NorCal Poetry SLAM UPDATE –Youth Speaks Finals SAT!
UPDATE –Youth Speaks Finals SAT!
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(1)Tidbits. (2)Berkeley WEDS. (3)WordShop WEDS.
(4)Monterey WEDS. (5)Modesto WEDS.
(6)BrOakland REGIONALS FRI. (7)NEW SF Slam SUN.
(8)San Jose TUES. (9)Sacto TUES. (10-15)UPCOMING.
(16)CHAZ ALSO SUGGESTS: Youth Speaks Finals.
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UPDATE: NorCal’s Poetry Slam Fanzine…
03-14-07 Vol. 10, No. 11.
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(1) NEWS & TIBITS
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—THIS WEEK IS HUGE! With the biggest slam event
ANYwere EVER, a Bay Area regionals, the rebirth of
the storied SF Slam, and TONS of touring poets. It
would be ridiculous if you love poetry and don’t
go to a slam this week!!!
—YOUTHSPEAKS has booked one of the largest venues
in SF, the 3,500 seat Masonic Auditorium, for their
team Finals. Yes, this will be the biggest audience
ever assembled for a poetry slam, anywhere. Check
out this or their Semi’s for an action-packed event!
I’ll be there! Details:(16).
—SF SLAM is reborn THIS SUNDAY in a hot new venue,
offering an “Experimental Open Mic”, $150 in cash
prizes, AND they’re sending a team to Nationals!
The first show Features hard-hitting Xero Skidmore
of Baton Rouge and hilarious Thadra Sheridan.
—Folks, aside from all my usual HYPE, I really
gotta say I’m excited and nervous about this show.
Please join us and help re-build one of the most
beloved and storied slam teams in the world, one of
the original 3 teams EVER. It already feels like
the stars aligned, there have been so many amazing
happy coincidences and such support. The Bay Area
NEEDS a healthy SF Slam and many folks have been
working for us behind the scenes. But it can’t
happen without YOU! Details: (7).
–TOURING POETS: It’s a stampede! Award-winning
Canadian Poet Robert Priest will be in town this
week. Details: (2). Marc Marcel of Atlanta will
be making the rounds: (2,8). Billy Tuggle of
Chicago is featuring at San Jose (6,8). And Baton
Rouge’s champ, Xero Skidmore will make one stop,
at the newly reborn SF Slam. Details: (7).
—DIASPORA is defined as “A dispersion of a people
from their original homeland”. Next week, Berkeley
Slam will offer $350 in prizes to top poems on the
theme, and poems may be about ANY ethnicity or
culture. Winners feature at the finale of the Jewish
Music Fest. GET WRITING!
http://www.jewishmusicfestival.org
—iWPS 2009: There is a bid in the works to bring
this incredible event to the Bay Area in 2009. If
you’re interested in helping, or just want to be a
fly on the wall, please join:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/iWPS_2009_NorCal
–FUN SHORT FLICKS ONLINE:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaBeaQHdrGo&NR
http://www.eatpes.com/sneaux.html
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(2) BERZERKELEY SLAM — Every Wednesday.
Chaz checks in:
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—-THIS WEEK: Open Slam! Live Jazz, $150 in Cash
Prizes, Hot Pizza, and Irish Beer!
—-FEATURING: Atlanta’s Marc Marcel & Canada’s
Robert Priest!
