FIYAH! New Queer Mic in San Jose, is TONIGHT, from 7:00 - 9:00 at Billy De Frank Center, 938 The Alameda. For more info go to fiercemiri.moonfruit.com and click on spoken word.

Folks--

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UPDATE --Oakland Slam RETURNS... Again!
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(1)News (2)Berkeley WEDS. (3)Monterey WEDS.
(4)Chico WEDS. (5)Sacto WEDS. (6)San Jose MON.
(7)SF Slam TUES. (8-16)UPCOMING EVENTS.
(17)CHAZ RECOMMENDS: Hip Hop Fest.
(18)POETRY CONTEST: Get published!
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UPDATE: NorCal's Poetry Slam Fanzine...
01-25-05 Vol. 08, No. 04
www.norcalspokenword.com

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(1) NEWS & TIBITS
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---JUST GOT BACK from the UC Berkeley slam, which
was PACKED 150+, Mike McGee rippin the feature,
and touring Chicago poet Dan Sullivan winning the
Open Slam. All on a rainy night! Congrats to the
Cal Kids! In fact, it looks like all the NorCal
slams are off to a strong '05 start... Oh, and
congrats to Sully and Tim, who've been getting a
great response on their tour (6). You can catch
them at Berkeley WEDS. (2)

---OAKLAND slam rises once again from the ashes.
This time, however, the organizers are a well-
known and highly experienced duo with a simple
plan. Oh, and they locked down the perfect venue.
Details: (14).

--SF SLAM has released details about their new
venue and new date, Feb 1: (7).

---HIP HOP FESTIVAL: The Cinnabar Theater in
Petaluma will be putting on a three-day festival
which includes artists familiar to many readers
of the UPDATE, including: The Suicide Kings, Kid
Beyond, and Felonious. What's more, they will
also offer workshops! Details: (17).
www.cinnabartheater.org/cinnab...c3.html

--AMUSING: drudgereport.com/flash3tt.htm

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(2) BERZERKELEY SLAM -- Next Slam: EVERY WEDS.
Charles check in:
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---THIS WEEK: Sign up for the Open Slam! Join the
madness, as this shapes up to be our most diverse
field of talent EVER! Featuring Chicago's Dan
Sullivan & Tim Stafford. Dan is host of the Wicker
Park slam, was their champ in '03 and '04, and has
appeared on Def Poetry Jam. He's widely published
in the literary underground, & won several prizes.
Tim is a proud member of the Chicago/Wicker Park
Team. A printmaker who spends sick days traveling
to poetry slams in the murkiest corners of the
Midwest. He runs Skull Brigade Press (a chapbook
imprint for Chicago poets) out of the apartment
he shares with his girlfriend and the ghost of a
small child.
---LAST WEEK: What a strange week! Must have been
the full moon. It WAS a good show, but it was like
wrestling a bear to host it. We had tons of fabu
poets, great features, and a full house. Some
shows are effortless, some take twice as much
work. Luckily, great poetry carried us through...
--In the Open Slam, we had a slow start. Or maybe
the judges were tough. Or both. Wasn't until Dawn's
"Lost Somebody" that scores bumped up. Andrew Lowe,
Kim, and Kammeron kept the momentum. Andrew Love
and Karuna came up just short, but Stephen's "Bi
Polar" helped him squeak into Round 2. There was
confusion about the Audience Choice award, so both
Ahseeon and Andrew Love advanced to Round 2.
--Our features were stupendous! San Jose's Becky D
distinguished herself with a set that ranged from
uplifting, to heartbreaking, to just plain CRUDE!
Crude in a funnygoodway. And Morris. How do you
describe Morris? Surreal? Frenetic? Hilarious?
Enthusiastically received? Yeah, all that.
--Round 2, Suga sacrificed with a sexy "New Year's
Resolution". Ahseeon rocked the mic and impressed
the judges, but a MEGA time penalty in Round 1
held him back. Dawn poem about poetry was enough
to earn 4th, Andrew Love vindicated the Audience
Choice award by taking 3rd with "Crystal Pistol",
and then there was a tie: Andrew Lowe and Kim
Johnson. For the second time this week (they tied
in San Jose, too!) it came down to Sudden Death
Haiku. For the 2nd time, Kim's raunchy humor
prevailed, to earn her 1st Berkeley win!
---TOP 16: Tshaka=16, Lucky Seven=13, Jason=10,
Thadra=10, Chesko=9, Jaylee=8, Kim=6, J-Rich=4,
Karuna=4, Nathan=4, Alma=3, Dawn=3, Geoff=3,
Liz=3, Mona=3.
---UPCOMING: Feb 2: Naz & Karen host, Aya De Leon
features, & women who sign up to slam get in FREE!
Feb 9: EROTIC SLAM! Featuring Carol Queen! This is
our biggest show of the year, so get their EARLY
for a seat. Sponsored by Good Vibrations!
----STARRY PLOUGH. 3101 Shattuck. 510-841-2082.
(1 block uphill of Ashby BART). EVERY WED.
8:30-11pm. Sign-ups: 7:30. All ages before 9pm.
$7 door, $5 for students w/I.D. $90 Cash Prizes.
Hosts: Charles Ellik, Dani Eurynome, Nazelah
Jamison, Karen Ladson. Live Music: 3 Blind Mice.
www.berkeleypoetryslam.com
Media Sponsor: www.eastbayexpress.com
Contact: voluptuary@hotmail.com

