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SUMMARY:Crackerjack Lipsmacker Youth Poetry Slam #101 featuring JB The First Lady and the annual "anarchy" slam
DESCRIPTION:Finals are over. The new team has been chosen. It’s time to let off a little bit of steam and have poets break the poetry slam rules. Team pieces\, Costumes\, Props\, Musical accompaniment\, cover poems and more are all welcome. Dress up\, be weird\, have fun. All poets between 13-20 are welcome to participate. \nWe are also extremely happy to have as our feature performer\, JB The First Lady \n“Jerilynn Webster\, aka JB the First Lady\, is a member of the Nuxalk & Onondaga Nations. She is a Vancouver-based female hip hop/spoken word artist\, beat-boxer\, cultural dancer and youth educator. “using [her] words to go upwards/not backwards.” These are lyrics that describe what JB tries to convey in her music. JB has performed at over 500 hip hop shows\, anywhere from auditoriums to Annual General Meetings for community organizations. She is spreading the words of empowerment & the perspective of urban in…\nKEEP READING \nJB is the 2015 winner of the Indigenous Music Award for Best Album Cover. She is a 5-time nominated artist at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards\, the only female to ever be nominated for Best Hip Hop Album (twice)\, and has been nominated previously for Best Pop Album & Best Album Cover. \nJB wants young indigenous women to feel proud\, inspired\, and to see someone on stage that looks like them; representing indigenous women in mainstream media.” \n$4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 for 19 and up. \nWe acknowledge this event takes place on unceded Coast Salish Territory. We also strive to be a trans friendly venue with single use non gendered washrooms. \nPlease be kind to our door staff as they are simply following the rules the Cafe has to follow inregards to the amount of people we can let in to the venue. \nRC you at the show. \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more info.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/crackerjack-lipsmacker-youth-poetry-slam-101-featuring-jb-the-first-lady-and-the-annual-anarchy-slam/
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SUMMARY:We Believe You Showcase and Open Mic
DESCRIPTION: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 performer and audience alike. \nA portion of seats for this event will be reserved for guests from various assault support services across Vancouver\, and a small number of seats will be reserved as financially accessible comp tickets. To access these tickets please email: jillian@versesfestival.ca \nTickets available via the Cultch’s website \nThis show is all ages. General seating. Cash bar. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 7pm. Box office is CASH ONLY.  \nThis show may contain strong language\, controversial issues\, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. Advance tickets are NOT mailed out; they can be picked up at the Will Call station at the venue. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 7pm. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. \n  \nAccessibility Info: \nPlease note\, the Historic Theatre balcony is only accessible via the staircase. \nThe Cultch recently underwent major renovations\, which included increasing accessibility for people with disabilities. \nAll areas but the balcony are wheelchair accessible. You can purchase tickets at the lowered counter outside\, then enter the main space via the wide automatic door. Once inside\, there is a vestibule leading into the main open-concept lobby. Continuing on\, you will find three washroom options: a fully wheelchair accessible single stall gender-neutral washroom\, and two gendered washrooms each with a wheelchair accessible stall. Staff are friendly and able to assist in a variety of ways. \nThere is no designated wheelchair accessible parking\, but there is street parking around the neighbourhood. As well\, there are two parking spots that can be used at the rear of the building. We suggest that people call the box office ahead of time to reserve access to these spaces. There is wheelchair accessible transit within 2 blocks\, and bicycle lock-ups outside. \nOptional: If you have any questions\, concerns\, additions or corrections regarding this accessibility audit please email rampvancouver@gmail.com \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/we-believe-you-showcase-and-open-mic/
LOCATION:ayanda
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,Open Mic,poetry,Storytelling,Verses 2016
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SUMMARY:Ivan Coyote Masterclass
DESCRIPTION:Ivan Coyote’s Masterclass is a live performance workshop for writers\, poets and storytellers. \nIvan 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 full time writer and storyteller from live performances. Join Ivan in this workshop designed to help you transform your nervous energy into a memorable reading. With tips on selecting material\, preparing your work for performance\, memorization (or not)\, and how to make your body language work for you. Ivan will also share some stage secrets about microphones\, sound guys and selling your books. To get the most out of this workshop participants should bring a 3 minute selection of their work to be staged. \nTickets are now available: http://thecultch.com/events/ivan-coyote-masterclass/ \nThis event is all ages. Masterclass entry is not included in Festival Passes.\n \nAccessibility Info: \nThe Cultch recently underwent major renovations\, which included increasing accessibility for people with disabilities. \nAll areas but the balcony are wheelchair accessible. You can purchase tickets at the lowered counter outside\, then enter the main space via the wide automatic door. Once inside\, there is a vestibule leading into the main open-concept lobby. Continuing on\, you will find three washroom options: a fully wheelchair accessible single stall gender-neutral washroom\, and two gendered washrooms each with a wheelchair accessible stall. Staff are friendly and able to assist in a variety of ways. \nThere is no designated wheelchair accessible parking\, but there is street parking around the neighbourhood. As well\, there are two parking spots that can be used at the rear of the building. We suggest that people call the box office ahead of time to reserve access to these spaces. There is wheelchair accessible transit within 2 blocks\, and bicycle lock-ups outside. \nOptional: If you have any questions\, concerns\, additions or corrections regarding this accessibility audit please email rampvancouver@gmail.com
