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  • Hullabaloo 2016 Underground Indies!

    Johnny MacRae features at the Van Slam 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    Underground Indies is the chance for individual slammers to show the breadth and depth of their poetic skills. After day one of prelims on Friday April 22nd, we’ll take the poetry off the stage and put it into a different format. The audience will be arranged in a circle around the performance area. There will be no stage and no microphone. Instead 16 poets will compete in a head-to-head format to determine the best slammer at Hullabaloo.

  • Hullabaloo Underground Indies 2016

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    Underground Indies is the chance for individual slammers to show the breadth and depth of their poetic skills. After day one of prelims on Friday April 22nd, we’ll take the poetry off the stage and put it into a different format. The audience will be arranged in a circle around … Continued

    FREE

  • Adventures in Poetryland Workshop Series

    Johnny MacRae features at the Van Slam 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    Poetryland spreads out far and wide. There’s a lot of territory to cover. You could spend days just traveling from metaphor to extended metaphor. Hullabaloo's featured poets, Janet Rogers and Lishai Peel, alongside Winona Linn and veteran WordPlay Poets facilitators, lead you on a series of poetic field trips!

  • Adventures in Poetryland Workshop Series

    What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House

    The land of poetry spreads out far and vast. There’s a lot of territory to cover. You could spend a whole day just traveling from metaphor to extended metaphor. Then there’s rhyme and alliteration. Poets have spent years investigating the nooks and crannies of those areas. What about the presentation … Continued

    FREE

  • Hullabaloo Team Bouts: Round Two

    Johnny MacRae features at the Van Slam 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

    By the second day of prelims, the tournament will be in full swing. Some teams will be flying high, others will be working hard to improve their ranking.

  • Hullabaloo Team Bouts: Round Two

    What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House

    By the second day of prelims, the tournament will be in full swing. Some teams will be flying high, others will be working hard to improve their ranking. Alma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse.) Doors at 12:30pm. 1pm–2:30pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts. … Continued

    FREE

  • Hullabaloo Team Finals featuring Janet Rogers

    Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam

    The 6th annual HULLABALOO FINALS NIGHT will determine which school has the best poetic chops in all of British Columbia. Hullabaloo Poet of Honour Janet Rogers will start the evening with a feature set of her award-winning spoken word poetry. Then the top four teams from the preliminary bouts will face off against each other with the 2016 Hullabaloo team championship (and the Billy Sharkspeare Trophy) at stake!

  • Hullabaloo Team Finals Featuring Janet Rogers

    What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House

    The 6th annual HULLABALOO FINALS NIGHT will determine which school has the best poetic chops in all of British Columbia. Janet Rogers will start the evening with a feature set of her award-winning spoken word poetry. Then the top four teams from the preliminary bouts will face off against each other … Continued

  • Jangle & Shout: The 2016 Verses-Hullabaloo Remixer

    JustinMollySlam

    Jangle & Shout: The 2016 Verses-Hullabaloo Remixer A literary soirée with a feisty kick! Get a sneak peek of the music and words of several artists yet to come in the festival, with the best of Hullabaloo thrown into the mix. Feast your ears on an all-you-can-handle buffet of words … Continued

    $12 – $15

  • There Be Monsters

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    These are no campfire stories told as a warning to be careful at night. These stories wildly call out to monsters, beckon from their hiding spots, invite them to come closer. Kai Cheng Thom, Ivan Coyote and Amber Dawn invite you to journey with them through music and word, myth … Continued

    $20 – $25

  • Point of Inflection Cinemagraph Project

    JustinMollySlam

    Point of Inflection: (Real Vancouver Writer's Series/SAD MAG) Point of Inflection is a collection of short pieces of writing (150 words or less each by approximately 12 writers) around the idea of the focal moment of change (a “point of inflection”), expressed in any way the writer chooses. Local artists … Continued

    $8 – $10

  • Van Slam Finals Night 2016

    Wise Hall 1882 Adanac St. , Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Help us celebrate the 20th annual Van Slam Finals Night! Join us at The Wise Hall to hear the top 8 poets of Vancouver’s 2015/2016 season drop their most killer poems as they vie for a spot on this year’s Van Slam team! Poets have been gaining points by ranking … Continued

    $2016.

