| Date & Time: | Wednesday, April 22, 2009
- Wednesday, April 29, 2009
8:30 PM |
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BERZERKELEY POETRY SLAM -Every Wednesday.
*2007 West Coast Champions * Best of the E.Bay*
Ekabhumi checks in:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----THIS WEEK: ****FINALS****
Hot Pizza, Irish Beer & Metaphorical Mayhem! Three Blind Mice deliver live Jazz, Dre emcees.
----Seven Months.
----Twenty-five qualifying slams.
----Hundreds of hopeful poets.
----Thousands of dollars in prizes.
----NINETEEN POETS REMAIN!
----WHO will be your new Team Berkeley?
Only five poets can be on the team and win a trip to Nationals.
----Who will win the Coveted Golden Macaroni Belt?
Top scoring poet joins a small group of champions to be remembered in story and song.
----YOU, the audience, CHOOSE!
Five judges will be randomly selected from the audience to win a free drink and determine the fate of our hardworking poets!
----SEMIFINALS are April 22 & 29th.
Three rounds of lyrical combat. Often, poets must use their best work here to survive long enough to make Finals. Top four poets from each Semifinals (total of eight) advance to Finals. Door is $10.
----The 9th annual Team FINALS are on May 6th
This stellar event is a fundraiser for our team. Every penny from Semifinals and Finals go to pay for the cost of sending your poets to the National Poetry Slam in Del Ray Beach, FL.
----THE CONTENDERS:
We have one of the most respected and highly-ranked slams in the world. Usually, our contenders are a pack of hardened veterans carefully calculating their strategy. This year, however, we have a healthy mix of hungry new talent, journeyman talent from other nearby slams, and wily veterans of our own scene. Will hunger and enthusiasm beat strategy and experience? Will the novelty of fresh voices beat the familiarity of hometown favorites? Here are your contenders (alphabetically), along with any past affiliations:
SEMIFINALS 1: April 22, 2009. Host: Ekabhumi, with DJ Munkeepantz.
1. Jelal (newbie from the Youth Slam scene)
2. Joyce Lee (newbie from Oakland)
3. Tatyana B. (newbie from New York)
4. John Mark (Omaha Slam Team)
5. Danny Scuderi (newbie from LA)
6. Dre (San Francisco Slam Team)
8. Dahled (Oakland Slam Team)
9. Hadas (Berkeley Collegiate Slam Team)
10. Tam Vaitai (S.F. Youthspeaks team)
SEMIFINALS 2: April 29, 2009 Host: Dre, with 3 Blind Mice.
1. Trashcanpoet (newbie from the East Coast)
2. Lucky 7 (San Francisco Slam Team)
3. the poet “-i-“ (Berkeley 09)
4. Lee Knight, Jr. (Palo Alto)
5. Abe (Berkeley Slam Team)
6. Jen Genius (Sacramento Slam Team)
7. Joshua Walters (Berkeley Slam Team 07)
7. Stephen Meads (San Francisco Slam Team)
9. Leigh Ann (San Francisco Slam Team)
----THANK YOU for telling your friends, bring your family, and posting info on the internet. This show is guaranteed to be the most fun you've ever had watching a group of intelligent and talented people metaphorically pummel one another on stage. ARRIVE EARLY if you want a seat!
---UPCOMING: Open Slams continue every Wednesday after Finals.
May 13: Houston’s potent poet, Fascious. Host Lucky 7 & Live Jazz by Three Blind Mice.
May 20: Our local favorite, Dre. Host Jamie DeWolf, with Syzygy.
------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: Ekabhumi, Betsy Gomez, Jamie DeWolf,
Lucky 7, Joshua Walters, & Dre.
www.myspace.com/berkeleypoetryslam
www.berkeleypoetryslam.com
Contact: voluptuary @ hotmail.com
*2007 West Coast Champions * Best of the E.Bay*
Ekabhumi checks in:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----THIS WEEK: ****FINALS****
Hot Pizza, Irish Beer & Metaphorical Mayhem! Three Blind Mice deliver live Jazz, Dre emcees.
----Seven Months.
----Twenty-five qualifying slams.
----Hundreds of hopeful poets.
----Thousands of dollars in prizes.
----NINETEEN POETS REMAIN!
----WHO will be your new Team Berkeley?
Only five poets can be on the team and win a trip to Nationals.
----Who will win the Coveted Golden Macaroni Belt?
Top scoring poet joins a small group of champions to be remembered in story and song.
----YOU, the audience, CHOOSE!
Five judges will be randomly selected from the audience to win a free drink and determine the fate of our hardworking poets!
----SEMIFINALS are April 22 & 29th.
Three rounds of lyrical combat. Often, poets must use their best work here to survive long enough to make Finals. Top four poets from each Semifinals (total of eight) advance to Finals. Door is $10.
----The 9th annual Team FINALS are on May 6th
This stellar event is a fundraiser for our team. Every penny from Semifinals and Finals go to pay for the cost of sending your poets to the National Poetry Slam in Del Ray Beach, FL.
----THE CONTENDERS:
We have one of the most respected and highly-ranked slams in the world. Usually, our contenders are a pack of hardened veterans carefully calculating their strategy. This year, however, we have a healthy mix of hungry new talent, journeyman talent from other nearby slams, and wily veterans of our own scene. Will hunger and enthusiasm beat strategy and experience? Will the novelty of fresh voices beat the familiarity of hometown favorites? Here are your contenders (alphabetically), along with any past affiliations:
SEMIFINALS 1: April 22, 2009. Host: Ekabhumi, with DJ Munkeepantz.
1. Jelal (newbie from the Youth Slam scene)
2. Joyce Lee (newbie from Oakland)
3. Tatyana B. (newbie from New York)
4. John Mark (Omaha Slam Team)
5. Danny Scuderi (newbie from LA)
6. Dre (San Francisco Slam Team)
8. Dahled (Oakland Slam Team)
9. Hadas (Berkeley Collegiate Slam Team)
10. Tam Vaitai (S.F. Youthspeaks team)
SEMIFINALS 2: April 29, 2009 Host: Dre, with 3 Blind Mice.
1. Trashcanpoet (newbie from the East Coast)
2. Lucky 7 (San Francisco Slam Team)
3. the poet “-i-“ (Berkeley 09)
4. Lee Knight, Jr. (Palo Alto)
5. Abe (Berkeley Slam Team)
6. Jen Genius (Sacramento Slam Team)
7. Joshua Walters (Berkeley Slam Team 07)
7. Stephen Meads (San Francisco Slam Team)
9. Leigh Ann (San Francisco Slam Team)
----THANK YOU for telling your friends, bring your family, and posting info on the internet. This show is guaranteed to be the most fun you've ever had watching a group of intelligent and talented people metaphorically pummel one another on stage. ARRIVE EARLY if you want a seat!
---UPCOMING: Open Slams continue every Wednesday after Finals.
May 13: Houston’s potent poet, Fascious. Host Lucky 7 & Live Jazz by Three Blind Mice.
May 20: Our local favorite, Dre. Host Jamie DeWolf, with Syzygy.
------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: Ekabhumi, Betsy Gomez, Jamie DeWolf,
Lucky 7, Joshua Walters, & Dre.
www.myspace.com/berkeleypoetryslam
www.berkeleypoetryslam.com
Contact: voluptuary @ hotmail.com
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