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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Slams: Round 1!
DESCRIPTION:The preliminary rounds erupt\, with all 16 teams competing in four heats of four!\nLocation: Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors: 6:00 PM\nStart: Bouts 1 & 2 6:30 PM\n          Bouts 3 & 4 8:30 PM\nEnd: 10:00 PM\nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this evening\, either the first or second slate of prelims. All teams and audience members are encouraged to attend the entire evening. The poems will be judged by five random members of the audience who are not directly affiliated with any of the poets or schools. They will give each poem a score between 0 and 10. We will drop the high and low scores\, and each poem will receive a total score out of 30. Each bout has four rounds (three rounds of solo poems and a mandatory group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120.\nBout Schedule: TBA\nOpen to the general public. All Ages. General seating. Seating cannot be reserved in advance.\nAccessibility info\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities.\nPhoto by Patrick Shannon (Nang K’uulas)
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-slams-round-1-2/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:free event
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo All Star Slam Showcase #2 - SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:“Awesome day! My students were so pumped and spoke about it for days afterwards.” – Lorisse Humphries\, Chilliwack Middle School \nThe always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year\, featuring a battle between Canadian spoken word all stars! \nThe 2018 edition of the All Star Slam sees Vancouver’s Molly Billows\, Calgary’s Erin Dingle\, and Saskatoon’s Zoey Pricelys Roy compete in a three-round poetry slam – with students judging!  Once the dust has settled\, and the winner has been declared\, there’s time for a Q&A with the artists. \n“The All Star Slam is always a great experience for my students.  It exposes them to another art form that many young students don’t even know exists!” – Marion Humeniuk\, Maple Grove Elementary \nThis show usually SELLS OUT\, so you’ll want to get your tickets as soon as you can! \nDoors: 11:45 AM\nStart: 12:30 PM\nEnd: 2:00 PM \nTickets*: $6/student for school groups (FREE for teachers/chaperones)**\n$10 for public \nContact Johnny MacRae at wordplaypoets@gmail.com to book tickets or to find out more! \nHungry for more?  Molly\, Zoey\, and Erin will be back at it the next morning at 10:00 AM for our Adventures in Poetryland Workshops \nPhoto by Patrick Shannon (Nang K’uulas)\n*Until April 10th\, ticket bookings remain flexible.  After April 10th\, refunds will only be available for tickets up to 10% of the total purchasing price. \n**Booking more than 100 tickets?  Talk to Johnny about the large group discount.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/all-star-slam-showcase-2-sold-out/
LOCATION:Annual General Meeting on May 25th
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,poetry,Slam,Verses 2018,Youth
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SUMMARY:All Star Slam Showcase #2 SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:“Awesome day! My students were so pumped and spoke about it for days afterwards.” – Lorisse Humphries\, Chilliwack Middle School \nThe always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year\, featuring a battle between Canadian spoken word all stars!\nThe 2018 edition of the All Star Slam sees Vancouver’s Molly Billows\, Calgary’s Erin Dingle\, and Saskatoon’s Zoey Pricelys Roy compete in a three-round poetry slam – with students judging!  Once the dust has settled\, and the winner has been declared\, there’s time for a Q&A with the artists. \n\n“The All Star Slam is always a great experience for my students.  It exposes them to another art form that many young students don’t even know exists!” – Marion Humeniuk\, Maple Grove Elementary \n\nThis show usually SELLS OUT\, so you’ll want to get your tickets as soon as you can!\nDoors: 11:45 AM\nStart: 12:30 PM\nEnd: 2:00 PM\nTickets*: $6/student for school groups (FREE for teachers/chaperones)**\n$10 for public\nContact Johnny MacRae at wordplaypoets@gmail.com to book tickets or to find out more!\nHungry for more?  Molly\, Zoey\, and Erin will be back at it the next morning at 10:00 AM for our Adventures in Poetryland Workshops\nPhoto by Patrick Shannon (Nang K’uulas)\n*Until April 10th\, ticket bookings remain flexible.  After April 10th\, refunds will only be available for tickets up to 10% of the total purchasing price.\n**Booking more than 100 tickets?  Talk to Johnny about the large group discount.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/all-star-slam-showcase/
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo All Star Slam Showcase #1
DESCRIPTION:“Awesome day! My students were so pumped and spoke about it for days afterwards.” – Lorisse Humphries\, Chilliwack Middle School \nThe always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year\, featuring a battle between Canadian spoken word all stars! \nThe 2018 edition of the All Star Slam sees Vancouver’s Molly Billows\, Calgary’s Erin Dingle\, and Saskatoon’s Zoey Pricelys Roy compete in a three-round poetry slam hosted by the inimitable Johnny Trinh – with students judging!  Once the dust has settled\, and the winner has been declared\, there’s time for a Q&A with the artists. \n\n“The All Star Slam is always a great experience for my students.  It exposes them to another art form that many young students don’t even know exists!” – Marion Humeniuk\, Maple Grove Elementary \n\nThis show usually SELLS OUT\, so you’ll want to get your tickets as soon as you can! \nDoors: 8:45 AM\nStart: 9:30 AM\nEnd: 11:00 AM \nTickets*: $6/student for school groups (FREE for teachers/chaperones)**\n$10 for public \nContact Johnny MacRae at wordplaypoets@gmail.com to book tickets or to find out more! \nHungry for more?  Molly\, Zoey\, and Erin will be back at it the next morning at 10:00 AM for our Adventures in Poetryland Workshops \nPhoto by Patrick Shannon (Nang K’uulas)*Until April 10th\, ticket bookings remain flexible.  After April 10th\, refunds will only be available for tickets up to 10% of the total purchasing price. \n**Booking more than 100 tickets?  Talk to Johnny about the large group discount.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/all-star-slam-2/
LOCATION:14813553_10154164013082568_1457286506_n
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,poetry,Slam,Verses 2018,Youth
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SUMMARY:All Star Slam Showcase #1
DESCRIPTION:“Awesome day! My students were so pumped and spoke about it for days afterwards.” – Lorisse Humphries\, Chilliwack Middle School \nThe always popular Hullabaloo All Star Slam at the Rio Theatre returns this year\, featuring a battle between Canadian spoken word all stars!\nThe 2018 edition of the All Star Slam sees Vancouver’s Molly Billows\, Calgary’s Erin Dingle\, and Saskatoon’s Zoey Pricelys Roy compete in a three-round poetry slam hosted by the inimitable Johnny Trinh – with students judging!  Once the dust has settled\, and the winner has been declared\, there’s time for a Q&A with the artists. \n\n“The All Star Slam is always a great experience for my students.  It exposes them to another art form that many young students don’t even know exists!” – Marion Humeniuk\, Maple Grove Elementary \n\nThis show usually SELLS OUT\, so you’ll want to get your tickets as soon as you can!\nDoors: 8:45 AM\nStart: 9:30 AM\nEnd: 11:00 AM\nTickets*: $6/student for school groups (FREE for teachers/chaperones)**\n$10 for public\nContact Johnny MacRae at wordplaypoets@gmail.com to book tickets or to find out more!\nHungry for more?  Molly\, Zoey\, and Erin will be back at it the next morning at 10:00 AM for our Adventures in Poetryland Workshops\nPhoto by Patrick Shannon (Nang K’uulas)\n*Until April 10th\, ticket bookings remain flexible.  After April 10th\, refunds will only be available for tickets up to 10% of the total purchasing price.\n**Booking more than 100 tickets?  Talk to Johnny about the large group discount.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/all-star-slam-showcase-1/
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SUMMARY:Underground Indies!!!
