Past Events from April 11, 2013 – April 9, 2012 | Page 17 | Vancouver Poetry House

  • Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Bouts #1 & #3

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    This night will kick off the 2016 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, the event where 40 poets from across Canada compete for the title of Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship, the reigning top ranked spoken word poet in the country. On the first night, 40 of the best poets from across … Continued

    $8 – $10
  • Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Bouts #2 & #4

    Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

    This night will kick off the 2016 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, the event where 40 poets from across Canada compete for the title of Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship, the reigning top ranked spoken word poet in the country. On the first night, 40 of the best poets from across … Continued

    $8 – $10
  • Femcees

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    Femcees Do you turn down for nothing? Must it be the money? Still eating Mom’s spaghetti? Or maybe you’re just tired of the patriarchy. Never fear, we’ve got your antidote right here! Four fierce female emcees firing on all cylinders to take you to your poetic high ground. For flows … Continued

    $10
  • Vancouver Storytelling Society Showcase

    Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

    Storytelling is unique within narrative arts. Come experience the power of Story to unfold meaning within the space of the teller and audience. Sink into a world that awakens the senses for engagement, deep listening, attunement with embodied language and a stirring of deep inner ecology. Stories bridge the language … Continued

    $8 – $10
  • Dave Morris Masterclass

    Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

    Improvisers have a lot to learn from poets, and poets have a lot to learn from improvisers. Former Victoria Slam Champion and world renowned improviser Dave Morris will show you how to infuse your poetry with some spontaneity! Let the audiences reaction influence your performance, be present in the moment, … Continued

    $40 – $50
  • Canadian Individual Poetry Day Two: Bouts #5 & #7

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    Day two will see some poets throwing caution aside as they try to move up in the rankings, while other poets will be under pressure to maintain their positions. Poets will be performing two and three minute poems. At the end of Day Two, we will announce which 12 of … Continued

    $8 – $10
  • Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day Two: Bouts #6 & #8

    Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

    Day two will see some poets throwing caution aside as they try to move up in the rankings, while other poets will be under pressure to maintain their position. Poets will be performing two and three minute poems. At the end of Day Two, we will announce which 12 of … Continued

    $8 – $10
  • Mashed Poetics: Jagged Little Pill

    Mashed Poetics: Jagged Little Pill Mashed Poetics is a  spoken word and music mash-up. Picture this: a band is formed for the sole purpose of learning a classic music album. Poets from across the country are wrangled and assigned songs from said album.  Poets will present new works inspired by … Continued

    $8 – $10
  • Talk the Talk: Allyship & Community Building

    Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

    Talk the Talk: Allyship & Community Building   Guided by two qualified facilitators, this talk is likely to touch on a variety of challenging issues. Active listeners will be present for community care. Come prepared with questions, suggestions and a respectful voice. This discussion is a free event. Seating cannot … Continued

    FREE
  • Spoken Nerd

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    Calling all writers of a nerdy persuasion! This is your night to proclaim to the world your love of isotopes or Harry Potter or Star Trek or Dr. Who or Star Wars or Nintendo or Werewolves/Vampires/Ducks or Sudoku or Quantum Physics or Comic Books or Grammar or anything you feel … Continued

    By Donation, no one turned away for lack of funds
  • Word Circus

    Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

    Word Circus A whirlwind of words occurs as Brendan McLeod, Lexi Marie, Rup Sidhu, and Billeh Nickerson perform feats of acrobatic wordsmithery before your very eyes. The round robin format allows the artists to respond to one another and build the energy in a spontaneous way. If you’ve ever seen … Continued

    $10 – $12
  • Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Finals Night

    Annual General Meeting on May 25th

    Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Finals The top 12 poets from prelims advance to this bout. Who will claim the title of 2016 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion? This closing gala includes a feature presentation by Vancouver Poet Laureate, Rachel Rose. Poets in the Finals will be performing three-minute poems. The … Continued

    $20 – $25
  • Chicken Sessions

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    Come unwind over brunch at Chicken Sessions! Inspired by Mike McGee’s Kitchen Sessions, and the local Under the Bed series run by RC Weslowski and Wilhelmina Salmi, Chicken Sessions is a house concert, a poetry and story performance space, a potluck, a party, a salon with some Louisiana hospitality tossed … Continued

  • Tanya Evanson features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Tanya Evanson. Tanya Evanson is a Montreal poet, performer, producer, educator and director of Banff Centre Spoken Word. She has released three studio albums, six artist books of poetry, an award-winning videopoem and in 2013 received the Golden Beret Award and was Poet … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Tanya Evanson features at the Van Slam

