flagstaff
on July 7-8.

Every Last Wednesday night
The Paper Heart
750 W Grand Ave
(602) 262-2020 for directions

hosted by Bob Nelson (bob@...)

$5 to get in, first ten poets on the signup sheet get in for FREE!,
8PM start
Drink Specials? Every drink is special at The Paper Heart!

---------------------------------------------------
Thursday (6/29/06) Night Essenzaslam
---------------------------------------------------
Web Page Reference: http://essenzaslam.anthology.org
Web Page Reference: http://www.essenzacoffeehouse.com

Last week, Lisarose (first time slammer) won the slam- this week, Bob
again hosts the longest running slam in the Southwest, sure to bring
hilarity and poetry to your doorstep.

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

hosted by The Klute (mesaslam@...)- er, Bob Nelson this week

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

-> New Dinner Special. Essenza now offers a discount Thursday Night
Sandwich/Drink Dinner Special, so you can get their early, eat, and
relax with some pre-slam banter. As your friendly Barista for details!


---------------------------------------
Three New Websites Launch
---------------------------------------
Web Page References: http://www.phoenixspokenword.com
Web Page References: http://essenzaslam.anthology.org
Web Page References: http://gpps.anthology.org
     Anthology has announced this week the launch of three new websites:

Phoenix Spoken Word- Designed as a new comprehensive directory of
spoken word resources in and around the greater Phoenix area, this
site is open to anyone- poet, organizer, merchandiser, to add
information about themselves, their event or their literary themed
merchandise. Interested persons are encouraged to submit their links
through the website's submission form, located within the website
itself. New Links will be updated weekly.

The Essenzaslam Poetry Slam Site- A more comprehensive internet
location for the Valley's longest running poetry slam, to feature
rich historical information about the slam itself, as well as
detailed biographical information of both those that host the event
and those that feature at the event.

The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam Site- A more comprehensive internet
location for the Valley's only Art Space-based poetry slam, to
feature rich audio and video rescources from the slam, as well as
detailed biographical information of both those that host the event
and those that feature at the event.

All three sites continue to have cobwebs removed and content
organized on a daily basis, so be sure to check back often to stay on
top of the updates.

------------
Later On
------------
Web Page Reference: http://www.thepaperheart.com
Web Page Reference: http://gpps.anthology.org
Web Page Reference: http://www.flagstaffpoetry.com


6/28/06- The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam. Join host Bob Nelson at the
only poetry slam held in an art space in Phoenix. $100 in Cash Prizes
given to the winners of the slam! JUST ADDED! Featuring this night
will be El Tabor, one of the valley's most tenured performance poets,
Dave Tabor is a member of the 2006 Paper Heart Slam Team, a member of
the first ever Mesa national Slam Team, first ever Mesa Slammer of
the Year, renowned photographer, website developer, video god,
husband and son. Clear your schedules to hear his classics of
obsevationist poetry.

Every LAST Wednesday of the month
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.

7/7/06-7/8/06- The Southwest Shootout. NorAZ Poets present a two day
festival featuring many of the Southwest's premiere poetry slam
teams, including reigning National Champions Albuquerque, and 2005
Semi Finalist team Mesa. For more details, visit the Flagstaff Poetry
Website.

--------------------------------------------
Become a Member of Anthology
--------------------------------------------
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


------------------------------------
Copyright, List Information
------------------------------------
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.

This list is available as an archive at The Anthology Newsletter
Yahoo! Group, located on the internet at http://groups.yahoo.com/
group/AnthologyNewsletter/  You may subscribe to this list and
receive this newsletter by email either by visiting that website or
sending an email to AnthologyNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .
Unsubscribing can also be done at that site or by sending an email to
AnthologyNewsletter-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com .

Submitting information for inclusion in this newsletter can be done
by sending an email to info@..., with a subject header "The
Week In Anthology News". space is provided on a first come, first
served basis. Inquiries regarding advertisements in the newsletter
are welcome. Poets and others submitting information on their
appearances and readings must be members of Anthology.