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/ivan-coyote-masterclass/
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CATEGORIES:Development,Storytelling,Verses 2016,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Van Slam Finals Night 2016
DESCRIPTION: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 in the top four at Van Slam throughout the year to qualify for this playoff event. The Van Slam team will represent Van Slam at major tournaments and festivals across North America. \nThis event sells out every year\, so advanced tickets are your best bet. You can buy tickets now at Brown Paper Tickets: \nhttp://vanslamfinals2016.brownpapertickets.com/ \nTHE POETS! \nTasha Receno\nJulia Pileggi\nSpillious\nSavannah Pulfer\nSarah FioRito\nSonder\nCoral More\nEmily Kelsall \nThis show is 19+. General seating. Cash bar. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 7pm. Box office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located inside the building. \nThis show may contain strong language\, controversial issues\, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. Advance tickets are NOT mailed out they can be picked up at the Will Call station at the venue. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 7pm. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. \nAccessibility Info: \nYou’ll note on arrival a set of railed stairs leading into the Hall. The wheelchair accessible entrance is around back. For certain events there will be someone posted at the door throughout the event and/or a bell system will be rigged up to ensure no one has to wait out there to be let in. If this has not been clarified by organizers already\, please consider contacting them for details. \nOnce inside\, you’ll find a spacious wood-floored hall\, open concept\, tables and chairs set up throughout. The stage (accessible only via stairs) is to your left\, and the washrooms towards the back of the hall. The washrooms will be marked “gender neutral”.\nRead the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s WISE Hall overview or complete audit.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-finals-night-2016/
LOCATION:Wise Hall\, 1882 Adanac St. \, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L 4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2015 Verses Festival of Words,Van Slam
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SUMMARY:Point of Inflection Cinemagraph Project
DESCRIPTION:Point of Inflection: \n(Real Vancouver Writer’s Series/SAD MAG) \nPoint 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 Christoph Prevost\, David Phu\, and Michael Champion will then create a cinemagraph and accompanying musical composition that interprets that piece. We will showcase the collaboration in a final gallery exhibition where the pieces of writing are displayed next to the cinemagraph that they inspired. \nThis innovative and moving display will be re-launched at Verses Festival of Words on Sunday April 24th from 11 PM – 1 AM! The event is all ages\, $8 in advance and $10 at the door. If you miss the readings on the 24th\, don’t worry\, the visuals will still be up for viewing and free to walk through until April the 27th at SPACE\, a gallery venue new for this year’s Verses Festival. \nTickets available now through Brown Paper Tickets: \n\n\n\n\nhttp://pointofinflection.brownpapertickets.com\n\n\n\nAccessibility info: \nThe space is not wheelchair accessible through the front entrance\, but can be accessed through the back door.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/3854/
LOCATION:JustinMollySlam
CATEGORIES:Verses 2016,Visual Art
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160424T220000
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SUMMARY:There Be Monsters
DESCRIPTION:These are no campfire stories told as a warning to be careful at night. \nThese 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 and magic\, gritty fables and queer lore. We’re going on a monster hunt! \nSet to original music by composer and trombonist Ellen Marple\, cellist Peggy Lee\, percussionist Sally Zori\, with a special appearance by Shana Myara. Together this seven-artist collaboration will seek to find the monsters that inhabit the tough and tender places inside ourselves. \nTickets are now available: http://thecultch.com/events/there-be-monsters/ \nThis event is all ages at The York Theatre. Reserved seating. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 7:00 pm. Box office is CASH ONLY.\n \nThis show may contain strong language\, controversial issues\, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. Advance tickets are NOT mailed out; they can be picked up at the Will Call station at the venue. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. \n  \nAccessibility Info: \nThe York Theatre has not had an accessibility audit. The new renovation to the space was made with the aim of creating a wheelchair accessible space. There are a few options for wheelchair seating (although none on the balcony). Call The Cultch for details at 604-251-1766. There are stalls marked as wheelchair accessible in the washrooms; however\, these have not been verified by an accessibility auditor. \nThis event will feature ASL interpretation. \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/there-be-monsters/
LOCATION:Agendas & Minutes
CATEGORIES:Music,poetry,Spoken Word Marquee Series,Storytelling,Verses 2016
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SUMMARY:Jangle & Shout: The 2016 Verses-Hullabaloo Remixer
