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15th Annual Youth Speaks Teen Poetry Slam // Grand Slam Finals

Friday, May 20, 2011 7pm

Celebrate the voices of 21st Century America! 15 Years ago Youth Speaks hosted the first ever Teen Poetry Slam. Now, this Olympic-style month-long poetry competition remains the largest, most anticipated event of its kind. Join hundreds of Poets, with an audience in the thousands, as we champion a space where the next generation can speak for itself.

Co-Hosted by Former Youth Speaks Slam Champions
Rafael Casal & Chinaka Hodge

Featuring 17 Finalists:

• Allison Kephart (16, Pacifica)
• Cassandra Euphrat Weston (18, San Francisco)
• EJ Walls (17, San Leandro)
• Gabriela Pelsinger (17, San Francisco)
• Gretchen Carvajal (16, Newark)
• Jade Cho (18, Oakland)
• Josh Merchant (19, Oakland)
• Khatsini Simani (19, Oakland)
• Maricar Bamba (16, San Francisco)
• Marje Kilpatrick (14, Richmond)
• Noah St. John (15, Berkeley)
• Nyabingha McDowell (15, Richmond)
• Obasi Davis (15, Oakland)
• Queen Nefertiti Shabazz (16, Berkeley)
• Shanika-Marshae Walker (19, Richmond)
• Stephanie Yun (17, Oakland)
• Tehan Ketema (14, Berkeley)

Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA 94102-4585

TICKETS
$6 for Youth under 24
$18 General Admission
$50 V.I.P

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