San Francisco's The City Poetry Slam

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06/23/2015

Look What Tongo Eisen -Martin San Francisco National Poetry Slam Team Member 2011 has Been Up To! Spread The Good Word;-)
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someone's dead already

06/23/2015

See what Tongo Eisen-Martin San Francisco National Poetry Slam Team member 2011has been up to ;-) Spread The Good Word!

Tongo Eisen-Martin
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someone's dead already
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05/21/2015

Greetings Community,

Participation in the arts made my childhood livable. With more and more budget cuts to arts programming, the chances for young people to cultivate the artist within them become far fewer. I’m reaching out to YOU because I know you know exactly what I’m talking about.

As you may or may not know, my organization, Forward Arts, Inc. is one of the greatest youth development/spoken word organizations of its kind in the world. In this current fundraising initiative, The Step Forward Campaign, we're asking our new philanthropists for a baseline donation of $120 (one-time gift or monthly installments). Please help us reach our goal of $15,000 before June 30th.

These funds will allow us to pass on the powerful life skills young people can master through participating in our writing and performance programs, like self-advocacy, public speaking, authentic listening, leadership, cross-cultural understanding, decision making, community building, critical thinking, goal setting, and the self-motivated crafting of intellectual property.

Go to www.forwardarts.org and make your donation today. Also, as a free gift, every donor giving $120 or more gets a Step Forward T-shirt.

Forward Arts is a multi-generational collective of youth, artists, and educators who are committed to providing learning opportunities in Southeastern Louisiana. We provide workshops, performance spaces, and professional development for young people and adults. Through critical engagement and creati…

12/05/2014

Poets Doing Extraordinary Things! Check This Out!
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CIVILIAN presents a quantum stride forward in the field of edu-tainment by combining fine art techniques with the principles of citizens’ journalism to create an informative TED-style presentation on creative cultural development, spliced with dynamic poetry performances. At the cutting edge of t…

10/26/2014

Poets Doing Great Things!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/816818415/veg-equality-the-tour

A nationally traveling vegetarian cooking video series focusing on issues of food justice and equality among all of us.

07/29/2014

ROUND 2 starts AUG 2nd....

This will be HISTORIC - 3 Nights of POETRY SLAMMING (dates and times listed below) - ONLY 4 POETS WILL SURVIVE! This is the first of its kind; The SF LAST CHANCE NATIONAL POETRY SLAM TEAM Competition (Oakland is proud to host the 25th National Poetry Slam, 5 days of the world’s top spoken word artists rocking powerful performances in the planet’s biggest poetry battle/Aug 5th - 9th).

Bay Area this is your time to come out and support your favorite poet as s/he STEPS UP TO THE MIC to battle it out for a chance to represent San Francisco at the 2014 National Poetry Slam as a member of the SF LAST CHANCE TEAM!!!

SF Last Chance Prelim Slam:
Exploring The Stolen Legacies: The Nappy Roots of Africa’s Contribution to Civilization

There will be a Creative Writing Workshop inspired by the exhibition facilitated by Pr3ssPlay Poets & Productions

Saturday, Aug 2nd * 7:00p – 9:00p
(Workshop 7:00p – 7:30p; Slams 7:40p – 9:00p)
at the African American Arts and Culture Complex
762 Fulton St. San Francisco, CA 94102
6 to 8 slots are available for Bay Area Poets Only/first come first serve

Hosted by SF Slammasters:
Mona Webb & AUDACIOUS IAM

FREE Admission
Donations are encouraged!

The 2014 National Poetry Slam
Last-Chance Slam & Welcome Party
Monday, August 4th 8:00pm – 1:00am
Shadow Ultra Lounge
341 13th St, Oakland, CA 94612
$10

For Poets Only:
1. Poets must arrive 15 minutes prior to slam start time to sign up
2. There will be 2 Slams each night (1 round each slam)
3. Poets must present an ID or proof of residence at sign-up at the Last Chance FINALS
4. Only the 1st place winner of each slam will move forward to the Last Chance Finals
(Only 4 slots will be available for BAY AREA POETS in the SF Last Chance Team Finals/which will be the 1st place winners from each of 4 slams)

*** Because this is THE NATIONAL LAST CHANCE SLAM TEAM the Bay Area Poets will battle head- to-head in the first round; meaning, at most, 2 Bay Area Poets can make the team... IF they can overcome the poets who reside outside of the Bay (ID will be required at FINALS). The SF Last Chance Team will be a 4 poet team.