DESCRIPTION:Jangle & Shout: The 2016 Verses-Hullabaloo Remixer\n \nA 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 at SPACE\, a gallery venue new for this year’s Verses. Come mingle with firecracker word-slingers in an event guaranteed to show off what the festival is all about. \nFeature performers include:\n\nIvan Coyote\nMary Pinkoski\nIan Keteku\nWayde Compton\nKim Villagante\nAmber Dawn\nKai Cheng Thom\nWinona Wilde\nHanif Willis-Abdurraqib\nHorsepowar\nRC Weslowski\nRachel Rose\nJanet Rogers\nAnis Mojgani\nBilleh Nickerson\nChris Gilpin\nPam Bentley\n& more! \nTickets can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets: \n\n\n\n\nhttp://jangleandshout2016.brownpapertickets.com\n\n\n\nThis show is All Ages. General seating. Events  Box office is CASH ONLY. Your ticket is good for the entirety of Jangle & Shout\, even if you step out and come back! \nAccessibility info: \nThe space is not wheelchair accessible through the front entrance\, but can be accessed through the back door.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/jangle-shout-the-2016-verses-hullabaloo-remixer/
LOCATION:JustinMollySlam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016,Music,poetry,Storytelling,Verses 2016,Youth
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T223000
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Finals Featuring Janet Rogers
DESCRIPTION: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 with the 2016 Hullabaloo team championship (and the Billy Sharkspeare Trophy) at stake! \nAlice MacKay Room.\nDoors at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm.\nShow followed by after party with pizza & pop. \nAbout the feature: \nJanet Rogers is a Mohawk/Tuscarora writer from the Six Nations band in southern Ontario. She was born in Vancouver British Columbia and has been living on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people (Victoria\, British Columbia) since 1994. Janet works in the genres of poetry\, spoken word performance poetry\, video poetry and recorded poetry with music and script writing. Janet is a radio broadcaster and documentary producer. \nHer literary titles include; Splitting the Heart\, Ekstasis Editions 2007\, Red Erotic\, Ojistah Publishing 2010\,Unearthed\, Leaf Press 2011 and “Peace in Duress” Talonbooks 2014. Her poetry CDs Firewater 2009\, Got Your Back 2012 and 6 Directions 2013 all received nominations for Best Spoken Word Recording at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards\, the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards and the Native American Music Awards. You can hear Janet on the radio as she hosts Native Waves Radio on CFUV fm. Her radio documentaries “Bring Your Drum” (50 years of indigenous protest music) and Resonating Reconciliation won Best Radio at the imagaineNATIVE Film and Media festival 2011 and 2013. \nJanet Rogers and Ahkwesase Mohawk poet Alex Jacobs make up the poetry collective Ikkwenyes which produced the poetry CD Got Your Back and won the Loft Literary Fellowship prize 2014. 2Ro Media is the newly incorporated production company she and Mohawk media artist Jackson Twobears own and operate. They are producing NDNs on the Airwaves a short documentary on CKRZ fm Six Nations radio. Janet is currently producing a 6-part radio documentary series titled NDNs on the Airwaves focused on the current history of native radio in Canada\, due for release in February 2016. \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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-finals-featuring-janet-rogers/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016,poetry,Slam,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T223000
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Finals featuring Janet Rogers
DESCRIPTION: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 with the 2016 Hullabaloo team championship (and the Billy Sharkspeare Trophy) at stake!\nAlice MacKay Room.\nDoors at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm.\nShow followed by after party with pizza & pop.\nAbout the feature:\nJanet Rogers is a Mohawk/Tuscarora writer from the Six Nations band in southern Ontario. She was born in Vancouver British Columbia and has been living on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people (Victoria\, British Columbia) since 1994. Janet works in the genres of poetry\, spoken word performance poetry\, video poetry and recorded poetry with music and script writing. Janet is a radio broadcaster and documentary producer.\nHer literary titles include; Splitting the Heart\, Ekstasis Editions 2007\, Red Erotic\, Ojistah Publishing 2010\,Unearthed\, Leaf Press 2011 and “Peace in Duress” Talonbooks 2014. Her poetry CDs Firewater 2009\, Got Your Back 2012 and 6 Directions 2013 all received nominations for Best Spoken Word Recording at the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards\, the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards and the Native American Music Awards. You can hear Janet on the radio as she hosts Native Waves Radio on CFUV fm. Her radio documentaries “Bring Your Drum” (50 years of indigenous protest music) and Resonating Reconciliation won Best Radio at the imagaineNATIVE Film and Media festival 2011 and 2013.\nJanet Rogers and Ahkwesase Mohawk poet Alex Jacobs make up the poetry collective Ikkwenyes which produced the poetry CD Got Your Back and won the Loft Literary Fellowship prize 2014. 2Ro Media is the newly incorporated production company she and Mohawk media artist Jackson Twobears own and operate. They are producing NDNs on the Airwaves a short documentary on CKRZ fm Six Nations radio. Janet is currently producing a 6-part radio documentary series titled NDNs on the Airwaves focused on the current history of native radio in Canada\, due for release in February 2016.\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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-finals-featuring-janet-rogers-2/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T163000
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bouts: Round Two
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse.)\nDoors at 12:30pm.\n1pm–2:30pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts.\n3pm-4:30pm – Second slate of preliminary team bouts. \nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this night\, either the first or second slate of prelims. The bout draw\, determining the time for each school’s bout\, will be conducted before the tournament begins. All teams are encouraged to attend the entire evening. \nThe 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 group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120. \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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bouts-round-two/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Youth
