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CA - Norcal Slam Update West Coast Championships & Brave New Voices
UPDATE --West Coast Championships & Brave New Voices.
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( 1 )Tidbits. ( 2 )Berkeley WEDS. ( 3 )Monterey WEDS.
( 4 )Modesto WEDS. ( 5 )Santa Cruz WEDS.
( 6 )BRAVE NEW VOICES: All Week! ( 7 )Big Sur/W.Coast
Championship SAT & SUN. ( 8-15 )UPCOMING EVENTS.
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UPDATE: NorCal's Poetry Slam Fanzine...
07-18-07 Vol. 10, No. 31.
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( 1 ) NEWS & TIBITS
~~~~~~~~
---BIG SUR! The big beach party where SoCal faces
NorCal. Everyone camps on the beach, parties over-
night, and does the poetry thing all day! Sunshine,
Redwoods, Rivalries, Good Food, and $2000 in
prizes! Details: ( 7 ).
---BRAVE NEW VOICES is the annual 'Nationals' of
youth poets. It will be hosted in San Jose this
year, July 17-20. It is now one of the biggest
literary festivals in the U.S. Details: ( 6 ).
---RAFFLE FOR FREE AIR TICKETS Teams Oakland & SF
are selling $5 raffle tickets for TWO trips ANYWHERE
SW Airlines flies! Will it be to Nationals, the bigUPDATE --West Coast Championships & Brave New Voices.
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( 1 )Tidbits. ( 2 )Berkeley WEDS. ( 3 )Monterey WEDS.
( 4 )Modesto WEDS. ( 5 )Santa Cruz WEDS.
( 6 )BRAVE NEW VOICES: All Week! ( 7 )Big Sur/W.Coast
Championship SAT & SUN. ( 8-15 )UPCOMING EVENTS.
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UPDATE: NorCal's Poetry Slam Fanzine...
07-18-07 Vol. 10, No. 31.UPDATE --West Coast Championships & Brave New Voices.
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( 1 )Tidbits. ( 2 )Berkeley WEDS. ( 3 )Monterey WEDS.
( 4 )Modesto WEDS. ( 5 )Santa Cruz WEDS.
( 6 )BRAVE NEW VOICES: All Week! ( 7 )Big Sur/W.Coast
Championship SAT & SUN. ( 8-15 )UPCOMING EVENTS.
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UPDATE: NorCal's Poetry Slam Fanzine...
07-18-07 Vol. 10, No. 31.
poetry party in Austin? A pink sand beach in Hawaii?
Big lights in the Big Apple? The raffle will be
Aug 2. To buy tickets, go to the Berkeley or
Oakland Slams or go to the Oakland MySpace Page:
www.myspace.com/oaklandslam
I've already bought 4 tickets, myself! All funds
help pay for the poets' trip to Nationals.
---$10,000 POETRY CONTEST: Voting on top 10 Spoken
Word artists just ended. Check out the contenders!
Voting for the final round of poets begins tonight!
All previous votes have been erased for the new
round!
---ALSO, slam poet ( he is on the UC Berkeley team,
and won the Berkeley Slam last week ) Miguel Peraza
has a short film ( built around a poem ) in the top
10!! Go poets!
---Click here to view the videos and vote:
www.famecast.com
---CONGRATULATIONS to the Berkeley Slam crew! It
was just voted "Best Open Mic" in the East Bay by
Diablo Magazine!
www.diablomag.com/home...story/736/
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( 2 )BERZERKELEY POETRY SLAM -Every Wednesday.
Charles Ekabhumi & Christian check in:
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--------THIS WEEK: Themed Open Slam! $150 In Cash
Prizes! Live Jazz, Hot Pizza, and Cool Irish Beer!
----THE THEME: "Cover Slam", emceed by Christian
Drake. Read a poem by someone else, or a poem by
someone else IN the slam and win extra prizes!
