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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam FINALS featuring Beau Sia
DESCRIPTION:After an intense preliminary competition\, the top poets compete to crown the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam champion for 2025! \nBefore the competition begins\, enjoy an incredible opportunity to see our poet of honour\, Beau Sia\, perform a feature set\, and help us celebrate the recipient(s) of this year’s Zaccheus Jackson Nyce Memorial Award. Then sit back\, but hold on tight\, as the top 10 qualifying poets throw down in a no-holds-barred\, three-round poetry slam to determine the 2025 champ! \nThis event will also stream live on the POETV YouTube channel. \nSat\, April 19 at Chill X Studio (2270 Manitoba St)\nDoors: 7:00 PM | Start: 8:00 PM\n$20 in advance | $25 at the door\n \nBUY TICKETS\nOr see everything when you buy a Verses Festival Pass here!\n \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-finals-featuring-beau-sia/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Slam,Verses,Verses 2025
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Last Chance Slam ft. Truth Is at Historic Joy Kogawa House
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! This is your last chance to compete for a place in the CIPS Qualifier! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Historic Joy Kogawa House at 1450 W 64th Ave\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nDoors and sign up for the open mic are at 7:30\, show starts at 8:00! \nTruth Is… \nAs a Black\, Queer\, mother\, warrior\,  poet\, Truth Is … takes an unique approach to talking about the intricacies of life. Their intersectional approach allows for the audience to explore experiences\, through an empathetic and compassionate lens\, fostering empowerment\, community\, and resistance from shame. \nTruth Is … has been on a dozen national slam teams since 2006. They are current co-artistic director of not-for-profit arts organization Guelph Spoken Word and has also been the past recipient of the 2018 National Poet of Honour distinction\, the Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Awards and Guelph’s Top 40 under 40 \nCurrently\, Truth Is …  is set to debut their long awaited “A Portrait of Palinoia” project\, a celebration of the beauty\, distinctiveness and magic of Black women in 2023. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is open to the public and members of the audience may be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-last-chance-slam-ft-truth-is-at-historic-joy-kogawa-house/
LOCATION:Historic Joy Kogawa House\, 1450 West 64th Avenue\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Radical Love Slam
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nIn honour of Valentines Day the theme is Radical Love! Bring your love poems\, your heartbreak\, your self-love\, your lusty list poems\, and your naughty limericks to the slam or the open mic. \nDoors and signup at 7:30pm online and in person\, show starts at 8:00. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-radical-love-slam/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Kris Hall
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nKris Hall (aka Barracuda Guarisco; C.C. Hannett) is the author of several collections of poetry and hybrid works published by Spuyten Duyvil Publishing\, Vegetarian Alcoholic Press\, Really Serious Literature\, Feral Dove Books\, Voice Lux\, Alien Buddha\, and Chat Rooms. Widely published in journals\, online and in print\, they have also been nominated for Best Microfiction and The Elgine Award. They currently reside in Everett\, WA. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-kris-hall/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240129T220000
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Renite
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nRenite (she/her) is a Canadian-British Punjabi poet working in public health. Her poetry intertwines lived experience and mental health training to meditate on issues of the human condition\, as well as the simple moments that make us human. She is published in various zines in the UK. Renite’s self-published chapbook\, ‘Humanize’ is an exploration of grief\, healing and addiction. Her current writings are in pursuit of hope and healing despite loss.Her work can be found at renitemanisha.com (https://www.renitemanisha.com/poems) and via Instagram @renitemanisha \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-feat-renite/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam feat. Alba Benavente
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nAlba Cristoffanini Benavente is a Chilean writer living in the stolen land of the Tsleil-Waututh\, Stó:lō\, Squamish\, and Musqueam peoples. She is a trans latina teacher\, poet\, and ne’er-do-well devoted to making the comfortable uncomfortable and vice versa. \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-feat-alba-benavente/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231030T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231030T220000
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam Competition featuring CR Avery
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nThis event will feature a set from poet CR Avery! \nwhat men do with their mouths\nBio for c.r avery\nBy P. Smith \ncue the frenzied combo of molar and spit. \nhis tongue touches every chroma on its way to blue. he’s been rinsing with gravel\, flossing with wire and chewing brick again\, he’s been a bad\, bad boy. \nbut he is crackerjack conjurer of washboards and rubber\, even suburb girls welcome the twinging. i want to nibble yesterday’s corona from his chin\, rub my index finger along the surface of his laugh\, pull the maw open to check the slick road of his throat. \nthere’s something illegal going on down there\, the sweet keening of ancient instruments. the orchestra is fidgety\, click-hipped\, steaming inside that skin. \nthe boy opens the beauteous and\, in gut rendering\, words become both otherwise and everything. \n– p. smith \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-competition-featuring-cr-avery/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Stage,Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231023T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231023T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic featuring Kasey Atcheynum
