Verses Festival of Words | April 18-27, 2024 | Festival Pass All Verses performances for one low price, on sale until February 28! https://VersesPass.eventbrite.ca Join us at Verses and enjoy all of the powerful performances for $45. Passholders can attend all festival performances and will receive a 50% discount on … Continued
TICKETS A chance for the teams participating in Hullabaloo to meet and greet with one another. Following a showcase from three of Hullabaloo’s outstanding alumni, ll attending teams will perform a short 1-minute piece to introduce themselves. Doors at 6, Show 6:30-9, PWYC VFS Café, 390 West Hastings Street Jeudi … Continued
TICKETS Hullabaloo All Star Slam Doors at 12:00, Show at 12:30 Hullabaloo's All Star Slam brings to life the poignancy, hilarity and immediacy of poetry slam for local students! An interactive event, audience members engage in time-honored slam traditions, such as booing the scores (respectfully) and cheering wildly for the … Continued
TICKETS Slams start at 6:30 & 8:30 All Hullabaloo teams in Hullabaloo perform a mix of individual and group performances in poetry slam competitions for the first time! Poetry presented with gusto and the enthusiastic support of all attending teams! Vendredi 19 avril de 18h à 22h, début des Slams … Continued
Doors at 1:30 PM, Bouts start at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM All Hullabaloo teams in Hullabaloo perform a mix of individual and group performances in poetry slam competitions for the second time! After this round of bouts, we’ll find out who qualifies for Hullabaloo FINALS! Samedi 20 avril, 13h30-17h30, … Continued
TICKETS Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 8:00 PM The top four Hullabaloo teams from preliminaries compete for the Hullabaloo championship! Feature performance by Marie Metaphor. Samedi 20 avril, 19h00-22h00, Portes à 19h00, Spectacle à 20h00 Finales par équipe Hullabaloo avec Marie Metaphor Les quatre meilleures équipes Hullabaloo des préliminaires … Continued
TICKETS Doors at 7:30, show at 8 A celebration at the failed attempts to silence the Native voice. A collaboration between the Native Hip Hop Festival Society and Vancouver Poetry House. Hosted by Derek Edenshaw Lundi 22 avril, portes à 7h30, spectacle à 20h Café VFS, 390, rue West … Continued
TICKETS Doors at 6:30, show at 7 A night of funny people and hilarious poems brought to you through a collaboration between Death Rides a Unicorn and Vancouver Poetry House. In Famous Last Words, five contestants attempt to win their way into the heart of our master of ceremonies, Sara … Continued
TICKETS Doors at 8:30, show at 9 Mashed Poetics is a night of spoken word and music mashups where poets present new work based on a music album chosen by the organizers. A live band plays all the songs live with the poets performing in between the songs and sometimes … Continued
TICKETS Johnny Trinh Workshop Performance Poetry is a practice that engages the body and the voice in the sharing of the words. The ways in which we communicate and perform work is as important as the formation of the words themselves. In this workshop, poets who perform or want to … Continued
TICKETS Doors open at 6pm for live and online audience Poets will be paired up via random draw and compete head-to-head. The first round of poems are 3 minutes long. This will be a double knockout competition. Meaning 24 poets will compete with each other in 12 groups of 2. … Continued
TICKETS Produced in partnership with Fade to Black Entertainment and Vancouver Writers Fest Doors at 8:30, show at 9pm A showcase of Black poetics, featuring established and emerging poets to celebrate Black stories. Fade to Black Entertainment curates and produces events and programs that amplify and preserve historical and contemporary … Continued
TICKETS Doors open at 6 pm for live and online audience Poets will be paired up via random draw and compete head-to-head. This will be a double knockout competition. The poets competing will be the 12 poets who lost in the First Preliminary Night. The top 6 poets who survive … Continued
TICKETS Masterclass Featuring: Leo Johnson, Adrian Neblett, CR Avery, Jon Hedderwick, Kimmortal, Chris Tse Hosted by: Johnny D Trinh Stage to Page produces public masterclasses/workshops led by a panel of industry professionals featuring poets, producers, theatre makers, and more. Vancouver Poetry House is partnering with Stage to Page Performance Society … Continued
TICKETS Doors open at 6 pm for live and online audience Featuring Lillian Allen Live on POETV: Finals The top 6 poets from Preliminary Round 1, and the top 6 poets from Second Chance Night will go head to head. The knockout format is as follows: 6 groups of 2, … Continued
TICKETS Write Bloody North authors from across Canada will be sharing readings of their publications. Write Bloody North publishes spoken word artists from diverse genres, this promises to be an engaging and moving performance from some of Canada’s leading spoken word poets. In partnership with Vancouver Writers Fest. Please note … Continued
The top four teams compete in one last slam to crown the 2025 champion! Following the presentation of the Zaccheus Jackson Spirit of the Slam Award and a performance from an incredible headlining artist, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard, the four competing teams throw down in a final slam to determine the … Continued
One of the festival flagship events, "Oral Traditions" is an evening that amplifies diverse voices with a focus on oral traditions. For 2025, led by Sonya Littlejohn, Oral Traditions will be a collaborative showcase with partners: Native Hip Hop Society, Wordsmiths, and Soul Stories. This event will celebrate Indigenous, Black, … Continued
Poet Sheri-D Wilson launches the next volume of her epic work, The ONEIRONAUT ∅2 Come Celebrate as we launch the 2nd volume in a three-book one-story fantasy trilogy written in the beguiling words of poet Sheri-D Wilson. Sheri-D will be joined by friends: C.R. Avery, Billeh Nickerson, & Anjalica Solomon. Tuesday, April 15th, … Continued
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
The second round of competition features back-to-back slams as 24 of the best poets across Canada compete to see who will make Saturday night's CIPS FINALS! During Round 2, competing poets will perform 4-minute and 1-minute poems. This event will also stream live on the POETV YouTube channel. Thursday, April … Continued
Stage to Page returns for a public workshop where poets will explore ways to collaborate with music and other disciplines. Industry experts from across artistic disciplines and sectors offer tips and feedback to poets on their works, culminating in a musical jam session. Fri, April 18 at Chill X Studio … Continued
Always a fun event that offers opportunities for folks passionate about poetry to share work in a supportive environment! At this open mic-style event, attendees can sign up when they arrive at the event to share poems in an informal setting. Friday, April 18th, at Chill X Studio (2270 Manitoba St) … Continued
A longtime friend to Verses, Mashed Poetics returns with a showcase that brings music and poetry together as we celebrate The Tragically Hip album "Fully Completely"! Poets are invited to create work inspired by a song, artist, or album. Then, in true concert style, Mashed Poetics performs covers of the … Continued
A rare opportunity to learn from the incredible Beau Sia! Verses Festival of Words poet of honour and legendary Spoken Word poet Beau Sia offers a masterclass that offers coaching, tips, and feedback to poets interested in performance and writing compelling work. Sat, April 19 at Chill X Studio (2270 … Continued
After an intense preliminary competition, the top poets compete to crown the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam champion for 2025! Before 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 … Continued