Just sent this out to our mailing list…reposted here for those not on it.

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Hi everyone.

I’ve added you all to a list because you’ve been to Gotpoetry Live in Providence, featured there, expressed interest in featuring there, or in general been a friend to the series.

As most of you know, we suspended our series of 2.5 years in July to search for a new venue, and on October 14, we restart at our spanking new home, Blue State Coffee on Thayer Street in Providence.  Out first feature will be Boston’s own Adam Stone!

We’re excited about this — but we need your help.

We’re on a trial basis at the facility, which is a coffee shop devoted to both serving excellent, Fair Trade coffee and snacks and serving the local community through donations and the sponsorship of worthy causes.  We’d like to get your help — because our being able to settle in on a permanent basis depends on us getting great attendance in October.

We’ve got great features for you (I’m attaching a PDF of our stunning new flyer for your use — feel free to print and distribute) including a visit by renowned and established poet Stephen Dobyns on October 21st and the up and coming poetry collective Off 9 on October 28th.  Please come out, read, listen, and support the series so we can show the folks at Blue State that we’re a worthy addition to the venue.

Some of you may recall that we originally settled a start date of October 7th for the restart, but we’ve pushed it back a week to allow us to flyer at Brown on the 7th at a big performance poetry show with Buddy Wakefield, Anis Mojgani, Derrick Brown, and Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz.  It goes without saying that if you can make this show, you ought to consider it!

So we’re back, and all we need to make it is You! 

Thanks,
Tony
Ryk

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You know the drill, gang — come out if you can.  We need you.

By the way — if you’re not on the list, it’s because I don’t have your email address.  My recent computer crash wiped out my email database entirely, so I’m going on what I was able to salvage from my backup and my PDA.  Let me know if you want on by sending me an email — tony DOT w dot BRown AT geemail DAWT comm.  This way, I’ll have your address and can add it automatically to future mailings.