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SUMMARY:Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Finals featuring Patrick DeBelen
DESCRIPTION:Since last July poets have been competing to make the youth slam finals and a chance to represent Vancouver at the Youthcanslam Festival in August and defend the national title.\nThis night will be presented “In the round” with the audience seated surrounding the stage much like the Underground Indies competition.\nBuy tickets for Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Finals featuring Patrick DeBelen\nOur 8 finalists have been decided. They are listed from 1st to 8th as determined by the regular season. The slate will be swept clean for finals.\nOur regular season champion is Emma Field followed by Alex Montinola\, Natalie Zakon \, Mariah Dear \, Vienna Claire Jeffery and Melissa Illing tying for 5th with Angelica Pohveherskie & Andrew Warner wrapping up the top 8.\nThis list included three returning team members\, two other finalists from last year and three first time finalists. These poets alone guarantee it will be a terrific night plus we have as our feature at the WISE Hall on Monday March 23rd Patrick de Belen\nPatrick de Belen is a youth educator\, speaker\, and an award-winning spoken word artist. He is grateful to have harnessed his inner dopeness at an early age\, and hasn’t been able to control it since. Known for his hard-hitting\, rhyme-slinging punch lines and raw\, unedited stories; Patrick delivers a spoken word style that has won him a national championship\, earned him the title of the inaugural Youth Poet of Honour of Canada and has taken him to platforms all across North America. Off the stage\, he spends his time in youth mentorship and leadership\, encouraging young people to discover and control the power of their voice. Learn more about Patrick: Patrickdebelen.com\n\nTickets will be $8 for 18 and under and $10 for 19 and up. Money raised helps to fund the youth teams travel to Ottawa. General Seating. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferrable.\n\n \nBrown Paper Tickets Ticket Widget Loading… \nClick Here to visit the Brown Paper Tickets event page. \n\n  \n\nAccessibility Info:\nYou’ll note on arrival a set of railed stairs leading into the Hall. The wheelchair accessible entrance is around back. For certain events there will be someone posted at the door throughout the event and/or a bell system will be rigged up to ensure no one has to wait out there to be let in. If this has not been clarified by organizers already\, please consider contacting them for details.\nOnce inside\, you’ll find a spacious wood-floored hall\, open concept\, tables and chairs set up throughout. The stage (accessible only via stairs) is to your left\, and the washrooms towards the back of the hall. The washrooms are currently gendered\, but sometimes will be marked “gender neutral”. There are two sets of washrooms. The one to the left of the bar is currently marked “men”\, is on the same level and is now wheelchair accessible\, with 2 urinals and one wheelchair access stall and one non-wheelchair access stall. The one to the right of the bar\, currently marked “women”\, is wheelchair accessible with no urinals and one additional stall. *update as of June 2013: please note that a new\, wheelchair accessible men’s bathroom has been created. The finishing touches are still being added\, and the door has been adjusted to more easily fit wheelchair/scooter users\, but overall the space is great.\nRead the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s WISE Hall overview or complete audit.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vancouver-youth-poetry-slam-finals-featuring-patrick-debelen/
LOCATION:Mona Mousa features at the Van Slam
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SUMMARY:Youth Poetry Slam finals (in the round) featuring Toronto's Patrick Debelen
DESCRIPTION:Since last July poets have been competing to make the youth slam finals and a chance to represent Vancouver at the Youthcanslam Festival in August and defend the national title. \nThis night will be presented “In the round” with the audience seated surrounding the stage much like and Underground Indies competition. \nOur 8 finalists have been decided. They are listed from 1st to 8th as determined by the regular season. The slate will be swept clean for finals. \nOur regular season champion is Emma Field followed by Alex Montinola\,Natalie Zakon \, Mariah Dear \,Vienna Claire Jeffery and Melissa Illing tying for 5th with Angelica Pohveherskie with Andrew Warner wrapping up the top 8. \nThis list included three returning team members\, two other finalists from last year and three first time finalists. These poets alone guarantee it will be a terrific night plus we have as our feature at the WISE Hall on Monday March 23rd Patrick de Belen \nPatrick de Belen is a youth educator\, speaker\, and an award-winning spoken word artist. He is grateful to have harnessed his inner dopeness at an early age\, and hasn’t been able to control it since. Known for his hard-hitting\, rhyme-slinging punch lines and raw\, unedited stories; Patrick delivers a spoken word style that has won him a national championship\, earned him the title of the inaugural Youth Poet of Honour of Canada and has taken him to platforms all across North America. Off the stage\, he spends his time in youth mentorship and leadership\, encouraging young people to discover and control the power of their voice. Learn more about Patrick: Patrickdebelen.com \nTickets will be $8 for 18 and under and $10 for 19 and up. Money raised helps to fund the youth teams travel to Ottawa. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more information \nSee you there.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-poetry-slam-finals-in-the-round-featuring-torontos-patrick-debelen/
LOCATION:Wise Hall\, 1882 Adanac St. \, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L 4E5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Youth Poetry Slam finals (in the round) featuring Toronto's Patrick Debelen