–Marc is a Poet, Writer, Author, Producer and
Speaker. Raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Marcel
made his start in Atlanta in 99 and has since
shared his gifts across the country. Marcel has
just released his 5th Spoken Word CD and has
appeared on TV, Radio and in many journals. He
sees life, as nothing less than finding a passion
and being dedicated to it. He was a member of the
04 Pensacola, and 05 St. Louis SLAM teams.
http://www.marcmarcel.com/
–Robert Robert Priest definitely puts the ‘verse
in diversity’: Author of 14 books of poetry, he
won the Acorn People’s Poetry Award for his now
classic “Mad Hand”. In his alias as Dr. Poetry he
wrote and performed thirteen segments for CBC
radio’s spoken-word show Wordbeat. As a songwriter,
he co-wrote the number one hit, “Song Instead of a
Kiss,” for Alannah Myles. He teaches a lyric-
writing course at U.of T. His Aphorisms appeared
in The Farmer’s Almanac, and Colombo’s Canadian
Quotations. His play “Minibugs and Microchips”
received a $25K Chalmer’s Award. His novel,
“Knights of the Endless Day” got an ‘Our Choice’
Award from the Canadian Children’s Book Centre.
Both of his books of poems for children: “Daysongs
Nightsongs,” and “The Secret Invasion of Bananas”
are on the CBC’s recommended reading list. He has
been described as “Ontario’s most popular poet in
the schools” by Today’s Parent Magazine. He is
also a highly respected journalist for Toronto’s
weekly Now magazine.
http://www.poempainter.com/
—-LAST WEEK: We had a solid audience, strong
Open Slam, and an excellent Feature set. In the
Open Slam, Stephen & Christian kicked things off
with a new team piece that the judges HATED! Maybe
because they were being such goofs. It WAS
“Hawaiian Shirt Night” in celebration of Betsy’s
birthday, so things stayed pretty silly all night.
D.Silence raised the bar with “Karate Kid”, Sweet
N Shameless was just that, Laura SS’s ruminations
on the war earned her a spot in the second round,
while Russell Gonzaga’s “Fallen Catholics” earned
a fantastic score. Top Score went to Sara Lihz,
“Notes For My Sister”. Our judges were finicky,
and it should be noted that strong poets like
Dazier, Liz Green, Jason Bayani, Mark States, and
Mack Dennis were snoozed upon. Newcomer Josh M
won the Audience Choice award.
—-OUR FEATURE: Colin Gilbert is Dallas’ metro-
wide champion, and he delivered a spectacular set
as promised. A highly-animated performer, he delved
deeply into Family, politics, and social issues.
Our audience gave a warm response. Thanks, Colin!
—-ROUND 2: Sara nailed it to the WALL with “60th
& Benton” then sat back and watched everyone play
catch up. No such luck, and it was ironic she took
top score both rounds with such grim poems on such
a goofy night. D.Silence was right behind her,
though, with Laura rounding out the money.
—-UPCOMING: Mar 21: THEMED SLAM: “Diaspora” (A
dispersion of a people from their original home-
land). Prizes will be $200, $100, and $50!!!
Winners feature at the finale of the Jewish Music
Fest.
http://www.jewishmusicfestival.org
—-CHECK OUT our new “My Space” page, including
many dozens of photographs of poets!
http://www.myspace.com/berkeleypoetryslam
—-TOP 16 STANDINGS: Christian:28points, Jamie:13,
Isaac M:13, Lucky:13, Stephen M:12, Miss Ashleigh:10,
Joshua:8, Christine H:7, D.Silence:6, Stephen Bor: 5,
Dawn:4, Felipe:4, Julia:4, Andrew Lowe:4, Mack: 4,
Kat S:4, Cheese:3, Mark S: 3, Kim J:3, Lara SS: 3.
——STARRY PLOUGH. 3101 Shattuck. 510-841-2082.
(1 block uphill of Ashby BART). EVERY WEDS.
8:30-11pm. Sign-ups: 7:30. All ages before 9pm.
$150 Cash Prizes. $7 door, $5 students w/I.D.
Hosts: Charles Ellik, Betsy Roll & Friends.
Live Music: 3 Blind Mice, & DJ Agana.
http://www.berkeleypoetryslam.com
Contact: voluptuary @ hotmail.com
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(3) WordShop –Every WEDS.
Christian Drake checks in:
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—Attendance is up, the conversation is lively.