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nThis event will feature a set from poet Kasey Atcheynum! \nKasey Atcheynum is a mother and Two-Spirit\, neurodivergent\, Neyihow iskwew (Cree woman) from Sweetgrass First Nations. Kasey has been involved in the arts in varying capacities since she was 16 with her artistic work intersecting writing\, poetry\, acting\, film\, production\, and project management. \nKasey uses writing as a meditative and healing workspace that intersects being a somatic breathwork facilitator and intuitive artist. While her poetry and spoken word spans through many eras of her life she now finds herself playing and integrating what it means to be Indigenous in a colonial world through multi-eyed seeing and walking. \n“Poetry for me is something that helps me process and make sense of life’s ups and downs as well as gain clarity on my dream world. Writing helps me make sense of what it’s like to bridge the gaps between the many different intersectional walks of life that make up who I am.” \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 in person. See you there! There is a technical problem preventing the online portion of this event. We will let everyone know when it is fixed. Stay tuned. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-kasey-atcheynum/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231016T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231016T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20230929T191038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T000250Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam Competition Featuring Lenée Reid
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nThis event will feature a set from poet Lennée Reid! \nLennée Reid is a Creole\, queer\, neurodiverse author\, activist\, spoken word poet\, and multimedia artist based in Olympia\, Washington. She is an Artist Trust and Labor of Love grant recipient devoted to eclectic topics including diversity\, feminism\, and environmentalism. Lennée is published in “Awareni” by Last Word Press\, “Inanna’s Ascent”\, “Single Mothers Speak on Patriarchy”\, and her chapbooks “Universal State of Mind” and “Qi Woo Mojo Juju”\, all available at thegirlgod.com\, in addition to The Olympia Tribune\, Works in Progress\, Confluence Daily\, and Spectrum Women. Her spoken word albums “Awareni”\, “The Second Coming of Matriarchy”\, “Crazy Thunder Medicine”\, are available at lenneereid.bandcamp.com and most streaming services. Lennée has featured across America including many former PSI Poetry Slams. She was Olympias 2018 Poetry Grand Slam Champion and the first WOWPS representative in 2015. She has opened for Pussy Riot\, Kottonmouth Kings\, and Yak Nasty That Nilla. She was featured in the documentary “Artists Among Us” by the Olympia Film Society\, “Lean in Olympia”\, “Dabbing with Washington Artists”\, “Circle Talk”\, and “Paradigms”. Lennée has produced Awareni Culture Gathering\, Olympia Witches March\, Resonate Resolve\, and Cascadia Poetry Group. She presented at Puget Sound Pagan Pride\, GlowHenge – as featured on Evening Magazine\, and was included in “Arising”\, an installation by Yoko Ono. Lennée is currently touring with UnityHenge – a social justice blacklight art installation and has shown at Luminata\, Relentless\, Mischievous\, Heart Expansion\, Reignition\, and others. \nSign up to read starts at 7:30. See you there! There is a technical problem preventing the online portion of this event. We will let everyone know when it is fixed. Stay tuned. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-competition-featuring-lenee-reid/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231002T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231002T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20230929T181445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T190418Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic featuring Higher Knowledge
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nSign-up at 7:30\, Show at 8 \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will feature a set from poet Higher Knowledge! \nBryant Doradea\, also know by his alias Higher Knowledge(HK)\, is a Hip Hop artist\, Youth Worker\, and grassroots community organizer hailing from East Vancouver. Ancestrally\, he is Indigenous to Kuskatan in Central America\, and to Collasayu in South America\, with roots in Spain and Romania as well. HK has spent many years working in the community and using his creativity to give hope and insight to those who need it most. He weaves his experiences with foster care\, gangs\, street entrenchment\, and ultimately trauma recovery into his lyrics. This is with the intention of creating both relatability and insight for others who are trapped in the darkness\, so they may know that they too can make it back to the light. \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-higher-knowledge/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230925T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230925T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20230920T232048Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam featuring Navi Dha
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic as well as a feature set from poet Navi Dha! \nLoud and proud trans woman\, Navi Dha\, is a Canadian poet who addresses themes of gender identity\, sexuality\, heartbreak\, grief\, trauma\, and the healing powers of chosen family in her works. Navi has a passion for spoken word. Her pieces are a beautiful mix of slam poetry and storytelling.\n \nOutside of her artistic expression\, Navi has a bachelor’s in psychiatric nursing and works in  downtown Vancouver’s mental health outpatient services. She is also a certified geek seven days a week\, book smeller\, anime junkie\, gamer extraordinaire\, amateur archer\, and full time sailor scout. \nFollow her on instagram to stay updated on an exciting journey through poetry and spoken word as she will be having an upcoming book in 2024 and is pursuing other live events such as Sofar Sounds and Vancouver Story Slam’s 2023 Finals Championship this December~ @nav.dhaa \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-featuring-navi-dha/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230911T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230911T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20230902T183739Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic Featuring Johnny MacRae
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n\n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic and slam\, as well as a feature set from poet Johnny MacRae! \nA bit about our featured artist: Johnny MacRae is a mouthy poet of Gaelic ancestry who lives on the the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-waututh)\, and sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) nations. \nSince arriving on the Van Slam stage in 2009\, Johnny has won regional and national slam titles. He has toured widely and tirelessly\, both solo and as a member of psychedelic talk rock duo 2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac. Although best known for his high energy and humorous poems\, Johnny is a versatile artist whose work ranges from absurdist fantasy and irreverent satire\, to quiet self-reflection and profane mysticism\, and from poetry slam\, to site-specific storytelling\, to spoken word theatre. \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-featuring-johnny-macrae/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230904T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230904T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20230902T182331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T190911Z
