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Festival Seeks Young Poets for Haiku Slam

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – Young poets are sought to participate in a fast-paced poetry event, Head-to-Head Haiku, on August 12, 2012, as the opening event in this year’s WordXWord Festival, which runs August 11-18 in various locations in downtown Pittsfield. Head-to-Head Haiku is a fun, good-humored twist on the Poetry Slam format. In H-T-H, poets come…

WordXWord Festival Hosts Head-To-Head Haiku

(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The WordXWord Festival Writers Room and yBar are teaming up to present a Head-To-Head Haiku on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at 8p.m. at yBar, 391 North Street, in Pittsfield. Head-To-Head Haiku is a fun twist on the popular poetry-slam format. In Head-To-Head Haiku, a “Gyoji” or slam master presents two poets –…