But right now, WordShop needs two things:
1) DRINKERS! Seriously, folks, why do we bother
offering FREE BEER if it’s only the straight-edgers
showing up? Last week the non-drinkers outweighed
the drinkers so heavily we didn’t even get a pitcher,
and there was talk about getting a pitcher of root
beer instead. Not in my house! 2) POEMS! The
writing exercises have yielded some great results,
and we’ve had tons of fun dissecting spoken word
pieces, but lately there’s been a dearth of copies
of poems. I know you’re hoarding them somewhere! The
FREE PIZZA will feed our gullets, but only poems on
paper will stuff the hungry maw of our minds.
—Let’s recap: WordShop. Best minds in Bay Area
poetry and spoken word. Free pizza, free beer. Bring
a pad, a pen, a paradigm, and 6 to 12 copies of a
poem you want to workshop. See you there, poets.
——STARRY PLOUGH. 3101 Shattuck. 510-841-2082.
(1 block uphill of Ashby BART). EVERY WEDS. FREE!
6:30 PM. ALL AGES. Moderator: Christian Drake.
Contact: xndrake @ gmail dot com
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(4) MONTEREY –WEDS, March 14.
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–EAST VILLAGE COFFEE LOUNGE. 498 Washington St.
(@Pearl St.) near Downtown Monterey.
Show: 8:00-10:00pm. $3 donation.
Open Mic & slam every Wednesday.
Host: Garland Thompson.
Booking: gtpoet @ gmail.com
The Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam & Open Mic
http://www.westcoastslam.com
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(5) MODESTO –Next Slam: WEDS, March 14.
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–PROSPECT Theater. 520 Scenic Drive. Directions:
(209) 549-9341. 2nd WED MONTHLY. 7:00pm. For Local
Info: (209) 575-6183. Sign up starts @ 6:45pm.
Regular Admission: $3.00. Poet’s Fee: $5.00
Cash Prizes: 1st & 2nd place. MC: Sam Pierstorff.
Info: http://www.slamonrye.com
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(6) OAK/ BrOakland –FRI, March 16.
Dahled checks in:
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—- Each summer Slams from dozens of scenes repre-
senting cities as far-flung as Paris (that’s France!
not TX), Vancouver and every single state in the US
(yup, including Hawaii & Alaska) send teams to the
National Poetry Slam. This year there are more teams
(100+) than there are spaces available at Nationals
(75) so teams must compete with each other regionally
in “bouts” in order to see who gets to go to the big
show. These bouts are being held at Slams all across
the country but in The Bay the only one will be at
The brOakland Slam on March 16th. If you’ve ever
wondered what all the fuss was about with National’s
or want a taste of the fiercest competition around
then you NEED to get to this show!
—-Representing in the bout will be 2 teams from
The Town -brOakland & The Hot Water Slam, Berzerkeley
(Berkeley), San Francisco (Poleng Lounge), Sacramento
(Sweet Fingers) & San Jose (Britannia Arms). To
further stir the pot we will also be placing the
entrants of our open slam (limited to 6 this week)
into the mix as individual competitors. If you’re a
poet and think you can run with the big dogs then
here’s your chance to compete side by side with
some of the most talented folks in the area. Open
Slam competitors compete for cash prizes and the
chance to rep brOakland at this year’s Nationals in
Austin TX.
—All that to say it’s gonna be a DOPE! Show! And
we even have a feature for you too. Our featured
poet for the evening is Billy “Karma” Tuggle. Billy
is a B-Boy poet and vocalist born and raised in the
Chicagoland area. A HipHop cultural activist, he
co-founded Chicago crews STS (Storm Troopers) and 7
In a Cipher, as well as serving as a local organizer
for the Temple of HipHop.
—-If there’s one show you go to this year make
this show that one - you’ll thank yourself for it.
—The brOakland Poetry Slam (and open mic)
SPECIAL EVENT W/ SLAM TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE BAY
—Café Axe, 1525 Webster St, Dwntown.
