Celebrate the voices of 21st century America! Youth Speaks hosted the first Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam in 1997, the first poetry slam for teenagers in the country. The annual slam (an Olympic-style poetry competition) features hundreds of young writers, emcees, and performers from throughout the Bay Area and Northern California, and attracts almost 10,000 audience members during its month-long run.
The Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam is open to any youth 13-19 years old in the greater Bay Area. Here is the schedule for the 2011 slam season — join hundreds of young artists and leaders as they take the stage, speak truth to power, and perform for a chance to represent at the Grand Slam Finals.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER and read the rules for the 2011 Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam!
Preliminaries
East Bay:
Fri, April 29: 4:30pm & 7:30pm
Sat, April 30: 1:00pm & 4:30pm
Oakland Main Library
125 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
(near Lake Merritt BART)
San Francisco:
Fri, April 29: 4:30pm & 7:30pm
Sat, April 30: 1:00pm & 4:00pm
826 Valencia
826 Valencia Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
(near 16th/Mission BART)
Semi-Finals
East Bay:
Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7
7:00pm
Oakland Museum
1000 Oak St
Oakland, CA 94607
(near Lake Merritt BART)
San Francisco:
Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14
7:00pm
deYoung Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
(in Golden Gate Park)
15th Annual Grand Slam Finals
Friday, May 20
7:00pm
Hosted by Rafael Casal & Chinaka Hodge
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94102
(near Civic Center BART)
Tickets available at www.cityboxoffice.com
