The Berkeley Slam ft. Michael Jasso

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! And third at the 2023 Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam in Portland, OR.

We have a fantastic feature line up for all of you!

don't forget to check us out before the show for the writing workshop, led by our feature!

Doors open @ 7:00PM

Workshop Hosted in Person and Online @ 7:00PM

Poetry Slam SIGN UP LIST Goes out @ 7:15PM

📝Workshop starts at 7:00PM on Zoom ID: 893 0746 4429

About the feature:

Michael Jasso is a Spoken Word Artist from Visalia who has worn many hats within the community over the past 15+ years. He has traveled all across California and the country as either a Poet, Emcee, Volunteer, Workshop Facilitator, Slam Coach, or a combination of all the above. He has been Lead Organizer of Visalia’s Loud Mouth Poetry Jam for the last 10+ years bringing out the world’s most talented poets, as well as showcasing the talent of the Valley’s poetry community back to the world. He represented his home venue at the 2014 & 2015 National Poetry Slam in Oakland, competed in the 2018 Individual World Poetry Slam as a Storm Poet, a member of the 2023 Slam Team, and has offered coaching to every Loud Mouth representative. He is the current 2024 Loud Mouth Grand Slam Champion. His work can be found in such collections as Dia De Las Poeticas (2020), Wayside Shrines & Other Offerings (2022) as well as Flies, Cockroaches, & Poets (2023).

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