Past Events from April 11, 2013 – April 9, 2012 | Vancouver Poetry House

Famous Last Words

Vancouver Film School | VFS Cafe 390 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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

$10 – $15

Mashed Poetics | I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got

Vancouver Film School | VFS Cafe 390 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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

$10 – $15

Embodying Spoken Word

The WISE Hall 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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

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CIPS PRELIMS Bout 1

The WISE Hall 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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

$15

Da Luv Jones Showcase

The WISE Hall 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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

$10 – $15

Love Letters for an Aching World

WISE Hall 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

TICKETS Humans are capable of simultaneously holding both the love and the mess — how can we write to honour this duality? This workshop offers space to explore writing as an act of love and to consider what it is to be human in a profoundly difficult yet terribly beautiful … Continued

How to Fnck up a Poem

The WISE Hall 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Chances are it's happened to you. You're at the mic, delivering your poem. Then something happens: maybe you stumble or say the wrong word, maybe you make eye contact with someone and get momentarily distracted, maybe an unexpected surge of emotion hits you, maybe the words simply stop coming to … Continued

CIPS PRELIMS Bout 2

The WISE Hall 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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

$15

Stage to Page: Interdisciplinary Edition

The WISE Hall 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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

$20

CIPS FINALS

The WISE Hall 1882 Adanac Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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

$18

Public Keynote – Lillian Allen | The Nest – Granville Island

The Nest 1398 Cartwright St 3rd Floor, Vancouver, BC, Canada

TICKETS Dub Poet, educator, changemaker, Lillian Allen will be offering a talk on spoken word, the movement ahead, and what is needed to continue the evolution of spoken word poets. In partnership with Vancouver Writers Fest. Please note this is a Mask Mandatory Event. Poète dub, éducatrice et actrice du … Continued

$25

Write Bloody North Author Showcase

The Nest 1398 Cartwright St 3rd Floor, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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

$15

From the Lost and Found Department

Morrow Creative Space 910 Richards St. – Unit 204, Vancouver, BC, Canada

May 6th at 7:00 pm 910 Richards St. – Unit 204   A reading of Joy Kogawa ft. Joy Kogawa & Poets including Renite Gosal Johnny Trinh Ange Yeung Hari Alluri Catherine Lewis Herbert Fong Alongside the esteemed author herself, an ensemble of poets will read excerpts from Joy Kogawa's … Continued

Art Overhead in Partnership with Downtown Van

Robson Square

Downtown Van in collaboration with the Vancouver Poetry House, is thrilled to launch the summer installation of the “Art Overhead” series! Downtown Van is kicking of their Art Overhead installation series this year by celebrating Pride month with colourful translucent letters forming an excerpt from SJ Valiquette’s poem “Pride,” which … Continued

Vancouver Poetry House AGM

Historic Joy Kogawa House 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada

The Vancouver Poetry House Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 17, 3pm, at the Historic Joy Kogawa House (1450 West 64th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6P 2N4). A virtual option is available using Zoom Let us Know You're attending: Please Register to Attend AGM Below Everyone is welcome to … Continued

Mentors on the Mic at Word Vancouver

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Vancouver Poetry House is excited to sponsor this event as part of Word Vancouver this year! Poets need teachers, and opportunities to grow. Sometimes mentors are found in a classroom, in a workshop, on stage, in the community. Sometimes, all it takes is someone to give us a chance, or … Continued

FREE

MRG Live presents Shane Koyczan at Vogue Theatre

Vogue Theatre 918 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

MRG Live presents Shane Koyczan at Vogue Theatre* Thursday, December 5th Doors @ 7:00 PM / Show @ 8:00 PM $29.50 - $34.50 (+fees) Tickets available here There are some artists who happen to be in the right place at the right time: that moment when the door is still … Continued

Series Registration for 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam

Register your slam series to submit a representative to compete in the 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam! Registration is open exclusively to series until February 28, 2025. CIPS 2025 takes place in Vancouver and online from April 16th to 19th. All CIPS events will take place at Chill X Studio (2270 … Continued

$75

Poetry Jam #1

Historic Joy Kogawa House 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada

Feb 18, 2025 - UPDATE: Due to Covid exposure at Historic Joy Kogawa House, this event will be ONLINE ONLY.   ABOUT POETRY JAM “It takes a community to build an artist, whether we resist against it, or are nurtured by it.” For all poets and folks interested in spoken … Continued

$10

Vancouver Poetry Slam feat. Jillian Christmas

Shamshiri Caveman 139 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Vancouver Poetry Slam is BACK! Join us on Monday, March 10th, for our first show in our new home (Shamshiri Caveman (139 Keefer St)) with the fabulous Jillian Christmas as our feature poet. Can't make it in-person? This event is hybrid, so you can join us online!

Imagery and Constraint: Workshop with Brandon Wint (Hybrid Event)

Historic Joy Kogawa House 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada

A public workshop as part of Amplify: Spoken Word Intensive, a writing workshop about form, image/metaphor and how they evolve to fit within a specific poetic constraint.

$15

Amplify Intensive | WordPlay Youth Workshop with Anjalica Solomon

Historic Joy Kogawa House 1450 West 64th Avenue, Vancouver, Canada

Join us for this public workshop as part of the Amplify: Spoken Word Intensive, presented in partnership with Historic Joy Kogawa House! Where: In-person: Historic Joy Kogawa House When: Sun, March 23 – 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM Cost: $15 (No one turned away for lack of funds: please contact: info@kogawahouse.com to request accommodations.) DESCRIPTION: … Continued

Vancouver Poetry Slam feat. Catherine Lewis

Shamshiri Caveman 139 Keefer St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join us on Monday, March 24th, for another Van Slam at Shamshiri Caveman (139 Keefer St)! Can't make it in-person? This event is hybrid, so you can join us online!