Masterclass with Clifton Joseph, hosted by Johnny D Trinh and presented by Historic Joy Kogawa House Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Cost: $15 or PWYC Buy tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/masterclass-with-clifton-joseph Buy a Festival PASS here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/verses-2026-festival-pass Poets are invited to a masterclass with Dub Poet legend … Continued
May 1st | Chill-X Studio 2pm to 4pm Adv. $8 | $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/verses-festival-poetry-jam--2026 BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE This open workshop will invite all who are interested in spoken word to participate in a facilitated workshop … Continued
May 1 | Chill-X Studio 8pm to 10pm Adv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/mashed-poetics-verses-2026-edition BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE Mashed Poetics is one of Vancouver’s longest-running poetry showcases-- an all-star line-up of poets is invited to write poems … Continued
Projected Poems: The Practice and Evolution of Poetry in Film and Video with Sheri-D Wilson, Fiona Tinwei Lam, Brandon Wint, and Heather Haley Date: May 2, 2026 Time: 11:30 am (2 hours with Q&A) Location: Chill-X Studio with live audience, and filmed for streaming in future, likely with Sanderson Productions … Continued
May 2 | Chill-X Studio 3pm to 5pm Adv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/stage-to-page-showcase-intimate-dialogues BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE Stage to Page Showcase: Intimate Dialogues brings poets Abdulsalam, Jeremy Loveday, Skylar Kay, Amber Dawn, and Clifton Joseph together … Continued
May 2, | Chill-X Studio Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm Adv. Tix: $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-finals-ft-spin-el-poeta BUY FESTIVAL PASS HERE Join us for the final night of the national competition to determine the 2026 Canadian Individual … Continued