Van slam takes place on the Unceded, stolen Lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.

Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It’s time to meet up once more and share our words! Bring your selves and your words to the Van Slam zoom space for a fun relaxed slam where we will give away cash prizes! (bio below)

Sign up will Start at 7:00 and tix are found through the “go to link” button through eventbrite. Tix run from free to $10. If you don’t have the means please just come for free, if you can donate by purchasing a ticket even for $1 or $2 or more if you can it really helps us at Van Slam keep offering shows and hopefully moving back to live/hybrid shows in the new year.

Hope you can drop in, I’d love to see y’all!

ICY GAZE uses poetry to befriend their own soul and hopefully play with yours. Born in Indonesia and based on Turtle Island, they have been cultivating their poetic dexterity for over ten years. They blossomed as a spoken word poet on the UBC and Vancouver Poetry Slam stages, eventually featuring and competing nationally. Inspired by the literary tradition in their South Asian roots, ICY’s poetry is a journey of overcoming shame, guilt, and grief by shattering illusions, showing up in the present as authentically as possible, and becoming love.