Verses 2026 – Festival Overview Johnny Trinh, Artistic Director Statement The 2026 Verses Festival of Words marks the culmination of a four-year vision of Executive Artistic Director Johnny D Trinh, with the theme: Intimate Dialogues. Upon the return of in-person programming, the festival’s focus has been centred on gathering, community, … Continued
If you are a Canadian slam venue and you have a representative you want to send to CIPS, registration opens on February 1. Register on brown paper tickets, CIPS 2020 Venue Representative Registration. Not a venue representative? Storm Poet Registration opens March 1. Got questions? Contact our CIPS Director at cips@vancouverpoetryhouse.com or … Continued
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Dear artists, participants, volunteers, and audience members! Now that the dust has had a chance to settle on Verses Festival of Words 2018, we hope that you have had some time to unwind and let your experience sink in. We cannot thank the artists enough for their contributions to this … Continued
The Body Is Not An Apology Sonya Renee Taylor and Denise Jolly (7 – 9 pm The Cultch Historic Theatre; $15 in advance / $20 door) An international movement cultivating global Radical Self Love and Body Empowerment. Believing that discrimination, social inequality, and injustice are manifestations of our inability to … Continued