Limited Sign-ups - 7:45 / Show - 8:00
Slam @8:30. 1st & 3rd FRIDAYS
Food, Drink & Cash Prizes!!!
$5 General Admission
ALL AGES! $50 in cash prizes.
Hosted by Nazelah, Dahled & DJ Agana!
More info: djefreez @ yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/oaklandslam
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(7) SF/The City Slam & Experimental Mic.
–Next Slam: SUN, March 18.
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—San Francisco Slam is back and in full effect.
WE ARE SENDING A TEAM TO NATIONALS !!! We LOVE the
new venue. Our first show will be on Sunday,
March 18th, and every Second Sunday thereafter.
—WHO: Mona Webb (former Baton Rouge Slaminatrix)
& Charles Ekabhumi Ellik (Berkeley Slammaster:
www.berkeleypoetryslam.com) host the event. Latin
grooves on the 1’s & 2’s provided by: DJ Agana.
—FEATURING: Minneapolis’ hilarious Thadra
Sheridan & Baton Rouge’s champion, Xero Skidmore.
http://www.xeroskidmore.com
—WHAT: A Spoken Word variety show built around a
competition. The audience chooses who wins the
$100, $30, and $20 Cash Prizes. Ultimately, 4
poets will be selected to represent San Francisco
at the National Poetry Slam in August 2007.
http://www.poetryslam.com
—WHERE: The Poleng Lounge. It’s a new spot in
the old Storyville, where the SF Slam was held in
‘03. Oh Boy oh Boi they’ve remodeled the place and
the spot is bangin. Its got a fresh vibe, very
urban, very cosmopolitan. The food is incredible
and better still, affordable. They have this fried
Calamari dish and famous Sweet Potato fries that
are just fabulous! There’s a very extensive list of
exotic teas to boot. Plus it is ALL AGES! And if
that isn’t enough, it was also named one of the Top
10 Restaurants in the Bay Area by the SF Chronicle.
http://www.polenglounge.com/
—WHEN: Sunday, March 18th, 2007. Sign Ups: 7:30,
Show: 8:30-11:30pm.
—WHY: To create a forum for creative expression
that embodies the power of the poetry slam
community and welcomes the authenticity and
brilliance of experimentation. We will blend
layers of music, dance, spoken word and all
artistic avenues of creative expression together to
create a rose bud of delight.
—HOW: The format of the show will be a mixture
of Experimental Artists and Slam Poets alternating
on stage. Slam Poets have a 3-minute time limit,
Open Mic performers get 4 minutes. Those who sign
up to perform will indicate if they wish to be
judged or not. Only performers respecting the
slam rules may qualify for the prizes and slam
team.
—THE STORY: In 1989, San Francisco native Gary
Mex Glazner invented the National Poetry Slam,
inviting teams of poets from slam venues across
North America to participate. In ‘97, Gary handed
off the title of “San Francisco Slammaster” to
Charles Ellik. In ‘99, SF won the National Poetry
Slam. Marc Bamuthi Joseph took over the SF Slam,
and the legendary Second Sundays was born, the
largest slam in the world.
—In 2003-06, Several different organizers then
ran the slam, and while the Slam Team did well at
Nationals, the slam itself foundered. In ‘06,
after many years of co-hosting the legendary Baton
Rouge slam, Mona Webb moved to the Bay Area to
study at New College. She met Charles, and they
agreed to combine their decades of experience to
revive the SF Slam.
—FOR YOU SLAM INSIDERS: The SF Slam is certified
through the old venue, so the rankings earned by
poets at Bistro Yoffi will count toward qualifying
for the team.
—The City Slam & Experimental Open Mic.
Poleng Lounge. 1751 Fulton Ave @ Masonic.
2nd Sundays MONTHLY. 7:30 sign-up, 8:30 show.
ALL AGES. $7 Door. $150 Cash Prizes.
Hosts: Mona Webb & Charles Ekabhumi Ellik.