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T163000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
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LAST-MODIFIED:20160204T213348Z
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bouts: Round Two
DESCRIPTION: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.\nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors at 12:30pm.\n1pm–2:30pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts.\n3pm-4:30pm – Second slate of preliminary team bouts.\nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this night\, either the first or second slate of prelims. The bout draw\, determining the time for each school’s bout\, will be conducted before the tournament begins. All teams are encouraged to attend the entire evening.\nThe 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 group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120.\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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bouts-round-two-2/
LOCATION:Johnny MacRae features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T123000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160304T070043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160304T070043Z
UID:7965-1461405600-1461414600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Adventures in Poetryland Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION: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 of the text? Or the magical land of improvisation? \nThere’s a lot to discover and if you’re a young\, aspiring poet\, this is your chance to travel through these lands with an experienced spoken word poet as your guide. \nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms (downstairs from main concourse).\nStarts at 10am and ends around 12:30pm. \nAdventures in Poetryland is a series of workshops on the different aspects of spoken word poetry. You sign-up for the whole three-hour session\, during which you’ll circulate through a series of games\, lessons\, and exercises that will help you expand your poetic range and learn a whole lot more about how wide and varied the territory of poetryland is. \nOur feature poets\, Janet Rogers and Lishai Peel\, will be leading workshop stations at this event\, along with Winona Linn and experienced versifiers from our WordPlay Poetry-in-Schools team. \nThis is event is open to all BC Youth aged 14–19 free of charge. You must preregister to attend by sending an email to wordplaypoets@gmail.com with: 1) your name 2) your age\, 3) the school you attend\, and 4) a couple of sentences about your prior experience with writing or performing. Participants in the Hullabaloo team competition have spots reserved for them in this event. \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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/adventures-in-poetryland-workshop-series/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:Development,Hullabaloo 2016,Verses 2016,Workshop,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160423T123000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160204T213041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160204T213041Z
UID:8477-1461405600-1461414600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Adventures in Poetryland Workshop Series
DESCRIPTION: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 of the text? Or the magical land of improvisation?\nThere’s a lot to discover and if you’re a young\, aspiring poet\, this is your chance to travel through these lands with an experienced spoken word poet as your guide.\nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye Rooms (downstairs from main concourse).\nStarts at 10am and ends around 12:30pm.\nAdventures in Poetryland is a series of workshops on the different aspects of spoken word poetry. You sign-up for the whole three-hour session\, during which you’ll circulate through a series of games\, lessons\, and exercises that will help you expand your poetic range and learn a whole lot more about how wide and varied the territory of poetryland is.\nOur feature poets\, Janet Rogers and Lishai Peel\, will be leading workshop stations at this event\, along with last year’s Poet of Honour\, Lucia Misch\, and 2015 Canadian Underground Indies champion\, Rabbit Richards.\nThis is event is open to all BC Youth aged 14–19 free of charge. You must preregister to attend by sending an email to wordplaypoets@gmail.com with: 1) your name 2) your age\, 3) the school you attend\, and 4) a couple of sentences about your prior experience with writing or performing. Participants in the Hullabaloo team competition have spots reserved for them in this event.\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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/adventures-in-poetryland-workshop-series-2/
LOCATION:Johnny MacRae features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T235500
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160304T065453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160304T065453Z
UID:7964-1461364200-1461369300@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Underground Indies 2016
DESCRIPTION: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 slam poet at Hullabaloo. \nAlice MacKay Room (downstairs from the main concourse).\nStarts after Day One Team Bouts\, around 10:30pm.\nEnds around midnight.\nRules:\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 reps\, 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. \nAs in previous Indies Finals\, the final round has no rules. It is the Anarchy Round. You can have multiple people\, music\, props\, costumes\, whatever you like. However\, unlike previous years\, breaking the rules is no longer a requirement of the Anarchy Round. And yes\, the time penalty is still in effect in the Anarchy Round. That is one rule you can’t break. \nAccessibility Info:\n \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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-underground-indies-2016/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016,poetry,Slam,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T235500
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160204T212431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160204T212431Z
UID:8476-1461364200-1461369300@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo 2016 Underground Indies!
