Vancouver Poetry House

It’s that time of year again! We need to crown our 2015 Queer Slam Champion. Without putting too many definitions on what a Queer Slam is, this competition will showcase, express, and celebrate the work of Van Slam’s writers of queer poetry. We can’t wait to hear what you’ve been … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Rachel Taylor. Rachel Taylor is a spoken word artist currently hailing from Beyond The Wall (otherwise known as Fort McMurray, Alberta), where she fights White Walkers and attempts to understand the economic advantage of sending crude oil to Texas for refining and then buying … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House presents, Magpie Ulysses. Writer, Rabble Rouser, fancy talker; Magpie began performing at the age of 17 to save her life. Since then she has performed across North America at hundreds of venues, is a veteran member of two national champion Vancouver poetry slam teams and was … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Toaster. Toaster is a performace poet who has competed in the Individual World Poetry Slam, National Poetry Slam, Ink Slam and other “big money” poetry competitions. He has also performed in a large variety of literary showcases such as Literary Death Match, The Encyclopedia … Continued

Our new youth slam season is underway and poets are hitting the stage and torching the mic with their words trying to make it into the Youth Team Playoffs next March. The age limit to compete is 13-20 years of age. To make the team YOU CANNOT be turning 21 … Continued

Brendan McLeod is the author of a novel, a play, and a couple of monologues. He’s the founder of The Fugitives, a folk group signed to Light Organ Records, that tours internationally and have been nominated for multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards and a Western Canadian Music Award. Way back … Continued

There are many ways to tell the truth and many ways to approach the self. In this workshop you will learn to tell your story through poetry, captivate an audience with your words and most importantly of all, adjust a microphone stand. A 3-hour workshop intensive on how to write … Continued

Erin Cotton's poetry is a handwritten love letter filled with dirty jokes and queer politics. She was Victoria Slam Champion for 2014 and competed at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word as part of the Victoria Slam Team. She has one too many poems about genitalia and is secretly a … Continued

Erin Cotton’s poetry is a handwritten love letter filled with dirty jokes and queer politics. She was Victoria Slam Champion for 2014 and competed at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word as part of the Victoria Slam Team. She has one too many poems about genitalia and is secretly a … Continued

Vancouver Poetry House presents… Wednesday night, the top-scoring 10 poets (9 plus the winner of the LAST CHANCE slam on Monday the 7th) duke it out to see who will be crowned the best individual poet in Vancouver. That person will get to represent Vancouver at IWPS in Washington DC … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Dia Davina Armed with awkward charm and a dramatic flare that would impress even their very own mother, Dia is inspired by the parts of ourselves that we all forget to remember. With humour and unflinching candor, Dia’s poetry offers step by step instructions … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Chris Gilpin. Chris has performed at many literary and music festivals, including Calgary Spoken Word Festival, Victoria Spoken Word Festival, Kispiox Music Festival, v125 Poetry Conference, and Edmonton Poetry Festival. At the 2012 Vancouver International Poetry Festival, Chris won both the Nerd Slam and … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Chris Gilpin. Chris has performed at many literary and music festivals, including Calgary Spoken Word Festival, Victoria Spoken Word Festival, Kispiox Music Festival, v125 Poetry Conference, and Edmonton Poetry Festival. At the 2012 Vancouver International Poetry Festival, Chris won both the Nerd Slam and … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Scruffmouth. Kevan Anthony Cameron, a.k.a. Scruffmouth, is a Canadian-Jamaican spoken word artist, performer, poet and scribe with the ability to disseminate ancient indigenous knowledge in contemporary forms of creative expression. He is creative director for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective the community that … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Andre Prefontaine. Andre Prefontaine is a prairie boy living in the big city that hitchhiked from Calgary to Toronto with nothing but a dream, a backpack and a head full of possibilities. A quintessential childless dad-joke machine, he’s been knighted as a tragicomic force … Continued