DESCRIPTION:Underground Indies is the chance for individual slammers to show the breadth and depth of their poetic skills. Immediately following the Spoken Word Jamboree\, we’ll take the poetry off the mic and set it in the round. The audience will be arranged in a circle around the performance area. There will be no stage and no microphone. Instead of teams\, 16 individual poets will compete in a head-to-head format to determine the “best” poet at Hullabaloo.  The winner will be invited to perform alongside a selection of festival artists at Jangle & Shout at The WISE Hall on Sunday\, April 22nd.\nAlice MacKay Room (downstairs from the main concourse).\nStarts: 8:00 PM\nEnds: 10:00 PM\nRules:\n\nEach school can nominate one poet to represent them at Underground Indies. This might be the winner of your school slam or your team captain. The selection process is up to the school or organization. If we have less than 16 poets\, then we will have an open sign-up directly proceeding the competition to bring the number of slammers up to 16.\nThere are no judges\, or rather\, everyone is a judge. 16 poets are randomly chosen into 8 pairings. In each pairing\, the two poets play rock/paper/scissors to determine who goes first. After both poets have performed\, the winner is determined by audience applause.\nTo go all the way and complete the final match at Underground Indies\, a poet will need four poems.\nThe time limit of 3 minutes and 10 seconds is still in effect. If a poet goes over time\, the host will enter the circle and interrupt their poem.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/underground-indies-2-2/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:free event
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SUMMARY:See you April 19 - 29 for Verses Festival of Words 2018!
DESCRIPTION:You can purchase your Verses Festival pass for $75 here. \nPass-holders must arrive at events early. All events are general admission. \nA portion of event capacity has been held specifically for passholders.\n15 minutes before show time\, spots unclaimed by passholders are released to be sold at the door. \nThis means that if a show says “Sold Out” online\, as a pass-holder\, you can get in as long as you are there more than 30 minutes before the show starts. The audience capacity of our venues includes standing room\, and seats are not guaranteed. \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/see-you-in-april-for-verses-festival-of-words-2/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,Van Slam,Verses 2018,Workshop,Youth
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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Jamboree feat. Molly Billows
DESCRIPTION:The Spoken Word Jamboree kicks off not only Hullabaloo\, but also Verses Festival of Words!   All teams will be invited to perform a one-minute intro poem to tell us more about themselves and their school\, and Molly Billows will rock the house as the night’s feature. \nAlice MacKay Room (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors at 6:00 PM.\nShow starts at 6:30 PM. \nThe Jamboree provides all participating poets a chance to meet each other outside of a competition setting. It’s also where all the teams will register. Poets and coaches will receive artist passes that allow them free access to all Hullabaloo events. There will be a brief orientation and then the poetry will begin. However\, this is a public event. You don’t need to be on a participating team to attend. Don’t be shy. Come on down and help us start this festival right! \nOpen to the general public. All Ages. General seating. Seating cannot be reserved in advance. \nAbout the Feature: Molly Billows’ bio coming soon!
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/jamboree-feat-molly-billows/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,poetry,Verses 2018,Youth
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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Jamboree feat. Molly Billows
DESCRIPTION:The Spoken Word Jamboree kicks off not only Hullabaloo\, but also Verses Festival of Words!   All teams will be invited to perform a one-minute intro poem to tell us more about themselves and their school\, and Molly Billows will rock the house as the night’s feature.\nAlice MacKay Room (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors at 6:00 PM.\nShow starts at 6:30 PM.\nThe Jamboree provides all participating poets a chance to meet each other outside of a competition setting. It’s also where all the teams will register. Poets and coaches will receive artist passes that allow them free access to all Hullabaloo events. There will be a brief orientation and then the poetry will begin. However\, this is a public event. You don’t need to be on a participating team to attend. Don’t be shy. Come on down and help us start this festival right!\nOpen to the general public. All Ages. General seating. Seating cannot be reserved in advance.\nAbout the Feature: Molly Billows’ bio coming soon!\nPhoto by Patrick Shannon (Nang K’uulas)
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/spoken-word-jamboree-feat-molly-billows/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180419
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180430
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SUMMARY:Check out versesfestival.ca for detailed event listings for Verses Festival of Words 2018!