UID:12071-1693855800-1693864800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic Featuring Fernando Raguero
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n\n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic as well as a feature set from poet Fernando Raguero! \nA bit about our featured artist: Fernando Raguero is a long time regular in the Vancouver Poetry slam scene. He has authored 8 poetry chapbooks and is a two time haiku death match champion. Fernando has been a member of two Vancouver poetry slam teams and co-founded the Crotchless Diaper Hotdog eating contest. Raguero serves up irreverent verse and has a wildly comical view of reality. His favourite yoga pose is saddle. He has his moments. \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-fernando-raguero/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230724T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230724T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20230615T184246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T184246Z
UID:11993-1690228800-1690236000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Feat. Braedon George Lowey and Slam
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nA bit about our feature artist: Braedon George Lowey was born in rural Saskatchewan\, which never made sense to him or anyone else. After growing up as a theatre kid\, he moved to Vancouver and began applying his love of performance to spoken word. During the pandemic he retreated to begin a Bachelor’s Degree in English at the University of Victoria\, and now practices and studies poetry with a growing understanding of what it can do. Through an earnest and vulnerable approach\, George writes about mental health\, psychology\, love\, grief\, and what it means to be on this earth\, in order to dissect his own patterns while synthesizing his unique experiences of the human condition with others. \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam 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. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-feat-braedon-george-lowey-and-slam/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221128T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221128T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20221123T044825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221127T002220Z
UID:11017-1669663800-1669672800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam feat. Dina Del Buchia
DESCRIPTION:Hey Vancouver poetry peeps!\nIt’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door\, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space.\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from the Vancouver’s funniest poet Dina Del Buchia!!\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\nLive Tix $10 or $15 (pay what you choose) available through Slice of Life Gallery in advance or at the door.\nLive TICKETS
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-dina-del-buchia/
CATEGORIES:poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221114T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20221102T055430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221114T181528Z
UID:10968-1668454200-1668463200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam Feat. Brendan Mcleod
DESCRIPTION:Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door\, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space.\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs February 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from the Vancouver and Canadian Slam legend Brendan McLeod!!\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\nLive Tix $10 or $15 (pay what you choose) available through Slice of Life Gallery in advance or at the door.\nLive TICKETS\n\nOnline tickets – \nTo attend online\, register in advance for tonight’s  Van Slam featuring Brendan McLeod: \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZElce2hrzssEt3I5ewDQ2Vu8MpRHHXLmp7H
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-brendan-mcleod/
LOCATION:Next Door\, 1636 venables st\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L2H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221024T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221024T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20221004T000842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T023624Z
UID:10929-1666638000-1666648800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam feat. Dana Neily
DESCRIPTION:Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door\, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space.\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs February 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Vic Slam stalwart Dana Neily!!\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\nLive Tix $10 or $15 (pay what you choose) available through Slice of Life Gallery\nLive TICKETS\nOnline tickets – Eventbrite
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-dana-neily/
LOCATION:Next Door\, 1636 venables st\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L2H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220926T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220926T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20220915T195814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220916T202105Z
UID:10897-1664218800-1664229600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam Feat. Billie Nell
DESCRIPTION:Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door\, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space.\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs February 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Billie Nell!!\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\nLive Tix $10 or $15 (pay what you choose) available through Slice of Life Gallery\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-feat-billie-nell/
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220912T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220912T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20220912T233731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220912T233731Z
UID:10887-1663011000-1663020000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam Feat. Neko Smart