FAQ:

Q. What is the Bay Area?
A. http://www.abag.ca.gov/abag/local_gov/city/city.html

Q. What is NPS?
A. nationalpoetryslam.com

07/29/2014

Lets Get Giselle Robinson (of Fort Worth,TX) To The National Poetry Slam 2014 in Oakland! Giselle is a wonderful friend of mine and dear friend to my Virgin Island family, who is battling Stage 4 Cancer. She has worked very hard with her doctors and plowed through chemo treatments to join us this year, and I have ABSOLUTE FAITH that WE CAN GET HER HERE. Giselle is a brilliant blessing to our Poetry Community and she deserves to be here with us surrounded by our love. My heart is so full of excitement! I can't wait for the National Poetry Slam 2014 in Oakland to begin! This will be a historic and legendary event in the Bay Area. I am honored to be on such a brilliant team of organizers and community members. Let's ring in the 25th Anniversary of the National Poetry Slam 2014 in Oakland with thunderous joy and gathering, leaving no poet behind! Please submit donations to SF The Last Chance Slam Event Bright Page which carries an option to donate to Giselle's arrival. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-first-ever-national-poetry-slam-last-chance-slam-welcome-party-tickets-12417120943 #
Thank You in Advance!

The day before The 25th Annual National Poetry Slam begins, for the FIRST TIME EVER, you will have a chance to pick a TEAM of poets to send straight to the tournament! This slam is going to be intense and a little bit different. If you've never been to NPS you might not know that some of the best p…

01/07/2014

Help Us Bring The National Poetry Slam to Oakland! We need Ideas for Sponsors to help bring this amazing event to the Bay Area! Take a second to tell us what you think😄
https://www.facebook.com/mona.webb/posts/10151846484011087

07/09/2012

Make sure to come through to the Battle of the Bay TONIGHT! Hosted by the San Francisco Slam and Experimental Open Mic! At 1007 Market Street San Francisco, CA. SEE YOU THERE!

06/28/2012

LIKE the NEW San Francisco City Slam page :)

The SF City Slam Poets & Playwrights more than a nationally competitive, loving slam scene. It is also a community of performers from all disciplines: music, dance, poetry, and the visual arts. We come together once every month to celebrate our creative diversity (and eat FREE delicious, home-made Creole food), and to share the work that excites us. Our host and Slaminatrix, the lovely Mona Webb, welcomes people from all backgrounds to come and get rowdy in the name of art and community.

Never been to a poetry slam before? Get yourself initiated into the vibrant community that is slam poetry at SF City Slam. Poetry slams are part performance art, part highly competitive sport, and 100% democratic and community-based entertainment. At a slam, every performer that touches the stage gets scored by the night’s “judges,”–five randomly selected members of the audience. Scores range from a 0.0 (The Worst Poem Ever Written) to 10.0 (Utter literary perfection, flawlessly performed).

The San Francisco City Slam Presents:
Poets and Playwrights Feb. 10, 2013

Poets and Playwrights is a celebration of the theatrical stage, blending blazing poets with the innovation of one act plays and monologues.

Don't you wish you could see Nationals in Boston this summer? Well you should! But in case you can't you can still catch a few hot fire Nationals style bouts right here at home! That's right folks you can still catch the Bay's hottest teams in their finest form as they sharpen their lyrical blades before boarding the plane to Boston! The Bay Area's hottest poets have ...been sharpening their tongues to represent THE BAY AREA at NATIONALS SO bring YOUR SUPPORT to The Luggage Store Art Gallery.

This Months Feature Poet & Playwright:
All The Way From North Carolina
Ed Mabrey

ED MABREY is an Individual World Poetry Slam CHAMPION, National Poetry Slam Finalist, an Emmy nominated actor, National Best Selling poetry anthology contributor, motivational speaker, and poet. Ed has toured internationally and conducted performances and workshops at over 50 colleges and universities around the world.
www.artistecard.com/EdMabrey
www.reverbnation.com/artist_2587842/bio
www.myspace.com/edmabrey
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwRphYeVraA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SakM_EI7nk

Where: The Luggage Store Gallery 1007 Market St. ( 2 Blocks from Powell Street BART) in San Francisco
When: February 10,2013
Show Time: 6:30pm- 8:30p
Resident DJ Yaddos will be on the Wheels of Steal Rocking us all night!
Hosted By San Francisco Slammaster Mona Webb
C0-Host by Audacious
Free Creole Food! All Ages Venue (but no censorship)
$5 Donation (No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds! We wanna see you there!)

February 10, 2013
---- The Luggage Store Art Gallery
1007 Market St. ( 2 Blocks from Powell St. BART) San Francisco, CA
HOST: MONA WEBB
2nd Sundays of Every Month
Next Show Feb. 10, 2013
6:30p-8:30p
Free Creole Food
All Ages
The City Slam & Experimental Mic. -A forum for lyrical creativity: layering poetry, music, dance, & all artistic avenues of expression.

06/28/2012

The San Francisco Poetry Slam and Experimental Open Mic has a NEW page. Like the page and learn about all our upcoming poetry and community events!