The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Barbara Adler. In over a decade of touring, Barbara Adler has told stories, performed poetry and played her accordion all over North America and Europe. She is a veteran of Canada's spoken word community, recognized for her solo work, her interdisciplinary collaborations and … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Barbara Adler. In over a decade of touring, Barbara Adler has told stories, performed poetry and played her accordion all over North America and Europe. She is a veteran of Canada’s spoken word community, recognized for her solo work, her interdisciplinary collaborations and … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Mike McGee. Mighty Mike McGee is a well-traveled "stand-up poet" and storyteller from San José, California. In the world of poetry slam, he is the first to win both the 2003 National Poetry Slam Individual Grand Championship and the 2006 Individual World Poetry … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Komi. Emerging from the crocodile city of Kaduna Nigeria, Komi olaf is an artist and visionary poet combining elements of art and design with the power of word and music. As an activist, he uses his gift to fan the flames of creativity … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents Sebastien Wen with NO MOTHERS at the CIPS/ IWPS Last Chance Slam. Aided by their friendly beards and mighty violas, NO MOTHERS meander gracefully from bellowing fury to cosmic sentimentality. Sebastien Wen is the 2014 National Underground Youth Slam Champion. His work has appeared in … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Kay Kassirer. Kay Kassirer is a Toronto based spoken word poet and activist. They use their poetry to tell stories, educate people, and heal. Kay can be found leading workshops, frequenting poetry slams, or stuck in a tree. Kay was a member of … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poets, Cheryl Maddalena and Tara Brenner. Cheryl Maddalena and Tara Brenner are co-slammasters of Boise and co-creators of terrible mayhem. Together they have reached National Poetry Slam, Individual World Poetry Slam, Group Piece, and Women of the World Poetry Slam Finals stages as competitors, … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Truth is..... Over the years through poetry and effective communication Truth Is … has dedicated much of her time and all of herself to the betterment of community. Truth Is … is a multiple time individual slam champion, a 9x national spoken word … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poets Shanna Alden and Michael Alden. Shanna Alden is a current co-slammaster and former event coordinator for Rain City Slam, a co-coach of the 2015 Rain City NPS team, Coach of the 2016 NPS team, Coach of the 2015 and 2016 Rain City IWPS … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Bassam. Bassam is a queer, Jewish-Arab spoken word poet from the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. He is the 2016 grand slam champion of the Guelph Poetry Slam and current member of the 2016 GPS national team. Bassam has participated at national and international … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Brendan McLeod. Brendan McLeod is a Toronto based writer and musician. He is the author of one novel, The Convictions of Leonard McKinley, a one woman play, The Big Oops, and two monologues, the most recent of which is his award winning piece … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Mona Mousa. Mona Mousa is a spoken word poet and motivational speaker living in Toronto Ontario. Having toured actively her whole poetry career, this year alone Mona has booked over 200 shows all over North America. In April Mona took the stage at … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Shayne avec i grec shayne avec i grec has a proclivity for the absurd, promotes the opposite of beige, is one of 2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac and has been Poet Laureate of the Brandon Folk, Music and Art Festival in Manitoba … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature poet, Nasra Adem. Nasra Adem is among Edmonton’s most beloved emerging artists; her sincerity, authenticity, passion and wisdom is ever-apparent in her artistic practice. She occupies a unique space within the local and national arts communities as an impressive multi-disciplinary performer. Nasra is a … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature artist, Ronnie Dean Harris. Ronnie Dean Harris aka Ostwelve is a multi-disciplined media artist based out of the Fraser Valley in what is known as British Columbia in occupied Coast Salish territories. "I have been creating art and music for the last 18 years … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature poet, Mary Pinkoski. Mary Pinkoski, 5th Poet Laureate of the City of Edmonton (2013-2015), is an internationally recognized poet. She has performed on stages across North American and at the 2015 Winter Lights Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland. Her work has appeared in multiple anthologies. … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature poet, Johnny D Trinh. Johnny D Trinh is an interdisciplinary and spoken word artist."It takes a community to build an artist. In this form, and this scene- I found my voice." So looking forward to his Van Slam Debut! Words full of love, sharp … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature poet, Dana I.D Matthews. Dana, a Haitian born poet & MC, was adopted and raised in Canada. Now an independent Vancouver based artist, Dana has a voice that naturally commands the attention of anyone in the room. His diverse lyricism springs from his unique … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature poet, Sonya Littlejohn. Sonya Littlejohn is a Williams Lake based poet and language arts workshop facilitator with a passion for multiple forms of creative expression. Her first spoken word piece as a sacrifice for semi-finals at CFSW 2008 (Calgary) called “Sacrificial Poet”. Inanna Press … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature poet, Vanessa McGowan. Vanessa McGowan is a queer spoken word artist & singer/songwriter living with Cerebral Palsy. McGowan's EP "Alive" was released by Factory Fast Records, NYC & her work can be heard as the only poetry, on musical compilations "Americana Retrofit" and "Smoking … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature poet, Erin Cotton. Erin Cotton is an ocean of gay. She is slowly eroding the rock of patriarchy through her performances at shows like the Big Gay Cabaret, Siren’s Echo and Victoria Pride in the Word. She’s a two timing slam champion and there’s … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents feature poet, Ian Martinez. Ian Martinez is a longtime resident of Seattle, though he grew up in New York. Ian is the current co-slammaster and reigning Grand Slam champion of Rain City Poetry Slam, Seattle's only all-ages, PSi-certified slam. He has competed in, coached for, … Continued

A marathon of 12 hours of poetry, and you are invited to join in! Read/perform your own or someone else's poetry or sponsor someone else you want to hear.The whole thing is a $2/minute fundraiser for the 2017 Vancouver Poetry Slam team to help pay for their trip to perform … Continued

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 in this calendar year … Continued