The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Mona Mousa. Inspired by several Canadian and American slam poets, Mona found herself in an addictive relationship with the written and spoken word. At 17 she hit the stage for the first time at Toronto’s well-known annual Open Minds Respect events. 9 year … Continued

Art is best with rules. That's a rule. Poetry Slams have lots of rules, that’s what makes them great art. Some people seem to disagree with this clearly factual scientific based rule fact so we’re tossing it all out the window! It’s going to be anarchy I tell you! Anarchy! … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Paradigm. A native of the Universe, Joann Cathleen Roberts -- known as simply "Jo" or by her recent stage alias "Paradigm"-- grew up in the Chicago area. A poet/MC, musician, and producer; she discovered a love for playing instruments, such as drums, bass, … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Tasha Receno. Tasha Receno is a Spoken Word Artist, a Non-Fiction and a Fiction writer. She has competed in the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word representing Vancouver in 2014. Has made it to the finals stage of the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championships … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Shyla Hardwick. Shyla Hardwick is a queer poet and biologist from Detroit, MI interested in exploring the transitional space between different levels of organization. Shyla teaches, reads, and learns at schools, venues, and bookstores across the nation. As always, there will be an … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Cathy Petch. Cathy Petch is a playwright, spoken word artist, haiku deathmaster and musical saw player for The Silverhearts. Her new play "Mel Malarkey" is being produced by Theatre Trent. She has several handsome chapbooks and most recently published her poetry book "Late … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Lucia Misch. Raised at an astronomical observatory in California, Lucia Misch began writing and performing as a teen. She placed second at the 2011 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, has been a member of the Vancouver Slam Team, and continues to perform and teach … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, DMP. Daniel Mark Patterson (DMP) is a Spoken Word Artist who is not easy to define. He writes confessional, heartbreaking poetry, but is not a depressing poet. Sometimes he writes funny, irreverent poetry, but he is not a comedic poet. He is a … Continued

Who is the Vancouver Poetry Slam Family? If you're reading this, then it probably includes YOU! Maybe you enjoy hearing poetry, or reading it, or hosting, or volunteering, or just knowing that there are people doing such things in a place where you are always welcome. And just like any … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Robert Lashley. A 2016 Jack Straw Fellow, Robert Lashley has had poems published in such Journals as Feminete, No Regrets, and Your Hands, Your Mouth. His work was also featured in Many Trails To The Summit, an anthology of Northwest form and Lyric … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Sonya Littlejohn. Sonya Littlejohn is a Vancouver based writer and poet. Her poem “Grey: a Biracial Poem” was published in Other Tongues: Mixed Race Women Speak Out an anthology of poetry about cultural identity, by Inanna Press in 2010. She works with the … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Imani Sims. Imani Sims is a spicy Chai tea-loving Seattle native who spun her first performance poem at the age of fourteen. Since then, she has developed an infinitely rippling love for poetry in all of its forms. She believes in the healing … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Ransford Brempong. When trying to describe Ransford you will find that it's never quite that easy! He is complicated, diverse, humble, a world traveler, extremely positive, artistic mind, ex professional basketball player, self proclaimed underdog. He's a seeker of truth & knowledge, and … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Johnny MacRae. Johnny MacRae is a mouthy poet. The 2013 Poet of Honour for the Victoria Spoken Word Festival, he has been a regional and a national poetry slam champion. Since 2010, MacRae has regularly toured across Canada and the United States, both … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Charles Ekabhumi Ellik. Charles Ekabhumi Ellik is a poet, artist, husband, student and teacher of Classical Tantric Hatha Yoga. He teaches Yoga Asana at Yoga Tree's Telegraph studio, where he designed the "Dancing Peacock Feathers" mural. A former Options Broker, he quit finance … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poets Kelsey Warren and Bryan Roessel. Kelsey Warren stumbled across the world of poetry in late 2014, when a series of tragedies led her to this psuedo-therapy. This year she competed at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Albequerque, NM, and was … Continued

The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Molly Billows. Molly Billows is swift waters, secrets, and salal berries. Northern Coast Salish from the Homalco Nation, she was adopted-out and grew up in and around Victoria. She has been living as a visitor in Vancouver, on the territories of the Musqueam, … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Siaara Freeman. Siaara Freeman was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio. She’s very proud of this even when others assume she’d feel otherwise. She began writing at 7 years old and actively slamming at 15 for the National Brave New Voices Competition until she … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Winona Linn. Winona Linn is a poet, performer, teacher and spoken word artist. Although originally from Kingston, Ontario, Linn made a name for herself in the thriving poetry community of Halifax, Nova Scotia while attending the University of King's College. In only her second … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Tanya Evanson. Tanya Evanson is a Montreal poet, performer, producer, educator and director of Banff Centre Spoken Word. She has released three studio albums, six artist books of poetry, an award-winning videopoem and in 2013 received the Golden Beret Award and was Poet … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Erin Dingle. Erin Dingle tells it like it is. Whether it’s sad, silly, science or NSFW, she “takes that confused feeling or idea you’ve never had words for and paints it into poetry you’ll understand.” Erin is a performance poet from Calgary, Canada. … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Matt J Loeb.   Hailing from Windsor, Ontario, where in 2015 he founded the Windsor Poetry Slam. Matt Loeb is a Spoken Word artist who’s poetry ranges from candid honesty to biting satire. Active in the Vancouver Poetry Slam since he burst on … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Coral More. Coral More is a Vancouver-based poet, a two-time Vancouver Poetry Slam national team member, the 2015 Vancouver Individual World Poetry Slam and Canadian Individual Poetry Slam representative, and a finalist at CIPS 2016. She has traveled to Oakland for the National … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, John Quiñonez Based out of Flagstaff, Arizona John Quiñonez is a Full time Events Coordinator, Special Ed Teacher, Server, and Respite Care Provider by Trade. By Night he is the longtime Flagstaff Slammaster, Northern Arizona Book Festival Board Member, iWPS 2016 Host City … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Lucia Misch. Born and raised at an astronomical observatory in California, Lucia Misch is a spoken word poet with a decade of writing, performing, and teaching under her belt. After getting her start as a champion youth poet in the Bay Area, she … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Honey Sanaa. Honey Sanaa is a spoken word artist from New Orleans, Louisiana by way of Mississippi. She is an educator by day, who holds 3 higher education degrees, including a Master’s degree in secondary education. Honey is the co-founder of C.H.A.O.S.: Collective … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Kim Villagante. Kim Villagante, also known as K!mmortal, is an artistic force to be reckoned with. As an artist of lines and rhymes, as well as an arts-based community organizer, Kim fuses her phenomenal artistic talents (as a visual-artist, singer-songwriter, rap-poet-lyricist, and actor) … Continued