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SUMMARY:Oral Traditions 2026: International Indigenous Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:Oral Traditions 2026: (Inaugural) International Indigenous Poetry Slam\nApril 27 | Chill-X Studio\nDoors: 7pm | Sign-up 7:30pm | Show: 8pm\nAdv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nAdvance tickets from Zeffy here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/oral-traditions-at-verses–2026\nBuy a Verses Festival pass HERE \nCo-produced with Derek Edenshaw\, Native Hip Hop Society\, and Franz Seachel\, Enabling Arts Society. The Oral Traditions 2026 Inaugural International Indigenous Poetry Slam recognizes decolonizing efforts globally\, amplifying human rights\, and celebrating Indigenous voices.\nFeature performance by: Spin El Poeta \nEligibility: This slam is open to individuals who identify as Indigeneous.\nPrizes include:  \n1st place $250\,\n2nd place $150\,\n3rd place $100 \nTo enter the slam: Sign up at 7:30pm in the venue. \nAbout the feature:\nSPIN El Poeta is a Guatemalan-born\, poet\, cultural strategist\, and educator whose work has moved stages across Turtle Island and Latin America for over twenty years. Known for performances that fuse political clarity with deep emotional intelligence\, SPIN’s poetry explores migration\, masculinity\, healing and Immigrant–Indigenous friendship with precision and urgency.He has represented Canada internationally at the 2025 World Poetry Slam\, 2024 Abya Yala Slam in Ciudad Juárez\, Mexico\, Painted By Poets in Atlanta\, and he was a member of the Growhouse Tampa Slam Poetry team in 2024. \nBeyond the stage\, SPIN has executive produced the LA Raza BIPOC Access Podcast and co-founded One Mic Educators and LA Raza Open Mic\, platforms dedicated to uplift Black\, Indigenous\, Latin American\, and Palestinian artists. \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/oral-traditions-2026-international-indigenous-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses,Verses 2026
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SUMMARY:Famous Last Words: Verses 2026 Edition
DESCRIPTION:Famous Last Words from Death Rides A Unicorn\nApril 28 | Chill-X Studio\n6:30pm to 8:30pm\nAdv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nBuy Advance Tickets for this event here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/famous-last-words-verses-2026-edition\nBuy a Verses Festival pass HERE \nA hilarious evening of poetry games\, featuring some of Spoken Word’s favourite personalities:  Apollo the Child in from Ottawa\, Marie Metaphor over from Victoria\, Skylar Kay in from Calgary\, joining Vancouver’s RC Weslowski\, Dina Del Bucchia and Uni the Unicorn. \nSean McGarragle (DRU Salonnière) is a poet\, storyteller\, teacher\, performer and event producer from the Republic of East Vancouver. He is the founder of Death Rides a Unicorn\, The Vancouver Story Slam\, The Canadian Individual Poetry Slam and the Vancouver International Poetry Festival (now entitled Verses). He has performed and read his work from Dublin to Denver\, from Moose Jaw Saskatchewan to Madison Wisconsin. He is super excited to host this show and to showcase some great poetic talents. \nDeath Rides a Unicorn is an arts non-profit that focuses on silly literary and spoken word events such as Famous Last Words\, Liars of Orpheus\, The Seventeen Syllable Poetry Slam and Under the Rooftops of Vancouver. It stems from a want to produce accessible fun arts events that are either no cost to audience members or low cost to audiences. Our salonnière (artistic producer) Sean McGarragle created Death Rides a Unicorn as away to fight back against the melancholy that the Covid and Fentanyl Pandemics instilled upon all of us. We find it even more important to spread joy\, silliness and a little bit of chocolate now\, given the state of the world. \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/famous-last-words-verses-2026-edition/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Verses,Verses 2026
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SUMMARY:Un-Closing Captions: possibilities for descriptive text
DESCRIPTION:Un-Closing Captions: possibilities for descriptive text\nApril 29 | Chill-X Studio\n3 pm to 5pm\nAdv. $10 or by donation | $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nAdvance tickets for this event here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/captioning-and-scoring-poems-workshop\nBuy a Verses Festival pass HERE \nLed by Vancouver Poet Laureate Elee Kraljii Gardiner\, Elana Brief and Dani Rodriguez\nClosed captions are an important accessibility feature for many viewers. But\, as artist Christine Sun Kim points out\, descriptive subtitles for the musical soundtrack in videos often default to something unspecific such as [MUSIC PLAYING]. How can we\, as poets\, explode the form of the subtitle and open meaning for people who rely on captions? In this participatory\, creative\, and generative workshop facilitated by Vancouver Poet Laureate Elee Kraljii Gardiner and Citizen Poets Elana Brief and Dani Rodriguez\, we will experiment with creating closed captions that transmit mood and flavour and perhaps open new pathways into poetic practice. We will