Vancouver Poetry House

Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
2016-02-08 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | DMP-300×190
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Sonya Littlejohn.
Sonya Littlejohn is a Vancouver based writer and poet. Her poem “Grey: a Biracial Poem” was published in Other Tongues: Mixed Race Women Speak Out an anthology of poetry about cultural identity, by Inanna Press in 2010. She works with the Vancouver Poetry House organization, Word Play Poetry in Schools as a workshop facilitator. She is also a member of the Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective. She represented them with the first ever BeDRoCC Slam Team at the 2011 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Toronto and was cast in the ensemble of Poets at the
2012 Victoria Spoken Word Festival. She has collaborated with many other spoken word artists within Vancouver and Canada. Her themes revolve around social responsibility, justice and love.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
Photo credit to Janet Kvammen

Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
2016-02-08 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Sonya Littlejohn.
Sonya Littlejohn is a Vancouver based writer and poet. Her poem “Grey: a Biracial Poem” was published in Other Tongues: Mixed Race Women Speak Out an anthology of poetry about cultural identity, by Inanna Press in 2010. She works with the Vancouver Poetry House organization, Word Play Poetry in Schools as a workshop facilitator. She is also a member of the Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective. She represented them with the first ever BeDRoCC Slam Team at the 2011 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Toronto and was cast in the ensemble of Poets at the 2012 Victoria Spoken Word Festival. She has collaborated with many other spoken word artists within Vancouver and Canada. Her themes revolve around social responsibility, justice and love.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm
Photo credit to Janet Kvammen

Robert Lashley features at the Van Slam
2016-02-01 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Robert Lashley.
A 2016 Jack Straw Fellow, Robert Lashley has had poems published in such Journals as Feminete, No Regrets, and Your Hands, Your Mouth. His work was also featured in Many Trails To The Summit, an anthology of Northwest form and Lyric poetry. He has featured at the Kerouac Institute for performing arts, Goddard, and Seattle Central College, read and was a guest lecture at The University of Washington-Tacoma and Western Washington university, and was in the IWPS page/stage panel and showcase in 2013. In May of 2014, he won the Cascadia Poetry Festival’s beer slam title, and in november he will be one of the storytellers in the Western Literary Festival. His full length book: The Homeboy Songs, was published by Small Doggies press in April 2014.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.

Robert Lashley features at the Van Slam
2016-02-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Vancouver Poetry Slam Family Meeting
2016-01-27 19:30 - 22:30 | 13225167_10101363626834411_465633211_o
Who is the Vancouver Poetry Slam Family? If you’re reading this, then it probably includes YOU! Maybe you enjoy hearing poetry, or reading it, or hosting, or volunteering, or just knowing that there are people doing such things in a place where you are always welcome. And just like any family, our Van Slam family needs to convene from time to time to make sure that voices are heard, great ideas are drummed up, and that this community has all of the fuel that it needs to keep moving forward into poetry glory. There will also be snacks.
Come on out this wednesday and make your voice heard, your support felt and maybe even make a new friend.
The agenda is still in the works and will be posted within the days before the meeting. If you have a pressing issue that you’d like added to the agenda feel free to send a message to Jillian Christmas, or Duncan Shields and they will add it to the agenda. There will also be some time given for new items at the meeting.
Hope to see you all there.
Thanks for making this community the lovely home that it is!
**Accessibility info will be posted presently**

Vancouver Poetry Slam Family Meeting
2016-01-27 19:30 - 22:30 | Woodwards Building, 111 West Hastings, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1H4, Canada

