Open mic before and after the featured poets. Sign up at 1 pm.

Dee Allen. African-Italian performance poet based in Oakland, California. Active on creative writing & Spoken Word since the early 1990s. Author of 8 books--Boneyard, Unwritten Law, Stormwater, Skeletal Black [ all from POOR Press ], Elohi Unitsi [ pronounced "Ell-oh-ee Oo-nee-chee" - Conviction 2 Change Publishing ], Rusty Gallows: Passages Against Hate [ Vagabond Books ], Plans [ originally Nomadic Press, now re-issued from Black Lawrence Press ] and his newest, Crimson Stain [ EYEPUBLISHEWE ]--and 72 anthology appearances under his figurative belt so far.

Maria Medina is a Latina poet, drummer/percussionist and singer. She lives in San

Francisco and performs throughout the Bay Area.

$6 all-day parking at St. Mary’s Square Garage.