DESCRIPTION:Since last July poets have been competing to make the youth slam finals and a chance to represent Vancouver at the Youthcanslam Festival in August and defend the national title. \nThis night will be presented “In the round” with the audience seated surrounding the stage much like and Underground Indies competition. \nBuy tickets for Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Finals featuring Patrick DeBelen \nOur 8 finalists have been decided. They are listed from 1st to 8th as determined by the regular season. The slate will be swept clean for finals. \nOur regular season champion is Emma Field followed by Alex Montinola\,Natalie Zakon \, Mariah Dear \,Vienna Claire Jeffery and Melissa Illing tying for 5th with Angelica Pohveherskie with Andrew Warner wrapping up the top 8. \nThis list included three returning team members\, two other finalists from last year and three first time finalists. These poets alone guarantee it will be a terrific night plus we have as our feature at the WISE Hall on Monday March 23rd Patrick de Belen \nPatrick de Belen is a youth educator\, speaker\, and an award-winning spoken word artist. He is grateful to have harnessed his inner dopeness at an early age\, and hasn’t been able to control it since. Known for his hard-hitting\, rhyme-slinging punch lines and raw\, unedited stories; Patrick delivers a spoken word style that has won him a national championship\, earned him the title of the inaugural Youth Poet of Honour of Canada and has taken him to platforms all across North America. Off the stage\, he spends his time in youth mentorship and leadership\, encouraging young people to discover and control the power of their voice. Learn more about Patrick: Patrickdebelen.com \nTickets will be $8 for 18 and under and $10 for 19 and up. Money raised helps to fund the youth teams travel to Ottawa. \n Brown Paper Tickets Ticket Widget Loading…Click Here to visit the Brown Paper Tickets event page.  \nrcarcee2@gmail.com for more information \nSee you there.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/youth-poetry-slam-finals-in-the-round-featuring-torontos-patrick-debelen-2/
LOCATION:Wise Hall\, 1882 Adanac St\, Vancouver\, BC\, British Columbia\, V5L 4E5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ahmed Knowmadic features at Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Ahmed Knowmadic. Award winning poet Ahmed ‘Knowmadic’ Ali is a Somali-born Canadian. He is a full-time poet\, writer\, actor\, comedian\, speaker and youth worker. In 2011\, Ahmed became the first Somali spoken word champion at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. In 2012\, he was given the RISE award for community involvement in the arts and culture and\, in 2013\, the Artist in Residence at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Seattle\, Washington. Ahmed was also named a “Difference Maker” by the Edmonton Journal for his contribution to poetry in Edmonton. In 2014\, ACGC recognized the young poet as Alberta’s Top 30 under 30. He is also one of the founders and organizers of the Breath in Poetry Collective. His work has been published in Alt. Theater Journal\, Rubicon Publishing\, The Great Black North and online publications. \nAs 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. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/ahmed-knowmadic-features-at-van-slam/
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SUMMARY:Ahmed Knowmadic features at Vancouver Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Ahmed Knowmadic.  \nAward winning poet Ahmed ‘Knowmadic’ Ali is a Somali-born Canadian. He is a full-time poet\, writer\, actor\, comedian\, speaker and youth worker. In 2011\, Ahmed became the first Somali spoken word champion at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. In 2012\, he was given the RISE award for community involvement in the arts and culture and\, in 2013\, the Artist in Residence at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Seattle\, Washington. Ahmed was also named a “Difference Maker” by the Edmonton Journal for his contribution to poetry in Edmonton. In 2014\, ACGC recognized the young poet as Alberta’s Top 30 under 30. He is also one of the founders and organizers of the Breath in Poetry Collective. His work has been published in Alt. Theater Journal\, Rubicon Publishing\, The Great Black North and online publications. \nAs 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. \n\n\nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/ahmed-knowmadic-features-at-vancouver-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150309T190000
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SUMMARY:Prufrock Shadowrunner features at Vancouver Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Prufrock Shadowrunner.  \nPrufRock Shadowrunner is an Ottawa based Poet\, DJ & MC.Member of Missing Linx and a staple of Ottawa arts community. Full of jokes and smiles for all\, you never know what to expect when Pruf is in the House. This 2x national champion is guaranteed to having you laughing & dancing\, Come out and enjoy!\n \nAs 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. \n\n\nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/prufrock-shadowrunner-features-at-vancouver-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150304T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150304T170000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20150222T202935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20150222T202935Z
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SUMMARY:Dewey Decibel Youth Poetry Slam and Workshop featuring OSTwelve
DESCRIPTION:We’re back for another workshop and poetry slam at the downtown branch of the Vancouver Public Library. We’ll have an open slam for poets 13-19 years of age along with an open mic for poems written in the workshop. \nWe’re living up to our name. It seems we were TOO LOUD for the library at our last slam so now we are moving on up to Level 7 Boardroom. Take the elevator all the way to the 7th floor\, turn right and the room is right through the big wooden doors.  \nPlease bring writing utensils and something to write on. \nTHIS IS A FREE EVENT!! And it’s an excellent opportunity for those poets in the Youth Slam playoffs to work on their FINALS poems. \nThe workshop starts at 5:30 pm. The Slam starts at 7 pm.  \nWe are incredibly luck to have as our feature and workshop facilitator\, OSTwelve aka Ronnie Dean Harris \n“Ronnie Dean Harris aka Ostwelve is a multi-disciplined media artist based out of the Fraser Valley in what is known as British Columbia in occupied Coast Salish territories.  \nI have been creating art and music for the last 18 years professionally. I got my start in the early Vancouver hip-hop scene and have continued to remain a professional creator since. I’ve acted in television shows\, I’ve traveled to South Africa\, France and Australia to share my music and now work in multimedia capacities collaborating everything from podcasts to stage productions.  \nI have been afforded the opportunity to work with some great artists in my midst and get to work with youth around the country. Most recently I have taken on a leadership role in the Vancouver Indigenous Media Arts Festival and am working now on a documentary project while writing and researching for another TV series.  \nI have a girlfriend with a cat named Salem and I also have a dog named Bonnie. I am super stoked to be hanging out and sharing some discussion about poetry and showing you some of my work.  \nUntil then\, you can hear some of my music and spoken word at my Soundcloud page www.soundcloud.com/ostwelve-productions  \nGet out and love someone.” \nTHIS IS A FREE EVENT!
