Berkeley Poetry Slam

Berkeley Poetry Slam Touring poets, $200 in cash prizes, and lyrical mayhem EVERY WEDNESDAY! BEST OF THE BAY! We're everywhere!

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05/29/2026

New Month, NEW SH*****T!!!

We want your FRESHEST poems

Come on down to our FREE writing workshop at 7:15 to get some new work of your own!!

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STAND UP FOR YOUTH ARTS!!!!This week we are partnering with to bring you th Youth Battle of the Bay. We have amazing yo...
05/21/2026

STAND UP FOR YOUTH ARTS!!!!

This week we are partnering with to bring you th Youth Battle of the Bay.

We have amazing youth teams battling it out to see who is the Best in the Bay

NO OPEN SIGN UPS THIS WEEK

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05/19/2026

REPOST:
Catch us this week, for another regularly scheduled Berkeley Slam!

We gotta a spectacular feature in And they got these fire ass poems for you!

Slide through and sign up at the door at 7:15pm! And join us on stage before the show for the writing workshop!

05/08/2026

After a much needed break after our GRAND SLAM FINALS, We are BACK with more poetry and prizes.

We're kicking off AAPI Heritage month with 2024 and 2026 Berkeley Slam Team member MALLORY ASIS!!!!!

As always our sign up list goes up at 7:15 and first 12 poets to sign up get in for FREE

Our weekly writing workshop starts at 7:15 alo! Come create with us!

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We’re taking it slow this week and throwing an open mic instead of a slam!Slide through and sign up for the new s**t sho...
05/03/2026

We’re taking it slow this week and throwing an open mic instead of a slam!

Slide through and sign up for the new s**t show! The list will be open for everyone to spot and share their work! Props and musical accompaniment is welcome!

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And don’t forget to join us for the workshop on stage before the show! We’ll have some notebooks and pens for you.

Meet the 2026-2027 Berkeley Slam Team!Thank you all so much for joining us through Finals Season! And for supporting all...
04/30/2026

Meet the 2026-2027 Berkeley Slam Team!

Thank you all so much for joining us through Finals Season! And for supporting all of our poets through this endeavors!

Shout out to all the poets who continue to make the Berkeley Slam the show what it is.



Left to Right
Gethsemane, Mallory, Tomas, Reggie, and PG.
Front center:
Tino (Coach)

The top 5 poets of the Slam will form a year long cohort, carrying the legacy of Berkeley, pushing their pen and making ...
04/29/2026

The top 5 poets of the Slam will form a year long cohort, carrying the legacy of Berkeley, pushing their pen and making their mark as poets in the Bay Area and afar. But they won’t be doing it all by themselves.

Meet our 2026-2027 Berkeley Slam Coach, !

“Tino V.H. Jr. .is a Mexican American Spoken Word poet, teaching artist and organizer from Oakland, CA.
He currently organizes with RichOak Events, the Beast Crawl Festival and curates the Poet’s Bookshelf, on Substack, and at Nomadic Bookshop as a monthly literary series.

“In his spare time he constantly updates his
‘Best Tacos in East Oakland’ list, plays too many video games, reads to feel alive and writes pre-colonial high fantasy.”

Poets, I choose you!We turned our Finalist into Pokédex Entries! If you had a Berkeley Slam Pokémon Team, who are you ch...
04/27/2026

Poets, I choose you!

We turned our Finalist into Pokédex Entries! If you had a Berkeley Slam Pokémon Team, who are you choosing

16 poets came in, 8 poets advanced, and now only 5 poets can form the team!Join us this Wednesday for the biggest night ...
04/25/2026

16 poets came in, 8 poets advanced, and now only 5 poets can form the team!

Join us this Wednesday for the biggest night of the year! The best of the year! Hosted by !

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