JOIN US for the first-ever Jazzfest Poetry Slam! $200 in Cash Prizes! This event is open to all, and poets will be judged by the audience! The event is part of the annual Berkeley Jazz Festival, and we're honored to be performing at the lovely Gaia Arts Center.

WHY?!? It's gonna be a party! This is your chance to perform for a new-to-slam audience, on an incredible stage, and break off a hunk of CASH MONEY without the usual competition! Plus the Berkeley team is just back from Nationals, ready to share their perfected Multi-Voice team pieces! This is NOT the kind of work you see at your local slam!

PRIZES: We'll be giving away $200 in cash prizes! $100=1st, $75=2nd, $50=3rd, & $25=4th

FEATURING: The Berkeley Slam Team, of course! Come and see the West Coast Champions strut their stuff, including both individual and GROUP multi-voice poems! Team members include award-winning International, National, Adult, Collegiate, and Youth champions. Jamie DeWolf (Host of Soubrettes Regrets, Indi World Slam Finalist), Isaac Miller (Youth Speaks' 07 Grand Slam Champ), D. Silence (Berkeley Grand Slam Champ '03 & '07),Christian Drake (Formerly of Washington DC and top local poet), and Joshua Walters (Lovable Madman Rookie).