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/dewey-decibel-youth-poetry-slam-and-workshop-featuring-ostwelve/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B6B1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Isaac Bond features at Vancouver Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Isaac Bond. \nIsaac Bond writes poems\, spits raps\, refs basketball\, and supports people. For a living\, he has an awesome time in all circumstances\, which has led him to travel many places and speak to many people. Two of his greatest joys are sharing what he has to say and listening to others. He organizes shows\, pays artists\, attends festivals\, and makes new friends; you could be one of them. Come on down and join the fun. \nAs 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. \n\n\nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/isaac-bond-features-at-vancouver-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150223T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150223T190000
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SUMMARY:CRACKERJACK LIPSMACKER YOUTH POETRY SLAM LAST CHANCE SLAM FEATURING TEEANNA MUNRO
DESCRIPTION:THIS IS THE LAST CHANCE SLAM to attempt to qualify for youth slam playoffs on March 23rd. \nPoets who have not qualified yet for playoffs are eligible to compete. However to qualify you need to have competed at least twice during the season and NOT be turning 21 before September 1st. So if you have only 1 qualifying slam under your belt and you want to try out for the team YOU NEED to compete on this night. \nThe youth slam is open to poets 13-20 years of age. \nYou will need at least 2 poems to perform in the competition. There is a 3 minute max for your poem/performance. No props\, no costumes\, no musical accompaniment is allowed. You must be the writer of the poem you perform. No covers. No plagiarism. \nWe will also have a poetry open mic and a feature performance. Our feature this month is Teeanna Munro \nTeeanna Munro\, maiden names Phillips King Taylor\, is spoken word artist and writer whose work focuses on storytelling as identity\, resistance and celebration. Her work has been published in The Great Black North: Contemporary African Canadian Poetry\, and Geist Magazine and her performances include The Congress of Black Writers and Artists\, National Youth Arts Week\, Hogan Alley’s Memorial Poetry Festival\, and the Canadian Spoken Word Festival. Words that ignite her spirit are family\, oral tradition\, heritage\, community\, preservation\, generations\, memory\, and belonging. \n$4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 for 19 and up. \nSign up starts at 7 pm. Show begins by 8 o’clock at the latest. \nPlease be kind to our door volunteers. They are simply enforcing Cafe Deux Soleils fire code and liquor license obligations. Be patient. Be nice. It is also cash only at the door. We also acknowledge our event takes place on unceded First Nations’ Territory. We also strive to make our events a trans friendly space. \nCome and have fun with us.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/crackerjack-lipsmacker-youth-poetry-slam-last-chance-slam-featuring-teeanna-munro/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150126T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
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SUMMARY:Sebastian Wen features at Youth Slam
DESCRIPTION:2015 starts our 8th year of hosting youth poetry slams at Cafe Deux Soleils. This will also be your second (2nd) to last chance to qualify for the youth slam playoffs on March 23rd at the WISE Hall. \nThat’s because to qualify you need to have competed at least twice during the youth slam season (July-February) and you cannot be turning 21 before September 2015. \nTo compete you need at least 2 poems that are not longer than 3 minutes in length. You must have written the poem you are performing. No props\, no costumes\, no musical accompaniment allowed in performance. If poets/poems go longer than 3 minutes and 10 second poets will be docked points off of their final score. \n5 sets of judges not related to or friends with the performing poets are chosen from the audience each week. \nSign up starts at 7pm. The show begins at 8 o’clock. \n$4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 sliding scale for 19 and up. \nWe have a poetry open mic\, a featured performer and the poetry slam. This month’s feature is our 2014 Youth Slam Grand Slam Champion\, Sebastien Wen \n“Sebastien Wen is the 2013 UBC Slam Champion\, the 2014 Vancouver Youth Slam Champion and the 2014 Canadian Underground Youth Slam Champion. His work has appeared in Arc\, Vallum\, The Dalhousie Review and others. Mostly he’s just a robot searching for sparks.” \nPlease arrive early for a good seat and to sign up. Please treat our volunteer door staff with kindness and respect. Cash only at the door. We acknowledge that our shows are taking place on unceded First Nation’s Territory. We also strive to be a trans friendly venue. Single use non gender specific washrooms are available to use.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/sebastian-wen-features-at-youth-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150119T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150119T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141224T185856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141224T185856Z
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SUMMARY:C-Command features at Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet C-Command. C-Command is a spoken word poet\, rapper\, and seeker of flow. He studied theatre performance in Montreal for four years\, until one night he had a lucid dream in which he could freestyle. He left the dream slowly\, and then watched his new powers vanish helplessly as his regular mind woke up… But the experience showed him a deep mystery\, and he vowed to one day figure out the magnetic properties of rhythm and rhyme. He lives in Vancouver now\, writing and experimenting and going for it. \nAs 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. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/c-command-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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UID:746-1421262000-1421262000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Natasha Miller features at WOWPS Finals