DESCRIPTION:Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door on Venables or to the Van Slam zoom space.\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs later in the year.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Neko Smart!!\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\nLive Tix $10 or $15 (pay what you choose) available through Slice of Life Gallery\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-neko-smart/
LOCATION:Next Door\, 1636 venables st\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L2H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220822T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220822T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20220816T235815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220822T044104Z
UID:10864-1661196600-1661205600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam Andy Warner
DESCRIPTION:Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door on Venables or to the Van Slam zoom space.\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs later in the year.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Andy Warner!! Andy is a one of kind performer!\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\nLive Tix $10 or $15 (pay what you choose) available through Slice of Life Gallery\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-andy-warner/
LOCATION:Next Door\, 1636 venables st\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L2H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220627T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220627T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20220621T182448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220621T182942Z
UID:10791-1656360000-1656367200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam featuring Ronnie Dean Harris
DESCRIPTION:Doors at 7\, Show at 8 \nIn-person TICKETS\, $10-15\, Next Door\, 1636 Venables Street\nWe will have 5 sponsored tickets If you don’t have the means just ask\, we want you there!\nOnline TICKETS\, $6-10 or by donation \nRonnie Dean Harris aka Ostwelve\, is a Stō:lo/St’át’imc/N’laka’pamux artist based in New Westminster\, B.C. Beginning in music\, he has explored various mediums such as TV\, film\, visual + sound design along side various research subjects including history\, cosmology\, genealogy and Indigenous policy.  Ronnie is the current Indigenous Cultural Development Coordinator at Massey Theatre in New Westminster working on various cultural + social activations. You can hear Ronnie as the voice of Dad/Walter on the PBS/WGBH series Molly Of Denali and seen on various other TV + film projects. \nPoets in our slam can win cash & collect points toward the playoffs later in the year!\nThere will also be free pinball until 7:45 pm at Van Slam events!!\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\n\nIMPORTANT – This event is BYOB.\nHere’s how that works:\n– You get to bring what you want to drink (pre-mixed beverages)\n– When you arrive alcoholic drinks will be handed to staff who give you a ticket\, which you show to get your drink(s) when you need ’em. Other drinks are yours.\n– You tip the bar staff as per usual.\n– You can bring whatever food you want as well\, but are responsible for the garbage.\n\nSUPER IMPORTANAT – COVID INFO: Van Slam is aware that the pandemic is not over. Therefore\, while we can’t enforce the wearing of masks during our events we will emphatically encourage you to do so for your own and others safety and comfort.\nHope you can drop in\, We’d love to see y’all!\nAny questions or concerns email: slamcoordinator@vancouverpoetryhouse.com\n\nVancouver Poetry House events take place on the ancestral territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh\, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh First Nations\, whose lands were never sold\, ceded\, or relinquished\,—lands that were taken. Vancouver Poetry House supports the resurgence of Indigenous culture and the work of Indigenous poets.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-featuring-ronnie-dean-harris/
LOCATION:Next Door\, 1636 venables st\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L2H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220613T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220613T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20220610T184310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220610T184714Z
UID:10778-1655146800-1655155800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam featuring Catherine Garrett
DESCRIPTION:Doors at 7\, Show at 8\nNext Door on Venables or the Van Slam zoom space\n\nIn-Person Tickets $10 or $15\nWe will have 5 sponsored tickets If you don’t have the means just ask\, we want you there!\nOnline Tickets$6-10 or by donation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCatherine Garrett (they/she) is a bisexual powerhouse who puts their considerable passion to poetry and reporting\, and getting other people to write their bios for her. She recently placed second at the 2021 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (CIPS). They’ve competed on three Victoria slam teams and one Vancouver slam team\, and was also a CIPS finalist of 2020. They can be found drinking beer\, and yelling about hockey on twitter. Her numerous publications include Moria\, Room\, Sky Island Journal\, Iced Lolly Review\, Inertia Teens\, Oraotrealis\, Turnpike\, and Cotyledon. They will bring a lot of complicated enthusiasm on such topics as family\, death\, and doing what you love.\n\n\nPoets in our slam can win cash & collect points toward the playoffs later in the year!\nThere will also be free pinball until 7:45 pm at Van Slam events!!\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\n\nIMPORTANT – This event is BYOB.\nHere’s how that works:\n– You get to bring what you want to drink (pre-mixed beverages)\n– When you arrive alcoholic drinks will be handed to staff who give you a ticket\, which you show to get your drink(s) when you need ’em. Other drinks are yours.\n– You tip the bar staff as per usual.\n– You can bring whatever food you want as well\, but are responsible for the garbage.\n\nSUPER IMPORTANAT – COVID INFO: Van Slam is aware that the pandemic is not over. Therefore\, while we can’t enforce the wearing of masks during our events we will emphatically encourage you to do so for your own and others safety and comfort.\nHope you can drop in\, We’d love to see y’all!\nAny questions or concerns email: slamcoordinator@vancouverpoetryhouse.com
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-featuring-catherine-garrett/
LOCATION:Next Door\, 1636 venables st\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L2H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220606T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220606T213000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20220531T021824Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220602T174004Z
UID:10770-1654542000-1654551000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam is Back! 
