The Berkeley Poetry Slam

The Berkeley Poetry Slam has been a vibrant and necessary part of the Bay Area arts scene since its inception 25 years ago. Founded by Ekabumi Charles Ellick in 1998, it has filled Berkeley’s iconic Irish Pub, The Starry Plough, with slam’s…

Youth Speaks

Youth Speaks is one of the nation’s leading presenters of Spoken Word performance, education, and youth development programs. Trailblazers of local and national youth poetry slams, festivals, and more, Youth Speaks has worked with hundreds…

Nazelah Jamison

Yomi Sachiko Wrong

Deirdre English

Ekabhumi Charles Ellik

Ekabhumi Charles Ellik is an award-winning poet, author, illustrator, yoga instructor and arts educator. Through a ritualized and meditative creative method, he makes artworks for ceremonial, therapeutic, and educational use. He is founder of…

Jason Bayani

Jason Bayani is the author of Locus and Amulet. He's an MFA graduate from Saint Mary's College, a Kundiman fellow, and is the co-director of Kearny Street Workshop, the oldest multi-disciplinary Asian Pacific American arts organization in the…

Douglas Mungin

Reggie Edmonds

Betsy Gomez