DESCRIPTION:Nine female identified poets from Vancouver will be going head to head to see which one of them will represent Vancouver at the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Albuquerque\, New Mexico this March. \nPoets will participate in a three round poetry slam (4 minutes\, 2 minute round and a final 1 minute round). All poets perform in each round of the competition. \nThe order of performance in the 4 minute round will be by random draw. The 2 minute round will be in reverse order of the 4 minute round. The last round will be random draw once again. \nAs far as scoring goes all three rounds will be added up for each poet. The poet with the highest cumulative score will be this year’s WOWPS Champion/Representative. \nThe featuring for the evening will be Natasha Miller. Brace yourself for impact because Miller’s breadth of insight could leave you breathless. Drawing hard lines between personal experience\, pop culture and politics\, her poetry packs a serious punch – be ready. \nNatasha “T” Miller is a 28-year-old African American\, lesbian woman\, dedicated LGBTQ activist\, author and poet\, raised on the west side of Detroit. Her work is a constant display of everything that she stands for as a black lesbian woman\, and everything that she is striving to heal. The best words to describe her work are pain\, self- responsibility\, God\, and forgiveness. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/natasha-miller-features-at-wowps-finals/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150112T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141218T234529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141218T234529Z
UID:744-1421089200-1421089200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Vanessa McGowan features at WOWPS Last Chance Slam
DESCRIPTION:This will be a last-chance slam featuring the 10 highest-scoring female-identifying poets who are competing for the wild card spot in the WOWPS Finals on Wednesday\, January 14th\, 2015. \nThe feature for the evening will be Vanessa McGowan. \nVanessa McGowan is a Toronto based Spoken Word Artist and Singer/Songwriter steeped in social justice\, advocacy\, counseling and workshop facilitation with 13 years experience in social services. She was the 2012 Grand Champion and 2013 member of Toronto’s Bill Brown 1 2 3 Poetry Slam team. She is one of the founders of “Wordspell” Toronto’s only on-going female spoken word series @ The Free Times Cafe. Her first chapbook “Divine Cockeyed Genius” was published by bojit Press in October 2012. Vanessa is proud to be alumna of the 2014 Spoken Word residency at The Banff Centre in Alberta\, Canada. \n“Raw power wrapped in polished performance; Vanessa caresses your heart and knocks you in the guts. Makes you feel and makes you feel like feeling.Confrontational\, comforting – a consummate poet and performer” – Ian Hanna \nhttp://faerygirl23.wix.com/cockeyed-genius \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanessa-mcgowan-features-at-wowps-last-chance-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150107T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150107T173000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141224T192910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141224T192910Z
UID:752-1420651800-1420651800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Dewey Decibel Youth Poetry Slam featuring Dia Davina
DESCRIPTION:Introducing a brand new youth poetry slam at a brand new location with a brand new time. This event will be the perfect place for established youth poets to perform their poems in front of a new audience and for new poets to work up the courage to test out their poems. It is open to all youth poets 13-19 years of age. IT IS A FREE EVENT. \nThis even also includes a workshop with an established poet before the slam to hone your poems or write new ones to perform. \nThe workshop starts at 5:30 and the poetry slam will start before 7pm. We would like to make it a prerequisite you attend the workshop if you are going to compete in the slam. I don’t know how that will work but I’d like to try it. \nThere will be two rounds of competition with a short 3 poem mini feature. \nOur inaugural feature and workshop leader is Dia Wren Davina.  \n“A queer\, genderqueer\, feminist\, consent-activist\, Dia is known for their raw\, honest style of outspoken word that is equal parts art and social activism. After finding slam poetry in December 2012\, Dia shimmy-shook their way in deep\, recently winning fourth place in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championships. As a program facilitator\, youth worker and artist\, Dia focuses their energy on cultivating creative\, engaged communities and sparking crucial social dialogue. They feel equally (albeit differently) passionate about intersectionality and bow ties\, and both feature strongly in their poetry and their everyday life. If you give them an open heart and mind\, they will spill their messy guts all over a stage in hopes that you’ll recognize a little piece of yourself in there somewhere. As a white settler\, they currently reside on Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver).” \nSign up in advance is preferred. Otherwise it will happen just before the workshop. If you take the workshop you don’t have to perform but if you want to perform you need to take the workshop.  \nThis event is open to youth poets 13-19 years of age. \nIT IS FREE TO ATTEND
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/dewey-decibel-youth-poetry-slam-featuring-dia-davina/
LOCATION:Vancouver Public Library Central Branch\, 350 West Georgia Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B6B1\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150105T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20150105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141224T185643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141224T185643Z
UID:748-1420484400-1420484400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Daniel Mark Patterson features at Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet Daniel Mark Patterson. Daniel Mark Patterson (DMP) writes about the world and being human from a unique personal perspective. It is his strong personal belief that the personal is political and how we relate to each other as a human race begins inside ourselves. He has toured cross country twice\, is a two time Van Slam Finalist\, the 2013 Regular Season Urban Legends Champion. The 2014 Urban Legends Representative for Verses and a proud member of the 2014 Urban Legends Team. He has penned 6 poetry chapbooks to date. They are collectively known as the Modern Day Penguin Trilogies. He is ecstatic to be back featuring at Cafe Deux Soleils where his journey into the Narnia of Spoken Word began. \nAs 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. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/daniel-mark-patterson-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141229T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141218T234314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141218T234314Z