Crackerjack Lipsmacker Youth Poetry Slam #98 featuring Mariah Dear
2016-01-25 20:00 - 22:15 | DMP-300×190
This will be your second to last chance to qualify for the youth slam playoffs in March. This is especially important because to qualify you must slam/compete at least twice during the season. That means if you have not competed yet but are interested in going out for the team then you need to compete in January and February and hopefully earn enough points to do so.
This event is open to poets who are between 13-20 years of age. Another stipulation for making the team is you cannot turn 21 years of age BEFORE Sept 1st, 2016.
As well as the poetry slam we will have a feautre performance from our 2015 youth slam GRAND SLAM CHAMPION, Mariah Dear
“Mariah Dear began writing poetry as a child and in 2013 she began to actively compete in slam poetry competitions. She earned a spot as a member of the 2013 Vancouver Youth Slam Poetry Team which placed 4th in the country at YouthCanSlam, Canada’s national youth slam poetry competition. She was a member of the team again in 2014 when the Vancouver Youth Slam Poetry Team placed 1st in the nation. In addition to this she was crowned UBC’s Grand Slam Champion in 2014 and had the honour of representing UBC at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (CIPS) where she placed 19th in the country. In 2015 she was crowned Vancouver’s Youth Grand Slam Champion and took on a leadership role with UBC Slam Poetry, where she continues to organize and facilitate biweekly poetry workshops for people of all ages and experiences.”
You should prepare at least two 3 minute length poems for the competition (if you make the 2nd round.) No props or costumes or musical accompaniment allowed in your performance. You must also have written the work you perform.
$4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 for 19 and up.
We acknowlege this event takes place on unceded Coast Salish Territory. We also strive to have our events be trans friendly spaces. Cafe Deux Soleils has single stall non gendered washrooms. We also strive to be wheelchair and mobility impaired accessible.
Be nice to our door staff. They are volunteers and are working with the venues fire cood restrictions. CASH ONLY at the door.
rcarcee2@gmail.com for more info.
Be weird, be brave, be yourself.

DMP features at the Van Slam
2016-01-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, DMP.
Daniel Mark Patterson (DMP) is a Spoken Word Artist who is not easy to define. He writes confessional, heartbreaking poetry, but is not a depressing poet. Sometimes he writes funny, irreverent poetry, but he is not a comedic poet. He is a traveler on the spectrum of human emotions telling tales of the journey. DMP is also a 6 time Slam Finalist (3 in Vancouver, 3 in Ottawa) and a member of the 2014 Urban Legends Poetry Slam Team as well as a 2015 Capital Slam Team Member.
He wrote, produced and acted in his own Spoken Word Theatre show Confessions of a Modern Day Penguin to glowing media reviews in 2015. He has released 7 chapbooks of poetry collectively known as The Modern Day Penguin Chronicles, and his first book length manuscript Penguin by Lamplight will be released in the upcoming months. DMP is looking forward to gracing your stage and waddling into your heart.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.

Dewey Decibel Youth Poetry Workshop and Poetry Slam featuring Johnny MacRae
2016-01-06 17:30 - 20:00 | Vancouver Poetry House Staff Picks for February
Start the new year off with a poetry workshop and youth poetry slam featuring the wonderful Johnny MacRae.
This is a FREE event at the downtown branch of the Vancouver Public Library. We have a 1 hour writing workshop from 5:30-6:30 where poets create new work to be followed by an open mic/poetry slam. It’s open to poets 13-20 years of age. It’s a lot of fun and FREE.
There will also be a 3 poem mini feature by our workshop leader.
Johnny MacRae is a mouthy poet. The 2013 Poet of Honour for the Victoria Spoken Word Festival, he has been a regional and a national poetry slam champion. Since 2010, MacRae has regularly toured across Canada and the United States, both solo and as a member of psychedelic spoken word duo, 2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac.
Workshop Description: “Lying to Tell the Truth”
Starting from the premise that creative expression can never be “the honest truth,” this workshop examines the creative possibilities of using fictional frameworks as a way to express personal truths. In particular, this workshop focuses on channeling the personal urgency of speaking from the heart into extended metaphor, as a means of making your poems for effective vehicles for what you want to say, while expanding opportunities for random members of your audience to engage with your work.

