Vancouver Poetry House

This is a COVER SLAM and poets competing must perform poems that are not their own; so poets, here is your chance show off your favourites. Read out the work of people you admire. Read out the work of people you want to expose others to. Read out the work … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Kimmortal. Kimmortal is a Vancouver-based soul artist known for her deep vocals and bold lyricism.

Cynthia keeps reinventing herself. In previous lives, she's been a mascot, a theater critic, a stagehand, an event planner, a college admission counselor, a beer slinger, a credit service representative, a ballet dancer, a roller girl and an executive director. Currently, she works for a nonprofit that provides services to seafarers, and dreams of the day she can have her own studio to write, paint, craft and make cat trees.

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Elisa Chavez. Elisa Chavez is a spoken word poet, pen-for-hire, and nonprofit foot soldier in Seattle, WA. She represented Rain City Slam at the 2014 National Poetry Slam in Oakland, CA, where her team placed 7th out of 72 teams. She also competed at … Continued

This is our last fun slam for cash and prizes before the new slam season starts in July. We’ll have 2 rounds of 3 minute poems plus a poetry open mic. This event is for poets 13-20 years of age. We also have a treat as our feature, members of … Continued

This is our last fun slam for cash and prizes before the new slam season starts in July. We'll have 2 rounds of 3 minute poems plus a poetry open mic. This event is for poets 13-20 years of age. We also have a treat as our feature, members of … Continued

The Vancouver Poetry House introduces Lindi Nolte. Lindi Nolte is a Vancouver-based spoken word artist, world traveller, story-teller and nature enthusiast. She was born and raised in Rustenburg, South Africa and immigrated to Canada with her family at age 10. Although Lindi loves the English language, Afrikaans is her mother … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Ayda Born in Iran, raised in Vancouver, Ayda's work deals with the bicultural experience and pays homage to the struggles faced by her immigrant parents, as well as exploring and critiquing topics such as gender dynamics, sex, religion, existentialism, and mental illness through the … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Cynthia French. Cynthia French is a member of the 2015 Seattle Poetry Slam.  Other award type things she’s proud of include earning her MFA in Writing from Hamline University, being the 2013 Minneapolis Women’s Poetry Slam Champion, a member of the 2010 SlamMN! Poetry … Continued

Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet, Al Mader. As a member of this year's Vancouver Poetry Slam Team, Al Mader has wowed stateside audience with his unique and quirky blendy of wordplay, charm, and whimsy. AKA the Minimalist Jug Band, Al Mader is an underground legend. Check out a couple … Continued

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