UID:742-1419879600-1419879600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Matt Loeb features at Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet\, Matt Loeb\, wordsmith wizard and jack of all trades (or at least those of the written and creative variety). If you’re tired of the electrician\, the plumber\, or the furnace fixer come and see the poet. His expertise won’t leave you broke\, it will leave you wanting more.  \nMatt Loeb is a Canadian writer-performer. A finalist at the 2014 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam and member of the 2014 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word Last Chance Team (The Wildcats). His first album In The Duck (2009) was met with applause from the audience and his first wide release album Enough Has Happened (2013) has sold on multiple digital platforms from iTunes\, Amazon and Xbox\, to streaming services like Spotify. \nMatt is also the writer and co-creator of the popular web comic Brain Thought Word Say. A labor of love the comic stars fictionalized version of it’s creators as they navigate a complex world of responsibility and imagination. Struggling to make rent and running afoul of a Sasquatch in the same week.\nAs 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.\nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/matt-loeb-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141222T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141222T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141218T234049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141218T234828Z
UID:740-1419274800-1419274800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Elysia Glover features at Youth Slam
DESCRIPTION:This will be the final youth slam of 2014 the show that wraps up our 7th calendar year running the youth slam at Cafe Deux Soleils. Wow\, 7 years. \nWe finish the year in style with another qualifying slam to make the youth slam playoffs in March of 2015. (A note about qualifying…we only have 3 youth slams left before the playoffs. You need to slam AT LEAST TWICE during the season to even qualify for playoffs. So if you’ve been hesitating\, hesitate no longer.) \nIf you are competing you should have at least 2 poems ready to go. You do not have to memorize your poems but sometimes it does help your performance. All poetic styles are welcome. Sign up at 7pm. Show starts at 8 o’clock. Get there early for a good seat. \nWe had 16 people compete last month. That was too many so we will be keeping it at 12 poets maximum in the competition. We do have a poetry open mic as well and a featured performer. \nThis month’s feature is Elysia Glover from Victoria. \n“Elysia Glover is the Co-Director of the Victoria Poetry Project\, a member of the 2014 Vic Slam Team and a casual practitioner of yoga. She likes riding her bike downhill\, dogs and cats who think they’re dogs and telling the hard truth gently. A teacher by training\, she is excited most by spoken word’s ability to connect to young adults and is stoked to be performing at the Vancouver Youth Slam!” \n$4 for 18 and under. $6-$10 for 19 and up. Please be kind to our volunteer door staff who do a great job under sometimes trying circumstances. We fill up to capacity at almost every show and we can’t let anyone else in until someone leaves. We have to follow the fire code. It’s also cash only at the door. \nWe strive to keep Cafe Deux Soleils a trans friendly venue and we acknowledge our events take place on First Nations’ unceded territory.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/elysia-glover-features-at-youth-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141215T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141215T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141127T225832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141127T225832Z
UID:727-1418670000-1418670000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Billeh Nickerson features at Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet Billeh Nickerson\, local favorite and literary powerhouse. Both canonical and candid Billeh has the anthropologists gift for unearthing the best and worst it and the poet’s gift for making it funny. \nBilleh Nickerson’s five books include The Asthmatic Glassblower\, McPoems\, Impact: the Titanic Poems and the 2014 City of Vancouver Book Award nominated Artificial Cherry. He is a founding member of the performance troupe “Haiku Night in Canada” and a silver medalist at the Canadian Gay Curling Championships. He is also Chair of the Creative Writing department at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. \nAs 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. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/billeh-nickerson-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141210T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141127T225612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141127T225612Z
UID:725-1418238000-1418238000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Cadillac Invitational Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry House presents: Van Slam hosted by 2 Dope Boyz in a Cadillac (aka the infamous Johnny MacRae and shayne avec i grec). Things might get wild. Things might get weird. Things might get you clapping and snapping and laughing so hard you’ll be afraid you’ll have trouble sleeping. But have no fear\, when you get home and lay your head to rest\,  recall weekly feature\, Mary Pinkoski’s\, sure to be palpable performance – a recipe for sweeter dreams. \nCurrently the Poet Laureate for the City of Edmonton\, Mary Pinkoski is an award-winning spoken word poet. A storyteller at heart\, her writing has been called dynamic and visceral. Mary has presented her unique style of spoken word throughout Canada in numerous live performances and on radio programs including CBC Radio One’s Radio Active and The Key of A\, and CKUA’s The Road Home. \nIn 2013\, Mary placed third at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam making her top ranked female in the competition. In 2011 at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word Mary was voted Most Valuable Poet of the festival and won the national championship as member and captain of the Edmonton Poetry Slam Team. Mary was the winner of the 2008 National CBC Poetry Faceoff. \n2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac are preachers of The Anthropocalypse in the guise of barefoot beards with voices. In order to further the good word of bad things they have spent the four years restlessly wandering North America with their words while simultaneously creating the world’s first psychedelic talk opera. They share nightmares but live the dream. They were also six fifteenths of the 2013 Vic Slam Team. \nThis is an INVITATIONAL SLAM where competing poets are selected by organizers in advance – which means you’re guaranteed some funky poet performances. Conventional rules don’t apply\, rumor has it 2 Dope Boyz allow musical accompaniment and offer water-bowling (yes\, water-bowling). \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cadillac-invitational-poetry-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141208T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141208T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141127T224734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141127T224734Z