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... to join you and see Dave Tabor at The Paper Heart Next Wednesday
(June 28th) for the Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam? When it comes to
"swank", the Paper Heart is tops. And when it comes to Dave Tabor,
you are guaranteed to be entertained.

http://gpps.anthology.org/ is the website dedicated to the Greater
Phoenix Poetry Slam, bookmark it.

     A 10 plus year veteran of the performance poetry community,
Dave's classics like "Flushing Becca" and "Donkey Punch" easily
pushed the envelope of spoken word in Phoenix. Dave's newer work has
not let up since, with "G.I. Ted", the poem about his father, his
poem about celebrating MLK day, I could go on and on. Dave is filming
his feature to put on his website, so be sure to come out and support
him with raucous noise and heavy drinking. In addition to being a
member of the first ever Mesa National Poetry Slam Team, Dave is also
a member of the 2006 first ever Paper Heart Slam Team, he will be
competing in the Southwest Shootout regional poetry slam in Flagstaff
on July 7-8.

http://www.taborland.com is the website dedicated to David Tabor,
bookmark it.

    And yes, Virginia, there will be a slam as well. The Greater
Phoenix Poetry Slam gives out more prize money per event than any
other slam, and the TOP 3 Poets have the opportunity to win cash.
Because of the Feature, the slam will be capped at 10 readers. The
Goal of GPPS is to give you the best show possible.

    Anthology, the sponsor of the slam, supports local art, and local
businesses. GPPS is the only slam happening at a Grand Ave Art space,
The Paper Heart is a locally owned and operated venue, and long
considered the jewel of the Downtown Phoenix Art Community, We are
fortunate to have the opportunity to have a slam is such an awesome
venue, and we hope that you will join us in supporting both the slam
and the Downtown Arts effort.

The Paper Heart
750 W Grand Ave
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 262-2020
$5 Cover
8PM Start
All ages show
1st ten poets to show up starting at 7:30PM get in for Free.

http://www.thepaperheart.com is the website dedicated to The Paper
Heart, bookmark it.

Please invite your friends and family to join you at the tremendously
fun and entertaining event.

The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam
"We're not asking you to be anything but a poet."

See you next Wednesday,

Bob Nelson

Director, Anthology, Inc.
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 spokenword arts accessible to a
diverse audience. More information on Anthology and how you can
become a member can be found at http://www.anthology.org .

(T)his (W)eek (A)t (A)nthology-
Volume 3.1
Week of June 19th, 2006

- Check out the Audio!
- Coordinator Volunteer Positions Available
- Thursday Night Essenzaslam Poetry Slam
- New Sites Open
- Later On
- Become a Member of Anthology
- Copyright, List Information

------------------------------------
Check Out the Audio!
------------------------------------
Web Page Reference: http://www.phoenixspokenword.com

Looking for something new to listen to? Anthology offers you the
opportunity to listen to the best spoken word collected online.
Currently, there are 3 channels for you to tune in to and hear:
Channel 2 features a 24 hour stream of National Spoken Word Artists.
Channel 3 features the best of the local Greater Phoenix Community.
Channel 4 is work-friendly, so you don't have to worry about turning
it down at the office. All of the channels are available now.


--------------------------------------------------
New Coordinator Positions Available
--------------------------------------------------
   Web Page Reference: http://www.anthology.org/volunteer.html

     Anthology today announces the immediate availability of four
Volunteer Coordinator positions to the community at large. The four
positions in this announcement are:
Membership Coordinator. This position will track Anthology's
membership efforts, design promotional material and manage renewal
efforts.
Merchandising Coordinator. This position will handle the efforts of
Anthology to make it's own and the community's literary merchandise
available for purchase.
Promotion Coordinator. This position will manage Anthology's efforts
to promote the events it sponsors.
Youth Event Coordinator. This position will manage Anthology's Youth
oriented events.