Lucia Misch features at the Van Slam
2016-01-04 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Lucia Misch.
Raised at an astronomical observatory in California, Lucia Misch began writing and performing as a teen. She placed second at the 2011 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, has been a member of the Vancouver Slam Team, and continues to perform and teach poetry across North America. Lucia has written and presented spoken word pieces for organizations including Human Rights Watch and the United Food Workers Union Women’s Network, been an an ArtStarts project poet in residence, and performed this year as part of both the Vancouver Fringe Festival and the Vancouver Writer’s Festival.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.

Lucia Misch features at the Van Slam
2016-01-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Youth Slam Dec 28th with Maya Hersh
2015-12-28 20:00 - 22:15 | DMP-300×190
In between Christmas and New Year’s Eve can be a dead zone for many people. So if you’re feeling haggard and on low batteries come and recharge and reinvigorate at December’s youth poetry slam.
It’s open to poets 13-20 years of age. There are 2 rounds of competition with 12 poets in the first round and the top 5 (barring ties) in the second. No props or costumes or musical accompaniement may be used in your performance. You must write your own work and you do not have to memorize your poem.
If you are competing to make the 2016 youth slam team you must slam AT LEAST TWICE during the 2015/2016 season and you CANNOT be turning 21 BEFORE September 1st, 2016.
All styles of poetry is welcome.
We also have a poetry open mic and a featured performer. This month we are truly lucky to have Seattle’s Maya Hersh as our featured poet
“Maya Hersh is a three time member of the Seattle Poetry Slam team, and has competed at National Poetry Slam, Individual World Poetry Slam and Women of the World Poetry Slam. She was Seat tle Poetry Slam representative for Individual World Poetry Slam in 2012. Originally from the East coast, she left her home slam to find a place with more rainfall and less bagels. She has been published in Pangaia magazine, and featured on NPR and CBS. One time, she was stuck in a cave for 12 hours, but she has not written any poems about it yet.”
$4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 for 19 and up.
We acknowledge this event is taking place on unceded Coast Salish Territory. We also strive to be a trans friendly venue so do your part in making everyone feel welcome. It’s CASH ONLY at the door and be please be kind to our door VOLUNTEERS. They are simply enforcing fire code regs passed on to them from the venue in regards to capacity rules.
We look forward to seeing you there.

Cathy Petch features at The Van Slam
2015-12-21 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Cathy Petch.
Cathy Petch is a playwright, spoken word artist, haiku deathmaster and musical saw player for The Silverhearts. Her new play “Mel Malarkey” is being produced by Theatre Trent. She has several handsome chapbooks and most recently published her poetry book “Late Night Knife Fights” with LyricalMyrical Press. She has been published by Descant, The Toronto Quarterly and Joypuke journals. She is a member of The League of Canadian Poets and “The Dildettes” a queer spoken word/comedy troupe along with Regie Cabico and David Bateman. Petch was a member of both the 2011 and 2012 Toronto Poetry Slam Teams, was the coach of the 2015 team and is the creative director of “Hot Damn It’s A Queer Slam”. She is happiest onstage.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.

Cathy Petch features at The Van Slam
2015-12-21 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Shyla Hardwick features at the Van Slam
2015-12-14 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
The Vancouver Poetry House presents feature poet, Shyla Hardwick.
Shyla Hardwick is a queer poet and biologist from Detroit, MI interested in exploring the transitional space between different levels of organization. Shyla teaches, reads, and learns at schools, venues, and bookstores across the nation.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.

Shyla Hardwich features at the Van Slam
2015-12-14 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Tasha Receno features at the Van Slam
2015-12-07 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Tasha Receno.
Tasha Receno is a Spoken Word Artist, a Non-Fiction and a Fiction writer. She has competed in the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word representing Vancouver in 2014. Has made it to the finals stage of the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championships in 2015, Competed in National Poetry Slam alongside the Vancouver Poetry Slam Team in Oakland and Saskatoon in 2015, and is the 2015 Vancouver Poetry Grand Slam Champion.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.

