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SUMMARY:CIPS Storm Poet Registration
DESCRIPTION:UPDATE: REMAINING SPOTS ARE FULL. A WAITLIST HAS STARTED. \nRegister as a Storm Poet for the 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam!! \nCIPS takes place from April 16 to April 19\, 2025. All competing poets must be available for CIPS Orientation on the morning of April 16th\, as well as evening competitions (beginning at 7 PM PST) on April 16\, 17 and 19.CIPS is a hybrid competition: poets may choose to compete in-person or online (via Zoom). All in-person events will take place at Chill X Studio (2270 Manitoba St). \n\nABOUT REGISTRATION\n\nSpaces are available on a first come\, first served basis. To secure a spot in CIPS\, fill out this registration form.\n\nOnce your form response has been received by the CIPS Tournament Director\, you will receive an email to confirm your registration status and\, if applicable\, how to complete payment. The cost to register is $75. Poets on the wait list will be invited to pay registration if or when a spot opens up.\n\n\nPoets registered in CIPS receive a Verses Festival Pass (which provides discounted registration to for the Beau Sia master class) and free registration in workshops that are exclusive to CIPS poets.\n\n\nCIPS FORMAT: \nCIPS will return to the original format in 2025:\n\n\nAll participants will perform a minimum of 4 poems during two\, 2-round preliminary bouts on April 16th and April 17th.\n\nPreliminary bouts will feature up to 12 poets\, with randomly selected judges giving scores between 0.0 and 10.0.\nBouts on April 16th will feature 2-minute and 3-minute poems.\nBouts on April 17th will feature of 4-minute and 1-minute poems.\n\n\nThe 10 highest-ranked poets after preliminaries will compete in CIPS Finals on April 19th.\n\nCIPS Finals will feature three rounds of 3-minute poems\, with “cut from below” elimination reducing the field between each round from 10 to 7 to 4.\nPoets must NOT repeat any material during the competition.\n\n\n\nFull details about the competition are available here.
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Poetry Slam feat. Jillian Christmas
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry Slam is BACK! \nJoin us on Monday\, March 10th\, for our first show in our new home (Shamshiri Caveman (139 Keefer St)) with the fabulous Jillian Christmas as our feature poet. Can’t make it in-person? This event is hybrid\, so you can join us online as well! \nDoors: 7:00 PM  |  Sign up: 7:30 PM  |  Show: 8:00 PM\nEntry: $8 Advance  |  $10-$15 sliding scale at the door (No one turned away for lack of funds\nTickets on ZEFFY OR Register to attend online here \nWe’ll begin with a short open mic (3 spots)\, then enjoy a performance from our incredible feature poet\, Jillian Christmas!! Following a short break\, we SLAM! \nABOUT THE SLAM: \nThe slam will feature up to 10 poets in the first round. The top four poets make it to the second round AND qualify for the Van Slam Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Qualifier on April 7!! \nBoth rounds have a 3-minute time limit (with a 10-second grace period). Standard slam rules apply: original work only; no props; no costumes; no musical accompaniment; no animal acts; and no nudity. But remember\, as always: The point is NOT the points – the point is the POETRY! \nWant to know more about the Vancouver Poetry Slam format and the CIPS qualifying process? Find info here! \nABOUT OUR FEATURE: \nJillian Christmas is an artist\, creative facilitator\, curator\, consultant\, and advocate in the arts community. She is the long-time spoken word curator of the Vancouver Writers Fest\, and former artistic director of Verses Festival of Words. Utilizing an anti-oppressive lens\, Jillian has performed and facilitated workshops across North America and beyond. She is the author of The Gospel of Breaking (Arsenal Pulp Press 2020)\, and the children’s book\, The Magic Shell (Flamingo Rampant Press 2022). In Fall of 2023\, Christmas was appointed as the inaugural Poet-in-residence at the Vancouver Art Gallery\, where she can often be found daydreaming.  She is the current Curatorial Director at Kickstart Disability Arts and Culture. Working and living on the unceded territories of the Squamish\, Tsleil-Waututh and Musqueam people (Vancouver\, BC.)
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LOCATION:Shamshiri Caveman\, 139 Keefer St\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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