1 June 2004

In This Issue:

• Announcing the New wordsinhere Forum!

• The Last Stanza: 10 June

• Versal is Literary Magazine of the Season

• Workshop: Poetry with Jonathan Asser

• June Literary Picks

A Funny Thing Happened on the way...

It's finally here: a fully-threaded, proper discussion forum on wordsinhere.com.

Anyone can use it, just go to www.wordsinhere.com and click on the Forum. Introduce yourself, tell us what you like to read, share your writing, your publication experiences, what you think of your local writing scene. Post announcements and submission calls. Respond to The Open Stanza poll and make your own.

If you like the Forum, register as a member so that the new online community can get to know you, and gain access to members' only discussions in the future. And if you are interested in becoming a moderator on the Forum, please email forum@wordsinhere.com.

So, see you online. Yet another thing you can do between Stanzas.

NEWS

The Last Stanza: 10 June

Thursday, 10 June — A world of poetry in Amsterdam. The season two finale of The Open Stanza is not-to-be-missed. Come mingle with the poetry stars both on and off stage, have a drink and a boogie. It's going to be a party.

The Stanza is proud to present, on their European tour, US slam poets Derrick Brown and Joel Chmara. Derrick has placed 2nd in two US national poetry slams and Joel was part of the famous Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam.

And for the homegrown: Dutch poets Peter M. van der Linden and Benne van der Velde, both widely published and seasoned performers.

Music from The Delhi Sweet and DJ Sudomodo.

Break the lines at The Open Stanza. Bringing Amsterdam 2 years of high-calibre poetry off the page. Come at 8pm to hang with the tunes; the metrics start at 9. Entrance: 5 euros. Location: Volta, Houtmankade 336, Amsterdam. More info...

Versal Two: In a Bookstore Near You

Not only is Versal available around Amsterdam, but you can now buy it at City Lights Books in San Francisco. But if that isn't close enough to home, we have the perfect bookstore for you. Just click here:

www.wordsinhere.com/linkversalorder.html

It's a lit mag with a spine: the Netherland's rich international literary community on the page, side-by-side with the world. And only 8 euros!

And it's definitely worth it: Versal has been named Literary Magazine of the Season! We are honored to have been chosen by one of Britain's top independent literary review sites run by Edinburgh-based writer Laura Hird. Join people worldwide in the enjoyment and support of this great little magazine.

CALLS FOR WRITERS

Poetry Workshop with Jonathan Asser

To be a poet, you also have to be an observer. You have to step outside and see things from a different angle. This workshop will think about and discuss the observing voice in poetry, before engaging in some writing. Jonathan will also give tips on performance technique!!

Dutch writers who write in English also welcome.

Jonathan Asser lives in London. His first collection Outside the All Stars (Arc 2003) has been long-listed for the Whitbread Prize.

The workshop is Saturday, 26 June. Email Robin Winckel at winckelc@euronet.nl to register and for more information.

Workshops in the Netherlands

ABC Treehouse

The Poetry Discussion Group continues. Bring your poems and talk poetry with other writers. From 7:30pm to 9:30pm every three weeks. Email Robin Winckel at winckelc@euronet.nl to register and for more information.

Simply Writing & The Writer's Craft. Lisa Friedman's workshops continue. More...

For more information on these workshops and for a listing of more, click here.

JUNE EVENTS WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND

The (Last) Open Stanza

Thursday 10 June, 8pm

Volta, Amsterdam

It's the last one of the season! Come have a boogie with slam poets from the US and the Netherlands and the Stanza crew! Entrance: €5. Click here for more. •

Poetry International Festival

12-18 June

Rotterdamse Schouwburg

The 35th edition. More info... •

Poetry from the Middle Generation

Wednesday 23 June, 8:30pm

ABC Treehouse, Amsterdam

Poems by Ezra Pound, Randall Jarrell, John Berryman,
James Dickey, Anthony Hecht, Robert Lowell with an introduction by Lorrie Goldensohn, Vassar College. More info... •

Pablo Neruda's 100th Birthday

Sunday 27 June, 3pm

Bibliotheektheater Rotterdam

Celbrating the 100th birthday of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. More info...

Events listed with a • are known to be accessible to an English-language audience. If you visit a show which does not have a • on our list but does include multi-lingual performances, please let us know.

For the full list of June Events and for a listing of regular shows, click here.

ABOUT THIS LIST AND ADDRESS REMOVAL

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