Events for April 16, 2025 | Vancouver Poetry House

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Verses 2025 Festival Pass ($50)

Chill-X (2270 Manitoba Street, Vancouver, BC) 2270 Manitoba Street, Vancouver

Verses Festival of Words Celebrate the transformative power of language at Verses Festival of Words About Verses Festival of Words Canada’s largest alternative literary arts festival, Verses Festival of Words offers up dynamic programming celebrating a broad definition of literary arts, including spoken word poetry, storytelling, page-based poetry, singer-songwriters, improvisers, … Continued

From Text to Performance with Donna Michelle St. Bernard

Chill-X (2270 Manitoba Street, Vancouver, BC) 2270 Manitoba Street, Vancouver

Location: Chill-X Studio Time: 3:00 pm   This session is formatted as a talk and facilitated dialogue where Governor General Award winning artist, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard will share knowledge on bridging disciplines of poetry, emcee, writing poetry, writing for theatre, and developing that work into performance. DM will impart knowledge … Continued

Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Preliminaries Round 1

Chill-X (2270 Manitoba Street, Vancouver, BC) 2270 Manitoba Street, Vancouver

The first round of competition features back-to-back slams as 24 of the best poets across Canada begin the tournament that will determine the 2025 Canadian Poetry Slam Champion! During Round 1, competing poets will perform 2-minute and 3-minute poems. This event will also stream live on the POETV YouTube channel. … Continued