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(3)MONTEREY/RUBBER CHICKEN --Slam: WED, Jan 26.
Kitty checks in:
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---Dear Chick-lets, Another show - A Brand New
Season! The 2005 Slam-Off is underway as we
continue to celebrate the THIRD YEAR of Rubber
Chicken Poetry!
---THE RUBBER CHICKEN POETRY SLAM!
& GREG'S MAGNANIMOUS OPEN MIC
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26th, 2005
8pm at MORGAN'S COFFEE & TEA
with Music a-spinnin' courtesy of DJ DICE!!
---Come show off your talent at the mic or be a
poetry supporter. Didn't you make a New Year's
Resolution to take more risks? Write more poetry?
Speak your mind? Meet more of your community?
Leave the house midweek for caffeinated beverages?
Well, then... See you Wednesday!
--MORGAN'S Coffee & Tea. 498 Washington (@Pearl)
near Dwntwn Monterey. Show: 8:00-10:00pm.
$5 Cover (slammers $2.00). 2ND & 4TH WED MONTHLY.
Hosts:Garland & Kathryn. Info: gtpoet@pacbell.net
kitty@rubberchickenpoetry.com
www.rubberchickenpoetry.com

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(4)CHICO. Next Slam: WEDS, Jan 26.
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---Jan 26 - Feature Rives
2 Round Open Slam
Moxies Cafe, Downtown Chico 7pm
----Feb 9 - Feature Chesko
2 Round Open Slam
Moxies Cafe, Downtown, Chico 7pm
---Feb 16 - Feature Plastic Sunshine Brigade
(Todd Mann, Leslie Kramer, Tazuo Yamaguchi)
*The New Chico AIRPORT SLAM
2 Round open slam
Chico Airport Deli, Chico Airport 7pm
---Moxie's. 128 Broadway, dwntwn Chico.
(530) 345-0601. Host: Tazuo. All Ages.
Most Every Other WEDS. (check website).
Info: wordgroove@yahoo.com
www.wordgroove.com

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(5)SACRAMENTO/MAHOGANY--Readings every WEDS.
Next Slam: WED, Jan 26.
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---SWEET FINGER RESTAURANT. 1704 Broadway. 9pm.
All ages. $5 Door. Readings EVERY WED; Slam
LAST WED. Cash Prizes. Hosted by: Khiry.
DJ Rock Bottom Info: malikspeaks@aol.com
www.malikspeaks.com
Contact: voluptuary@hotmail.com