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry Slam’s new home is at Next Door part of Slice of Life Gallery\, 1636 Venables. You can also perform or watch online!\nDoors at 7\, Show at 8 \nJune Features\nJune 6th – Wordcraft Jon Hedderwick & Saleem Ansari\nJune 13th – Catherine Garrett\nJune 27th – Ronnie Dean Harris aka Ostwelve \nFor in-person tickets visit\nhttps://www.slicevancouver.ca/shop/special-events/73?page=1&limit=60&sort_by=category_order&sort_order=asc \nFor online tickets visit\nhttps://vancouverpoetryhouse.eventbrite.ca \nThe Vancouver Poetry Slam has been wowing audiences since 1996\, making it the longest-running poetry slam in Canada. Van Slam events include a featured poet\, a slam poetry competition and an open mic. Everyone is welcome! \nVancouver Poetry House events take place on the ancestral territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh\, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh First Nations\, whose lands were never sold\, ceded\, or relinquished\,—lands that were taken. Vancouver Poetry House supports the resurgence of Indigenous culture and the work of Indigenous poets.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/june-slams/
LOCATION:Next Door\, 1636 venables st\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L2H2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20210118T234509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T005128Z
UID:8517-1619114400-1619298000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo
DESCRIPTION:Hullabaloo is BC’s Youth Spoken Word Festival featuring workshops\, showcase performances and some of BC’s finest high school aged poets all sharing work for peers and audiences alike.\nThe 2021 Festival runs April 22-24th online via Zoom.  Registration is open for all schools to take part in Hullabaloo 2021.  \nParticipating poets will be asked to take part in poetry workshops of their choice as well as create work to be presented for online audiences.\n\nThis year will include an alumni showcase\, a youth video poem screening\, a team piece showcase plus our annual Spoken Word Jamboree and closing night Feature Performance.  Schools from around the province are invited to attend.\n\nRegistration is $200 and included an online workshop with a spoken word poet from WORDPLAY the Vancouver Poetry House Poets in Schools Program.  The registration fee is non refundable.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-3/
LOCATION:EGM Update
CATEGORIES:Book launch,CIPS,Hullabaloo 2021,poetry,Slam,Verses 2021,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20210218T234554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210218T234554Z
UID:8518-1619114400-1619125200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Spoken Word Jamboree with Apollo the Child and Alumni Showcase
DESCRIPTION:This event is originating from the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.\n \nFor the 2021 edition of Hullabaloo we keep some of the past and forge ahead with something new.\nOnce again we will be having our Spoken Word Jamboree to kick off the festival.  Our featured performer is Apollo the Child from Ottawa.  Apollo will be performing a 20-25 minute set of his electrifying spoken word poetry.\n“Khaleefa ‘Apollo the Child’ Hamdan is a spoken word poet\, hip hop artist\, radio host\, youth worker and is the former co director of the Urban Legends Poetry Collective. Apollo created the free after school youth writing program Youth Speak with the Ottawa Public Library and he hosts the Home Invasion Show on CKCUFM. His cinepoem ‘My Hero Drives a Cab’ was featured on Button Poetry and he was part of the CBC documentary ‘In Their Words’. Apollo has represented Ottawa a total of 9 times nationally. Apollo continues to be an active part of the art scene as he continues to grow and spread positivity.” \nFollowing Apollo’s performance\, we will have our first ever Hullabaloo Alumni Showcase featuring poets from our history.  Underground Indies Champions and Team Champions\, poets who are still creating in the world at large including Jacob Gebrewold\, Shauntelle DC\, Naseem Bahraini\, Elle Jesus\, Mariah Dear and Andy Warner.\n\nDoors at 6:00. Show starts at 6:30 pacific and runs til 9.  Via Zoom.\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-spoken-word-jamboree-and-alumni-showcase-3/
LOCATION:EGM Update
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Hullabaloo 2021,open to all teens,poetry,Slam,Verses 2021,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180427T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180427T221500
DTSTAMP:20260421T025507
CREATED:20180331T060554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180331T060554Z
