Local Poetry Events
RichOak Events
Runs The Berkeley Slam, Oakland Slam and the RichOak Open Mic
RichOak Events is a spoken word and literary arts organization based in the SF Bay Area dedicated to providing equitable platforms for self expression to underserved and intentionally silenced communities both through virtual media and in person interactive engagements.
Our top priority at RichOak Events is to facilitate a space to empower people of all genders, sexualities, ethnicities, abilities and ages to tell their own stories in ways that will produce positive change on a local, national, and global level.
San Jose Poetry Slam
Sign up for the next slam on June 7th!
Upcoming:
Poetry Center San Jose presents The San Jose Poetry Slam Zoom Edition
Come join us for Poetry from the comfort of your own home!
Room opens at 6:30p.m. (PST)
Sign up list will be open from 6:30 to 7:00p.m.
Slam starts at 7:00p.m.
We are on Pacific Standard time, that is 3 hours earlier than east coast time and 3 hours ahead of Hawaii.
This is a free event.
Your host and Emcee will be Scorpiana Xlent!
Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
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Berkeley Poetry Slam
The Oakland Poetry Slam: Every 3rd Tuesday
@Tamarack - Oakland
Workshop: 7:30pm
Slam 8:30 - 10:30pm
The Berkeley Slam: Every Wednesday
@The Starry Plough - Berkeley
Workshop 7pm
Slam 8:30
Daydreamers Open Mic: Every 2nd Saturday
@Medicine for Nightmares - San Francisco
4pm
The Alchemy Open Mic: Every 1st and 3rd Saturday
@ The Alan Blueford Center For Justice - Oakland
Workshop 7
Show 8:30pm
Thee Virtual Open Mic: Every 1st & 3rd Friday
Link Here
Show 6pm - 8pm
Poetry Center San José
Poetry Center San José's mission is to nurture and promote diverse literary expression in our community as a means of exploring, defining, and enriching the human experience.
In furtherance of our mission, we offer programs and services to stimulate passion for the literary arts and to inspire and support emerging and established writers. We collaborate with other organizations to ensure that these programs and services reflect the diversity of our community and to involve people from a wide range of backgrounds as audience and members.
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