Cool Links SF Queer: The ultimate rockin' underground awesome events list. Lots of resources too. Three Dollar Bill Cafe: Home of the Queer Open Mic and best cuppa joe in San Francisco. Writers with Drinks: San Francisco-based lit night that combines erotica with literature, stand-up comedy with science fiction and poetry with essays. Plus mystery, romance, memoir, rants and "other." Cliterati Atlanta: A feminist open mic run by Karen G and an assortment of other excellent poets and spoken word artists at the all-ages eatery The Spot. NYC Bowery Poetry Club: What the hell is going on here? Daphne Gottlieb: San Francisco-based Performance Poet who stitches together the ivory tower and the gutter just using her tongue. Lauren Wheeler: Recovering slam poet, amazing writer, professional queerspawn. Gordonzola: Cheesemonger, worker co-op member, once (and sometimes still) a punk rocker. Lynn Breedlove: Funny bitey writer / performer / filmmaker. Sherilyn Connelly: San Francisco-based writer. Fran Varian: Sassy world famous poet. Heathen Machinery: There is a girl named Heathen Machinery* who writes an awful lot. She lives in San Francisco and performs her writing. Which is very good for all of us. Karen G.: Rambler, writer and word coach that believes in DIY and creating spaces for people & the work they do in art. Up for the Down Stroke: A blog exploring views on sex, race, gender, and the other. Sexerati: Melissa Gira blogs sexual intelligence for a hotter tomorrow. Luna Maia: A prolific, queer artist-innovator oriented towards issues of mixed heritage, feminism, and gender identity. Art Amok Slam Team: "Keep a poem in your pocket." Atlanta based slam team / art entity that aims to change the world through art.