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/see-you-in-april-for-verses-festival-of-words/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,Van Slam,Verses 2018,Workshop,Youth
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SUMMARY:Andrea Gibson Q + A with Molly Billows at Massy Books
DESCRIPTION:“Do you want to hear the best story you’ve ever heard in your life?” Andrea Gibson asks into the microphone. The audience leans forward in silent anticipation. “So I met this woman and I went home to her house with her.” They pause\, “already a great story.” The audience erupts with laughter\, a happy juxtaposition after being so quietly captivated. Smirking into the spotlight\, Andrea continues\, “…So we’re about to kiss for the very first time. And right before our lips touch\, she jumps from the bed\, runs to the closet and grabs a stethoscope\, puts the ear thingies in my ears and slides the knob down her shirt onto her heart and says\, ‘I want you to listen to my heart speed up when you kiss me.’ And I kissed her! And her heart got faster and faster y’all.” By this point the room itself almost feels like a stethoscope pumping with the galloping hearts of the fans. “Moral of the story\, buy a stethoscope\,” Gibson says\, and there’s that laughter again\, followed by music\, and they launch into a love poem.\n\n \nAndrea Gibson’s work is bursting with lovely\, humorous\, and thoughtful anecdotes that dive deep into the workings of the human heart. It is too rare that we have the opportunity to speak candidly with artists who have made such an impact on our ideas of love\, relationships\, and our own intimate feelings.\n\nThis event allows us to get closer. With the help of moderator\, Molly Billows\, we are invited to lean in and engage in conversation with Andrea Gibson\, a writer and performer who has moved most of us to tears and laughter (sometimes all at once)\, but more important\, a writer whose work has moved us closer to one another.\n\nAndrea’s latest book will be available for signing at this event:\n\nLatest book\, “Take Me With You” (released Jan 23\, 2018) on Penguin Random House. \nLatest album\, “Hey Galaxy” (released Jan 12\, 2018) on Tender Loving Empire. Was the #1 spoken word record on iTunes the week of release\, #5 on Heat Seekers. \n“Andrea Gibson’s work looks likes poetry\, and sounds like poetry\, but feels like something much larger\, more expansive. Reciting sharp and sublime lines over musical accompaniment\, Gibson has made a career out of truth — heartbreak\, gender\, mental illness\, politics\, and unending love are all excavated in their performances.” -Posture Magazine \n\nEvent entry is by donation. Suggested donation $6 – 10. All proceeds go to support Verses Festival of Words. #VSFestival18 \nAccess info for new Massy Books location: \nFront door: 33″\nBack door: 33″\nWashroom door: 34″\nThere is a small lip (1/4″) at the front entryway as well as a 1/8″ lip at the back. \nA detailed diagram with accessibility information is available here: \nhttps://drive.google.com/openid=0B5oaZ7t3A_MmUVJ2TEpReTByLTR3VU5kS0tYNU1PWm1UcHBV \n  \nYou can check out Andrea’s dynamic live performance the day before this signing\, with Molly Billows opening. Follow the link provided here: \nhttps://www.ticketweb.ca/event/andrea-gibson-chastity-brown-molly-st-james-hall-tickets/7743455?pl=timbre
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/andrea-gibson-q-a-with-molly-billows-at-massy-books/
LOCATION:Massy Books\, 229 East Georgia St\, Vancouver\, Bc\, V6A 1Z6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Book launch,Comedy,Community Conversation,Development,poetry,Verses 2018
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180430
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SUMMARY:Full Festival Program Page 2
DESCRIPTION:It’s here! Below is a web version of page 2 of our #VSFestival18 program. Click on  it so that you can move around in it.  Navigation ease may vary according to your device.\nPrint versions of this program will be available as soon as Monday\, April 16 at Van Poetry Slam at Cafe Deux Soleils\, and other locations following.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/full-festival-program-page-2/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,Verses 2018
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180414
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180430
DTSTAMP:20260626T105710
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LAST-MODIFIED:20180415T020727Z
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SUMMARY:Full Festival Program Page 1
DESCRIPTION:It’s here! Below is a web version of page 1 of our #VSFestival18 program. Click on  it so that you can move around in it.  Navigation ease may vary according to your device.\nPrint versions of this program will be available as soon as Monday\, April 16 at Van Poetry Slam at Cafe Deux Soleils\, and other locations following.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/full-festival-program-page-1/
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2018,Verses 2018
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180326T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180326T223000
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SUMMARY:Youth Slam Finals featuring Rachel Taylor
DESCRIPTION:We acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Squamish\, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. \nWell this is it\, our youth slam finals where we find out who will be on the 2018 youth slam team and which poet will be crowned our youth slam grand slam champion. \nThere will be 3 rounds of poetry including two 3 minute rounds and one 1 minute round. \nCompeting poets include\, Aly Brook\, Victoria Rozon\, Benedict Mendes\, Nicola Durrant and Sage. \nWe will also have a feature performance from the one and only\, Rachel Taylor…”Rachel Taylor is a queer comedy performance poet currently living on the unceded territory of the Musqueam\, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish Nations. She was born and raised a cradle Anglican in the Tsilhqot’in region. She is a Timelord Hufflepuff with all the worst characteristics of both parties.  She’s a reading fanatic\, a comic-book-movie addict\, and is introverted enough that she has never played D&D.\nRachel has been a competitive slam poet for over five years\, and represented Vancouver as a storm poet at Women of the World Poetry Slam in Brooklyn\, NY in 2016″ \nWe may have time for an open mic but that’s not for certain.  Also admission for everyone will be $6-$10 as this is our finals and a fundraiser for the team.  It’ll be cash only at the door. \nPlease be nice to our door staff.  When we reach capacity they are simply enforcing the venue’s fire code regulations. \nVancouver Poetry House/Vancouver Poetry Slam strive to put on trans friendly events.  We encourage you to help us achieve our goal. \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more info.