Tasha Receno features at the Van Slam
2015-12-07 07:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Paradigm features at the Van Slam
2015-11-30 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Paradigm.
A native of the Universe, Joann Cathleen Roberts — known as simply “Jo” or by her recent stage alias “Paradigm”– grew up in the Chicago area. A poet/MC, musician, and producer; she discovered a love for playing instruments, such as drums, bass, and guitar at the age of 10 and by 13 was writing her own poetry and songs.
Jo’s focus is the promotion of reflection, growth, healing, and awareness through art. She is known for her laid back, mellow stage presence that is complimented by powerful words and has had featured shows from Japan and Las Vegas, to Chicago, New York City, and Atlanta. Jo has also performed poetry on stage with Reggae artist Pato Banton and has opened for Dr. Cornel West at Everett College in Washington. Her work has been featured on many LGBTQ websites, blog talk radio stations, and promoted by many organizations such as Butch Voices, The Quare Square Collective, and The Spitfire Poetry Group. She is the Savannah Slam champion for years 2013 and 2014, and continues to release a number of albums and poetry books since first taking her art on the road in 2012.
If not gracing the stage Jo is either traveling, hosting poetry workshops, tutoring and teaching Math to middle school students, dwelling in nature, stargazing, and/or volunteering with various clubs and organizations. Her passions include both astronomy and physics, metaphysics, human (r)evolution, and having a positive impact on the world via artistic expression and art therapy. Jo studied Philosophy and Aviation Flight in college, and is a licensed private pilot.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam

The Anarchy Slam
2015-11-25 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
Art is best with rules. That’s a rule.
Poetry Slams have lots of rules, that’s what makes them great art. Some people seem to disagree with this clearly factual scientific based rule fact so we’re tossing it all out the window! It’s going to be anarchy I tell you! Anarchy! Once you set foot on that stage there are no rules!
That’s right! It’s an anarchy slam. So where there used to be a rules such as:
No Props
No Costumes
No Musical Accompaniment
No Animal Acts
No Nudity
Work must be original
No Team Poems
NOW WE’VE JUST REPLACED THOSE RULES AND ENCOURAGE:
Bring Props
Wear Costumes
Use some Musical accompaniment (Please, Please, Please, someone have a theremin)
Trained Animal Acts!! ( They can be untrained but let’s be safe here, people. Don’t cover yourself in meat to lure a cougar from North Van onto the Seabus then onto the skytrain then finally onto the stage just cause you couldn’t be bothered to ask Facebook if there was a cat to borrow. It’s Vancouver; someone has a cat. We all have cats.)
No Nudity (probably still a good guideline but that’s all it can be this time)
Perform someone elses work!
Do a group Poem.
Do All of the above!!
Have a question? Why? Stop that. The answer is do it, there’s no rules anymore.
Doors and up at 7pm. $6-$10 Sliding scale. Show at 8 o’clock. Who knows how long it will go for.
We acknowledge this event is taking place on unceded Coast Salish Territory. We also strive to be a trans friendly venue. Please be kind to our volunteer door staff. They are simply enforcing fire code rules when allowing people into the venue. CASH ONLY at the door.

The Anarchy Slam
2015-11-25 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
Art is best with rules. That’s a rule.
Poetry Slams have lots of rules, that’s what makes them great art. Some people seem to disagree with this clearly factual scientific based rule fact so we’re tossing it all out the window! It’s going to be anarchy I tell you! Anarchy! Once you set foot on that stage there are no rules!
That’s right! It’s an anarchy slam. So where there used to be a rules such as:
No Props
No Costumes
No Musical Accompaniment
No Animal Acts
No Nudity
Work must be original
No Team Poems
NOW WE’VE JUST REPLACED THOSE RULES AND ENCOURAGE:
Bring Props
Wear Costumes
Use some Musical accompaniment (Please, Please, Please, someone have a theremin)
Trained Animal Acts!! ( They can be untrained but let’s be safe here, people. Don’t cover yourself in meat to lure a cougar from North Van onto the Seabus then onto the skytrain then finally onto the stage just cause you couldn’t be bothered to ask Facebook if there was a cat to borrow. It’s Vancouver; someone has a cat. We all have cats.)
No Nudity (probably still a good guideline but that’s all it can be this time)
Perform someone elses work!
Do a group Poem.
Do All of the above!!
Have a question? Why? Stop that. The answer is do it, there’s no rules anymore.
Doors and up at 7pm. $6-$10 Sliding scale. Show at 8 o’clock. Who knows how long it will go for.
We acknowledge this event is taking place on unceded Coast Salish Territory. We also strive to be a trans friendly venue. Please be kind to our volunteer door staff. They are simply enforcing fire code rules when allowing people into the venue. CASH ONLY at the door.