---Featuring: Stephen Meads is a regular at our
slam ( he started in Berkeley! ) and a vet of the San
Francisco slam team. He has been called "Emo" and
"Little Stevie", but he actually towers over the
competition with powerful poems on large personal
issues like identity, death, love and loss. Does
that sound unfamiliar? Perhaps it is because his
poems are cleverly disguised as pseudo-nursery
rhymes about undersea animals, orange cupcakes, &
Star Wars. Believe it or not, this is his first
full Berkeley feature, so come out and support one
of our own!
---Christian checks in: "Mix It Up: The 07 Bay
Area Cover Slam! Here are the rules:"
--"The slam will be open to all, but preference
will be given to poets covering other poets. You
may cover any poet's work. However, in lieu of a
"Word of the Day," poets will be given one bonus
point for each cover poem they perform, but two
bonus points if that poet is in attendance. Poets
can gain bonus points in either or both rounds."
--"No prize for third place. Second place takes
$20. First place takes $100. And the author of the
highest-scoring poem of the night takes home $30,
provided they are in attendance."
--"So ask your fellow poets for copies of their
poems today! This is a chance to have fun with
each others' work and celebrate NorCal poetry
before we head to compete against each other again
in Big Sur. I'd like to see some unexpected covers.
Mark States covering Kat Dietrich, or Dahled
covering Sweet N' Shameless. In the comments
section, feel free to leave your suggestions for
which Bay poet you'd like to see cover whom. ( I
know who I'm covering, and you'll never see it
coming. )"
----LAST WEEK: Fun show! 100+ in zee house. Lots of
new people in the slam, TWENTY poets signed up!
Mostly regulars in the audience. Miguel Peraza ( of
team UC Berkeley ) brought the heat and won it,
deservedly so. Many folks turned out to see our
feature, Bucky, and he did not disappoint. Best set
I've ever seen him do, IMHO. The SF team turned out
in force, looking to sell raffle tickets and break
off a chunk of the prize money. Kenyatta did so,
finishing 2nd after winning a round of Sudden Death
Haiku against Dawn, alternate of Team Berkeley 05,
who finished 3rd.
----UPCOMING: July 25: George Watsky & NYC's Queen
Godis. AUG 1: Team San Francisco!
------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.
Hosts: Charles Ellik, Betsy Roll & Friends.
Live Music: 3 Blind Mice, & DJ Agana.
www.myspace.com/berkeleypoetryslam
www.berkeleypoetryslam.com
Contact: voluptuary @ hotmail.com
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( 3 ) MONTEREY --Every Wednesday.
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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
www.westcoastslam.com
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( 4 ) MODESTO --Next Slam: WEDS, July 11.
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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: www.slamonrye.com
Contact: pierstorffs @ mail. yosemite. cc.ca.us
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( 5 ) SANTA CRUZ --Next Slam: WEDS, July 18.
Elatna Koon checks in:
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Hello there -
----It's been awhile since we have talked. I know I
said I would call as soon as I got home from work,
but you understand? The baby needing feeding, the
carpets needed cleaning, the dog a walk, etc. Anyhow,
I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I
hope that you didn't lose much sleep thinking about
our next meeting...How does WEDNESDAY JULY 18TH,
sound? Say, 8pm? Now here is my real question,
where? As you know, we have been meeting at that
Educational Entertainment Eatery downtown. Appar-
ently some suits in the county office are marinating
a beef with the owner, and well I guess the future
is a question mark. In any event, this month would
be our ONE YEAR ANIVERSERY, and if you wanted to,
well I would love to take you out. But do you want
to go back to the place where we started it all, or
would you be interested in making our love public,
and taking this mother to the streets?
----Here's how I see it: We could have it at the E3,
like we always do, baby. We would have the $2 pints
of Sierra, the nightclub ambiance, beautiful music
by the lovely MLE Wax, Comfortable and cozy seats
and tables, a little amplified sound and a stage;
heck, maybe even some food, it is an eatery after
all. It would be the usual, $4 at the door, and the
whole wrist band ID song and dance, but you never
complain, and if you didn't have either I would
still let ya in.
or...
----We could grab a beach chair, a blanket, and
maybe a flask and head to Pacific Ave in front of
O'Neill's across from the Cinema 9. We could meet
there at say, 8? If you felt like reading something
maybe you show up at 7:30 and write your name down.