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SUMMARY:Award winning poet\, Adele Barclay features at the Vancouver Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents this week’s feature\, Adèle Barclay!! \nA bit about our feature:\nAdèle Barclay’s writing has appeared in The Fiddlehead\, The Puritan\, PRISM\, The Pinch\, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of the 2016 Lit POP Award for Poetry and the 2016 Walrus Readers’ Choice Award for Poetry. Her debut poetry collection If I Were in a Cage I’d Reach Out for You (Nightwood\, 2016) won the 2017 Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. She is the Interviews Editor at The Rusty Toque\, the Critic-in-Residence for Canadian Women In Literary Arts\, and an editor at Rahila’s Ghost Press. \nWe are now in the Winter Season\, the season that decides Vancouver Poetry Slam team for April 2018. During the Winter Season (from September–March)\, the slam format consists of two rounds of 3-minute poems. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that.  \nWe acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. Please be respectful of that fact and its potential impacts when attending all VPH events. \nAlso\, be kind to our VOLUNTEER door staff. They have to follow BC Liquor Board Rules and once we are sold out we can’t let anyone in unless someone leaves. You cannot save seats for people in line. Let them know if you are leaving. Our door\, is cash ONLY. \nGet there before if you want a seat/ to sign-up for the open mic or slam.\nChat (Off)
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/award-winning-poet-adele-barclay-features-at-the-vancouver-poetry-slam-2/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180312T223000
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SUMMARY:Rob Mitchel Features at the Vancouver Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents this week’s feature\, Rob Mitchell!! \nA bit about our feature:\n“Rob Mitchell is a poet born and raised in the south\, originally heralding from Atlanta\, GA. Growing up a quintessential\, middle-class blerd (black nerd)\, writing has always been a form of catharsis. Recently\, Rob has evolved that writing into a vehicle for activism as well.” \nWe are now in the Winter Season\, the season that decides Vancouver Poetry Slam team for April 2018. During the Winter Season (from September–March)\, the slam format consists of two rounds of 3-minute poems. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that.  \nWe acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. Please be respectful of that fact and its potential impacts when attending all VPH events. \nAlso\, be kind to our VOLUNTEER door staff. They have to follow BC Liquor Board Rules and once we are sold out we can’t let anyone in unless someone leaves. You cannot save seats for people in line. Let them know if you are leaving. Our door\, is cash ONLY. \nGet there before if you want a seat/ to sign-up for the open mic or slam.\nChat (Off)
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/rob-mitchel-features-at-the-vancouver-poetry-slam-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180305T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180305T223000
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SUMMARY:Christine Bissonnette features at the Vancouver Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Poetry Slam presents this week’s feature\, Christine Bissonnette!! \nAbout our feature:\nChristine Bissonnette is an acadian poet\, writer\, teacher\, and children’s entertainer originally from Nova Scotia\, the unceded traditional ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Since 2011\, she’s lived in Vancouver\, on the unceded traditional ancestral territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. \nFrom 2008-2016\, she studied and performed as a stage actor — notably as part of the ensemble cast for ‘Last of the Red Hot Lovers’\, which Vancouver is Awesome named as #3 in their list of the top 10 Vancouver theatre productions of 2016. She left acting at the beginning of 2017 to focus on spoken word. Her poetry is heavily influenced by the theatrical monologue form\, often using a non-linear story structure to explore topics like fantasy\, desire\, perfectionism\, and change in first person. Just like in monologue\, curiosity and sensuality are integral to each performance piece. As a teacher\, Christine facilitates explorations in voice\, performance and poetry for kids aged 4 and up through one-on-one instruction\, and for elementary school classrooms as a guest instructor. She also conducts one-on-one spoken word workshops for adults with cognitive disabilities through Kudoz. Next to poetry\, her biggest passion is the voice\, and its potential for beauty and power. You can learn more about her by visiting her website: 9creativelives.com \nWe are now in the Winter Season\, the season that decides Vancouver Poetry Slam team for April 2018. During the Winter Season (from September–March)\, the slam format consists of two rounds of 3-minute poems. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that.  \nWe acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. Please be respectful of that fact and its potential impacts when attending all VPH events. \nAlso\, be kind to our VOLUNTEER door staff. They have to follow BC Liquor Board Rules and once we are sold out we can’t let anyone in unless someone leaves. You cannot save seats for people in line. Let them know if you are leaving. Our door\, is cash ONLY. \nGet there before if you want a seat/ to sign-up for the open mic or slam.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/christine-bissonnette-features-at-the-vancouver-poetry-slam-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180226T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180226T223000
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SUMMARY:Last Chance Youth Slam featuring Relevant
DESCRIPTION:We acknowledge this event will be taking place on the unceded territories of the Squamish\, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. \nThis will be our “last chance slam” for poets who have not yet qualified for the youth slam playoffs in March. Poets still needing to slam twice or earn more points to qualify will be given priority to sign up. Also anyone who has not slammed yet but want to make playoffs can compete and if they win then they’re in. \nWe will also have a feature performance by former youth slam regular and now professional spoken word artist\, actor and motivational speak Hamza “Relevant” Fouad \n“Hamza Fouad “Relevant” is an actor/ spoken word artist with a WHOLE lot to say… Starting his spoken word journey in Vancouver\, he has featured at poetry slams across Canada and some parts of the United States. He’s been a member of the 2011/2012 Toronto Poetry Slam Team\, opened for such artists as K’naan at the ACC and has read his unique style of poetry on Canadian radio. Hamza has worked as a motivational speaker for the charity “Free the Children\, spreading the message of “you can do whatever the f**k you want with your life”\, to thousands of elementary and high school students\, as well as introduced the game of “NINJA” to the entire Toronto district school board.  \nHis first experience with spoken word poetry happened over 12 years ago at a Vancouver Youth Slam\, and he looks forward to hitting the stage this time as a fully grown Man Child.” \nsign up at 7pm. show at 8 o’clock. $4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 for 19 and up. \nWe strive to have all Vancouver Poetry House events be trans friendly so please do your part to help achieve that goal. It’s also cash only at the door so please be kind to our volunteers. \nattached is an accessibility report from 2009. We now have a wheelchair ramp to access the stage for anyone who needs assistance getting on stage. \nhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/101wCYaLu9rlQy1ntZb9vREK9ysOLO0Dd28Pwvz1qrCc/edit?authkey=CJvpsbcD&hl=en_US#gid=0 \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more info.