UID:723-1418065200-1418065200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Wonder Dave features at Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents feature poet Wonder Dave: smart\, slightly salacious\, and sometimes silly – his poetry has something for everyone. Wonder Dave takes the stage with an enthralling energy that will infect and engage any audience. \n“Nerd sex doesn’t have to leave to pick things up\, it comes ready and willing to get all POW CRASH BANG! It’s got golden lassos\, utility belts and power rings. In nerd sex I’m a 15th level druid and I cast Char Monster on you.” – Nerd Sex \nWonder Dave is a writer and performer from Minneapolis\, Minnesota now living in California. He has toured the country performing at poetry venues\, schools\, cabarets\, science fiction conventions\, burlesque shows\, and bowling alleys. In 2007\, Dave was the recipient of the Jerome Foundation’s Verve grant for spoken word artists. Dave has been a part of five National Slam teams\, including a 2010 appearance on Group Piece Finals stage with the Minneapolis Slam Team\, and a 2011 top-20\, semi-finalist finish with the Berkeley California slam team. He is currently the host of Oakland’s Queer Burlesque show Seduction Feroce. Dave’s poetry has been published in the Legendary\, Orange Room Review\, Breadcrumb Scabs\, Pedestal\, Shit Creek Review and Assaracus Magazine as well as in anthologies by Write bloody and Lethe press.Stay updated and be entertained online atWonderDave.org youtube.com/teamwonderdave and @teamwonderdave on twitter\, wonderdave.tumblr.com and wonderdave.wordpress.com! \nAs 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. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/wonder-dave-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141201T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141127T224413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141127T224456Z
UID:721-1417460400-1417460400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Sabrina Benhaim features at Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents\, feature poet Sabrina Benaim who brings with her her poetry – the perfect tickle to inspire a more dreamy December. Much akin to butterfly kisses and feathers on cheeks\, Sabrina’s performance will infuse you with a subtle warmth that will most certainly provoke a series of spontaneous smiles. \n“At birth we are placed into a stream of holy water we dare not cup our palms to hold. We call the water time. Our bodies are built electric ivory lighthouses for our surviving souls\, our shadows allude to the haunting deja vu\, we have been before\, everything that will be has been before\, once at least\, but probably more.” – The See You Soon Theory \nIt might not seem like it but Sabrina was once afraid of her voice. It wasn’t until she found poetry that the roaring lion nestling in her throat began to speak. Most recently Sabrina was part of the 2014 Toronto Poetry Slam team which was crowned national champions this past October in Victoria\, BC. Sabrina’s poems float along the spectrum of love\, pain\, identity and Beyonce. These days\, she wears her voice on her sleeve and hopes to share it with as many people as humanly possible. \nAs 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. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm \nThis event on facebook.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/sabrina-benhaim-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141112T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141111T215236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141111T215629Z
UID:708-1415818800-1415818800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz features at The Cover Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry House presents: Van Slam with weekly feature poet\, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz who is blowing into this city like the warm breeze we’ve all been waiting for. Fall is in full force and Cristin’s down-to- earth delivery and tangible tales of family\, love and life will wrap around you like the blankets in your bed that has been so hard to leave as of late.“My body was a house I had closed for the winter\, it shouldn’t have been that difficult\, empty as it was. Still I stared hard as a snapped off the lights. My body was a specter that haunted me\, appearing only when I stripped in the bathroom. When I crawled into empty beds when it rained. My body was\, abandoned construction. Restoration scaffolding that had become permanent…” – Not Doing Something Wrong is Not the Same as Doing Something Right\n\n\n \nThis is a COVER SLAM and poets competing must perform poems that are not their own; so poets\, here is your chance to let fly your old favourites. Other than that\, it’ll be a regular two-round slam.\n\n\n \nCristin O’Keefe Aptowicz is the author of six books of poetry as well as the nonfiction book\, Words In Your Face: A Guided Tour Through Twenty Years of the New York City Poetry Slam\, which Billy Collins wrote “leaves no doubt that the slam poetry scene has achieved legitimacy and taken its rightful place on the map of contemporary literature.” On the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) podcast Art Works\, host Josephine Reed introduced Cristin as being “something of a legend in NYC’s slam poetry scene. She is lively\, thoughtful\, and approachable looking to engage the audience with her work and deeply committed to the community that art (in general) and slam poetry (in particular) can create.” Cristin’s most recent awards include the ArtsEdge Writer-In-Residency at the University of Pennsylvania (2010-2011)\, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry (2011) and the Amy Clampitt Residency (2013). Her sixth book of poetry\, The Year of No Mistakes\, was released by Write Bloody Publishing in Fall 2013 and her second nonfiction book\, Dr. Mutter’s Marvels: A True Tale of Intrigue and Innovation at the Dawn of Modern Medicine\, was released by Gotham Books (Penguin) in Fall 2014. For more information\, please visit her website at www.aptowicz.com \nAs 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. This is a COVER SLAM and poets competing must perform poems that are not their own; so poets\, here is your chance to let fly your old favorites. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm. \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cristin-okeefe-aptowicz-feature-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141110T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141104T205643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141104T205840Z