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(6)SAN JOSE --Next Slam: Every MONDAY.
Anthony R Miller checks in:
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---Ill be honest people, i just got home from the
slam and im pretty unsober, but i will attempt to
tell you about the best slam in the bay area that
you arent going to.
---It has just been getting better and better.
Attendance has improved week after week and the
quality of poetry has risen and risen. Y'all need
to get out to san jose cause youre missing out.
---with a full sign up sheet and a full house we
kicked off the slam with two sacrifices from
newcomers david smith and tucker bryan. we hope to
see them more and more this year. The regular slam
featured such local faves like Mike McGee, Erik
Sanchez and Anthony R. Miller
---the whole slam was filled with brand new poems,
brand new poets and tons of time pentalties. the
most notable by lee knight jr. with a 16 point
deduction, ouch!
---After the break was a stellar feature by dan
sullivan and tim stafford from team wicker park.
many regular audience members called this the best
feature they'd seen all year.
---after wards the second round kicked off with
the top five. a time penalty killed mike mcgee
with a new poem in the second round. But fighting
teir way thorugh were the newcomer Maya with her
uber-sex poetry. in second place was kyle houston
who by taking second prevented his girlfriend amy
from hosting hawaiian night in a coconut bra. but
in the end hometown boy Anthony R. Miller won it
with two brand spankin new poems.
---Next week is HAWAIIAN NIGHT!!! oh yes oh yes.
we promise a great time with special features D.
SILENCE AND CHESKO!. not to mention an open mike,
rum specials , don ho and elvis blue Hawaii music
by dj incogneeto and in her hosting debut, AMY the
scorekeeper.
---as usual the more theme oriented you dress, the
cheaper it is. lets put it this way, a hawaiian
shirt is a buck off, a grass skirt and a coconut
bra will get you in free. do not miss next week
its gonna be a helluva time.
---ok so here's the point standings for this week.
the top 20 wil compete in semis in april and the
top five from each semis will compete for TEAM
SAN JOSE! Becky D.:17, Mike McGee:16, Anthony R.
Miller:16, Lee Knight Jr.:13, Erik Sanchez:13,
Kim Johnson:12, Bobby The Bartender:12, Bill
Peckam:11, Kyle Houston:10, Tristissima:10, Jah
Sojurner:9, Melissa Rose:9, Sharkie G.:9, Big
Nate Da Poet:8, Iko:8, Cotton Mouse:7, Word of
Mouse:7, Matty P:7, Cates:5, Christopher Barnes:5
--Brittania Arms (Downtown, 173 Santa Clara St.)
4082781400 Door & Signups 8:30 Show 9. 18+ w/ID
EVERY MONDAY. ALL AGES! Cash Prizes.
$6 cover/$4 Aural Tradition members
Contact: sjslam@auraltradition.com
Details: www.sanjoseslam.com
www.britanniaarms.com
www.auraltradition.com

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(7)SF/Golden Gate Slam --Next Slam: TUES, Feb 1.
D. Silence checks in from The City:
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---A New Era has begun!!
---The San Francisco slam has a new venue!!! Tues,
Feb 1st will mark the first show at El Rio in the
Mission. On top of that excitement, poets will be
battling it out to represent SF at this year's
National Slam in Albuquerque, NM. The top 3 poets
of the night will get a guaranteed spot for Semi-
finals. $85 dollars of cash prizes will also be on
the line. If that wasn't enough, we have SF DJ
Champion Mr. B spinning for the night. The slam is
proud to present the Bay area Slam poetry legends,
the Suicide Kings (last seen on tour with Sage
Francis and Def Poetry on HBO).
---Come down to El Rio, Tuesday February 1st for
kick ass poetry and the cheapest best drinks in
the city.
--CANVAS Cafe and Gallery. 1200 9th Ave @ Lincoln
(Inner Sunset, near GG Park) 415-504-0060. $5. 21+.
1st TUES MONTHLY. 8pm (7:30pm sign-up). All Ages.
Hosts: D. Silence & Chesko.
Info: sfpoetryslam@yahoo.com
www.elriosf.com

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(8) UC Santa Cruz/Synesthesia --WEDS, Feb 2.
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---Eitan Kadosh features.
---Cowell Fireside Lounge (UCSC campus)
Sign-ups @7:30, Show @8 (all welcome to compete)
Suggested donation $5, $3 for students
2004/5 SLAMs Wednesdays: 1/19, 2/2, 2/16, 3/2,
4/6, Tuesday 4/19, 5/4, 5/18
More info: Irene or Evan; ucscslam@yahoo.com