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20180228T233000
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo 2018: General Registration for Teams
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER YOUR TEAM FOR HULLABALOO 2018!!!!!!\nHullabaloo is British Columbia’s pre-eminent youth poetry event!  Bringing together teams from across the province\, some of Canada’s best spoken word artists\, and enthusiastic crowds of poetry lovers at Vancouver Public Library’s Central Branch in downtown Vancouver.  Hullabaloo 2018 takes place from April 19th to 21st\, and kicks off the 8th annual Verses Festival of Words. \n\n“HULLABALOO WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”\nMinlyn Chen\, Hullabaloo 2017 participant \n\nRegistration costs $200 (non-refundable)\, which gets you: \n\nEntry into the Hullabaloo tournament for a team of 3-to-6 poets!\nGuaranteed entry into Underground Indies for 1 team member!\nA 2-hour workshop for your team/slam club with a member of the WordPlay Poets roster!\nUp to 6 tickets for the All Star Slam at Rio Theatre!\nEarly registration for Adventures in Poetryland workshops!\nAnd best of all – sweet\, sweet T-SHIRTS!!!!!\n\nRegistration opens at 12:01 AM on Monday\, January 29th\, and you’ll want to act fast: it’s first come\, first served!  (Once all 16 spots are filled\, registering teams will be added to a waiting list.)\nHow does registration work?  Simple!  Follow this three-step process:\nSTEP 1: Email Johnny MacRae at wordplaypoets@gmail.com saying\, “I would like to register a team for Hullabaloo!”\nSTEP 2: Mail Vancouver Poetry House a non-refundable registration fee of $200 (Johnny will happily provide you with an invoice).\nSTEP 3: Write\, write\, write! Practice\, practice\, practice! Book a workshop with one of our poets! Show up at the tournament and have more fun doing poetry than you ever imagined was possible!
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-2018-general-registration-for-teams/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171023T220000
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SUMMARY:Youth Poetry Slam featuring Q
DESCRIPTION:[ninja_form id=][ninja_form id=]We acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.  \nWe strive to have all of our shows be trans friendly events and we hope you can help us achieve that goal. \nOur 2017/18 youth slam season is in full swing. Poets have been competing to earn points towards making the youth slam playoffs in March of 2018. If you are between the ages of 13-20 you are welcome to get up on stage and give it a shot. \nIt’s a good idea to have at least 2 poems ready to perform. The poems must be written by the poet performing (no cover poems) and not be long than 3 minutes 10 seconds. No props or costumes are allowed to enhance the performance. It’s just you and your words. \nWe also have a poetry open mic and a feature performer. We are excited to have as this month’s feature\, Q.  \n“Q is a queercrip poet and amateur photographer living\, learning\, and dying on the traditional\, ancestral\, unceded lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh people. Their work centres crip justice\, sex work\, and radical vulnerability and acceptance\, and they find themself most eager to explore what it means to live honestly within and beyond all facets of their identity as a self-proclaimed survivor\, failure\, and begin-againer” \nSign up is at 7pm. Show at 8 o’clock.\n$4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 for everyone else. It’s cash only at the door. \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more info. \nhttps://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/101wCYaLu9rlQy1ntZb9vREK9ysOLO0Dd28Pwvz1qrCc/edit?authkey=CJvpsbcD&hl=en_US#gid=0
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-poetry-slam-featuring-q/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171002T223000
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SUMMARY:Vancouver Poetry Slam featuring Duncan Shields
DESCRIPTION:He is a two-time Vancouver Haiku Champion\, a two-time Vancouver Nerd Slam Champion\, two-time Ghost Story Slam and the winner of the 2010 IWPS Haiku Championship in Charlotte\, North Carolina. He is one of only three North American poets to complete the Century Challenge of slamming 100 poems in a row with no repeats and he is the only one to do it twice. He’s a two-time Vancouver Poetry Slam team member and he was a competitor in the final CBC Radio poetry faceoff in 2009. He was the Vancouver poetry Slam Master for four years\, the Vancouver Poetry House president for a bit\, and he originated and maintained the Vancouver Poetry Slam YouTube channel for six years\, uploading over four thousand videos with over 23 thousand subscribers and five million views. He’s a Libra\, he has blue eyes\, likes bland burritos\, long walks in the rain\, and he’s happy to be here. \nWe are now in the Winter Season\, the season that decides Vancouver Poetry Slam team for April 2018. During the Winter Season (from September–March)\, the slam format consists of two rounds of 3-minute poems. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that.  \nWe acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. Please be respectful of that fact and its potential impacts when attending all VPH events. \nAlso\, be kind to our VOLUNTEER door staff. They have to follow BC Liquor Board Rules and once we are sold out we can’t let anyone in unless someone leaves. You cannot save seats for people in line. Let them know if you are leaving. Our door\, is cash ONLY. \nGet there before if you want a seat/ to sign-up for the open mic or slam.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vancouver-poetry-slam-featuring-duncan-shields/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170925T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170925T221500
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SUMMARY:Youth Poetry Slam featuring Velveteen Queens