Now there would be no bar, and there would be no
mic, but sometimes you gotta get loud regardless of
the situation. We could have the whole 12 poet, 2-
round, cash prize scenario. I wouldn't even charge
ya anything, because I don't think you can do that
on a sidewalk. Sure donations might be accepted, but
since there is no door, I won't be covering it. We
could proclaim our love for one another in front of
all the townies and tourists, and shit maybe we will
all go see a movie afterwards.
----What do ya say? What do ya think? Please e-mail
me back with your response. We have 4 days until the
damn thing must be done, and I won't let our
anniversary be missed. SO PLEASE, EVERYONE WHO GETS
THIS EMAIL: Reply with your vote for what we should
do this Wednesday, July 18th.
----I will be awaiting your many replies, my sweet.
---Until we meet again, Love...sweet, sweet love,
Elliott Bonaparte Kuhnagelin
----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. Kuhn & Friends
Contact: sccityslam@ gmail .com
www.santacruzslam.com
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( 6 )BRAVE NEW VOICES -July 17-21.
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---Youth Speaks and MACLA are pleased to announce
that the Brave New Voices International Youth
Poetry Slam Festival is coming to San Jose July
17-21. Featuring over 450 poets from more than 44
parts of the country, there is no other event like
this one. Coming off last year's sold out finals at
the Apollo Theater in NYC, Brave New Voices sets
the standard for youth spoken word programs
nationwide.
www.youthspeaks.org
---ALL EVENTS ARE ALL AGES & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Schedule and Info at www.youthspeaks.org
www.brownpapertickets.com
-----BRAVE NEW VOICES 2007 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
----Saturday July 14th:
2007 BNV Bay Area Slam Team vs. Veteran Slam Champs
Guerilla Cafe
1620 Shattuck Avenue, near Cedar
Berkeley, CA
4:30pm-7:30pm
FREE
---Come watch as the newest slam champions take on
the generation that raised them. Past slam champs
will go head to head with the current team in a
battle royale at the East Bay's flyest eatery.
-----Tuesday July 17th :
Opening Ceremonies
San Jose Museum of Art, Courtyard
110 South Market Street San Jose, CA
Event 5pm-7pm
After their arrival in San Jose, youth poetry
teams gather for a kick-off the San Jose Art
Museum. This official meet-and-greet event
will be followed by the Opening Ceremonies later
that evening in the same location.
-----Wednesday, July 18th :
Arts-in-Education Writing Workshops
San Jose State University Student Union
1 Washington Square
San Jose, CA
Workshops 10:00-5:00pm // FREE & Open to All Youth
Arts-in-Education Writing Workshops are a full day
of writing workshops led by some of the nation's
top poets and spoken word artists.
---Bridging The Beat Block Party
Michelle Lee & Mike McGee special guest hosts
Femi, Butterscotch live performances
South First Street ( W. Reed & W. Williams )
San Jose, CA
Event 7:00pm-10:00pm // FREE
Bridging The Beat Block Party with spoken word
artists & musicians A Free block party on First
Street, hosted in partnership with MACLA,
includes an indoor cipher and an outdoor stage.
-----Thursday, July 19th :
--Quarter Final Rounds 1&2 of International Youth
Poetry Slam
Event 10:00am-2:00pm // FREE
All Teams in Participation
--Quarter Final Rounds 3&4 of International Youth
Poetry Slam
Event 3:00pm-6:00pm // FREE
All Teams in Participation
----All day Thursday, the Quarter Finals of the
Poetry Slam will be underway. Each team will perform
in 2 separate bouts in that day. A bout pairs 4 teams
up against each other to perform individual and
group poems in the Poetry Slam format.
-----Friday, July 20th:
Semi-Final Rounds of International Youth Poetry Slam
Special Guest Emcees: Beau Sia & Suheir Hammad
San Jose Rep.
