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Spoken Word Jamboree featuring Sara Brickman

The 10 Best Poems of 2014

The Spoken Word Jamboree kicks off the festival with feature poet Sara Brickman. All teams will be invited to perform a one-minute intro poem to tell us more about themselves and their school. The Jamboree provides all participating poets a chance to meet each other outside of a competition setting.

All-Star Slam

The 10 Best Poems of 2014

The All-Star SLAM pits three former poetry slam champions head to head to head in an all-out battle of poetic verve and wit. It presents the poignancy, hilarity, and immediacy of slam poetry competitions at the highest level.

Team Bouts: Day One

The 10 Best Poems of 2014

This night will kick off the competitive section of Hullabaloo. This is a free all-ages event. It may contain strong language, controversial issues, and words that make you re-evaluate your life.

Underground Indies

The 10 Best Poems of 2014

No stage and no microphone. 16 poets will compete in a head-to-head format to determine the best slam poet at Hullbaloo with the winner of each match determined by audience applause.

Adventures in PoetryLand

The 10 Best Poems of 2014

Adventures in Poetryland is a series of workshops on the different aspects of spoken word poetry. You sign-up for the whole three-hour session, during which you'll circulate through a series of games, lessons, and exercises that will help you expand your poetic range.

Team Bouts: Day Two

The 10 Best Poems of 2014

By the second day of prelims, the tournament will be in full swing. Some teams will be flying high, others will be working hard to improve their ranking.

Team Finals featuring OpenSecret

The 10 Best Poems of 2014

The 4th annual Hullabaloo Finals Night will determine which school has the best poetic chops in all of British Columbia. OpenSecret will start the evening with a feature set of his award-winning spoken word poetry.