DESCRIPTION:We acknowledge our event and our daily lives are taking place on the unceded territories of the Squamish\, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. \nWe also strive to have our events be trans friendly and hope you can help us achieve that goal. \nThe new youth slam season is now in full swing and this will be our third event for poets aged 13-20 to earn points towards competing in the youth slam finals in March 2018. \nTo make the team you must compete at least twice during the regular season and NOT be turning 21 before September 1st\, 2018. \nThere are 2 rounds of competition featuring a maximum of 3 minute long poems. No props or costumes are to be used with your performance. You must have written the poem you present and there is no use of musical instruments or pre recorded audio. It’s just you and your words. \nWe will also have a poetry open mic and a feature performance. This month’s feature is a new spoken word duo made up of veteran youth poets\, Mariah Dear and Anjalica Solomon. \n“Velveteen Queens is a musical and poetic duo made up of Anjalica Solomon and Mariah Lynne Dear. These two velvet souls find no ends to their creativity and are excited to share their unique blend of poetry and music onstage with you.” \nIt’s $4 for 18 and under and $6-$10 sliding scale at the door. It’s also cash only so please be kind to our door volunteers. \nThe Cafe is wheelchair accesible with 1 accesible washroom. The stage is not wheelchair accesible at this time. There are 2 steps you will need to climb to get on the stage. \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more info.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-poetry-slam-featuring-velveteen-queens/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170911T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170911T230000
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SUMMARY:Individual World Poetry Slam (IWPS) Playoff and C.R. Avery
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver Poetry House presents : The Individual Poetry Slam Playoffs Featuring C.R.Avery \nOn Monday\, September 11th at Cafe Deux Soleil\, the top scoring poets of the summer season will compete to determine who will represent Vancouver in the Individual World Poetry Slam in Spokane\, WA between Oct 11-14th 2017\, as well as the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam between April 19-April 29th 2018.\nThe poet who wins The Playoff slam will have their flight and accommodations covered by the Vancouver Poetry Slam and will be crowned our Individual Poetry Slam Representative.\nThe rules for Playoffs are the same as always. Please feel free to review these rules on the Vanslam Website. They will also be reviewed by the host at the beginning of the show.\nThe format for the evening will be as follows:\nThe slam will consist of 10 competitors (9 top scorers from the summer season plus the winner of Monday’s -Sept 4th- last chance slam). There will be four rounds. All rounds are cumulative (your points from each round will be added together to determine your rank in the slam)\, all rounds will also be cut from below (those with the highest scores will move on). The order of the rounds will be \nRound one – Ten poets perform – 1 min poems\nRound two – Eight poets perform – 2 min poems\nFeature – C.R. Avery / Break\nRound Three – Six poets perform – 3 min poems\nRound Four – Four poets perform – 4 min poems \nIf there is a tie we will have a tie breaker round between the last two poets\, this round will be a 3 min poem and will not be cumulative\, but rather head to head. \nThe following poets will be competing in the playoffs on Monday Sept 11th: \nLip Balm\nJulia Pileggi\nJaye Simpson\nDave Rankin\nSpillious\nJustin Bige\nResting Butch Face\nAngelica Poversky\nEmory Oakley\nLast Chance Slam Winner: Kay Kassirer \nBest of luck to all competing poets! \nAbout our feature:\n“Cue the frenzied combo of molar and spit.\nhis tongue touches every chroma on its way to blue.\nhe’s been rinsing with gravel\, flossing with wire\nand chewing brick again\, he’s been a bad\, bad boy.\nbut he is crackerjack conjurer of washboards and\nrubber\, even suburb girls welcome the twinging. i\nwant to nibble yesterday’s corona from his chin\, rub\nmy index finger along the surface of his laugh\, pull\nthe maw open to check the slick road of his throat.\nthere’s something illegal going on down there\, the\nsweet keening of ancient instruments. the orchestra\nis fidgety\, click-hipped\, steaming inside that skin.\nthe boy opens the beauteous and\, in gut rendering\,\nwords become both otherwise and everything.” \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly venue and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. \nWe acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. Please be respectful of that fact and its potential impacts when attending all VPH events. \nAlso\, be kind to our VOLUNTEER door staff. They have to follow BC Liquor Board Rules and once we are sold out we can’t let anyone in unless someone leaves. You cannot save seats for people in line. Let them know if you are leaving. Also no ATM at the door\, it’s cash ONLY. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm!
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/individual-world-poetry-slam-iwps-playoff-and-c-r-avery/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170904T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170904T223000
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SUMMARY:CIPS/IWPS Last Chance Slam featuring Emilee Nimetz
DESCRIPTION:We acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. Please be respectful of that fact and its potential impacts when attending all VPH events. \nThe Vancouver Poetry House presents Emilee Nimetz featuring at the CIPS/ IWPS Last Chance Slam. \nAbout our feature:  \nEMILEE NIMETZ is a spoken word poet\, performance artist\, playwright\, blogger\, actor\, singer\, choreographer\, dance instructor and has a ukulele named Maude. She was Vancouver’s Individual Poetry Slam Champion in 2014\, a finalist in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam in 2015. She also hosted CIPS Finals with Ian Keteku at the Verses Festival of Words in 2016. Emilee’s poetry has taken her across Canada and the US and was featured at Vancouver International Writer’s Festival in 2016. Her work as a poet has been featured on Button Poetry and Best of Button. She is the current Writer-in-Residence for the Dora Award Winning Bad Hats Theatre Company (Toronto).  \nEmilee resides in Victoria\, BC where she works as a poetry workshop facilitator and choreographer. In her free time\, Emilee likes to dip her toes in the Pacific Ocean in serious contemplation. She also enjoys eating snacks and watching Netflix. \nHigh Stakes:\n***The winner of this slam automatically moves on to the Qualifying slam on Monday Sept 11th (at Cafe Deux Soleils) to determine which poet will represent Vancouver at the Individual World Poetry Slam in October\, as well as the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam in April. Best of luck to all! *** \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that.  \nAlso\, be kind to our VOLUNTEER door staff. They have to follow BC Liquor Board Rules and once we are sold out we can’t let anyone in unless someone leaves. You cannot save seats for people in line. Let them know if you are leaving. Also no ATM at the door\, it’s cash ONLY. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm! **Event format will follow that of the summer season (2/1/4).