PDF's are available with more complete download information at the
Web Page Reference above, and the process for application is included.

---------------------------------------------------
Thursday Night Essenzaslam
---------------------------------------------------
Web Page Reference: http://essenzaslam.anthology.org
Web Page Reference: http://www.essenzacoffeehouse.com
Web Page Reference: http://campana.livejournal.com/

Last week, The Klute won the slam- this week, Bill Campana again
hosts the longest running slam in the Southwest, sure to bring
hilarity and poetry to your doorstep.

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

hosted by The Klute (mesaslam@...)- er, Bill Campana this week

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

-> New Dinner Special. Essenza now offers a discount Thursday Night
Sandwich/Drink Dinner Special, so you can get their early, eat, and
relax with some pre-slam banter. As your friendly Barista for details!


---------------------------------------
Three New Websites Launch
---------------------------------------
Web Page References: http://www.phoenixspokenword.com
Web Page References: http://essenzaslam.anthology.org
Web Page References: http://gpps.anthology.org
     Anthology has announced this week the launch of three new websites:

Phoenix Spoken Word- Designed as a new comprehensive directory of
spoken word resources in and around the greater Phoenix area, this
site is open to anyone- poet, organizer, merchandiser, to add
information about themselves, their event or their literary themed
merchandise. Interested persons are encouraged to submit their links
through the website's submission form, located within the website
itself. New Links will be updated weekly.

The Essenzaslam Poetry Slam Site- A more comprehensive internet
location for the Valley's longest running poetry slam, to feature
rich historical information about the slam itself, as well as
detailed biographical information of both those that host the event
and those that feature at the event.

The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam Site- A more comprehensive internet
location for the Valley's only Art Space-based poetry slam, to
feature rich audio and video rescources from the slam, as well as
detailed biographical information of both those that host the event
and those that feature at the event.

All three sites continue to have cobwebs removed and content
organized on a daily basis, so be sure to check back often to stay on
top of the updates.

------------
Later On
------------
Web Page Reference: http://www.thepaperheart.com
Web Page Reference: http://gpps.anthology.org
Web Page Reference: http://www.flagstaffpoetry.com


6/28/06- The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam. Join host Bob Nelson at the
only poetry slam held in an art space in Phoenix. $100 in Cash Prizes
given to the winners of the slam! JUST ADDED! Featuring this night
will be El Tabor, one of the valley's most tenured performance poets,
Dave Tabor is a member of the 2006 Paper Heart Slam Team, a member of
the first ever Mesa national Slam Team, first ever Mesa Slammer of
the Year, renowned photographer, website developer, video god,
husband and son. Clear your schedules to hear his classics of
obsevationist poetry.

Every LAST Wednesday of the month
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.

7/7/06-7/8/06- The Southwest Shootout. NorAZ Poets present a two day
festival featuring many of the Southwest's premiere poetry slam
teams, including reigning National Champions Albuquerque, and 2005
Semi Finalist team Mesa. For more details, visit the Flagstaff Poetry
Website.

--------------------------------------------
Become a Member of Anthology
--------------------------------------------
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


------------------------------------
Copyright, List Information
------------------------------------
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.

This list is available as an archive at The Anthology Newsletter
Yahoo! Group, located on the internet at http://groups.yahoo.com/
group/AnthologyNewsletter/  You may subscribe to this list and
receive this newsletter by email either by visiting that website or
sending an email to AnthologyNewsletter-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .
Unsubscribing can also be done at that site or by sending an email to
AnthologyNewsletter-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com .

Submitting information for inclusion in this newsletter can be done
by sending an email to info@..., with a subject header "The
Week In Anthology News". space is provided on a first come, first
served basis. Inquiries regarding advertisements in the newsletter
are welcome. Poets and others submitting information on their
appearances and readings must be members of Anthology.