DESCRIPTION: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 slam poet at Hullabaloo.\nAlice MacKay Room (downstairs from the main concourse).\nStarts after Day One Team Bouts\, around 10:30pm.\nEnds around midnight.\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 reps\, 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.\nAs in previous Indies Finals\, the final round has no rules. It is the Anarchy Round. You can have multiple people\, music\, props\, costumes\, whatever you like. However\, unlike previous years\, breaking the rules is no longer a requirement of the Anarchy Round. And yes\, the time penalty is still in effect in the Anarchy Round. That is one rule you can’t break.\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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-2016-underground-indies/
LOCATION:Johnny MacRae features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160304T065037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160304T065037Z
UID:7963-1461349800-1461362400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bouts: Round One
DESCRIPTION:This night will kick off the poetry slam section of Hullabaloo. \nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors at 6pm.\n6:30pm–8pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts.\n8:30pm-10pm – Second slate of preliminary team bouts. \nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this night\, either the first or second slate of prelims. The bout draw\, determining the time for each school’s bout\, will be conducted before the tournament begins. All teams and audience members are encouraged to attend the entire evening. \nThe 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 group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120. \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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bouts-round-one/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016,poetry,Preliminary slam bouts,Slam,Verses 2016,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160204T211941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160204T211941Z
UID:8475-1461349800-1461362400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bouts: Round One
DESCRIPTION:This night will kick off the poetry slam section of Hullabaloo.\nAlma VanDusen & Peter Kaye rooms (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors at 6pm.\n6:30pm–8pm – First slate of preliminary team bouts.\n8:30pm-10pm – Second slate of preliminary team bouts.\nEvery team in Hullabaloo will perform in one bout this night\, either the first or second slate of prelims. The bout draw\, determining the time for each school’s bout\, will be conducted before the tournament begins. All teams and audience members are encouraged to attend the entire evening.\nThe 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 group piece round) so the highest possible team score is 120.\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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bouts-round-one-2/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library\, Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6BB61\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160304T060224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160304T060224Z
UID:7962-1461328200-1461335400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo's 2016 All-Star Slam
DESCRIPTION:Are your students finding poetry boring? Unexciting? An archaic form practiced by old people obsessed with nature imagery? Try the All-Star Slam. It brings the poignancy\, hilarity\, and immediacy of slam poetry competitions to the stage. The All-Star Slam pits three poetic champions head to head to head in an all-out battle of poetic verve and wit. 2016’s All Stars will be Hullabaloo Poet of Honour Janet Rogers\, Toronto’s Lishai Peel\, and Kingston’s Winona Linn.  Hosted by 2010 Vancouver Poetry Slam Champion and Hullabaloo co-director\, Johnny MacRae. \nHow does it work? Simple. The poets perform one poem each in three rounds\, all of which are judged on a scale of zero to ten by the audience — in this case\, the students! In the end\, the winner is announced\, though in effect\, everyone has won. Students have been moved\, inspired\, and engaged by poetry\, often for the first time in their lives. \nThe topics are engaging\, the presentation is amazing\, and the competition is riveting. Guaranteed to jumpstart students into writing careers of their own. \nTo bring a school group to this show\, contact Johnny MacRae through wordplaypoets@gmail.com. \nDoors at noon.\n Show starts at 12:30pm.\n Show ends at 2pm. \nWant to see it in action? Voila: \n\nAccessibility: \nRead the updated overview of The Rio Theatre (completed in February 2015) or the complete updated audit for detailed accessibility information. These documents are available thanks to the important work of the Radical Access Mapping Project​.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloos-2016-all-star-slam/
LOCATION:Annual General Meeting on May 25th
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016,poetry,Slam,Spoken Word Marquee Series,Verses 2016,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160422T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160204T202415Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160204T202415Z
UID:8474-1461328200-1461333600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo All Star Slam
DESCRIPTION:Are your students finding poetry boring? Unexciting? An archaic form practiced by old people obsessed with nature?  Try All-Star Slam at The Rio Theatre. It brings the poignancy\, hilarity\, and immediacy of slam poetry competitions to the stage. The All-Star Slam pits three poetry All Stars head-to-head-to-head in an all-out battle of poetic verve and wit.  2016’s All Stars will be Hullabaloo Poet of Honour Janet Rogers\, Toronto’s Lishai Peel\, and Kingston’s Winona Linn.  Hosted by 2010 Vancouver Poetry Slam Champion and Hullabaloo co-director\, Johnny MacRae.\nBuy tickets for All-Star Slam by contacting Hullabaloo co-director Johnny MacRae at wordplaypoets@gmail.com.  Tickets are $6 per student\, and free for teachers/chaperones.\nHow does it work? Simple. The poets perform one poem each in three rounds\, all of which are judged on a scale of zero to ten by the audience — in this case\, the students! In the end\, the winner is announced\, though in effect\, everyone has won. Students have been moved\, inspired\, and engaged by poetry\, often for the first time in their lives.\nAs one student had it: “This is better than Metallica!” The topics are engaging\, the presentation is amazing\, and the competition is riveting. Guaranteed to jumpstart students into writing careers of their own.\nDoors at noon.\nShow starts at 12:30pm.\nShow ends at 2pm.\nWant to see it in action? Check out this video of the All-Star Slam (which is also called “Travellin’Slam” when it goes on tour outside of Vancouver):\n[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sv-lUC17d0?rel=0] \n\nAccessibility:\nRead the updated overview of The Rio Theatre (completed in February 2015) or the complete updated audit for detailed accessibility information. These documents are available thanks to the important work of the Radical Access Mapping Project​.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-all-star-slam/