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cipsiwps-last-chance-slam-featuring-emilee-nimetz/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170828T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170828T223000
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SUMMARY:Youth Poetry Slam featuring Amal Rana
DESCRIPTION:We acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. It’s occupied territory. Be respectful of that notion please. \nAugust’s youth poetry slam is the second event in our new youth slam season where poets 13-20 years of age try to earn points towards making the youth slam playoffs next March. There will be 2 rounds of poetry 3 minutes or less in length of time with 12 poets in the first round and 5 in the second (barring any ties.) \nNo props or costume or pre recorded musical accompaniment allowed. Also no musical instruments allowed in your performance. It’s just you and your words on stage. \nSign up starts at 7 pm. \nWe will also have a poetry open mic and a feature poet. This month’s feature is Amal Rana!  \n“Amal Rana is an interdisciplinary poet\, educator and queer Muslim futurist. In these times when even exhaling while being Muslim is considered a crime\, she conjures poetry as an act of sedition and collective liberation. Her work is informed by a proud legacy of ghazals\, love and freedom fighters. Amal’s poems have been published and performed widely. Recent collaborations of love include: Tomorrow Is Ours – Interdisciplinary Writing Series on BIPOC futurisms\, Breaking the Fast: Annual Arts Showcase for Muslim women and Queer and Trans Muslims and a Spoken Word/Contemporary Dance series for immigrant and refugee youth. rosewaterpoet.com ” \n$4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 for 19 and up. Cash only at the door. \nWe also strive to create a trans friendly space and welcome everyone who wants to help us achieve that goal. \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more info
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-poetry-slam-featuring-amal-rana/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170816T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170816T213000
DTSTAMP:20260626T105710
CREATED:20170803T233723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170803T233723Z
UID:1776-1502913600-1502919000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:3rd Annual Cascadia Cup Team Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:This event is taking place on the unceded\, occupied\, and stolen traditional territories of the Squamish\, Musqueam and Tsleil-Wautuh peoples. \nThe Cascadia Cup is an annual team poetry slam featuring poetry slam teams from the region to compete for regional bragging rights and warm up for national poetry slam team competitions. \nThis year’s squads include 2 time defending champions\, The Vancouver Youth Slam plus the Vancouver Poetry Slam\, Team Slamapalooza and UBC Slam. \nThe show is also a fundraiser to help offset travel costs for each of the teams. Come one out to support these poets before they head off to represent you back east for Voices of Today and CFSW. It should be an exciting and wild night with lots of great poems. Come see what the poets are doing. \nVancouver Youth Slam are\nEmma Field\, Nadia Alikashani\, Charity Ywaya\, Andrew Warner\, Ana Monfared \nUBC Slam are\nJustine Do\, Mariah Dear\, Anjalica Solomon\, Angelica Poversky \nVancouver Poetry Slam are\nLip Balm\, Julia Pileggi\, Molly Billows Spillious the Ridiculous One \nSlamapalooza\nTBD \nShow starst at 8pm. Sliding scale $6-$10. It’s cash only at the door. \nCafe Deux Soleils and Vancouver Poetry House strive to create trans friendly events so please help us in moving towards that goal. \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more info.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/3rd-annual-cascadia-cup-team-poetry-slam/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170814T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170814T223000
DTSTAMP:20260626T105710
CREATED:20170727T161747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170727T161747Z
UID:4448-1502740800-1502749800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:RC Weslowski features at the Vancouver Poetry Slam August 14th
DESCRIPTION:We acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded\, occupied territories of the Squamish\, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. \nThe Summer Slam continues to roll along as poets attempt to gain points to make it into the Vancouver IWPS playoff in September. \nThere are 3 rounds of poetry. A 2 minute round\, a 1 minute round and a 4 minute round. Be prepared to flex and stretch your poetry muscles. \nThere is also a poetry open mic and a featured performer. This week’s feature is RC Weslowski… \n“RC Weslowski is a 2017 VPL Bookcamp Keynote Speaker\, winner of the 2016 Sheri D Wilson Golden Beret Award and the 2012 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion. RC is a 2 time World Cup of Poetry Slam Finalist (2007 and 2013) and 7 time member of the Vancouver Poetry Slam Team. RC has been published in CV2\, Arc Magazine\, Oratorealis and other poetry journals.\nRC is the co-founder and co-director of Hullabaloo: the BC Youth Spoken Word Festival. He is also the co-creator of Surrealist Audio Collage Podcast “Oh No Not Another Podcast”  \nwww.rcweslowski.com \nThe Vancouver Poetry Slam strives to be a trans friendly and supportive space. Please help us towards that goal. Fuck 45!  \nIt’s $6-$10 sliding scale at the door. Cash only at the door. Please be kind to our volunteers.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/rc-weslowski-features-at-the-vancouver-poetry-slam-august-14th/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170813T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260626T105710
CREATED:20170810T073413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170810T073628Z