play with associative language\, surrealism\, and other tactics as we respond to samples of live acoustic fiddle and recorded sound. This playful and positive workshop is for anyone curious and willing to share knowledge. \nElee Kraljii Gardiner is the author of two poetry collections (Trauma Head\, serpentine loop) and the editor of two essay collections (Against Death: 35 Essays on Living and V6A: Writing from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside). A frequent collaborator with choreographers\, musicians\, sound and visual artists\, Elee is currently collaborating with nature via a series of durational art installations that investigate cultural ideas regarding the passing of time. She directs Vancouver Manuscript Intensive and is the seventh poet laureate of Vancouver\, learning in community via the sound-based legacy project Here\, Hearing. Her new book\, sometimes\, forest\, is just out from Talonbooks. \nElana Brief weaves together a life of poetry\, music\, motherhood\, scientific research and community engagement. She relies on her synesthesia to bring words to the experience of sound. Elana was named one of the 2025 Citizen Poets as part of Elee Kraljii Gardiner’s Here\, Hearing Project. In that role\, she tumbled into a world of creativity\, expertise and generosity. Elana wishes to share this joyful experience of togetherness in sound and word at Verses 2026 \nBorn and raised in Mexico\, Dani Rodríguez Chevalier writes and translates from unceded Coast Salish territories (Vancouver\, BC). Her work has appeared in PRISM International\, Volume and carte blanche. Her co-translation of JAWS is forthcoming with Cardboard House Press (2026). She is part of eclectic artist collectives mim and El Mashup\, a programmer at the Vancouver Latin American Film Fest\, and co-host of Vivaporú on CiTR 101.9FM. She believes engaging in accessibility as a creative practice can unlock worlds of wonder and unexpected poetry. Named Citizen Poet in 2025\, Dani is eternally lured by food\, sound\, water\, and the archive.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/captioning-and-scoring-poems-workshop/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Development,Verses,Verses 2026
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SUMMARY:Writing Workshop led by Skylar Kay
DESCRIPTION:Writing Workshop led by Skylar Kay\nApril 30 | Chill-X Studio\n2pm to 4pm\nAdv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nAdvance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/verses-festival-writing-workshop-with-skylar-kay\nBUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE \n\nSkylar Kay is an Alberta-based poet and grad school dropout. Since releasing her debut collection\, Transcribing Moonlight (Frontenac House 2022)\, she has moved back home to Calgary where she looks for the magic in everyday life. Her debut collection was well-received\, earning a shortlist nod for the League of Canadian Poets’ Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for Poetry\, and won the Book Publishers Association of Alberta’s Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry. Her second collection\, There’s Magic Here Too (Frontenac House) released in fall 2025.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/writing-workshop-led-by-skylar-kay/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses,Verses 2026
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260501T220000
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SUMMARY:Mashed Poetics: Verses 2026 Edition
DESCRIPTION:May 1 | Chill-X Studio\n8pm to 10pm\nAdv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nAdvance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/mashed-poetics-verses-2026-edition\nBUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE \nMashed Poetics is one of Vancouver’s longest-running poetry showcases– an all-star line-up of poets is invited to write poems in response to curated songs by the Mashed Poetics Band\, who play covers of amazing hits for a live\, in-person concert that brings loud music and deep poetry into a fun-filled night of fun featuring the music of Tegan and Sara. \nFeatured Artists include: Anjalica Solomon\, Skylar Kay\, Isabella Wang\, Nevaeh North\, Allie Cristoffanini\, Amber Dawn\, Sonnet L’Abbé\, Wilhelmina Salmi\, Shauna Paull\, Kay Fraser \nThis event will feature the music of Tegan and Sara as performed by “The Con” as well as 10 poets writing and performing new work inspired by this duo who once featured at the Vancouver Poetry Slam (according to Al Mader)\n\nSide A\nStop Desire–Anjalica Solomon\nThe Con–Skylar Kay\nI Bet It Stung–Isabella Wang\nCall It Off–Nevaeh North\nHell–Allie Cristoffanini\n \nSide B\nMy Number–Amber Dawn\nWhere Did the Good Go–Sonnet L’Abbé\nBack in Your Head–Wilhelmina Salmi\nLiving Room–Shauna Paull\nCloser–Kay Fraser
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/mashed-poetics-verses-2026-edition/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Music,Verses,Verses 2026
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260502T150000
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SUMMARY:Stage to Page Showcase: Intimate Dialogues
