Vancouver Poetry House

Verses Festival of Words Celebrate the transformative power of language at Verses Festival of Words About Verses Festival of Words Canada’s largest alternative literary arts festival, Verses Festival of Words offers up dynamic programming celebrating a broad definition of literary arts, including spoken word poetry, storytelling, page-based poetry, singer-songwriters, improvisers, … Continued

Location: Chill-X Studio Time: 3:00 pm   This session is formatted as a talk and facilitated dialogue where Governor General Award winning artist, Donna-Michelle St. Bernard will share knowledge on bridging disciplines of poetry, emcee, writing poetry, writing for theatre, and developing that work into performance. DM will impart knowledge … Continued

Location: Chill-X Studio Time: 1:00 pm   This presentation is perfect for any artist or arts organization that is looking to produce community-engaged art projects. Johnny D Trinh, Vancouver Poetry House | Executive Artistic Director, Historic Joy Kogawa House | Interim Executive Director, Stage to Page Performance Society | Founding … Continued

Vancouver Poetry Slam returns in-person and online with a May slam featuring newly-crowned (and two-time!) Canadian Individual Poetry Slam champion, MayaSpoken! In addition to a feature set from MayaSpoken, this slam includes a short open mic and a two-round poetry slam. Sign up for open mic and slam spots will … Continued

Vancouver Poetry Slam returns in-person and online with a June slam featuring Derek Edenshaw!

In addition to a feature set from Derek Edenshaw, this slam includes a short open mic and a two-round poetry slam. Sign up for open mic and slam spots will be first come, first serve. The show opens with the open mic and the feature performance. Following a short break, we slam!

Vancouver Poetry Slam September--  featuring Shima Aisha Robinson! Monday, September 1st, 2025 at Shamshiri Caveman (139 Keefer St). Doors: 7:00 PM  |  Sign up: 7:30 PM  |  Show: 8:00 PM $8 Advance - BUY TICKETS $10-$15 sliding scale at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) This … Continued

Van Slam will return to El Torito (139B Keefer St.) on October 6th! Doors: 7 pm Sign up: 7:30 pm Slam: 8 pm $8 in advance at Zeffy.com $10-15 @ the door No one turned away for lack of funds El Torito is a wheelchair accessible venue. A warm thank … Continued

Van Slam will return to El Torito (139B Keefer St.) on November 3rd with the inimitable CHARLIE PETCH as our feature! Doors: 7 pm Sign up: 7:30 pm Slam: 8 pm $8 in advance at Zeffy.com $10-15 @ the door No one turned away for lack of funds A note … Continued