Doors at 1:30 PM, Bouts start at 2:00 PM and 4:00 PM All Hullabaloo teams in Hullabaloo perform a mix of individual and group performances in poetry slam competitions for the second time! After this round of bouts, we’ll find out who qualifies for Hullabaloo FINALS! Samedi 20 avril, 13h30-17h30, … Continued
TICKETS Doors at 7:00 PM, Show at 8:00 PM The top four Hullabaloo teams from preliminaries compete for the Hullabaloo championship! Feature performance by Marie Metaphor. Samedi 20 avril, 19h00-22h00, Portes à 19h00, Spectacle à 20h00 Finales par équipe Hullabaloo avec Marie Metaphor Les quatre meilleures équipes Hullabaloo des préliminaires … Continued
TICKETS Doors at 7:30, show at 8 A celebration at the failed attempts to silence the Native voice. A collaboration between the Native Hip Hop Festival Society and Vancouver Poetry House. Hosted by Derek Edenshaw Lundi 22 avril, portes à 7h30, spectacle à 20h Café VFS, 390, rue West … Continued
TICKETS Doors at 6:30, show at 7 A night of funny people and hilarious poems brought to you through a collaboration between Death Rides a Unicorn and Vancouver Poetry House. In Famous Last Words, five contestants attempt to win their way into the heart of our master of ceremonies, Sara … Continued
TICKETS Doors at 8:30, show at 9 Mashed Poetics is a night of spoken word and music mashups where poets present new work based on a music album chosen by the organizers. A live band plays all the songs live with the poets performing in between the songs and sometimes … Continued
TICKETS Johnny Trinh Workshop Performance Poetry is a practice that engages the body and the voice in the sharing of the words. The ways in which we communicate and perform work is as important as the formation of the words themselves. In this workshop, poets who perform or want to … Continued
TICKETS Doors open at 6pm for live and online audience Poets will be paired up via random draw and compete head-to-head. The first round of poems are 3 minutes long. This will be a double knockout competition. Meaning 24 poets will compete with each other in 12 groups of 2. … Continued
TICKETS Produced in partnership with Fade to Black Entertainment and Vancouver Writers Fest Doors at 8:30, show at 9pm A showcase of Black poetics, featuring established and emerging poets to celebrate Black stories. Fade to Black Entertainment curates and produces events and programs that amplify and preserve historical and contemporary … Continued
TICKETS Humans are capable of simultaneously holding both the love and the mess — how can we write to honour this duality? This workshop offers space to explore writing as an act of love and to consider what it is to be human in a profoundly difficult yet terribly beautiful … Continued
Chances are it's happened to you. You're at the mic, delivering your poem. Then something happens: maybe you stumble or say the wrong word, maybe you make eye contact with someone and get momentarily distracted, maybe an unexpected surge of emotion hits you, maybe the words simply stop coming to … Continued
TICKETS Doors open at 6 pm for live and online audience Poets will be paired up via random draw and compete head-to-head. This will be a double knockout competition. The poets competing will be the 12 poets who lost in the First Preliminary Night. The top 6 poets who survive … Continued
TICKETS Masterclass Featuring: Leo Johnson, Adrian Neblett, CR Avery, Jon Hedderwick, Kimmortal, Chris Tse Hosted by: Johnny D Trinh Stage to Page produces public masterclasses/workshops led by a panel of industry professionals featuring poets, producers, theatre makers, and more. Vancouver Poetry House is partnering with Stage to Page Performance Society … Continued
TICKETS Doors open at 6 pm for live and online audience Featuring Lillian Allen Live on POETV: Finals The top 6 poets from Preliminary Round 1, and the top 6 poets from Second Chance Night will go head to head. The knockout format is as follows: 6 groups of 2, … Continued
TICKETS Dub Poet, educator, changemaker, Lillian Allen will be offering a talk on spoken word, the movement ahead, and what is needed to continue the evolution of spoken word poets. In partnership with Vancouver Writers Fest. Please note this is a Mask Mandatory Event. Poète dub, éducatrice et actrice du … Continued
TICKETS Write Bloody North authors from across Canada will be sharing readings of their publications. Write Bloody North publishes spoken word artists from diverse genres, this promises to be an engaging and moving performance from some of Canada’s leading spoken word poets. In partnership with Vancouver Writers Fest. Please note … Continued
May 6th at 7:00 pm 910 Richards St. – Unit 204 A reading of Joy Kogawa ft. Joy Kogawa & Poets including Renite Gosal Johnny Trinh Ange Yeung Hari Alluri Catherine Lewis Herbert Fong Alongside the esteemed author herself, an ensemble of poets will read excerpts from Joy Kogawa's … Continued
Downtown Van in collaboration with the Vancouver Poetry House, is thrilled to launch the summer installation of the “Art Overhead” series! Downtown Van is kicking of their Art Overhead installation series this year by celebrating Pride month with colourful translucent letters forming an excerpt from SJ Valiquette’s poem “Pride,” which … Continued
The Vancouver Poetry House Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday, August 17, 3pm, at the Historic Joy Kogawa House (1450 West 64th Avenue Vancouver, BC V6P 2N4). A virtual option is available using Zoom Let us Know You're attending: Please Register to Attend AGM Below Everyone is welcome to … Continued
Vancouver Poetry House is excited to sponsor this event as part of Word Vancouver this year! Poets need teachers, and opportunities to grow. Sometimes mentors are found in a classroom, in a workshop, on stage, in the community. Sometimes, all it takes is someone to give us a chance, or … Continued
MRG Live presents Shane Koyczan at Vogue Theatre* Thursday, December 5th Doors @ 7:00 PM / Show @ 8:00 PM $29.50 - $34.50 (+fees) Tickets available here There are some artists who happen to be in the right place at the right time: that moment when the door is still … Continued
Register your slam series to submit a representative to compete in the 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam! Registration is open exclusively to series until February 28, 2025. CIPS 2025 takes place in Vancouver and online from April 16th to 19th. All CIPS events will take place at Chill X Studio (2270 … Continued
Feb 18, 2025 - UPDATE: Due to Covid exposure at Historic Joy Kogawa House, this event will be ONLINE ONLY. ABOUT POETRY JAM “It takes a community to build an artist, whether we resist against it, or are nurtured by it.” For all poets and folks interested in spoken … Continued
Register as a Storm Poet for the 2025 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam!!
Vancouver Poetry Slam is BACK! Join us on Monday, March 10th, for our first show in our new home (Shamshiri Caveman (139 Keefer St)) with the fabulous Jillian Christmas as our feature poet. Can't make it in-person? This event is hybrid, so you can join us online!
A public workshop as part of Amplify: Spoken Word Intensive, a writing workshop about form, image/metaphor and how they evolve to fit within a specific poetic constraint.
Award winning, nationally celebrated poet, Brandon Wint, discusses his process on how to curate a set for a reading.
A drop-in workshop led by Sheri-D Wilson regarding genre mixing and community.
Artist talk highlighting considerations with engaging in community, focusing on concepts of ethics, accountability, and consent.
A great opportunity for poets to be introduced to tools on activating the body and voice when preparing for a performance.
Sheri-D Wilson with special guest, Renée Sarojini Saklikar, discuss the evolution of poetry, and the craft of creating epic poems.