The 5th annual Poetry Battle of ALL of the Sexes for Valentines Poetry & Music

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Lisa Gray-Garcia/ PoorNewsNetwork (510) 435-7500 /(415) 863-6306

The 5th annual Poetry Battle of ALL of the Sexes for Valentines Poetry & Music will be hosted by Elvis

When: 7pm, Tuesday, February 14th

Where: Uncle Al n Mama Dee's Cafe @ POOR Magazine -

2940 16th st #301 San Francisco, Ca 94103

Donation for Dinner n Show: $5-20.00


The 2012 Battle will feature a Homemade Healthy Dinner and Dessert. Revolutionary Beats n Flows, Music n Shows-

and our Ancestors Glow

On a day normally equated with cutesy hallmark cards, flowers and candy, challenge your partner (or future partner) to a battle of spoken word, hip hop, poetry and/or flowetry in the ring! Singles welcome. If you don't have a partner, we'll hook you up.

This year’s theme will be a 1950’s lounge – with both singers, poets and hip hop artists

To be a music or poetry contender wit yo beatz, flows or sho sign up on-line by emailing deeandtiny@ poormagazine.org. Each Contender pays $10.00 to enter. Winners work will be published in the San Francisco Bay View and POOR Magazine

All proceeds go to support POOR Magazine, a poor people-led/indigenous people led, arts organization dedicated to providing revolutionary media access, arts education and advocacy to communities struggling with poverty and racism locally and globally.