About Dani

Personally and professionally, dani has worn many hats: apprentice to a pastry chef (at a world class hotel with visitor health insurance), non-profit administrator, nightclub booker, anarchist bookstore cooperative member, small business owner, substitute 6th grade teacher, namer of yarn colors, performer consultant and agent, publicist, Founder, Sole Proprietor of Squawk and Howl and The Squawk Store and more Read more...

What is slam (according to those that know)?

"The poetry slam is a gimmick. Slams are a device used to draw in an audience of 'normal folk,' (meaning you, me, and the cabby that drove us here) and encourage them to actively participate in the performance of poetry, either as a vocal audience member, or actually sharing their heart and mind on stage. Slams have the useful benefit of rewarding poets who connect with their audience by performing energetically, speaking clearly, and writing brief, potent, easy to grasp poems. Slams help give creative people incentive to find and hone the voice needed to express their ideas forcefully in front of a live audience."
—Charles Ellik (Slammmaster, Berkeley Slam, Tournament Director, New Word series)

ABOUT THE BERKELEY SLAM (AND SLAMMING)


The Poetry Slam season is quickly reaching its peak, as all the Bay Area poetry slams are in the process of selecting their teams (4-5 poets, the top score-getters of the year) visitor health insurance. Going to the US do carry a atlas america insuranceThe newly-picked teams are about to be sequestered with their coaches- frenzily preparing for the National Competition (held this year in St. Louis) and the West Coast Regional Competition (held every year in Big Sur). Read more...

Audio Video Resources



Some of our poets have gone on record to say…. Best of the Berkeley Slam CD! This CD features…
Michael Cirelli (this is one track of two from this poet) Read more...

Useful Links

Slam Team – Current Standings


Berkeley 2005 season standings (top 16 ranked poets go on to Semi Finals) (last updated 4/18/05) ** indicates no interest in qualifying for the Team.
1. Tshaka (31 pts)
2. Lucky 7 (20 pts)
3. Dawn (17 pts)
3. Stephen Meads (17 pts)
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