A few announcements!

1) The Monthly Peterborough Poetry Slam at The Spill will be taking a break for July and August. Keep an eye and ear out for news about the huge September 11th event when the Next Round of the Peterborough Poetry slam will resume the second Thursday of every month at The Spill!

2) Just because we’re taking a break, doesn’t mean the poetry stops! There lots of opportunities around town and within bus’n distance for the poetically-inclined:

Thursday, July 10th, approx. 3pm
Trent Radio 92.7 FM
Listen to the Poetry Slam Semi-Finals recorded on June 12th at The Spill! If you’ve never been to a poetry slam before, and are curious as to how the format works, this is a perfect intro to the way we do it in Peterborough.

Friday, July 18th, Sign-up 7:30, Slam 8pm
Start of the new season at the Toronto Poetry Slam
Drake Hotel Underground, 1150 Queen St. West
Featuring Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few
$5

Monday, July 21st at 8pm
The Spill Café
OPEN MIC/SORCERER/MELODY UNWINDING
Open mic poetry feat. you perhaps?
This is Sorcerer's first show. Melody Unwinding is an alternative rock band from Vancouver coming through Peterborough for their second time. For more information, e-mail andrewnursepoetry@hotmail.com.com

Sunday, July 27th 1-5pm
Trent Radio 92.7
Listen to Trent Radio on Sunday afternoon for a bunch of poetry, prose, and talks with the wordsmiths behind the wordplay.
And an open call-out for poets/prosers/writers/wordperformers, if you would be interested in reading (7-10min.) in the afternoon, e-mail Andrew at afrench@trentradio.ca.

Thursday, August 7th 7pm
Sadleir House
Poetry on the Lawn
More details TBA.

3) After the Ontario Slamboree happened in Toronto on June 28th, the final results for the Southern Ontario Spoken Word team are in!
From the Peterborough Slam…
Ziy!
Fraser!
Beth Anne!
From the London Slam…
Elyse!
Sook!
This is the stellar team that will represent our communities at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Calgary in the fall. They will be performing with teams of poets from all across the country.
Before they can get there though, they’ve gotta a) practice and b) fundraise. If you have any ideas/opportunities for team performances that could facilitate either or both of these endeavors in Peterborough/London/surrounding areas, please e-mail ptbopoetryslam@gmail.com


Thanks everybody! This premiere season of the Peterborough Poetry slam was a ridiculous success. I hope you all enjoyed it, and I look forward to seeing you in September!

Sincerely,
kate macneill