April 22, 2005 -- It's National Poetry Month, and in that spirit -- over 300 slam poets from across the U.S. and Europe are converging on San Francisco this week. For three days youth poets will compete in the 8th annual Brave New Voices, international youth poetry slam festival.

Representing New York, will be the Urban Word NYC 2005 Poetry Slam Team -- six poets who competed in a series of slams and made it to the top.

Rise Up Radio producers Q and Doug spoke with the Urban Word poets.

For more information about Brave New Voices, visit www.bravenewvoices.org. To find out more about the writing workshops available to youth aT Urban Word NYC, visit www.urbanwordnyc.org or call 212.691.6590.