UID:5444-1524853800-1524867300@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day 2: Bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best performance poets show us their strongest two and three minute poems to decide who will advance to finals. These Day Two bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils are two of eight preliminary competitions that take place on Thursday and Friday nights here and at Havana Theatre during Verses Festival. The scores from these eight bouts determine the twelve poets who move on to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship (CIPS) final match on Saturday night. \n(Bouts 6 and 8 take place at Havana Theatre down the street at the same time as these bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils.) \nBOUT 5 / Doors 6 pm / Show 6:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils \nBOUT 7 / Doors 8 pm / Show 8:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils \n  \nTickets for this night (both bouts included) are $10 at the door\, cash only.\nNo advance tickets for this event.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get in and get a seat.\nVerses Festival of Words 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here. \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Arrive early! \nAccessibility Info: \nCafé Deux Soleils has been the main venue for the Vancouver Poetry Slam since 1999. It is sold out every Monday by fans of spoken word poetry. It is an iconic venue run by a staff that are friendly and promote progressive values. \nCafé Deux Soleils is a semi-accessible venue to wheelchairs and scooters. They have recently completely renovated the bathrooms\, installing three ungendered stalls. However there is no wheelchair-accessible bathroom. Please read the full report from the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project for more details. \nBOUT 5: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Friday\, April 27)\nZaire Sealy\nLiberty Skye\nFrankie McGee\nPam Stewart\nSonya Littlejohn\nEmory Oakley\nD’Scribe the Poet\nOptimus Rhyme\njaye simpson \nBOUT 7: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Friday\, April 27)\nNolan (NoNo Ryan) Janssen\nPoetik with a silent\nRhube Know\nAltogether Lisa\nAndres Jack Livsey\nVictoria Inglis\nAnomaly\nTawahum\nKathleen Driscoll
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-day-2-bouts-at-cafe-deux-soleils/
LOCATION:Contact
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day 2: Bouts at Havana Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best performance poets show us their strongest two and three minute poems to decide who will advance to finals. These Day Two bouts at  Havana Theatre are two of eight preliminary competitions that take place on Thursday and Friday nights here and at Cafe Deux Soleils during Verses Festival. The scores from these eight bouts determine the twelve poets who move on to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship (CIPS) final match on Saturday night. \nAll poetry performances on the stage are judged by volunteer audience members. That’s what make this poetry game so great. Which means we need you! \n(Bouts 5 and 7 take place at Cafe Deux Soleils down the street at the same time as  these bouts at Havana Theatre) \nBOUT 6 / Doors 6 pm / Show 6:30 pm / Havana Theatre \nBOUT 8 / Doors 8 pm / Show 8:30 pm / Havana Theatre \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Get there early! \nAdvance tickets for this night (both bouts included) are available for $8 on Brown Paper Tickets here. \nOr $10 at the door\, cash only.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get a seat!\nVerses 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here until April 10. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces. \nAccessibility Info for Havana Theatre: \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nBOUT 6: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Friday\, April 27)\nLady Vanessa Cardona\nSiling Zhang\nRosalie Fralick\nLip Balm\nJohnny Trinh\nJohn Chamelion\nSlamapalooza Rep\nSpillious\nE.J. \nBOUT 8: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Friday\, April 27)\nMichelle Hillyard\nLuke Reece\nYanni van de Pant\nLeslie Stark\nJulia Pileggi\nMichelle Grove\nLindsey Olver\nAshley Laframboise
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/5439/
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:The Fugitives presented by the Wise Hall & Verses\, introducing the "Little Death Match"
DESCRIPTION:Live at the WISE and Verses Festival of Words is proud to present\nThe Fugitives album release Show for “The Promise of Strangers” . PLUS Introducing the Verses Festival of Words “Little Death Match” (a 17 syllable slam)  During intermission we dip our toes into a tantalizing tiny pool of words\, revisiting the 17 syllable slam format with four skilled champions of the sharpened tongue and keenly wielded wit: past Haiku Death Match champions Erin Kirsh\, Fernando Raguero\, RC Weslowski\, and Andre Prefontaine. \nDoors: 8pm\nAges: 19+\nPrice: $12 Advanced\, $15 at the door.\nTickets may be purchased ahead of time on Brown Paper Tickets. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 8 pm. Box office is CASH ONLY.\nAdvance Tickets online: www.BrownpaperTickets.com\n \nThe Fugitives\, established in 2007\, have released four records\, which have been nominated for multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Western Canadian Music Award. Their previous album\, Everything Will Happen\, spent ten weeks on the top ten Canadian folk charts\, and earned them a support slot across Western Canada with Buffy Sainte-Marie and an appearance at UK’s Glastonbury Festival. Their follow-up\, “The Promise of Strangers”\, is set for release on January 26th on Borealis Records.