Legendary Santa Cruz Poetry Slam Collective

Abe Becker is featuring, fully ready to rip at the November 23rd Legendary Indie Slam. Abe literally injured himself in the middle of a feature set at the Starry Plough in Berkeley and STILL finished his set. It takes some balls, heart, and real love of the art to fall off a stage, bust up [...]

That’s right folks, it’s that time again—
LEGENDARY INDIE SLAM TIME!
Next Monday, October 26, we have another slam going down at the one and only Cypress Lounge. This time the feature will be Jason McBeth!
Jason McBeth took second place at the 2008 Individual World Poetry Slam  and is the five time Grand Slam champion of Ashland, [...]

Oh it was close. Oh yeah. Final round poets were all within .2 of each other. Point 2!!!

Finals always is crazy.

this is the big one!!
competing poets will be…
1. Chris Harbster 4
1. Jack Rusk 4
1. Dusty 4
4. Devon 3
4. John Staedler 3
4. Lyrical I 3
4. Lisa 3
8. Lee Knight Jr. 2
8. Asha 2
8. Mackenzie 2
8. Al 2
 
there can only be one
Hosted by Kevin Holmes, Richard Roberts
DJ stylings by A Lowe.
8:00 Show
The Cypress Lounge
120 Union st.
Santa Cruz
$4 [...]

Next Show: September 14th – -i-
10 poets
4 rounds
4$ at the door
One winner
You decide
Featuring: -i-
Hosted by Kevin Holmes, Richard Roberts
DJ stylings by A Lowe.
7:30 Sign Ups
8:00 Show
The Cypress Lounge
120 Union st.
Santa Cruz
$4 cover

Next Show: August 24th – Mumbles
10 poets
4 rounds
4$ at the door
One winner
You decide
Featuring Mumbles
Hosted by Kevin Holmes, Richard Roberts
DJ stylings by A Lowe.
7:30 Sign Ups
8:00 Show
$4 cover

Next Show: August 10th – We Are The Unreal
10 poets
4 rounds
4$ at the door
One winner
You decide
Featuring We Are The Unreal
Hosted by Kevin Holmes, Richard Roberts
DJ stylings by A Lowe.
8:30 Sign Ups
9:00 Show
$4 cover

Possibly the best second round this slam has seen.

it may have looked as though

pirates inbred with Walt Whitman

were selling their bodies on stage last night

but no, it was merely a poetry slam.

The Legendary Santa Cruz Indie Slam is back once again! I know you’re all hella stoked to qualify for IWPS, so if you want the Santa Cruz spot, you should kill with a:
1 min poem
2 min poem
3 min poem and
4 min poem!
This time around we’re featuring Bay Area favorite Lucky Seven. Hosted by Kevin Holmes. [...]