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(9)OAK/Tourettes --Next Slam: Feb 3.
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--OAKLAND METRO 201 Broadway @ 2nd, Jack London
Square. Sign up: 8:00. Show: 8:30. ALL AGES. $7.
Jamie Kennedy & Geoff Trenchard & DJ F*CK OFF!
Full Bar. Info: tongueartillery@hotmail.com

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(10) PALO ALTO --Next Slam: SUN, Feb 6.
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---Art 21. 539 Alma St. Doors: 7:15. Show: 8pm.
$5/$3 students with I.D. All Ages. 1st & 3rd SUN.
payadas@paloaltoslam.com
www.paloaltoslam.com

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(11)WORDSHOP --Next Meeting: MON, Feb 7.
Charles checks in from Berkeley:
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---EVERY FIRST MONDAY is a "Poetic Potluck" at
7:00pm featuring soul food by Abdul Kenyatta.
Bring something yummy to eat or drink!
---The WordShop is a writer's group focused on
the special needs of performance poets, mixing
practical advice, fun conversation, and critical
discussion.
---Please bring a sense of humor, your thinking
cap, your listening ear, a pen, a RED pen,
something to write on, and ten copies of a poem
you want to work on. Guest speakers will be
invited, TBA.
---2112 Carleton (1/4 mile N. of the Starry
Plough/Ashby BART, 2 houses uphill from Shattuck
Ave). FREE/Donation, no one turned away.
1ST MONDAYS MONTHLY 8 pm. Host: Charles Ellik.
Info: voluptuary@hotmail.com

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(12) UC BERKELEY --Next Slam: TUES, Feb 8.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--As always, there'll be great food, beer, and a
live DJ all night at the Bear's Lair. So come out
on the 25th to Cal Slam!! See you there!
--The Bear's Lair Brew Pub (on Bancroft, below
Telegraph). 7:30pm sign up, 8pm slam. $3 door.
EVERY 2nd/4th TUES. Host: Jimmy Thong Tran.
ALL AGES. Info: jose@youthspeaks.org,
jamila_piersonjase@yahoo.com
www.calpoetryslam.com

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(13) MODESTO --Next Slam: WED, Feb 9.
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--Featured is Mike McGee, former National Indi
Champ. He's been touring nationally for the last
year, and brings all that experience to this
show. What's more, he will be celebrating his
birthday! www.mikemcgee.net.
--PROSPECT Theater. 520 Scenic Drive. Directions:
(209) 549-9341. 2nd WED MONTHLY. 7:00pm. For Local
Info: (209) 575-6183. Sign up starts @ 6:45pm.
Regular Admission: $3.00. Poet's Fee: $5.00
Cash Prizes: 1st & 2nd place. MC: Sam Pierstorff.
Info: www.slamonrye.com

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(14)OAKLAND SLAM--First Slam: THURS, Feb 10
Dahled checks in from oaktown:
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[NOTE: this will be the official slam to send an
Oakland team to Nationals --ed.]
---So it's official - the Oakland Slam has finally
found a new home! There's also a new crew throwing
the show but that's a whole 'nother story. The
venue is Oaklandish at 411 2nd St. in the Jack
London Square area of downtown Oakland. That's
across Broadway, & down the block from the Oakland
Metro for all you Tourettes fans or just a couple
of doors down from Everett & Jones (on the corner
of 2nd and Broadway) for all the BBQ fiends.
---Oaklandish (oaklandish.org/) is a great
fit for the Slam. The venue is a gallery/community
arts space/cultural center and true to it's name
is all about the vibe that's specific to The Town
(that's Oak-Town for the bridge and tunnel crowd).
They're the ones behind the ubiquitous roots and
branches logo I'm sure you've seen on stickers and
posters all over The Bay. Well, if you've ever
wondered what that was all about - this is the
perfect opportunity to find out!
---The show will be each second Thursday beginning
on February 10th at 8:00 p.m. There will be a short
open mic prior to the show and the Slam itself will
be limited to two six-poet rounds. Get there EARLY
to sign up if you want to be assured of a spot on
the list. Our premier feature for the event is none
other than the wonderfully talented and lovely Aya
de Leon (ayadeleon.com/).
---Oaklandish. 411 2nd St (Jack London Sq.).
2nd THURS MONTHLY. 7:30 sign ups. 8:00 PM. $5.
All Ages. DJ TBA. Hosts: Dahled & Nazelah.
Cash Prizes. Info: ProjectilePoetry@yahoo.com
oaklandish.org

