A rare opportunity to learn from the incredible Beau Sia! Verses Festival of Words poet of honour and legendary Spoken Word poet Beau Sia offers a masterclass that offers coaching, tips, and feedback to poets interested in performance and writing compelling work. Sat, April 19 at Chill X Studio (2270 … Continued
After an intense preliminary competition, the top poets compete to crown the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam champion for 2025! Before the competition begins, enjoy an incredible opportunity to see our poet of honour, Beau Sia, perform a feature set, and help us celebrate the recipient(s) of this year's Zaccheus Jackson … Continued
Vancouver Poetry Slam returns in-person and online with a May slam featuring newly-crowned (and two-time!) Canadian Individual Poetry Slam champion, MayaSpoken! In addition to a feature set from MayaSpoken, this slam includes a short open mic and a two-round poetry slam. Sign up for open mic and slam spots will … Continued
Vancouver Poetry Slam returns in-person and online with a June slam featuring Derek Edenshaw!
In addition to a feature set from Derek Edenshaw, this slam includes a short open mic and a two-round poetry slam. Sign up for open mic and slam spots will be first come, first serve. The show opens with the open mic and the feature performance. Following a short break, we slam!
Vancouver Poetry Slam returns in-person and online with a July slam featuring Will Rideout! This month we are excited to feature set from USA poet, Will Rideout!! This slam includes a two-round poetry slam and an open mic. The show opens with the open mic and then the feature performance … Continued
Vancouver Poetry Slam September-- featuring Shima Aisha Robinson! Monday, September 1st, 2025 at Shamshiri Caveman (139 Keefer St). Doors: 7:00 PM | Sign up: 7:30 PM | Show: 8:00 PM $8 Advance - BUY TICKETS $10-$15 sliding scale at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) This … Continued
Meet the Cascadia Deaf Nation Stewards: Rei, Annie and Ashanti Cascadia Deaf Nation is a vibrant capacity building social business committed to promoting community wellness within BIPOC Deaf communities. It also extends its services to broader communities in the beautiful and unceded Coast Salish territories within lush Cascadia bioregion. … Continued
Van Slam will return to El Torito (139B Keefer St.) on October 6th! Doors: 7 pm Sign up: 7:30 pm Slam: 8 pm $8 in advance at Zeffy.com $10-15 @ the door No one turned away for lack of funds El Torito is a wheelchair accessible venue. A warm thank … Continued
Van Slam will return to El Torito (139B Keefer St.) on November 3rd with the inimitable CHARLIE PETCH as our feature! Doors: 7 pm Sign up: 7:30 pm Slam: 8 pm $8 in advance at Zeffy.com $10-15 @ the door No one turned away for lack of funds A note … Continued