UID:704-1415646000-1415646000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Jason Philosofly features at Van Slam
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver poetry house presents\, weekly feature poet\, Jason Philosofly who serves his poetry with a side of rap and dash of funk. If you’ve been wanting to add some rhythm and rhyme to your Monday\, show up\, be shaken. \n“If this is a free country\, why is everything private property? Why does everything feel like a game of monopoly? Why do our lives revolve around the economy?” \nPhilosofly is a spoken word artist with a wonderfully weird hip-hop approach to poetry. A member of the 2013 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word Championship team (Toronto Poetry Slam)\, and winner of 2014 Last Poet Standing\, Philosofly has made quite an impact in his short time in the scene. The rapper slash poet is known for his catchy rhythmic delivery and random ass metaphors that somehow end up making sense by the end of the poem. Can we make a poem that compares American Imperialism to Pokemon? Yes We Can! \nSome of Philosofly’s music and spoken word performances can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/thespursareadynasty  \nAs 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. As an audience member\, or judge\, you get a front row seat to all the action (the venue’s not that big)… \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/jason-philosofly-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141103T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141103T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141031T203546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141031T203737Z
UID:696-1415041200-1415041200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:FLOYD VB FEATURES AT VAN SLAM
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry House presents: Van Slam with weekly feature poet\, Floyd VB. If you’ve ever questioned the meaning of life in all it’s complexity and simplicity and how something could be both at the same time – come on down\, you’ll be in good company. Using the definition of literary as both king and court jester\, Floyd dazzles and delights turning even the unsightly parts of existence into something we can laugh about. \n“I know what I’m saying is as nonsensical as the fact that nonsensical is a word and sensical is not. But I think the message is getting through. I hope you understand – It’s trekking through the streets of god\, jizz\, piss and poo\, trying desperately just to grab the lobes of your ears to hold on to. What I’m trying to say is that I am a Weirdo\, and this weirdo loves another this weirdo\, loves you” – Weirdos \nFloyd VB is a queer spoken word artist who enjoys long walks through their own imagination and the streets of their hometown of Vancouver BC. Their strolling has taken them far and wide\, including into the company of the 2013 Vancouver Poetry Slam team and the 2012 and 2013 Vancouver Youth Slam teams. At National Poetry Slam in Boston\, Floyd won the annual Nerd Slam. They also participated in the Victoria Spoken Word Festival this year. Floyd excitedly swan-dives into absurdity with flailing limbs as they tell you about the complexities of gender identity\, love\, and their eclectic\, deepest\, darkest obsessions. They leave you feeling like a sketchbook dripping ink. They will doodle obscenities on your inner eye. Floyd will rock your socks! \nAs 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. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Doors at 7pm. Poet sign-up 7–7:30pm (no advance sign-up\, random draw if there are more than 12 poets looking to slam). Show starts at 7:45pm.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/floyd-vb-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141027T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20141024T014017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141024T014110Z
UID:693-1414436400-1414436400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Poetic Speed features at Youth Slam
DESCRIPTION:Our youth slam season continues as poets battle it out to see who gets to make the youth slam playoffs in March and have a chance at going toYouthcanslam Festival in Ottawa in August of 2015. \nTo qualify for the playoffs you must slam/compete at least twice during the season and NOT be turning 21 years of age before September 1st 2015. \nThere are 2 rounds of competition with 3 minute maximum length poems. All poetic styles are welcome. Poets from all backgrounds and orientations are encouraged to take part. \nWe have a poetry slam\, a poetry open mic and a featured performer each month. \nThis month’s feature is going to be spectacular. It’s a special treat feature the brilliant and innovative Poetic Speed aka Komi Olafimihan a member of the 2009 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word champions The Recipe. \nWith this performance Poetic Speed will be doing a live painting and poetry performance in unison as he expresses the images and emotions carried in the poem and molding them into paint right before your eyes. It’s truly an event not to be missed. \n“Working in the emergent tradition of Afro-futurism\, Komi Olaf’s surrealistic art and spoken word poetry bridges cultural divides and speaks of the immigrant’s perspective\, bringing together disjunctive images with perfect unity in a playfully profound vision of a futuristic Diaspora. Olaf pushes his work in wondrous directions\, immersing his realistically portrayed characters in mysterious dream worlds of splendor and soul. Serving as a witness to the persistence of beauty within a turbulent world\, he develops powerfully complex connections allowing his zeal for life to fuel his creative energies.” \nAdmission is $4 for 18 and under $6-$10 for 19 and up. Get there early for a good seat. We acknowledge this event is taking place on unceded First Nation’s territory. We also strive to be a trans friendly event. \nPlus be kind to our door staff. They are lovely people and are only enforcing the rules given to us by Cafe Deux Soleils and the provincial fire code when limiting people into the space. Also it’s CASH ONLY at the door.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/poetic-speed-features-at-youth-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141022T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202154
CREATED:20140919T173850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141022T142529Z
UID:343-1414004400-1414004400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:WORDS ALOUD: OPERA MEETS SPOKEN WORD