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(15)SONOMA LIBRARIES --Next Slam: FRI, Feb 18.
{This info was sent to me by a friend in
Sonoma who found it on the internet. --ed.}
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Feb 18 Cloverdale 401 N. Cloverdale Blvd.
Mar 18 Petaluma 100 Fairgrounds Dr., Petaluma
Apr 15 Rincon Valley 6959 Montecito Blvd.
May 20 GRAND SLAM Central 3rd & E Streets
--Various Locations in Sonoma County.
7 p.m. Doors: 6:45. 3rd FRIDAYS MONTHLY.
Emcees: Joaquin Lopez & Armando Garcia-Dávila
All Ages. Free. For more details:
www.sonomalibrary.org/programs/...Slams.html
Or contact Nancy Cummings at 537-0162

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(16)SF INVITATIONAL SLAM --Next Slam: STAY TUNED.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--Bistro Yoffi. 2231 Chestnut St. (btwn Pierce &
Scott, SF Marina Dist.), 415-885-5133. 8pm.
All Ages. FREE. Host: Mack Dennis.
Info: MEMACKT00@aol.com

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(17)CHAZ RECOMMENDS: North Bay Hip Hop Festival.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cinnabar Theater is proud to announce the first-
ever Hip Hop Theater Festival in the North Bay!
Four days of amazing Hip Hop artists including
dance, beatboxing, music, spoken word and art
forms so new they have yet be named! Several of
these artists will also be offering workshops
over the course of the Festival. Check our
website for breaking news!
Who: Cinnabar Theater
What: North Bay Hip Hop Theater Festival
When: February 2-5, 2005
Time: 8:00pm shows
Where: Cinnabar Theater 3333 Petaluma Blvd. N
Petaluma.
Tickets price: $15 general, $12 sen/students,
$50 four-day pass
For Information call: 707-763-8920 or log on
www.cinnabartheater.org
Performers:
* Feb 2 - Hypno; Paradise Freejalove; Azeem,
Shantell Herndon
* Feb 3 - Felonious: onelovehiphop
* Feb 4 - Kid Beyond (Andrew Chaikin); Shotgun
Wedding Quintet
* Feb 5 - The Suicide Kings
* All days: The Fierce Dance Company

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(18)POETRY CONTEST: Awake At The Wheel.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
---Don't delay -- there is LESS ONE WEEK LEFT to
send in your Awake at the Wheel poetry contest
entry!
---Send in your entry today for your chance at
$500 and publication in Rattapallax Magazine, plus
a reading with honorarium at the louderMONDAYS
series in New York City.
---Awake at the Wheel: The louderARTS Poetry Prize
www.louderARTS.com/awake
---Deadline: February 1, 2005
Prize: $500 + reading w/ honorarium + publication
in Rattapallax Magazine
---2005 Judge: Laure-Anne Bosselaar
---The louderARTS Project is proud to announce our
1st annual poetry prize, Awake at the Wheel.
---As an organization dedicated to uniting the
various worlds of poetry (writing and performing,
traditionalist structure and slam form, study and
action, personal and political, solitary and
collaborative, genre-specific and genre-bending),
in a way that is both altruistic and personally
and artistically evolutionary, we seek poetry that
takes the kind of risks that keep us "awake at the
wheel" - in other words, aware and vibrating to
the world around us. Poetry, in essence, that
saves our lives.
---The poem that wins this contest will be one
that shifts the air in the room where it's read.
That rattles the atoms of a reader or listener.
That breaks through the ordinary in its craft and
expression in such a way that we are awakened to
a new possibility, any new possibility.
---For guidelines and contest details, go to
www.louderARTS.com/awake or
send a SASE to
The louderARTS Project
attn: Prize Committee
PO Box 1247
New York, NY 10276-1247
---Submissions must be postmarked NO LATER THAN
February 1, 2005.
---The winner will be announced April 10, 2005 at
www.louderARTS.com. The top 3 poems (winning poem
plus 2 honorable mentions) will be published in
Rattapallax Magazine (www.rattapallax.com.) The
author of the winning poem will be invited to
perform at 13 Bar/Lounge, the home of excellent
writing and performance in NYC since 1998, and
provided an honorarium for the engagement.
---Direct all questions to awake@louderARTS.com.
No electronic submissions will be accepted.