POSTS

Mona Mousa features at the Van Slam
2015-11-16 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Mona Mousa.
Inspired by several Canadian and American slam poets, Mona found herself in an addictive relationship with the written and spoken word. At 17 she hit the stage for the first time at Toronto’s well-known annual Open Minds Respect events. 9 year later Mona has been on the road almost non stop, Having recently come off her 2015 Summer tour schedule to the southern US, and Hawaii.
Over the past 9 years Mona’s mission has been to work to empower young adults engaging them in discussion. The mission is about promoting real love, love as an action that we commit to unconditionally. This love is about safe spaces no matter your religion, social class, gender or sexual orientation. The mission is education & tolerance, no exceptions. It’s about a queer posi and body posi state of mind. The mission is mental health awareness, and letting people or yourself know that rescue is possible, that your story is important . It’s helping you turn your scars into stories.
In many reviews written about this young lady, one thing is quite evident, her charm and passion drive her and she is ready to take Canada by storm, as one of Manitoba’s most promising, up and coming performance poets.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam

Mona Mousa features at the Van Slam
2015-11-16 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Paradigm features at the Van Slam
2015-11-11 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190

Rachel Rosenberg features at the Van Slam
2015-11-09 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
The Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Rachel Rosenberg.
The Truth:
Rachel Rosenberg is a 27-year-old lawyer/recent graduate of Lewis & Clark Law School and an alumnus of Kenyon College. She has been writing poetry for 19 years and performing it for the last three. Her poems have been published in a number of online and print journals, most recently in The Leaning House Press and The Sparrow Ghost Collective Anthology of Poetry: Vol.’s 1 and 2. Her love of words is intriguingly electrifying.
The Fun:
Rachel Rosenberg is a superhero; mild mannered lawyer by day, kickass poet by night. She swoops down onto stages throwing words of razor sharp wit, screaming her battle cry of “more pretzels, please!” Her utility belt is full of funny, sexy, and awkward-y. Meet Rachel Rosenberg; meet…Poetic Justice!
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam

Rachel Rosenberg features at the Van Slam
2015-11-09 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Chimwemwe Undi features at the Van Slam
2015-11-02 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Chimwemwe Undi.
Chimwemwe Undi is a writer, performer and arts organizer. In 2015, she was an alumni ensemble member at the Victoria Spoken Word Festival, artist-in-residence at the Spur Festival and the featured poet at the Prairie Theatre Exchange’s Carol Shields Festival of New Work. She is the co-founder and director of Voices, Ink., the Winnipeg Youth Slam and coordinator for the Speaking Crow open mic series. Her work has appeared in Prairie Fire, CV2, Lemonhound and others. She has five too many teeth and knows all the words to most important power ballads.
As 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.
Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.

Chimwemwe Undi features at the Van Slam
2015-11-02 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver

Yes features at the Van Slam
2015-10-19 19:00 - 22:00 | DMP-300×190
Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Estefania Alfonso.
Yes!
Yes, or Estefania for those who refuse stage names, is a queer feminist Cuban immigrant and toronto based political activist who also tries to be funny in her free time.
She won at the Canadian festival of spoken word and was accepted at her very first slam to the team (which is an arbitrary accomplishment even by artistic standards).
She is okay most days, and sometimes even great.
At the very least she never fails to entertain
and Stephen Harper stole her dog.
Fucking Harper.
As 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.

Cafe 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.
Also, 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.
Get there early if you want a seat or want to slam

Yes features at the Van Slam
2015-10-19 19:00 - 22:00 | Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
