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NEVADA
Las Vegas
Untamed Tongues Poetry Lounge
Cafe de Tout
9330 W. Sahara
Every second and fourth Saturday

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Berkeley
Berkeley Slam
The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck Avenue
Every Wednesday. Site has great info on the Berkeley slam scene, the history of slam, performance tips and more.

Poetry Express
Priya Indian Cuisine
2072 San Pablo Avenue

Poetry Flash
Moe's Books
2476 Telegraph Avenue
Moe's: (510) 849-2087; Poetry Flash: (510) 525-5476

Word Beat
The Mediterraneum Cafe
2475 Telegraph Avenue
Every Thursday night

Monterey
Rubber Chicken Poetry Slam
Storm the Tower
498 Washington Street
Second and fourth Wednesdays

Oakland
The Breathing Space
3617 San Pablo Avenue

DIESEL, A Bookstore
5433 College Avenue
(510) 653-9965

Oakland Poetry Slam
Oakland Box Theater
1928 Telegraph Avenue
Third Thursday of every month

Sacramento
First Saturday Poetry Series
Sojourner Truth Arts Center
24th and Florin

Poetry Unplugged
Luna's Cafe and Juice Bar
1414 16th Street
(916) 441-3931
Every Thursday

Mahogany Urban Poetry Series
Sweet Fingers Jamaican Restaurant
1704 Broadway
Every Wednesday night
The Wednesday Night Hype
Capital Garage
1500 K Street

San Francisco
A Different Light
489 Castro Street
(415) 431-0891

Books Inc.

Celebration of the Word
Perry's Joint
1661 Fillmore
(415) 931-5260
Every Monday, 7pm-9pm

Edinburgh Castle Pub
950 Geary Street

Monticello Inn Library
127 Ellis Street
(415) 394-0661

Oral Fixation
Dolores Park Cafe
501 Dolores
(415) 621-2936
Third Friday of every odd-numbered month

Poetry and Pizza
Escape From New York Pizza
333 Bush Street
First Friday of every month

Queer Open Mic
Three Dollar Bill Cafe
San Francisco LGBT Center
1800 Market
Second and fourth Fridays of every month

RADAR Series hosted by Michelle Tea
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street, Main Library-Lower Level
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room
Monthly

San Francisco LGBT Center
1800 Market Street
(415) 865-5555
Site of the infamous, glorious ForWord Girls conference in 2002.

Studio Z
314 11th Street
(415) 252-7666

Writers With Drinks
The Make-Out Room
3225 22nd Street
(415) 647-2888

San Jose
San Jose Poetry Slam
Waves
65 Post Street
Second and fourth Tuesday

Fierce Words Tender
Sisterspirit Bookstore
938 The Alameda
Second Sunday of every month

IDAHO
Boise
Boise Poetry Slam
The Funny Bone
405 S. 8th St. Boise
Every third Monday
Contact cheryl_maddalena [at] yahoo [dot] com

OREGON
Eugene
Eugene Poetry Slam
Territorial Winery
907 W. 3rd Avenue

Downtown Lounge
959 Pearl Street
First Sunday of every month

Portland
Bold-Sky Reading Series
Bold-Sky Cafe
3945 N. Mississippi Avenue
Contact sage [at] sagecohen [dot] com

In Other Words Women's Books & Resources
8 NE Killingsworth St
(503) 232-6003

Powell's
Multiple locations

Talking Drum Bookstore
446 NE Killingsworth
(503) 288-4106

VIP (Verse in Person) Reading
Northwest Library
2300 NW Thurman Street
(503) 988-5560

Salem
Third Thursday Poets
Jackson's Books
320 Liberty Street SE
(503) 399-8694

WASHINGTON STATE
Anacortes
Second Sunday Poetry Project

The Depot Arts Center & Gallery
7th & R Avenues
Contact Jane Alynn at 360-293-4184 or mail [at] janealynn [dot] com

Ballard
PoetsWest/Washington Poets Assoc. at the Penny Cafe
Penny Cafe
1707 NW Market
Every Sunday from 7pm to 9pm
Three featured readers and open mike, contact Christopher J. Jarmick at glasscocoon [at] hotmail [dot] com

Bellingham
The Whatcom Poetry Series: The Poet as Art
Lucia Douglas Gallery
1415 13th Street
Last Saturday of the month
Contact Anita K. Boyle at akboyle [at] egressstudio [dot] com

Duvall
P&G Speakeasy Cafe
15614 Main Street
Fourth Monday of every month
Featured reader at 7pm, open mike sign-up at 6pm; contact Katherine Grace Bond at katherine [at] katherinegracebond [dot] com

Olympia
De Colores Bookstore
507 Washington Street

Orca Books
509 4th Avenue East
(360) 352-0123

Seattle
Ekphrastika
Center on Contemporary Art (CoCA)
410 Dexter Avenue North
Every third Thursday at 7:30pm

Elliott Bay Books
101 S. Main Street

PoetsWest at the Frye
704 Terry Avenue
First Sunday (usually) of September, December, March and June, from 2pm to 4pm
Featured reader with 5-7 other poets and music

Ravenna Third Place
6504 20th Avenue NE
PoetsWest/Washington Poets Assoc.
Every first and third Monday from 7pm to 9pm
Three featured readers and open mike, contact Christopher J. Jarmick at glasscocoon [at] hotmail [dot] com
It's About Time Writers Reading Series
Second Thursday of every month from 6:30pm to 8:30pm; contact eahelfgott2 [at] comcast [dot] net; Beginning and experienced writers read from their work

Seattle Poetry Slam
The Mirabeau Room
529 Queen Anne Avenue N
$5; 21 and over
Tuesdays at 8pm
Contact Daemond Arrindell at slam [at] poetryfestival [dot] org

Take a Poem Into Your Heart Poetry Series
Lottie Motts Coffee Shop
4900 Rainier Avenue South
Fourth Friday of every month from 7pm to 9pm; contact Christopher J. Jarmick at glasscocoon [at] hotmail [dot] com
Three featured readers and open mike

Through-Traffic, Molly! An Interdisciplinary Event
On the House
1205 E. Pike
Every other Tuesday, 7:30pm-10pm; open mike sign-up starts at 7pm
Call (206) 547-3855 or email throughtrafficmolly [at] hotmail [dot] com