LOCATION:Heading
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160421T223000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160304T054226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160304T054226Z
UID:7961-1461265200-1461277800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Spoken Word Jamboree
DESCRIPTION:The Spoken Word Jamboree kicks off Verses Festival of Words’ youth stream\, Hullabaloo: BC’s Youth Spoken Word Festival. 16 school teams present short poems as an introduction to their team\, their work\, and themselves. The Spoken Word Jamboree features the truly remarkable work of Lishai Peel. \n\nAlice MacKay Room (downstairs from the main concourse.)\nDoors at 6:30pm.\nShow starts at 7:00pm. \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. This is\, however\, 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! \nAbout the feature: \nLishai Peel is an award winning poet\, creative consultant and community animator with roots in diasporic oral tradition. She develops and facilitates arts based programming in schools throughout Toronto and is the co-founder of Ink Veins: Young Women’s Writing Collective. In 2013\, she authored a graphic novel Why Birds and Wolves Don’t Trade Stones which is available on Amazon. And her debut album\, From Here On\, in collaboration with Waleed Abdulhamid\, is available on iTunes. She writes with a commitment to joy and integrity. \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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/spoken-word-jamboree-2-2/
LOCATION:What’s Happening at Vancouver Poetry House
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016,Spoken Word Marquee Series,Verses 2016,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160421T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160421T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160204T200307Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160204T200307Z
UID:8473-1461263400-1461274200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Spoken Word Jamboree
DESCRIPTION:The Spoken Word Jamboree kicks off Hullabaloo\, the youth spoken word section of the festival  with feature Toronto’s Lishai Peel. All teams will be invited to perform a one-minute intro poem to tell us more about themselves and their school.\nAlice MacKay Room (downstairs from the main concourse).\nDoors at 6:30pm.\nShow starts at 7:30pm.\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!\nAbout the feature:\nLishai Peel is an award winning poet\, creative consultant and community animator with roots in diasporic oral tradition. She develops and facilitates arts based programming in schools throughout Toronto and is the co-founder of Ink Veins: Young Women’s Writing Collective. In 2013\, she authored a graphic novel Why Birds and Wolves Don’t Trade Stones which is available on Amazon. And her debut album\, From Here On\, in collaboration with Waleed Abdulhamid\, is available on iTunes. She writes with a commitment to joy and integrity.\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.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/spoken-word-jamboree-2016/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2016
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160418T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160402T020238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160413T025543Z
UID:1221-1461006000-1461016800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VAN SLAM SEMI FINALS #2 featuring Winona Linn
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Winona Linn. \nWinona Linn is a poet\, performer\, teacher and spoken word artist. Although originally from Kingston\, Ontario\, Linn made a name for herself in the thriving poetry community of Halifax\, Nova Scotia while attending the University of King’s College. In only her second year at school\, she slammed for and won a spot on the two-time champion Hali Slam team and competed on a national level at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. \nGovernmental ideals and politics aside\, it is not uncommon for Linn’s poetry to draw on personal experiences\, looking to family and her childhood as sources of inspiration. Her dynamic personality is reflected in her performance\, as she frequently has her audience in a fit of laughter one moment with smart wordplay and comedy and close to tears the next as she quietly delivers solemn confessions. Linn has performed her poetry in numerous venues across Canada\, Europe\, and the United States\, winning slams and featuring at a variety of events. \nThe 8 poets competing tonight will be\n(in no particular order):\nSonder\nAndrew Warner\nBrandon Zhu\nEmily Kelsall\nEverett Montinola\nJulia Pileggi\nCoral More\nMartina Danserau \nThere will be two 3 minute rounds and all poets will compete in BOTH rounds. \nAs always\, there will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam\, (3 min) where poets accumulate points to qualify for the Van Slam team. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory. \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/winona-linn-features-at-the-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver
CATEGORIES:Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160418T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160418T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160402T020557Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160402T020557Z
UID:1312-1460962800-1461016800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VAN SLAM SEMI FINALS #2 featuring Winona Linn
