Individual World Poetry Slam (iWPS) to host fundraiser for upcoming festival in Berkeley, CA

Online, August 27, 2009 (Newswire.com) - Berkeley, CA August 27, 2009- iWPS to hold fundraiser event at Starry Plough on September 2nd. This event will feature Berkeley's individual poetry slam finals, a competition that will select a representative for the city. This representative will compete in the upcoming Individual World Poetry Slam to be held in Berkeley in October. The Berkley Poetry Slam, one of the Bay Area's longest standing spoken word shows, will also be celebrating their 10 year anniversary. A host of past Berkeley Grand Slam Champions are slated to perform including Jason Bayani, D.Silence, Jaylee Alde, and Lucky 7. Community organizer Marc Bamuthi Joseph who started neighboring city San Francisco's Poetry Slam stated "its going to be a great show, that will hopefully expand minds of the audience while keeping them entertained". The show will raise money for the upcoming iWPS which will be hosted this year by the Berkeley Poetry slam and a staff comprised of various Bay Area Slammasters and poets. The show will start at 7 pm on Wednesday September 2nd with a $12 cover at the door

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PR Manager:
Christopher Bundy, (408) 489-2419, [email protected]

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Host City Coordinator:
Charles Ekabhumi Ellik - [email protected]

Daytime Events Coordinator:
Jen Gigantino - [email protected]

Director of Hospitality:
Nazelah Jefferies - [email protected]

For more information on IWPS:
http://www.IWPS.poetryslam.com