Grooves provided by: DJ Agana.
Info: thecityslam @ yahoo. com
http://www.polenglounge.com/
TRANSIT: Cars: Pay garage across the street
under Albertson’s. BART: from Civic Center,
exit toward 6th St, walk N. to McAllister,
take the 5 Fulton Bus. http://www.sfmta.com
CARPOOL: 3-5 fans, show us your ticket from the
garage, everybody gets $2 off admission.
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(8) SAN JOSE –Next Slam: Every TUES.
Kat Dietrich checks in:
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—Upcoming features:
Billy Tuggle 03/13
Marc Marcel 03/20
—Ladies and gentlemen, last Tuesday was, well,
mind-blowing. Kyle Houston hosted our open mic, and
we had some amazing poets grace us with their words.
Although I listened to the poetry, I’ll admit that
my attention was sometimes unfaithful. Running a
slam can make you ADD. So my mind was running a
marathon…until our feature, Colin Gilbert, opened
his mouth. That man could keep my eyes and ears
transfixed for days. He has a way of speaking words
you’re pretty sure you dreamt long ago but forgot
before the thoughts could coalesce into awake.
Before he performed, I read his bio. I read all the
hoopla about him being big in Texas, but I must have
forgotten how big Texas really is because his words
are huge. He was sweet and sincere and witty and if
you weren’t there, you wish you were.
—As always, we will have poets, poetry, and beer!
We look forward to seeing you again.
—- The Britannia Arms. 173 W. Santa Clara,
Downtown San Jose. 6 bucks 18+ 8pm
Hosted By: Kyle Houston
Music By: rebelskamp
http://www.sanjosepoetryslam.com
Info: kat0ninetales @ aol . com
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(9) SACRAMENTO –Next Slam: TUES, Mar 20.
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—The venue will take place every week, with a
slam TWICE a month! Features and cash prizes…
—Hosted by Khiry Malik, Ifa Modupe, and Patrice
Hill…
—-Vlade Divac’s Tunel 21. 926 2nd St.
Poetry every week, Slams 2nd & 4th TUES.
Ages 21+. Cash prizes. $5.00 cover.
Hosts: Khiry, Ifa, and Patrice.
Info: nubiansoul @ yahoo . com
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(10) SANTA CRUZ –Next Slam: WEDS, Mar 21.
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—-The E3 Playhouse. 435 Front St.
Santa Cruz, Ca, 95060. 3rd WEDS MONTHLY.
8:00-10:30pm. Sign ups: 7:30. Host: Shimmy
12 poets, 2 rounds. Cash Prizes!
All Ages welcome, $2 pints for 21+
Cash prizes for top 3 poets, $4 door
Hosts: Mr Free & Friends
Contact: sccityslam@gmail.com
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(11) PALO ALTO —SUN, March 25.
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—our website is kinda in limbo stages right now
and it not very reliable but any questions about
this or upcoming shows can be directed to
payadas@paloaltoslam.com
—ART 21. 539 Alma St. Doors: 7:30. Show: 8pm.
$5/$3 students w/I.D. All Ages. LAST SUN MONTHLY.
payadas@paloaltoslam.com
http://www.paloaltoslam.com
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(12) OAK/Tourettes –Next Slam: THURS, April 5.
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—–OAKLAND METRO 201 Broadway @ 2nd, Jack London
Square. Hosted by Jamie DeWolf & Geoff Trenchard
& DJ F*CK OFF! * ALL AGES *Full Bar* Sign up 8pm
* Show 8:30pm * $8 * Onstage Freakin’ by QUEEN
BLANKETY BLANK * Meat and Mayhem by MISS SUCCUBUS
Info: tongueartillery @ hotmail.com
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(13) CHICO/Moxie’s–Next Slam: Stay Tuned.
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—Host: Tazuo. All Ages. Cost: $5.00
Info: wordgroove @ yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/chicopoetreeslam
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(14) Oakland/ Hot Water –Next Slam: Stay Tuned!