  • Ivan Coyote Masterclass

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    Ivan Coyote's Masterclass is a live performance workshop for writers, poets and storytellers. Ivan Coyote is the author of 9 collections of short stories, one novel, the editor of an anthology, and the producer of four short films and three audio CDs. Still, Ivan makes most of their living as a … Continued

    $40 – $60

  • We Believe You Showcase and Open Mic

    ayanda

    Witness a spoken word offering by brilliant performers who have transformed trauma using the power of their art with a hope of bringing us out whole on the other side. This show, centering survivor stories, is a celebration of the strength and bravery within our community, and an honouring of … Continued

    $8 – $10

  • Van Slam Finals Night 2016

    Help us celebrate the 20th annual Van Slam Finals Night! Join us at The Wise Hall to hear the top 8 poets of Vancouver's 2015/2016 season drop their most killer poems as they vie for a spot on this year’s Van Slam team! Poets have been gaining points by ranking … Continued

    $12 – $15

  • Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam

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    Youth Slam The monthly Monday night youth slams at Cafe Deux Soleils continue with an awe-inspiring feature from JB the First Lady. Help kick off the new season of Vancouver’s Youth Poetry Slam by coming to watch this display of electric energy from the hottest new young talent Vancouver has … Continued

    $4 – $10

  • Van Slam Finals Night 2016

    Wise Hall 1882 Adanac St, Vancouver, BC, British Columbia, Canada

    Help us celebrate the 20th annual Van Slam Finals Night! Join us at The Wise Hall to hear the top 8 poets of Vancouver’s 2015/2016 season drop their most killer poems as they vie for a spot on this year’s Van Slam team! Poets have been gaining points by ranking … Continued

    $2016.

  • Teen Angst Poetry

    Sheri-D

    Teen Angst Poetry Somewhere in the back of your closet gathering dust and turning yellow with age is comedic gold. Those old journals, poems, and essays you wrote as a teenager when you thought you could do no wrong, would probably make you cringe at your former feelings if you … Continued

    $5

  • Poetry Is Dead Launch (Secret Identities Issue)

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    Poetry Is Dead Launch (Secret Identities) Poetry Is Dead's "Secret Identities" issue explores hybrids like the comic book, the prose-poem and the super-hero. Fallen Kryptonians, mad scientists, Sith Lords, teenaged sidekicks, cyborgs, dinosaurs, screaming-pink glam Hologram bands — we're peeling off the mask, stripping down the tights, slipping inside the … Continued

    $8 – $10

  • Sounds Like Fire

    ayanda

    A journey through poetic language and experience, story and song, with a powerhouse line-up of spoken word titans including Anis Mojgani, a two time National Poetry Slam Champion, and winner of the International World Cup Poetry Slam; Ian Keteku, a two-time national slam champion and the 2010 World Poetry Slam … Continued

    $15 – $20

  • All Lit Up!

    Sheri-D

    ALL LIT UP! If you’ve ever wanted to attend a sophisticated, stuffy literary event replete with monocles and golf-clapping, All Lit Up is not for you! A roster of incredible craftspeople deliver a literary poetry reading in night filled with whimsy and merriment. This event promises to have you making … Continued

    $5

  • CIPS Orientation 2016

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    CIPS ORIENTATION Poets participating in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam are required to attend this orientation. The focus will be on making sure everyone is aware of the rules and format of the tournament, the location of the venues, community resources available to them, and the Honour Code (hint: play … Continued

    FREE

  • Richard Wagamese Masterclass

    Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

    Richard Wagamese's Masterclass: A Workshop on the Power of Storytelling Using theatrical form Richard presents the necessity of returning to telling stories to each other to build community, foster understanding and build a better country. Dramatic, hilarious and touching, with a resonant message he will include a focus on the … Continued

    $40 – $50

  • RC Weslowski Masterclass

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    Free Silly: Practicing Presence and Play in Spoken Word In this workshop we will play with clown theory and clown games in an attempt to help us peel away the “performer’s mask” we often present to audiences when performing spoken word and we will practice and play being more present … Continued

    $40 – $60

  • Interrobang?!

    ayanda

    In the guts of writers everywhere is a driving force, a question that begs for answer, churning engine for the moving pen. Interrobang?! pays homage to that question with an all star line-up of writers who urgently embrace the unknown world and the strangers within. Filling the room with wonder … Continued

    $15 – $20

  • oratorealis Launch Party

    JustinMollySlam

    oratorealis Launch Party oratorealis is a biannual literary journal committed to publishing Canadian spoken word and experimental poetry. Through poetry, essays and reviews, oratorealis aims to shine light on the sounds and ideas of this northern nation. Their goal is to bring poetry not frequently seen in print to the … Continued

    $7
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    Talk the Talk: Mental Health Within Spoken Word

    We are hiring a Volunteer Coordinator

    Talk the Talk: Mental Health Within Spoken Word   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 … Continued

    FREE

  • Ian Keteku Masterclass

    Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, Canada

    Your Poem is Lasagna, Layered. Join ‎2010 World Poetry Slam champion Ian Keteku as he explores the layers beneath a poem and performance. Many times performance poets unintentionally come across as preachy, ranting, angry. How do we get our "message" to be effectively communicated? How do we intentionally dig beneath the … Continued

    $40 – $50

  • 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