101 Paseo de San Antonio
San Jose, CA
Event 11:00am-2:00pm // FREE
4-5 Teams in Participation // 2 Bouts Each
---Poetry in Pedagogy: A Teacher's Institute
The San Jose Museum of Art
110 S. Market St.
San Jose, CA
Event 3:00pm-6:00pm // FREE
--Workshops facilitated by some of the leading poet
educators in the country.
-----MAIN EVENT: Grand Slam Finals
Marc Bamuthi Joseph special guest emcee
Saul Williams live performance
The California Theater
345 South First Street
San Jose, CA
Doors 6pm, Show 7pm $15 General Admission /
$5 for Youth under 20
www.brownpapertickets.com
-----Sat, July 21st: Brave New Voices on Global
Warming
Center For Employment Training ( CET )
701 Vine St San Jose, CA 1pm, FREE
--Sundance Preserve & Youth Speaks proudly present
"Brave New Voices on Global Warming". Ten pre-
selected youth poets compete for a trip to the
Sundance Summit in Utah where they will perform at
the Mayor's Gathering on Climate Protection
conference in September, 2007. The summit presents
a rare moment for the youth to speak directly to
political leaders and lawmakers.
----Sat, July 21st Youth Speaks Presents
"Bring the Noise"
a Benefit Concert in support of Brave New Voices
with Host and Special Guest: Lyrics Born
And live performances by Cody ChesnuTT, Martin
Luther, Zion I And HBO Def Poets: Beau Sia, Kelly
Tsai, Amir Sulaiman, Marc Bamuthi Joseph and more!
Plus DJ Funklor
---San Jose Civic Auditorium
135 West San Carlos Street
Door 7pm, Show 8pm, $25 in advance, $30 at the door
www.brownpapertickets.com
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( 7 )WEST COAST REGIONALS/Big Sur
SAT & SUN, July 21-22.
Garland Thompson checks in:
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---What's up, party people! Welcome to the 10th
Annual West Coast Championship Poetry Slam!
Happening July 21-22, 2007 from 12-6pm
both days at the Henry Miller Library in one of the
most heavenly spots on the face of this planet. I'm
talking about beautiful Big Sur, California!
---Imagine this: you're there in the audience
enjoying the beauty of Big Sur with your friends,
or loved ones, when suddenly the battle for your
hearts, and minds is laid out before your eyes in a
dreamy landscape ( "Alice and Wonderland" anyone? )
by teams of stunning Poets from all over the West.
They come for this noble purpose, to give you life
as seen by their senses. In addition to walking
away with one of four top titles, winning teams will
also split a purse totaling $2000! Your love, some
glory, and a bit of the green, are what these Poets
are going for!
---It's all happening on Highway 1, about 26 miles
south of Carmel & Monterey, the towns where Langston
Hughes wrote some of his most poignant work, and
John Steinbeck wrote his delicious novel, "Cannery
Row".
---The host is Poet, Playwright, Activist, and
Pacifica correspondent, Jerry Quickley. He returns
to us from the studios of KPFK 90.7 FM in LA, where
he hosts BENEATH THE SURFACE. He is a three-
time LA Grand Slam winner.
---I'm also thrilled to announce that our all-time
favorite Master of the wheels of steel, that
Turntablist supreme, DJ Jedi will be returning to
grace us with a musical, soundscape vibe only he
can bring to the mix!
www.myspace.com/djjedi1
www.myspace.com/greeneverymonday
www.greeneverymonday.com
---On this site you'll find information about the
Rules of the Road, and an online entry form where
you can register your team to compete. Click here
if you're interested in buying tickets, or want to
pay the Team Registration Fee online. Over phone:
1-877-548-3237,
---See you at the Slam!
Garland Thompson Jr.
---Henry Miller Library. 3 hour drive S of San
Francisco. From LA, going north, the total drive
time is about 6 1/2 hours. A 1/4 mile S of Nepenthe
Restaurant, a 1/4 mile N of Deetjen's, Big Sur Inn.
12-6pm both days. All Ages.
We usually camp at Andrew Molera State Park, which
has tent-only sites available on a 1st-come, 1st-
served basis, so arrive early!
www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=582
www.westcoastslam.com
www.henrymiller.org
More info: gtpoet @gmail.com
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( 8 ) OAK/ BrOakland -Next Slam: THURS, July 26.