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BONUS SENRYU/HAIKU --By Yours Truly.
~~~~~~~~~~~~

There is no sword
more dangerous than the one
which is half finished.



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--See Ya At Tha Slam!
Charles Ellik, ed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
--NORCAL SLAM UPDATE is my online fanzine of the
NorCal slam scene, posted every Tues. It's highly
subjective and reviews are limited to where Chaz
can visit. No ads or paid endorsements accepted.
Non-slam events included as sanity & space permits.
Beware! Slams are not for faint of heart! The
UPDATE, its editor and contributors and host sites
are not responsible for what happens if you attend
any of the shows listed.
--Weekly Circulation: approx. 2,600 world-wide.
--All local reports are edited for length.
--Slams nationwide: www.poetryslam.com
--A listserve to chat about slams in NorCal:
norcalslams-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
--To join the oldest international slam listserve:
email: poetry_slam-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
--For info on many non-slam poetry events in CA
(NorCal) www.poetryflash.org/
(SoCal) www.poetix.net
---Photo's of slams: www.poeticdream.com
---For tips on competing, or starting a slam:
www.daniland.com/slam/slamfaq.html
---An 'incomplete history' of slam's early days:
www.e-poets.net/library/slam/
---Groovy Slamsite: www.slamchannel.com

We have a pretty up to date list on our myspace page, here it is.

Here're some that happen regularly:

(Starting with ours!)
Friday:
The brOakland Poetry Slam - 1st & 3rd Fridays
Cafe Axe' - 1525 Webster St.
8:00 - open-mic, 8:30 - slam
$3.00 to read & for OUSD Students/teachers
$5.00 to watch
www.myspace.com/oaklandslam

Cafe International Open Mic - 7:30 p.m. weekly
508 Haight, San Francisco 94117

Oakland Soup - 6:30pm 4th Fridays
Temescal Cafe, 4920 Telegraph Ave.

Saturday:
Soul Cypher - 1st Sat. monthly
www.myspace.com/hotwatercornbread06

Sunday:
Red Ink Studios open Mic - 7:00 p.m. weekly
1035 Market St. San Francisco

3rd Eye Collective presents: AI Live - monthly
www.myspace.com/3rdeyecollective

Synergy women's open mic - 3-5 pm - 3rd Sundays monthly
Frank Bette Center, Alameda

Monday:
Tonkat's (music, poetry, comedy) Open-Mic
The Oakland Metro, Weekly (beginning 11/13/06)
7:00 open-mic, 10:30 Feature, 11:00 party w/ the band!
FREE b4 9:30 - $3.00 after
www.myspace.com/tomkatsopenmic

Poetically Speaking
8pm, 1st Mondays monthly
Hotel De Anza, Downtown San Jose
Features Only - contact AM Entertainment for booking @ amentertainment06@gmail.com

Tuesday:
San Jose Slam - weekly
www.sanjosepoetryslam.com/

Cometri: Laughter & Lyrics @ The Blue Candle 7-10, 1st and 3rd Tues Dorsey's Locker, 5817 Shattuck Ave, Oakland, CA

SF Slam - 2nd Tues monthly
www.myspace.com/sfslam

Poetry Diversified - 1st & 3rd Tues monthly
www.worldgrounds.com/events.html

Wednesday:
Mouth Off - weekly
www.myspace.com/mouthoffairloungue

Bezrkeley Slam - weekly
www.berkeleypoetryslam.com/

Thursday:
The Hot Water Slam - 2nd & 4th Thurs
www.myspace.com/hotwaterslam

Tourettes Without Regrets - 1st Thurs
www.myspace.com/touretteswithoutregrets

Holla Back open mic - weekly
www.myspace.com/hollabackesa

Dalva Open Mic - 2nd & 4th Thurs
3121 16th St., San Francisco, 415 252-7740

www.myspace.com/oaklandslam