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–The Hot Water slam’s venue folded. They are
searching for a new home and will re-start
the show soon.
–Hosted by Scorpio Blues
brandy @ hotwatercornbread . org
http://www.therexsbg.com More Info: 510-754-8409.
http://www.hotwatercornbread.org
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(15)UC Berkeley/Cal Slam –Next Slam: Stay Tuned.
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—CONGRATULATIONS to the new team!
Dina Omar
Miguel Peraza
Isaac Miller
Cheese (Abe)
ALT: Hillary Lehr
—On Campus @ Gelateria Naia Lounge on Lower Sproul
(2475 Bancroft Way). $3 students, $5 general.
ll Ages. Sign-ups at 7:30pm. Slam starts at 8.
All Ages. 8PM. Info: calpoetryslam@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/calpoetryslam
—Gelateria Naia Lounge on Lower Sproul
(2475 Bancroft Way). $5 general, $3 students.
All Ages. 8PM. Info: calpoetryslam @ yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/calpoetryslam
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(16)CHAZ ALSO SUGGESTS: Youth Speaks Semi’s & Finals
From an email newsletter:
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—-After five explosive weeks of poetry on more
than a dozen stages across the Bay Area, The Grand
Slam Finals for The 11th Annual Youth Speaks Teen
Poetry Slam are here. Join us this Saturday, March
17 when the final 18 young poets take to the stage
at The Masonic Auditorium.
—-Hosted by Def Poetry’s Beau Sia, who will share
the stage with James Kass and DJ Funklor, and
featuring a special performance from 2006 Teen
Poetry Slam Champ George Watsky, you won’t want to
miss this remarkable presentation of the next
generation speaking for itself.
—-The Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam Finals have
sold out each of the last 10 years, so get your
tickets online now at www.masonicauditorium.com, or
by calling 415.292.9191. You can also get tickets
from the Youth Speaks office 10 A.M to 6 P.M., now
through Friday (290 Division Street, Suite 302, in
San Francisco).
—-Please join Youth Speaks in congratulating the
following Grand Slam Finalists of The 11th Annual
Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam:
Stephen Allen (Oakland)
Austin Ashford (Union City)
Robin Black (San Francisco)
Jari Bradley (San Francisco)
Simone Crew (San Francisco)
Dominique Davis (Alameda)
Alex Gonzales (Berkeley)
Rodrael Guadalupe (Hayward)
Jazz Hudson (Fairfield)
Kristina Jackson (Sacramento)
DeAndre Johnson (Oakland)
Dyanna Loeb (Oakland)
Laurie Magers (Union City)
Isaac Miller (Berkeley)
Tiara Phalon Ragsdail (Oakland)
Terry Taplin (Berkeley)
Michael Taylor (San Jose)
Denise Wallace (San Francisco)
—-San Francisco Poet Laureate Jack Hirschman joins
us at The Grand Slam Finals
—-Our Judges for the finals are author and hip-hop
historian Jeff Chang, former Teen Poetry Slam
champions Katri Foster and Jose Vadi, youth
development specialist and MaCarthur Fellow Lateefah
Simon, and the current Poet Laureate of San
Francisco, Jack Hirschman.
—-Tickets for this history-making event
are available now at www.masonicauditorium.com or
by calling 415.292.9191. It’s only $6 for youth
and $18 for general admission
—-Grand Slam Finals
of The 11th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam
Saturday, March 17, 2007 :: 7 P.M.
The Masonic Auditorium
Only $18 General / $6 Youth under 20 & Elders 65 +
www.masonicauditorium.com
415.292.9191
Tickets are going fast!!!
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BONUS HAIKU/SENRIYU
–By Yours Truly.
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My birthday presents:
New weeding gloves and sun block
(wifey’s subtle hint).
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–See Ya At Tha Slam!
Charles Ellik, ed.
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