I just heard from Tai Allen, who is hosting a poetry slam at BAMCafe at 9PM tonight. You can get there earlier and catch the Happy Hour that’s 5:30 until 8PM. Here’s Tai’s email it’s kinda poetic:

hey folks,
i am long-time ny and bed-stuy resident (my life basically)…
i am also a pretty good poet/singer/visual artist/interactive developer.
and this week, while i am back from a short tour, i am presenting
a poetry event at BAM/BAMCafe via the Brooklyn Art Council.
http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=2752

i know it is hella at the last minute but maybe we can have the event posted
on your site. AND we would love for you to come and enjoy too.
a lil blurb on me, to show i am repping the stuy properly:
http://bit.ly/taicentric

thanks for the moment of your time

So that’s happening tonight (Friday, Nov 19) at 9:00PM at BAM: Poetry, rap, ghost stories, and verbal duels duke it out in this animated evening of spoken-word fireworks, presented by Brooklyn Arts Council as part of Black Brooklyn Renaissance. Tai Allen hosts an evening to feature Edwina Tyler, Pamela Sneed, mTkalla keaton, Sabrina Gilbert, Hanifah Walidah, James Lovell, and George Davidson.