The Berkeley Slam ft. Meilani Clay!
Schedule
Wed Oct 22 2025 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
The Starry Plough Pub | Berkeley, CA

About this Event
THE LONGEST RUNNING POETRY SLAM ON THE WEST COAST!
Bringing you some of the best poetry from across the world every week since 1998, and third in the nation at the 2015 National Poetry Slam! 3rd place at Bigfoot 2023 and 2nd place at Bigfoot 2024 in Portland, OR.
don't forget to check us out before the show for the writing workshop, led by one of our crew members.
Doors open @ 7:00PM
Workshop Hosted in Person and Online @ 7:00PM
Poetry Slam SIGN UP LIST Goes out @ 7:00PM
SHOW STARTS AT 8PM!!!
📝Workshop starts at 7:00PM on Zoom ID: TBA

Abiout the feature:
Meilani Clay is a writer, mama, and educator from Oakland, CA. Her debut poetry collection, and the creek don’t rise, was the winner of the 2021 Michael Rubin Book Award from Fourteen Hills Press. Meilani aspires to be in school forever, to bridge worlds with her words, and to one day build forts out of books written by Black folks.Â
Where is it happening?
The Starry Plough Pub, 3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 10.38