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---Nationals is just weeks away! The Battle of The
Bay series is just about finished, the individual
poets on the teams have tweaked and tightened their
already phenomenal work and have also formed
together like Voltron to create new SUPER poems
called "team" or "group" or "multi-voice" poems.
---Have you heard of The Suicide Kings? Proletariat
Bronze? These are just two ( DOPE! ) performance
collectives that got their spark from creating this
type of work. Something special happens when poetic
people creatively combine their efforts. The funny
turns hilarious, touching becomes heart-wrenching,
the passionate becomes electrifying. All that to
say - this show is extra-special! The regular slam
will be replaced by a multi-voice competition
featuring the four local teams in various different
configurations and, because we can't not tweak the
format, special guests Proletariat Bronze. We don't
know who'll be on stage together but we do know
that no one'll be there alone! Well, not no one...
we're also thrilled to present a special Alumni
Showcase featuring members of Oakland's Slam Team
going all the way back to '99!
---We'll still have a short open-mic as always so
YOU can bless the mic if you like. We'll have DJ
Agana on the 1s & 2s spinning the the funky hip-hop
and salsa grooves during and after the show and
since this is the last time we'll all be together
before taking off for Nat's we'll be hanging around
drinking, carousing and getting our PARTY on after
the show.
----Oakland Metro. 201 Broadway, Oakland 94612.
Next Show: Thurs. July 26th
Hosted by Nazelah & Dahled w/DJ Agana
Show Starts @ 8:00 sharp! Full Bar w/ ID
ALL AGES!!!! $5 - $?? Sliding Scale
All procedes go toward getting the team to Nationals
---More info: djefreez @ yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/oaklandslam
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( 9 ) OAK/Tourettes --Next Slam: THURS, Aug 2.
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---The August Tourettes will feature a head-2-head
battle between the Oakland and Berkeley slam teams!
Even better, Jamie DeWolf ( host of Tourettes ) is on
one team, while DJ Fuckoff is on the other!!!
-----OAKLAND METRO 201 Broadway @ 2nd, Jack London.
Hosts: Jamie DeWolf & Christian Drake & D Silence
& DJ F*CK OFF! ALL AGES. Full Bar. Sign up 8pm.
Show 8:30pm. $8. Onstage Freakin' by QUEEN
BLANKETY BLANK. Meat & Mayhem by MISS SUCCUBUS.
1st THURS Monthly.
Info: tongueartillery@ yahoo .com
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( 10 )NATIONAL POETRY SLAM --Aug 7-11.
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---The is the Big Momma of poetry slams, where 75
teams of poets from all over the world perform
their hearts out, party their guts out, and shag
their brains out. But seriously, it's not ALL
nekkid pool jumps and late-night erotic readings.
There are also many meetings, politickings, talent-
scoutings, late-night ciphers, and open mic-ings
as well. The years I've gone and NOT been on a
team were the most fun, when I could wander
between venues, cheer for the teams I wanted to
cheer for, and see poets from around the world
making all kinds of mischief, metaphorical and
otherwise. Please consider planning a trip, and
support your home team!
www.nps2007.com
www.austinslam.com
NOTE: the host hotel for this year is the Hyatt
Regency downtown. Mention that you're part of
the National Slam and get half off!
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( 11 )SF/The City Slam --Next Slam: Aug 12.
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----Poleng Lounge. 1751 Fulton Ave @ Masonic.
Every Second Sunday. 7:30 sign-up, 8:30 show.
ALL AGES. Fundraiser! $7-15 Sliding Scale.
Hosts: Mona Webb & Charles Ekabhumi Ellik.
Grooves provided by: DJ Agana.
Info: thecityslam @ yahoo. com
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. www.sfmta.com
CARPOOL: 3-5 fans, show us your ticket from the
garage, everybody gets $2 off admission.
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( 12 ) SAN JOSE --Next Slam: TUES, Aug 14.
