3 hours
The Starry Plough Pub
Starting at USD 10
Wed, 25 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm to 11:00 pm (GMT-08:00)
The Starry Plough Pub
3101 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, United States
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.
In honor of Black History Month, the list is only open to Black competitors. Non-Black competitors: feel free to come back any other week.
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
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Tickets for The Black Out Slam can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| Pre-Sale | 10 USD |