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Winona Linn. \nWinona Linn is a poet\, performer\, teacher and spoken word artist. Although originally from Kingston\, Ontario\, Linn made a name for herself in the thriving poetry community of Halifax\, Nova Scotia while attending the University of King’s College. In only her second year at school\, she slammed for and won a spot on the two-time champion Hali Slam team and competed on a national level at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. \nGovernmental ideals and politics aside\, it is not uncommon for Linn’s poetry to draw on personal experiences\, looking to family and her childhood as sources of inspiration. Her dynamic personality is reflected in her performance\, as she frequently has her audience in a fit of laughter one moment with smart wordplay and comedy and close to tears the next as she quietly delivers solemn confessions. Linn has performed her poetry in numerous venues across Canada\, Europe\, and the United States\, winning slams and featuring at a variety of events. \nThe 8 poets competing tonight will be\n(in no particular order):\nSonder\nAndrew Warner\nBrandon Zhu\nEmily Kelsall\nEverett Montinola\nJulia Pileggi\nCoral More\nMartina Danserau \nThere will be two 3 minute rounds and all poets will compete in BOTH rounds. \nAs always\, there will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam\, (3 min) where poets accumulate points to qualify for the Van Slam team. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory. \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/van-slam-semi-finals-2-featuring-winona-linn/
LOCATION:DMP-300×190
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160411T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160402T015115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160402T015115Z
UID:4396-1460401200-1460412000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VAN SLAM SEMI FINALS #1 Siaara Freeman
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Siaara Freeman. \nSiaara Freeman was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio. She’s very proud of this even when others assume she’d feel otherwise. She began writing at 7 years old and actively slamming at 15 for the National Brave New Voices Competition until she was 19. She then entered the adult scene slamming for both Columbus and Cleveland Ohio. Siaara’s poems offers an actual face to the urban experience instead of a caricature. Siaara insists that you see the people she sees\, the stories she knows\, whether you find them respectable or not. She has traveled the country and she does not make fans she makes friends. \nShe met Maya Angelo and has a selfie for proof. She has been grandslam champ in both city’s she slammed for. She’s never done an individual competetion\, but she’d like to. Her team made it to final stage their first year at BNV in 2008\, which was pretty lit. Enough about slam doe:\n“Siaara is attempting to grow her afro so tall\, God mistakes it for a microphone and decides to speak into her”. \nThe 8 poets competing tonight will be\n(in no particular order)\nTasha Receno\nGriffin\nSavannah Pulfer\nSpillious\nSimon Massey\nJulie Peters\nSarah FioRito\nEmilee Nimetz \nThere will be two 3 minute rounds and all poets will compete in BOTH rounds. \nAs always\, there will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam\, (3 min) where poets accumulate points to qualify for the Van Slam team. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory. \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/van-slam-semi-finals-1-siaara-freeman-2/
LOCATION:DMP-300×190
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160411T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160402T014811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160411T030432Z
UID:1219-1460401200-1460412000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VAN SLAM SEMI FINALS #1 Siaara Freeman
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Siaara Freeman. \nSiaara Freeman was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio. She’s very proud of this even when others assume she’d feel otherwise. She began writing at 7 years old and actively slamming at 15 for the National Brave New Voices Competition until she was 19. She then entered the adult scene slamming for both Columbus and Cleveland Ohio. Siaara’s poems offers an actual face to the urban experience instead of a caricature. Siaara insists that you see the people she sees\, the stories she knows\, whether you find them respectable or not. She has traveled the country and she does not make fans she makes friends. \nShe met Maya Angelo and has a selfie for proof. She has been grandslam champ in both city’s she slammed for. She’s never done an individual competetion\, but she’d like to. Her team made it to final stage their first year at BNV in 2008\, which was pretty lit. Enough about slam doe:\n“Siaara is attempting to grow her afro so tall\, God mistakes it for a microphone and decides to speak into her”. \nThe 8 poets competing tonight will be\n(in no particular order)\nTasha Receno\nGriffin\nSavannah Pulfer\nSpillious\nSimon Massey\nJulie Peters\nSarah FioRito\nEmilee Nimetz \nThere will be two 3 minute rounds and all poets will compete in BOTH rounds. \nAs always\, there will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam\, (3 min) where poets accumulate points to qualify for the Van Slam team. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory. \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/van-slam-semi-finals-1-siaara-freeman/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver
CATEGORIES:Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160404T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160404T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160402T004901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160402T004901Z
UID:4395-1459753200-1459807200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE SLAM featuring Molly Billows
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Molly Billows. \nMolly Billows is swift waters\, secrets\, and salal berries. Northern Coast Salish from the Homalco Nation\, she was adopted-out and grew up in and around Victoria. She has been living as a visitor in Vancouver\, on the territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations since 2011. She is a queer\, mixed\, urban\, Indigenous feminist\, a spoken word poet\, and a youth worker. She hopes to weave together stories in ways that lift up her communities\, and contribute to collective healing\, rage\, resurgence and love. \nTHIS IS THE LAST CHANCE SLAM where the the winner is automatically entered into the Semi Finals. Only poets who are not already in the top 15 can compete.There will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam (3 min). \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory. \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/last-chance-slam-featuring-molly-billows-2/
LOCATION:DMP-300×190
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160404T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160404T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160402T004700Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160402T004700Z
UID:1217-1459753200-1459807200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:LAST CHANCE SLAM featuring Molly Billows