\nWebsite: www.fugitives.ca\nHere’s a taste of “The Promise of Strangers”:\n \nNo Words:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0X-E2Kkws&feature=youtu.be\n\nNorthern Lights:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xY-MK4xVJ8\n\nTill It Feels Like Home:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_31edfKJ-w\n\nFugitives FB tour page: https://www.facebook.com/events/519191311778853/\nFugitives FB page: www.facebook.com/thefugitives\nIG: @fugitivesmusic\nTW: @fugitivesmusic \n  \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces. \nAccessibility Information for the Wise Hall: \nYou’ll note on arrival a set of railed stairs leading into the Hall. The wheelchair accessible entrance is around back. For certain events there will be someone posted at the door throughout the event and/or a bell system will be rigged up to ensure no one has to wait out there to be let in. If this has not been clarified by organizers already\, please consider contacting them for details. \nOnce inside\, you’ll find a spacious wood-floored hall\, open concept\, tables and chairs set up throughout. The stage (accessible only via stairs) is to your left\, and the washrooms towards the back of the hall. The washrooms are currently gendered\, but sometimes will be marked “gender neutral”. There are two sets of washrooms. The one to the left of the bar is currently marked “men” is on the same level and is now wheelchair accessible\, with 2 urinals and one wheelchair access stall and one non-wheelchair access stall. The one to the right of the bar\, currently marked “women”\, is wheelchair accessible with no urinals and one additional stall. *update as of June\nRead the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s WISE Hall overview or complete audit.\n2013: please note that a new\, wheelchair accessible men’s bathroom has been created. The finishing touches are still being added\, and the door has been adjusted to more easily fit wheelchair/scooter users\, but overall the space is great. \n\n\nNo Words:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m0X-E2Kkws&feature=youtu.be\n\nNorthern Lights:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xY-MK4xVJ8\n\nTill It Feels Like Home:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_31edfKJ-w\n\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/fugitives-little-death-match/
CATEGORIES:Music,poetry,Slam,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day 1: Bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best slam poets sling metaphors and match wits in four-minute and one-minute rounds.  These Day One bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils are two of eight preliminary competitions that take place on Thursday and Friday nights here and at Havana Theatre during Verses Festival. The scores from these eight bouts determine the twelve poets who move on to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship (CIPS) final match on Saturday night. All poetry performances on the stage are judged by volunteer audience members. That’s what make this poetry game so great. \n(Bouts 2 and 4 take place at Havana Theatre down the street at the same time as  these bouts at Cafe Deux Soleils.) \nBOUT 1 / Doors 6 pm / Show 6:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils\nBOUT 3 / Doors 8 pm / Show 8:30 pm / Cafe Deux Soleils\n \nTickets for this night (both bouts included) are $10 at the door\, cash only.\nNo advance tickets for this event.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get in and get a seat.\nVerses Festival of Words 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here. \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Arrive early! \nAccessibility Info: \nCafé Deux Soleils has been the main venue for the Vancouver Poetry Slam since 1999. It is sold out every Monday by fans of spoken word poetry. It is an iconic venue run by a staff that are friendly and promote progressive values. \nCafé Deux Soleils is a semi-accessible venue to wheelchairs and scooters. They have recently completely renovated the bathrooms\, installing three ungendered stalls. However there is no wheelchair-accessible bathroom. Please read the full report from the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project for more details. \nBOUT 1: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Thursday\, April 26)\njaye simpson\nSpillious\nAnomaly\nAshley Avery\nSonya Littlejohn\nLip Balm\nRhube Knox\nLuke Reece\nZaire Sealy \nBOUT 3: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Thursday\, April 26) \nE.J.\nTawahum\nMichelle Grove\nEmory Oakley\nJohnny Trinh\nAltogether Lisa\nYanni van der Pant\nLiberty Sky\nLady Vanessa Cardano \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cips-day-one-bouts-cafe-deux-soleils/
LOCATION:Contact
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day 1: Bouts at Havana Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best slam poets sling metaphors and match wits in four-minute and one-minute rounds.  These Day One bouts at  Havana Theatre are two of eight preliminary competitions that take place on Thursday and Friday nights here and at Cafe Deux Soleils during Verses Festival. The scores from these eight bouts determine the twelve poets who move on to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship (CIPS) final match on Saturday night. \nAll poetry performances on the stage are judged by volunteer audience members. That’s what make this poetry game so great. Which means we need you! \n(Bouts 1 and 3 take place at Cafe Deux Soleils down the street at the same time as  these bouts at Havana Theatre) \nBOUT 2 / Doors 6 pm / Show 6:30 pm / Havana Theatre\n \nBOUT 4 / Doors 8 pm / Show 8:30 pm / Havana Theatre \nNote the 6:30 start. Doors at 6. Get there early! \nAdvance tickets for this night (both bouts included) are available for $8 on Brown Paper Tickets here.