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May 22, 2023 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space.

We will also have a live feature set from the amazing Christopher Tse!

A bit about them:

Christopher Tse (he/him) is a facilitator, writer, and storyteller based in Whitehorse, Yukon. He placed second at both the 2011 Poetry Slam World Cup and 2016 Rio International Poetry Slam, and continues to miss the top of the podium in most areas of his life. He has shared the stage with Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Martin Luther King III, and Mustafa the Poet, and his work has appeared on stages, documentaries, and graffiti walls worldwide. Christopher is passionate about interrogating the intersections of identity and power through storytelling and art, particularly the role of art in historical and current resistance movements. He has one dog and one sourdough starter.

Doors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online, show starts @ 8 pm.
Sign up to read will start at 7:30 both in person and online.
Tix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale, online tix are pay what you can.
Both online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets
Or just head on down and get a ticket at the door!

Masking Policy:

Masks are strongly encouraged, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.

Details

Date:
May 22, 2023
Time:
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Venue

community pizza
1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5N 4A8
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