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This week-

- Congrats to Team Mesa, State Champs!
- Coordinator Volunteer Positions Available
- Thursday Night Essenzaslam Poetry Slam
- New Sites Open
- Later On
- Become a Member of Anthology
- Copyright, List Information

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Team Mesa State Champs
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Web Page Reference: http://essenzaslam.anthology.org
Wen Page Reference: http://www.arcosanti.org

Recently, Arcosanti hosted the 6th Annual Slab City Slam, a gethering
or 8 poetry "teams" from across all of Arizona in a daylong
competition and poetry festival. Ths year, Team Mesa emerged
victorious, bringing home the state Championship and a nifty bronze
creation to boot. The trophy is on display in Essenza Coffeehouse,
and we encourage you to swing by on an upcoming Thursday and
congratulate team members Doyle, Lauren Perry, Bill Campana, Corbet
Dean and Sammie. The Slab City Slam is an annual event held each
Memorial Day weekend.


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New Coordinator Positions Available
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   Web Page Reference: http://www.anthology.org/volunteer.html

     Anthology today announces the immediate availability of four
Volunteer Coordinator positions to the community at large. The four
positions in this announcement are:
Membership Coordinator. This position will track Anthology's
membership efforts, design promotional material and manage renewal
efforts.
Merchandising Coordinator. This position will handle the efforts of
Anthology to make it's own and the community's literary merchandise
available for purchase.
Promotion Coordinator. This position will manage Anthology's efforts
to promote the events it sponsors.
Youth Event Coordinator. This position will manage Anthology's Youth
oriented events.

PDF's are available with more complete download information at the
Web Page Reference above, and the process for application is included.

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Thursday Night Essenzaslam
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Web Page Reference: http://essenzaslam.anthology.org
Web Page Reference: http://www.essenzacoffeehouse.com
Web Page Reference: http://campana.livejournal.com/

Bill Campana picks up the reigns this week, hosting the oldest poetry
slam in the Southwest. Join Bill THIS Thursday with three of your
best poems or just an appetite for hearing great spoken word.

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

hosted by The Klute (mesaslam@...)- er, Bill Campana this week

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

-> New Dinner Special. Essenza now offers a discount Thursday Night
Sandwich/Drink Dinner Special, so you can get their early, eat, and
relax with some pre-slam banter. As your friendly Barista for details!


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Three New Websites Launch
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Web Page References: http://www.phoenixspokenword.com
Web Page References: http://essenzaslam.anthology.org
Web Page References: http://gpps.anthology.org
     Anthology has announced this week the launch of three new websites:

Phoenix Spoken Word- Designed as a new comprehensive directory of
spoken word rescources in and around the greater Phoenix area, this
site is open to anyone- poet, organizer, merchandiser, to add
information about themselves, their event or their literary themed
merchandise. Interested persons are encouraged to submit their links
through the website's submission form, located within the website
itself. New Links will be updated weekly.

The Essenzaslam Poetry Slam Site- A more comprehensive internet
location for the Valley's longest running poetry slam, to feature
rich historical information about the slam itself, as well as
detailed biographical information of both those that host the event
and those that feature at the event.

The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam Site- A more comprehensive internet
location for the Valley's only Art Space-based poetry slam, to
feature rich audio and video rescources from the slam, as well as
detailed biographical information of both those that host the event
and those that feature at the event.

All three sites continue to have cobwebs removed and content
organized on a daily basis, so be sure to check back often to stay on
top of the updates.

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Later On
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Web Page Reference: http://www.thepaperheart.com
Web Page Reference: http://gpps.anthology.org
Web Page Reference: http://www.flagstaffpoetry.com


6/28/06- The Greater Phoenix Poetry Slam. Join host Bob Nelson at the
only poetry slam held in an art space in Phoenix. $100 in Cash Prizes
given to the winners of the slam!
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.

7/7/06-7/8/06- The Southwest Shootout. NorAZ Poets present a two day
festival featuring many of the Southwest's premiere poetry slam
teams, including reigning National Champions Albuquerque, and 2005
Semi Fnalist team Mesa. For more details, visit the Flagstaff Poetry
Website.

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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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