Next Open Mic: TUES, Aug 28. Kat D checks in:
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---As usual ( because poetry certainly does not
pay the big bucks ), our team is trying desperately
to raise the thousands of dollars that it takes to
send our whole team to Nationals in Austin, TX, so
we are including a link to our PayPal donation
site. Anything you can do to help us along will be
most appreciated. We truly rely on the kindness of
strangers ( who appreciate the arts ). All you have
to do is copy/paste the following:
www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/
webscr?cmd=_xclick&business=cbundy711%40gmail%2ecom&item_name=San%20Jose%20Poetry%20Slam%20Team&no_shipping=1&no_note=1&tax=0¤cy_code=USD&lc=US&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF&charset=UTF%2d8
---Thank you in advance for your support.
---- The Britannia Arms. 173 W. Santa Clara,
Downtown San Jose. $6 door. 18+. 8:15pm-Sign up.
list goes out. 8:30pm-Show starts.
Slam: 2nd TUES; Open Mic: 4th TUES.
Hosted By: Kyle Houston
Music By: rebelskamp
www.sanjosepoetryslam.com
Info: kat0ninetales @ aol . com
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( 13 )INDI WORLD POETRY SLAM --October, 2009
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---iWPS 2009: There is a bid in the works to bring
this incredible event to Berkeley in 2009! 72
poets representing slam venues from around the
world converge for three days of competition,
electrifying audiences with their talents.
---Berkeley plans to add many related day events
and side competitions to the main tournament,
transforming it into a 10-day festival. The comp-
etition itself will be held at venues near the
Ashby BART station in South Berkeley, home of the
Berkeley Slam and our venue, the Starry Plough.
Epic Arts & Poetry Flash are partners in the event.
--Epic Arts is a Performance Arts non-profit based
in South Berkeley. Their new facility will be the
epicenter of IWPS 2009.
www.epicarts.org
--Poetry Flash is a calendar and poetry journal
listing events across the state, with a circulation
of 22K. The Flash will include our program in their
journal, and curate a week-long series of readings
during the festival, pairing established poets with
published slammers.
www.poetryflash.org
---Our host hotel is Hotel Shattuck Plaza.
www.hotelshattuckplaza.com
---Further support has been offered by all the slam
venues in NorCal, as well as by James Kass ( of
Youth Speaks ) and many others.
---If you're interested in helping, sponsoring, or
just want to be a fly on the wall, please join:
iWPS_2009_NorCal
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( 14 ) SACRAMENTO --Next Slam: TBA.
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----Info: Khiry Malik Moore
malikspeaks @aol .com
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( 15 )Antioch Slam --Next Slam: TBA.
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---For more information, check us out on Myspace at
Myspace.com/bold_poets or call ( 925 )-497-7669.
----Info: ERIN JOHNSON
More Info: jimmy6designs @ yahoo .com
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BONUS HAIKU/SENRIYU
By Yours Truly
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Dawn Calligraphy:
windshield condensation drips,
a future poem.
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--See Ya At Tha Slam!
Charles Ellik, ed.
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--NORCAL SLAM UPDATE is my online fanzine of the
NorCal slam scene, posted every Tues. It's highly
subjective & reviews are limited to where Chaz
can visit. No ads or paid endorsements accepted.
Non-slam events included as sanity & space permits.
Beware! Slams are not for faint of heart! The
UPDATE, its editor & contributors & host sites
are not responsible for what happens if you attend
any of the shows listed.
--Weekly Circulation: approx. 3,700 world-wide.
--All local reports are edited for length.
--Slams nationwide: www.poetryslam.com
--A listserve to chat about slams in NorCal:
norcalslams-subscribe @ yahoogroups.com
--To join the oldest international slam listserve:
email: poetry_slam-subscribe @ yahoogroups.com
--For info on many non-slam poetry events in CA
( NorCal ) www.poetryflash.org/
( SoCal ) www.poetix.net
---Photo's of slams: www.poeticdream.com
---An 'incomplete history' of slam's early days:
www.e-poets.net/library/slam/
---Your Editor's Site:
people.tribe.net/charles
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