UID:1484-1502614800-1502658000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Carnival of Words (formerly Slamathon) Van Slam Team Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:A marathon of 12 hours of poetry\, and you are invited to join in!\nRead/perform your own or someone else’s poetry or sponsor someone else you want to hear.The whole thing is a $2/minute fundraiser for the 2017 Vancouver Poetry Slam team to help pay for their trip to perform at Canadian Festival of Spoken Words in Peterborough in the Fall. The team is Trev Spilchen aka Spillious\, Julia Pileggi\, Molly Billows\, Johnny Trinh\, and Matt Miller. \nAs of August 9 at midnight\, there are only eleven 5 minute spots left\nin the whole day of poetry!!\nIf you wanna be part of the Slamathon ya better hurry up & sign up for some time!\nHere’s the link:\nhttp://www.slottr.com/sheets/7337096 \n\nYou can also go to the above link to find out when all the amazing artists who have already signed up\, will be performing.\nNames like Jillian Christmas\, Lucia Misch\, RC Weslowski\, Duncan Shields\, Johnny MacRae\, Vancouver Youth Slam team\, Lip Balm\, Spillious\, Johnny Trinh\, Julia Pileggi\, Spillious\, Q\, Richard Glen Lett\, Dave Rankin\, Coral More\, Rachel Taylor\, jp lorence\, Scott Ramsay\, Andrew Warner\, Sho Wiley\, Darry Danzig\, Justin Peter Willem Bige\, Rachel Goddard\, Jano\, Nova &  +\nPamela Bentley our feature performer!!!!\nShe’ll be on at 4:30! \nWhile the Slamathon spots are almost full\, we still have up to 10 spots available for the 1st Annual Head to Head C.O.W Slam.\nThis is a head to head summer slam championship\,\n$10-20 sliding scale entry fee\,\n$50 1st Prize (along with the coveted COW cup & Slam team re-gift basket)\nContact Matt. Miller or Trev Spilchen if you wanna grab a spot for this super fun slam. \nAlso bring some money for yummy snacks & beverages\, and… \nThrow water balloons at Van Slam Team members! \nAll to raise funds for grassroots arts in Vancouver. \n\n\nIt’s all happening in the backyard of the Chicken Sessions house! Rain or shine\, there’ll be cover provided. Stay for a little while or stay for a lot.\n\nFor more details\, you can check out the event page on Facebook:\nVan Slam’s Carnival of Words (formerly Slamathon) Fundraiser
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/carnival-of-words-formerly-slamathon-van-slam-team-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Chicken Sessions House\, 2048 Pandora Street backyard\, Vancouver\, BC
CATEGORIES:Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170813T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260626T105710
CREATED:20170803T234600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170803T234600Z
UID:1779-1502614800-1502658000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam's Carnival of Words Team Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Hey Folks\, it’s back – Slamathon version 2.0\, new & improved as The Van Slam Carnival of Words! The traditional opportunity to sign up to read poetry and support Van Slam’s efforts to send a team to compete at CFSW\, The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word\, along with new features like the Head to Head Slam Championship & the chance to throw water balloons at Van Slam Team members!!!\nAs well as fun decatholon slam style events\, feature performer TBA\, yummy foods & great vibes hangin in the sunshine with wonderful folks!! \nHere’s how the Slamathon sign up works -Slamathon spots are $2 per minute\, in 5 minute increments. Wanna sign up?\nSimply go to:\nhttp://www.slottr.com/sheets/7337096 \nSign yourself up for as long as you wish (add your name in each 5 minute spot desired). Then – either pay for the slots yourself or get yourself sponsored to read & bring the cash to the event.  \nOr…you can throw water balloons at Van Slam team members (Spillious\,Johnny D Trinh\, Julia Pileggi\, Molly Billows\, & Lipbalm) for $2 per balloon or 3 balloons for $5!!!  \nOr…Sign up for the Carnival of Words Summer Slam Championship\, otherwise known as the C.O.W. Slam.\nEntry is $10-$20 sliding scale\, 12 spots available\,\n$50 first place prize along with the Slam team re-gift basket\, & of course the C.O.W Cup!!\nSign up with Matt Miller via facebook or\nemail: matt.miller.slam@gmail.com \nOr…you can buy some yummy treats on the day. \nOr…simply come hang out with us and perhaps donate some funds to the Vancouver Poetry Slam!  \nWe acknowledge this event is taking place on the unceded\, settler occupied territories of the Squamish\, Musqueam and Tsleil Waututh peoples. \nAll Vancouver Poetry House events strive to be trans friendly and accessible to all bodies. Please help us with that goal. \nAccessibility info:\nThe Chicken Sessions House is an old house with no accessibility modifications. There is a dirt driveway up to a large wide gate. The backyard is mostly grass with some gravel on path. If there has been little rain to make the ground soft\, this is navigable by wheelchair and scooter. There is one small drop down from the side yard to the back. A makeshift ramp is provided.\nThe yard can also be entered from the paved back alley through a gate with no steps but a slight incline.\nThere are about a dozen steps up to the main floor where the bathroom is. Inside\, everything is on the same level.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slams-carnival-of-words-team-fundraiser/
LOCATION:2048 Pandora Street
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170807T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20170807T223000
DTSTAMP:20260626T105710
CREATED:20170727T162106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170727T162106Z
UID:4449-1502136000-1502145000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Kelsey Savage features at the Vancouver Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Summer slam season is here which means an altered format from the rest of the year. During the Summer season poets are asked to perform up to 2 minute\, 1 minute and 4 minute long poems. 12 poets in the first round 6 in the second and the top 3 scoring poets in the third round…barring any ties. \nPoets who make the third round earn points towards making the Vancouver Individual World Poetry Slam Playoffs and a chance to go to IWPS in the U.S. and represent Vancouver at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam in April 2018. \nAbout Our Feature:  \nKelsey Savage is a sapphire-haired poet living on unceded Coast Salish territories. She’s had her work featured on the East Van Poetry’s Salon’s Best Poems of 2016 list\, the 2014 CBC Non-Fiction Prize longlist\, the 2014 Vancouver Fringe Festival\, and the 2013 Vancouver Burlesque Longform show at the Rio Theatre. A veteran slam poet and co-host of the long-running Open Mic at the Lyceum in Kitsilano\, Kelsey has taken poetry into every corner of Vancouver and found community in doing so. When she’s not writing\, Kelsey is a lindy hop swing dancer and sexual health educator. \nCover is $6-$10 sliding scale. Sign up to perform is 7pm. Show starts at 8 o’clock. \nThis event along with our daily lives in Vancouver is taking place on the unceded territories of the Squamish\, Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. \nWe also strive to have trans friendly gender bending events inclusive of all orientations and experiences. Please help us do that.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/kelsey-savage-features-at-the-vancouver-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:DMP-300×190
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