\nOr $10 at the door\, cash only.\nAdmission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass but get there early to get a seat!\nVerses 2018 Early Bird Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets here until April 10. \nBOUT 2: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Thursday)\nKathleen Driscoll\nLindsey Olver\nD’Scribe the Poet\nJohn Chamelion\nAndrew Jack Livsey\nLeslie Stark\nFrankie McGee\nAshley Laframboise\nNolan (NoNo Ryan) Janssen \nBOUT 4: (order of draw only; order on stage drawn before bout on Thursday) \nSiling Zhang\nOptimus Rhyme\nSlamapalooza Rep\nVictoria Inglis\nJulia Pileggi\nPam Stewart\nRosalie Fralick\nPoetik with a Silent K\nMichelle Hillyard \n  \nAccessibility Info for Havana Vancouver: \nThe Havana Restaurant and Theatre is approached on a short path bordered by metal gating with a clearance of 85” / 216 cm. Entry is served by one set of very heavy\, equally sized double doors which swing out. One of these doors is usually propped open by the restaurant\, leaving a clearance of 31.5” / 80 cm. Exterior handle pulls the door at 41.5” / 105 cm from the ground. The threshold is a slope-sided doorsill .5 “ / .75 cm high.  \nProceeding through the space requires passage through an archway 52.5” / 134 cm across. A broad interior hall narrows at the bar to a clearance of 51” / 130 cm\, though if a person is seated at the bar this space is reduced to approximately 34.5” / 88 cm.  \nThere are two gendered washrooms in a left-hand hallway. The archway to access the hallway measures 46.5” / 117.5 cm across. The first wheelchair-accessible washroom\, marked “Damas” / Ladies is approached first\, served by a right-handed pull handle at 38” / 96.5 cm from the floor. The second wheelchair-accessible washroom\, marked “Caballeros” / Gentlemen is served by a left-handed pull handle at 38.5” / 97.75 cm from the floor.  \nFirst wheelchair-accessible washroom is gendered and marked “Damas” / Ladies.  Door clearance is 33.75” / 85.5 cm. The sink is located in a communal space and there are two stalls.   \nSink:  \n\nCounter height: 31” / 78.75 cm\nCounter clearance: 26” / 66 cm\nSink height: 35” / 89 cm\nSink tap is sensor-operated and requires a reach of 14” / 35.5 cm to activate\n\nFirst (wheelchair-accessible) stall: \n\nArea: 56” / 142.5 cm x 56” / 142.5 cm\nStall door clearance: 31” / 79 cm\nDoor lock height: 40” / 102 cm\nToilet height: 17.75” / 45 cm\nGrab bar mounted on wall left side of toilet: [measurement missing]\nDistance left side of toilet to wall: 9.25” / 23.5 cm obstructed by toilet paper dispenser narrowing the clearance to 5” / 12.5 cm and by disposal unit narrowing the clearance to 6” / 15.25 cm\nDistance right side of toilet to wall: 32.25” / 82 cm interrupted by child care table 5” / 12.5 cm thick\, mounted on wall behind door\nToilet paper dispenser: 21” / 53.5 cm from floor\nChange table open height: 31” / 78.75 cm from floor\n\nSecond stall:  \n\nArea: 55” / 139.5 cm x 35: / 89 cm\nStall door clearance: 21” / 53.25 cm\nDoor lock height: 40” / 102 cm\nToilet height: 17.5” / 44.5 cm\nDistance left side of toilet to wall: [measurement missing] obstructed by disposal unit narrowing the clearance to 10.5” / 26.5 cm and by toilet paper dispenser to 9.5” / 24 cm\nDistance right side of toilet to wall: 6.5” / 16.5 cm\nToilet paper dispenser: [measurement missing]\n\nSecond wheelchair-accessible washroom is gendered and marked “Caballeros” / Gentlemen.  Door clearance is 33.5” / 85 cm. The sink is located in a communal space and there is one  wheelchair-accessible stall and one urinal. \nSink: \n\nCounter height: 30.5” / 77.5 cm\nCounter clearance: 27” / 68.5 cm\nSink height: 35” / 89 cm\nSink tap is sensor-operated and requires a reach of 12” / 30.5 cm to activate\n\nUrinal: \n\nUrinal height: 23” / 58.5 to top rim of urinal bowl\nFlusher is sensor-operated and has a manual push-button activator at 56.5” / 143.5 cm\n\nWheelchair-accessible stall: \n\nArea: 82” / 208.5 cm x 65.5” / 166 cm\nStall door clearance: 31” / 79 cm\nDoor lock height: 40” / 102 cm with a pull-handle mounted on the inside of the door at 39” / 99 cm from the floor\nToilet height: 18” / 45.5 cm\nGrab bar mounted on wall left side of toilet: [measurement missing]\nDistance left side of toilet to wall: 10.5” / 26.5 cm obstructed by toilet paper dispenser narrowing the clearance to 7” / 17.75 cm\nDistance right side of toilet to wall: 62” / 157.5 cm\nToilet paper dispenser: [measurement missing]\nChange table open height: 33” / 83.75 cm\n\nPassage to the theatre space is located to the right after the bar.  Clearance from a half-wall separating a restaurant seating area to a weight-bearing post is 65” / 165 cm. Two doors separated by a short hallway lead to the interior of the theatre. The first door pushes to enter and has a clearance of 33” / 84 cm. To exit\, a right-handed pull handle is mounted 38” / 97 cm from the floor. The hallway measures 60” / 152.5 cm across. The second door pushes to enter and has a clearance of 33” / 84 cm. To exit\, a left-handed pull handle is mounted 37.5” / 95.5 cm from the floor. Once inside this door\, free space is again impeded by a weight-bearing post allowing clearance  of 57.75” / 147 cm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cips-day-one-bouts-at-havana/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CIPS,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2018
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