DESCRIPTION:May 2 | Chill-X Studio\n3pm to 5pm\nAdv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nAdvance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/stage-to-page-showcase-intimate-dialogues\nBUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE \nStage to Page Showcase: Intimate Dialogues brings poets Abdulsalam\, Jeremy Loveday\, Skylar Kay\, Amber Dawn\, and Clifton Joseph together for a night of craft and performance you won’t want to miss by Stage to Page Performance Society. \nAbout the poets:\nJeremy Loveday is a poet\, arts educator\, and community builder from Victoria\, BC\, on the territory of the lək̓ʷəŋən People. He co-founded and served as the longtime artistic director of the Victorious Voices youth poetry festival. Jeremy’s dynamic performances earned him the title of Victoria Poetry Slam Grand Champion three times. In 2020\, he was honoured with the Zaccheus Jackson Nyce Memorial Award. His work has been published in reputable platforms such as Huffington Post\, CV2\, Funicular Magazine\, National Observer\, CBC\, Claudia\, and Best Canadian Poetry 2023. Jeremy’s first full-length book Maybe the Starling\, is now available through Write Bloody North.  \nAbdulsalam is a Syrian-Palestinian spoken word poet and photographer. His work explores themes of home\, memory\, and sometimes love. He has performed across Turtle Island\, reached the finals of CIPS 2023\, and featured at the Saskatchewan Festival of Words. He is grateful to live\, work\, and play on the unceded Coast Salish Territories. \nSkylar Kay is an Alberta-based poet and grad school dropout. Since releasing her debut collection\, Transcribing Moonlight (Frontenac House 2022)\, she has moved back home to Calgary where she looks for the magic in everyday life. Her debut collection was well-received\, earning a shortlist nod for the League of Canadian Poets’ Gerald Lampert Memorial Award for Poetry\, and won the Book Publishers Association of Alberta’s Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry. Her second collection\, There’s Magic Here Too (Frontenac House) released in fall 2025. \nAmber Dawn is the author of six books and editor of three anthologies. Her body-of-work largely explores queerness\, trauma-informed cultural production and madness. Her newest poetry collection Buzzkill Clamshell (2025) flaunts the chronically pained body as a source of lewd feminine power. \nDubzz/poet/at/large Clifton Joseph is a poet and journalist who has written for television\, radio\, newspapers\, magazines and the internet. \nA founding member of the dub poetry movement in Canada\, he has published a book of poems “Metropolitan Blues”\, “Oral Trans/Missions” an album of poetry and music\, the videos “Pimps” and “(Survival) In the City\, as well as a numerous  single dub poetry releases including “A Chant For Monk”\, “That Night In Tunisia” and “Shots On Eglinton”. \nHe has performed widely across Canada\, the U.S.\, U.K. and the Caribbean and his poems have been included in a number of written and audio anthologies including “Poetry Nation” and “Word Up”\, Virgin Records compilation of North American performance poets. \nAmong Joseph’s Awards are two Gemini Awards for Best Writing in an Information Program or Series; a Time-Warner “Freddies” Award for excellence in health reporting; a Silver Fleece Award from the Chicago International Film Festival; and the Best Dub Poet Award and the Peter Tosh Memorial Award from the Canadian Reggae Music Awards. \nHis latest album of poetry and music is “Shots On Eglinton”
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/stage-to-page-showcase-intimate-dialogues/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses,Verses 2026
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SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam FINALS featuring Spin El Poeta
DESCRIPTION:May 2\, | Chill-X Studio\nDoors: 7pm | Show: 8pm \nAdv. Tix: $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nAdvance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-finals-ft-spin-el-poeta\nBUY FESTIVAL PASS HERE \nJoin us for the final night of the national competition to determine the 2026 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion\n \nAbout the Feature:\nSPIN El Poeta is a Guatemalan-born\, poet\, cultural strategist\, and educator whose work has moved stages across Turtle Island and Latin America for over twenty years. Known for performances that fuse political clarity with deep emotional intelligence\, SPIN’s poetry explores migration\, masculinity\, healing and Immigrant–Indigenous friendship with precision and urgency. \nHe has represented Canada internationally at the 2025 World Poetry Slam\, 2024 Abya Yala Slam in Ciudad Juárez\, Mexico\, Painted By Poets in Atlanta\, and he was a member of the Growhouse Tampa Slam Poetry team in 2024.  \nBeyond the stage\, SPIN has executive produced the LA Raza BIPOC Access Podcast and co-founded One Mic Educators and LA Raza Open Mic\, platforms dedicated to uplift Black\, Indigenous\, Latin American\, and Palestinian artists.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-finals-featuring-spin-el-poeta/
LOCATION:Chill-X Studio\, 2270 Manitoba Street\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses,Verses 2026
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