Jobs! Apply by midnight, Wednesday November 21, 2018. vancouverpoetryhouse (dot) com/about/position-announcements/

Jobs! Apply by midnight, Wednesday November 21, 2018. vancouverpoetryhouse (dot) com/about/position-announcements/

The next board meeting happens Sunday, November 4th, at noon. It will be held at the office, 111 West Hastings, Room #210. Here is the agenda as a pdf Here is the agenda as a doc file          

Objective: This is an opt-in challenge, meant to encourage poets to produce new poetry and bring it to VanSlam. How it will work: Monthly, during the regular slam, poets will opt-in during the first round. The theme will be decided by the previous Sh!t Slam challenge-winning poet. To qualify new … Continued

The next board meeting happens Sunday, October 14 at noon. As always, the board meets at the office – 111 West Hastings, room #210. Here is the agenda as pdf. Here is the agenda as a doc file.

Hey folks! For those looking for something to do mid month, the Vancouver Writer’s Festival is happening Oct 15-21st check out the website for more info https://writersfest.bc.ca/ There is an amazing line-up of writers and performers, including some of the Van Slam Family and this year’s Team right before they … Continued

Lots of stuff is happening this month with VanSlam. We’ve just had a 10-year slamaversary show for Johnny MacRae hosted by Lucia. Where Jessie Fenton came in first place in the slam winning 16 points towards team playoffs (in April), and 11 points for our woman playoffs (in January). This … Continued

Those competing for team finals in April. The points for each regular slam will be as follows: 1st place – 16 points 2nd place – 9 points 3rd place – 4 points 4th place – 1 point You can review the rules and points system here Rankings: Emily Kelsall – … Continued

As the national PSi – Women of the World Poetry Slam (WOWPS) 2019 competition is not happening this year. We are still going to do finale playoffs and have the winner represent VanSlam! The basic guidelines for participation in WOWps Vancouver play-offs are that if you Self Identify as a … Continued

We, your Board of Directors, have been writing policy for the last month. We are now beginning the approval process. I’ve added a couple of things to the Vancouver Poetry House site. One of them is the new Complaint Process. Look under About, then Policies and Procedures. New things will … Continued

We have been writing policy for the last month. We are now beginning the approval process. I’ve added a couple of things to the site. The first is the Board of Directors Job Description. The second is a new, and formal Complaint Process. Look under About, then Policies and Procedures. … Continued

Last April the Verses Festival hosted a workshop led by Ronnie Dean Harris and Johnny MacRae called “Reframing Relations.”  It was a look at the notion of reconciliation and what it means to different people and how we can meet at the crossroads of where each of us are right … Continued

Currently being written: HR policies for VPH. With a strong community mandate, the Board has made our first priority to build HR policies that will build community diversity and talent. We strongly believe that the way to a sustainable future is through inclusion, building process on our shared values and … Continued

What makes VPH great is its uniqueness and its ability to make things happen. What makes VPH sustainable is all of our abilities to be fluid, to make art, to listen, and to speak. Both Jillian Christmas and Pam Bentley have meant a great deal to VPH. Jillian has decided … Continued

Some people are just flat-out amazing. RC Weslowski and Johnny MacRae are among them. We want to recognize what they have done, especially now that they are moving out of old jobs and into new opportunities.

Members are always welcome at board meetings. We believe in transparency and would welcome your participation. The next board meeting is Sunday, September 2, 2018 starting at Noon. We meet at the Geist Offices, Woodwards Building, 111 W. Hastings St, Vancouver, Unit 210. Let us know if you’re coming. We’ll … Continued

The new board has begun to work. The first thing we want to do is say thank you to everyone who has made this organization possible. Thank you to those of you who are still here. Thank you to those who have moved on. Lastly, thank you to those of … Continued

Finals will happen on September 3rd, 2018. The winner will go to the Individual World Poetry Slam (iWPS) in San Diego from Oct 10 to 13. As well as being the VanSlam rep for Verses Festival of Words in April 2019. The point system for each night will look like … Continued

On August 12, 2018 the Vancouver Poetry House (VPH) held an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) at the Lore Krill Co-op to address two outstanding agenda items from the 2018 VPH AGM.   We am happy to announce we had a successful EGM by both approving the 2017 AGM minutes and … Continued