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    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Tanya Evanson. Tanya Evanson is a Montreal poet, performer, producer, educator and director of Banff Centre Spoken Word. She has released three studio albums, six artist books of poetry, an award-winning videopoem and in 2013 received the Golden Beret Award and was Poet … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Erin Dingle features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Erin Dingle. Erin Dingle tells it like it is. Whether it’s sad, silly, science or NSFW, she “takes that confused feeling or idea you’ve never had words for and paints it into poetry you’ll understand.” Erin is a performance poet from Calgary, Canada. … Continued

    $6 – $10
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    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Erin Dingle. Erin Dingle tells it like it is. Whether it’s sad, silly, science or NSFW, she “takes that confused feeling or idea you’ve never had words for and paints it into poetry you’ll understand.” Erin is a performance poet from Calgary, Canada. … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Matt J Loeb features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Matt J Loeb.   Hailing from Windsor, Ontario, where in 2015 he founded the Windsor Poetry Slam. Matt Loeb is a Spoken Word artist who’s poetry ranges from candid honesty to biting satire. Active in the Vancouver Poetry Slam since he burst on … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Matt J Loeb features at the Van Slam

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    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Matt J Loeb. Hailing from Windsor, Ontario, where in 2015 he founded the Windsor Poetry Slam. Matt Loeb is a Spoken Word artist who’s poetry ranges from candid honesty to biting satire. Active in the Vancouver Poetry Slam since he burst on stage … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Coral More features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Coral More. Coral More is a Vancouver-based poet, a two-time Vancouver Poetry Slam national team member, the 2015 Vancouver Individual World Poetry Slam and Canadian Individual Poetry Slam representative, and a finalist at CIPS 2016. She has traveled to Oakland for the National … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Coral More features at the Van Slam

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    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Coral More. Coral More is a Vancouver-based poet, a two-time Vancouver Poetry Slam national team member, the 2015 Vancouver Individual World Poetry Slam and Canadian Individual Poetry Slam representative, and a finalist at CIPS 2016. She has traveled to Oakland for the National … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Timothy Shay features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Timothy Shay.   Timothy Shay is a well known figure on the literary scene in Vancouver. He is the author of five poetry chapbooks and one collection of poems. His work has appeared in various Canadian literary magazines and anthologies, CBC Radio, The … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Timothy Shay features at the Van Slam

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    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Timothy Shay.   Timothy Shay is a well known figure on the literary scene in Vancouver. He is the author of five poetry chapbooks and one collection of poems. His work has appeared in various Canadian literary magazines and anthologies, CBC Radio, The … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • John Quiñonez features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, John Quiñonez Based out of Flagstaff, Arizona John Quiñonez is a Full time Events Coordinator, Special Ed Teacher, Server, and Respite Care Provider by Trade. By Night he is the longtime Flagstaff Slammaster, Northern Arizona Book Festival Board Member, iWPS 2016 Host City … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Erin Kirsh features at the Van Slam

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    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Erin Kirsh Erin-Brooke Kirsh is a charming curmudgeon living in the rainforest of Vancouver. She is a two-time member of the Vancouver Poetry Slam team, and the 2012 Canadian Haiku Death Match champion. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Arc Poetry … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Reema features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Reema. Reema is a Toronto based human and a Vancouver based poet. She was recently asked when she started calling herself a poet, and she realized that it was when she started to draw creative inspiration from depression. Honest, bold, and whimsical, she … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Reema features at the Van Slam

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    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Reema. Reema is a Toronto based human and a Vancouver based poet. She was recently asked when she started calling herself a poet, and she realized that it was when she started to draw creative inspiration from depression. Honest, bold, and whimsical, she … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Lucia Misch features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Lucia Misch. Born and raised at an astronomical observatory in California, Lucia Misch is a spoken word poet with a decade of writing, performing, and teaching under her belt. After getting her start as a champion youth poet in the Bay Area, she … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Lucia Misch features at the Van Slam

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    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Lucia Misch. Born and raised at an astronomical observatory in California, Lucia Misch is a spoken word poet with a decade of writing, performing, and teaching under her belt. After getting her start as a champion youth poet in the Bay Area, she … Continued

    $6 – $10
  • Honey Sanaa features at the Van Slam

    Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Honey Sanaa. Honey Sanaa is a spoken word artist from New Orleans, Louisiana by way of Mississippi. She is an educator by day, who holds 3 higher education degrees, including a Master’s degree in secondary education. Honey is the co-founder of C.H.A.O.S.: Collective … Continued

    $6 – $10