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Molly Billows. \nMolly Billows is swift waters\, secrets\, and salal berries. Northern Coast Salish from the Homalco Nation\, she was adopted-out and grew up in and around Victoria. She has been living as a visitor in Vancouver\, on the territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations since 2011. She is a queer\, mixed\, urban\, Indigenous feminist\, a spoken word poet\, and a youth worker. She hopes to weave together stories in ways that lift up her communities\, and contribute to collective healing\, rage\, resurgence and love. \nTHIS IS THE LAST CHANCE SLAM where the the winner is automatically entered into the Semi Finals. Only poets who are not already in the top 15 can compete.There will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam (3 min). \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory. \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/last-chance-slam-featuring-molly-billows/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver
CATEGORIES:Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160328T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160328T223000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160314T163203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160314T163203Z
UID:1296-1459195200-1459204200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Youth Poetry Slam Finals featuring Aaron Simm at The Wise Hall
DESCRIPTION:For the past 8 months poets have been competing to earn the privilege to compete for a spot on the Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team. On this night the top 8 scoring poets from the season will go head to head to make it on to the 2016 team. \nCompeting poets include Everett Montinola\, Martina Dansereu\, Santiago Urena\, Nicola Durrant\, Angelica Poversky\, Vienna Claire Jeffery\, Andrew Warner and Emma Field \nDoors at 7pm. Show at 8 pm\n$8 for 18 and under\n$12 for 19 and up\nAll proceeds help fund raise for the youth slam/workshops/travel \nAlong with 3 rounds of poetry (2 three minute rounds and 1 one minute “lightning round” we will also have a feature performance from the outstanding Aaron Simm \n“Aaron Simm is a poet\, playwright\, hip-hop artist\, and workshop facilitator currently living in Victoria\, BC. He is a multiple time poetry slam champion\, and has been a featured artist at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word.  \nHe has worked for the Winnipeg International Writers Festival\, and was the co-founder of the Winnipeg Spoken Word Festival. His poetry has been published in a handful of literary journals\, including CV2\, Lemon Hound\, and Arc Poetry. Aaron also enjoys writing raps\, rants\, haiku\, short stories\, and biographies about himself.” \nWe acknowledge this event is taking place on unceded Coast Salish Territory. \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more info.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-poetry-slam-finals-featuring-aaron-simm-at-the-wise-hall/
LOCATION:Wise Hall\, 1882 Adanac St\, Vancouver\, BC\, British Columbia\, V5L 4E5\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160321T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160308T012155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160308T012155Z
UID:1291-1458586800-1458597600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Bryan Roessel and Kelsey Warren feature at the Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poets Kelsey Warren and Bryan Roessel. \nKelsey Warren stumbled across the world of poetry in late 2014\, when a series of tragedies led her to this psuedo-therapy. This year she competed at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Albequerque\, NM\, and was part of the Visalia team competing at the National Poetry Slam in Oakland\, CA. One of her poems has been featured on Button Poetry. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvJuTi5tLUc\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtNn72yAduA \nBryan Roessel is a poet/science teacher in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley. He is the founder and slammaster of Rock Slam (formerly Suffern Slam Society). He has competed at the National Poetry Slam 4 times. His poetry is chiefly about science\, sadness\, and relationships. He has also been featured on Button Poetry. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkIWeEgmTZc\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sctn7a18MNY \nAs always\, there will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam\, (3 min)where poets accumulate points to qualify for the Van Slam team. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory. \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/bryan-roessel-and-kelsey-warren-feature-at-the-van-slam-2/
LOCATION:DMP-300×190
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20160321T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T141734
CREATED:20160308T011224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160308T011224Z
UID:1205-1458586800-1458597600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Bryan Roessel and Kelsey Warren feature at the Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poets Kelsey Warren and Bryan Roessel. \nKelsey Warren stumbled across the world of poetry in late 2014\, when a series of tragedies led her to this psuedo-therapy. This year she competed at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Albequerque\, NM\, and was part of the Visalia team competing at the National Poetry Slam in Oakland\, CA. One of her poems has been featured on Button Poetry. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvJuTi5tLUc\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtNn72yAduA \nBryan Roessel is a poet/science teacher in New York’s Lower Hudson Valley. He is the founder and slammaster of Rock Slam (formerly Suffern Slam Society). He has competed at the National Poetry Slam 4 times. His poetry is chiefly about science\, sadness\, and relationships. He has also been featured on Button Poetry. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkIWeEgmTZc\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sctn7a18MNY \nAs always\, there will be an open mic and two-round poetry slam\, (3 min)where poets accumulate points to qualify for the Van Slam team. \nCafe Deux Soleils and the Van Slam strive to be a trans friendly place and a hate speech free zone. Help us with that. We also acknowledge that this event takes place on unceded First Nations Territory. \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/bryan-roessel-and-kelsey-warren-feature-at-the-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver
CATEGORIES:Van Slam
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