1 July 2004

In This Issue:

• wordsinhere projects in the Press

• Another Versal Sales Pitch

• Don't Forget to Visit the Forum

• July Literary Picks

words in the press

June's offering of Amsterdam press featured wordsinhere twice!

nl20, a new and comprehensive Amsterdam agenda magazine, highlighted three local stages, among them The Open Stanza. "Good performances and beer for 1.30. You ask yourself why you don't go to this kind of gathering more often."

And the reputable Expats Magazine, Summer edition, offers a complimentary review of Versal Two. Sam Coleman, editor of Expats, is among the principal voices of Left Bank Amsterdam — a community which, finally, is beginning to surface with a stronger literary presence; a point which Coleman makes, citing Versal and the Florida-based Hogtown Creek Review (editor Michael Martin lives with us among the canals):

"Versal...draws on international submissions to present fresh and provocative verse to its readers in a clear and cool format. The use of art in Versal accents rather than detracts from the text presented and, overall, the effect is modern rather than stuffy, the poems selected also belaying that point."

NEWS

Versal Two is Everywhere

Thanks to the handy internet, you can purchase Versal from anywhere in the world. PayPal's payment system is easy and fast. Within seconds a Versal will be on its way to your mailbox, posted and sealed by one of the Versal crew.

Or, enjoy a leisurely stroll through one of our favorite bookstores, and happen, magically, upon a Versal on the shelf. From local to 12 hour time difference, Versal is everywhere.

Your support of Versal will not only help us pay off the lease on the brand-spankin new wordsinhere convertible HUMMER but it will also definitely help us with Versal Three.

Support poets and their cool cars. Buy a Versal today!

CALLS FOR WRITERS

On Your Way to the Forum

Want to chat with other writers around the world? Check out wordsinhere's new Community Forum. Already some great discussions are underway — join in or start your own! Share your experiences, debate great literature, recommend a good cafe (that let's you sit for hours and write), brag about your latest publishing venture or sollicit for submissions. Start following the threads here:

http://www.wordsinhere.com/linkforum.html

JULY EVENTS WE'RE GOING TO ATTEND

Presentation of Passionate Magazine

Wednesday 7 July, 8:30pm

Off_Corso, Rotterdam

Presentation of Passionate Magazine, featuring Henk Pröpper, director of Nederlands Literair Productie en Vertalingenfonds. Performances by Wonder and Ramsey Nasr. Includes DJ. Reservations via the website: www.passionate.nl. Entrance: free. •

The Garden Party

Thursday 8 July, 6pm

Theater Instituut Nederland (Tuin), Amsterdam

The yearly poetry festival of international and local poets. Including performances from: H.C. ten Berge, Frans Budé, Philip Gross, Judith Herzberg, Erik Lindner, K. Michel, Tom Paulin, Gwenaëlle Stubbe and Willem van Toorn. •

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 July Events and for a listing of regular shows, click here.

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