Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet Daniel Mark Patterson. Daniel Mark Patterson (DMP) writes about the world and being human from a unique personal perspective. It is his strong personal belief that the personal is political and how we relate to each other as a human race begins inside ourselves. He has toured cross country twice, is a two time Van Slam Finalist, the 2013 Regular Season Urban Legends Champion. The 2014 Urban Legends Representative for Verses and a proud member of the 2014 Urban Legends Team. He has penned 6 poetry chapbooks to date. They are collectively known as the Modern Day Penguin Trilogies. He is ecstatic to be back featuring at Cafe Deux Soleils where his journey into the Narnia of Spoken Word began.

As always, there will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam, (3 min) where poets accumulate points to qualify for the Van Slam team.

Cafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory.

Also, be kind to our VOLUNTEER door staff. They have to follow BC Liquor Board Rules and once we are sold out we can’t let anyone in unless someone leaves. You cannot save seats for people in line. Let them know if you are leaving. Also no ATM at the door, it’s cash ONLY.

Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.