Poetry Slam 2026

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2026 AEF Poetry SlamWHEN: Saturday, March 21, 2026 from 2:30 – 4:00 PM

WHERE: Books Inc., 1344 Park St. in Alameda, CA

Students – please click here to sign up to participate.

AEF’s 3rd Annual Poetry Slam will be hosted by Books Inc., Alameda!

Where I Live

The theme this year, Where I Live, is inspired by Alex D. da Silva’s paintings: Warriors and The Meanderings of a Watershed. This abstract work is filled with our history including the Ohlone people, Neptune Beach and the Navy base during WWII.  The Meanderings of a Watershed was inspired by a geological map of Alameda from 1963.

Our city is a great subject for a poem (think of our shoreline, parks, wildlife, the old Navy base, two main streets, neighborhoods, bridges, trees). Poems can take place in the present, the past or in the future.

Participating students will have the opportunity to read their poetry in public. Students wishing to have their words read by a voice actor, must contact Pam Chang ([email protected]).

If you have any questions please email [email protected] or Pam Riley Chang, [email protected].