Apr
Celebrate Youth Week with a Poetry Slam
Poetry House joins with Burnaby Library, Burnaby Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services and Legacies 2010 to host a Youth Slam and Graffiti Art Night during Youth Week in Burnaby. This event is open to poets ages 13-18 years. A poetry and spoken word workshop a couple of weeks ahead of the event will help poets prepare their work for the slam.
Poetry and Spoken Word Workshop
Thursday, April 17, 7-9pm
Summit Youth Centre
200 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby
Facilitators: Shannon Rayne and RC Weslowski
The workshop is free and open to poets of all styles and experience levels.
Graffiti Art and Youth Slam Event
Thursday, May 1, 5-10pm
Summit Youth Centre – 200 Willingdon Ave Burnaby
Graffiti Painting and Barbeque – 5-8pm
Poetry Slam – 8-10pm
Admission and supper are free.
Cash Prizes
Host: Sasha Langford
Your slam poem must include your expression of the BC spirit – in hip hop, rant, storytelling – all poetic styles, expressions and points-of-view are welcome.
For information, call Raj at Summit Youth Centre 604 268-1369 or email us at vanpohouse@yahoo.ca
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I’m a teacher from Surrey. I have a grade 9/10 creative writing class. Can we register for this event? Or, do you know of one in our region?
Thanks.
Stephanie
This event happened in May 2008. It is over now.
Sorry that the year is not specified in the event info. I will be looking to correct this.
In the meantime, stay tuned for another youth week slam in Burnaby for April/May 2009. The library has started planning. I’ll post info as soon as there is some.