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating opera\, spoken word and everything in between\, Words Aloud: Opera Meets Spoken Word is a stripped down performance of both art forms\, and will feature emerging spoken word artists\, singers and musicians. \nThis show features spoken word artists and opera singers together in a completely unique and informal café setting. \n Participating artists include: \n\nFour spoken word artists including Ottawa’s Rusty Priske.\nFour singers and a pianist from Vancouver Opera’s 2014-2015 Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program (see a photos of the whole group below\, as well as artist bios & photos).\n\nWords Aloud is part of Vancouver Opera’s innovative Stickboy Community Engagement Series\, September 30 through November 9\, 2014. Learn more about the premiere of Stickboy at the Vancouver Playhouse\, and the Stickboy Community Engagement Event Series at vancouveropera.ca \nDoors at 7pm\, Show at 8pm \nAbout the artists: \nRusty Priske has been getting on stage to share his poetry for eight years and in that time he has been on the Capital Slam team SIX times\, including 2009 when the team won the National Championship. He is a former member of The Recipe and the Copper Conundrum and his work has appeared on eight CDs\, in four chapbooks\, and his two full-length poetry books\, Rusty Priske: Trapeze Artist and the brand new This is Day One. Rusty has been the Slam Master at CapSlam for six years and is also the Spoken Word Canada National Slam Master and the founder of the VERSeOttawa Hall of Honour. \nJillian Christmas serves as Artistic Director of Versəs Festival of Words. She has won Grand Poetry-Slam Championship titles at both the Vancouver BedRocc poetry-slam (2011)\, as well as the Vancouver Poetry Slam (2012\, 2014)\, and has represented Vancouver at the Women of the World Poetry Slam for the past two years. An enthusiastic organizer within the Canadian poetry community\, Jillian has participated in\, developed and executed programs in partnership with Toronto Poetry Project\, Wordplay\, Brendan McLeod’s Travelling Slam and the CULTCH Mentorship\, and facilitated spoken word workshops for youth and adults across the country. \nOlivia B has been part of multiple poetry teams\, including the first Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team in 2007 and the Youth Team in 2010. Olivia also completed the IGNITE! Spoken Word Mentorship program in 2010. In 2011\, they became the youngest-ever Vancouver Poetry Slam Grand Champion\, earning a place on the Vancouver Poetry Slam Team and traveling to the National Poetry Slam in Boston\, MA\, and Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Toronto\, ON. They were also the recipient of the 2011 Beauty Babo Award for Innovation. In 2013\, their work was published in Flicker and Spark: A Contemporary Queer Anthology of Spoken Word and Poetry. Olivia’s performances undertake subjects like existentialism\, queer and genderqueer experience\, unconventional courtship rituals\, internet memes\, and the liberation of potatoes — this is often infused with elements of Olivia’s background in dance\, theatre and multi-disciplinary performance art. \nFloyd VB is a queer youth spoken word artist from who flits and stomps around Vancouver. They have been on one Vancouver Poetry Slam team and two Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam teams. At National Poetry Slam in Boston\, Floyd won the annual Nerd Slam. Floyd is also the 2012 Hullabaloo BC Youth Spoken Word Festival individual as well as part of the team that won that year. Floyd speaks on anything from love\, to gender identity and sexuality\, to high school. They will leave you feeling like a sketchbook dripping ink. \nMezzo-Soprano Laurelle Jade Froese begins her professional debut this spring as Second Lady in Saskatoon Opera’s Die Zauberflöte. Ms. Froese has just completed her Masters of Operatic Performance at the University of Toronto under the guidance of Wendy Nielsen. Her performances during that time include Florence in Albert Herring\, Giannetta in L’elisir d’amore and role studies of Dorabella (Cosi fan tutte)\, Cherubino (Le nozze di Figaro) and Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier). Other roles include Meg Page in Falstaff with Opera Nuova and Flora in La traviata with Highlands Opera Studio. \nMs. Froese’s upcoming performances include Annio in Opera Underground’s production of La clemenza di Tito (Manitoba) and Mercédès in Vancouver Opera’s 2014 production of Carmen. Laurelle is a 2013 & 2014 Jeune Ambassadeur Lyrique Laureate and represented Canada at the Minsk Opera House in Belarus this past Christmas. \nBaritone Zachary Read is currently completing his Masters in Operatic Performance at the University of Toronto under the guidance of Patrick Raftery. He has appeared as Malatesta in the University of Toronto production of Don Pasquale\, and as Mars in Orpheus in the Underworld. He has also appeared in scene selections from The Barber of Seville\, Cosi fan tutte\, Die Fledermaus\, Die Tote Stadt\, Der Evangelimann\, and Zar und Zimmermann. Last year\, he sang Creon in the University of Toronto’s Antigone\, an opera project by four University of Toronto composers. \nBefore his studies in Toronto\, Mr. Read sang Guglielmo in the Accademia Europea dell’Opera production of Cosi fan tutte in Pistoia\, Italy. Most recently\, he sang Sid in the U of T Opera production of Albert Herring. \nTenor Rocco Rupolo completed the Opera Diploma Program at the University of Toronto. During his studies\, he sang the roles of Ferrando in Cosi fan tutte\, Monsieur Lacouff in Les mamelles de Tirésias\, L’Amante in Amelia al Ballo\, Cecco in Il mondo della luna\, and the Governor/Ensemble in Candide. His recent performances include Nemorino in Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and Pâris in Offenbach’s La belle Hélène at the University of Toronto\, Anthony in Sweeney Todd with the Aspen Summer Music Festival\, and Don Ottavio (understudy) in VO’s 2014 production of Don Giovanni. \nSoprano Caitlin Wood recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a Masters in Operatic Performance under the tutelage of Mary Morrison. During her time at U of T she performed many roles\, including Terese (Les mamelles de Terésias)\, Marie (La fille du régiment)\, Adina (L’elisir d’amore)\, Lady Herriet Durham (Martha)\, Flora (The Turn of the Screw)\, and Homeless Woman (Rob Ford: The Opera). Her past roles have included Mabel (The Pirates of Penzance) and Patience (Patience) with the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Winnipeg; Despina (Cosi fan tutte) and Nannetta (Falstaff) with Opera NUOVA; and Johanna (Sweeney Todd) with Dry Cold Productions. \nPianist Kimberley-Ann Bartczak holds a Master’s Degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Toronto. During her studies\, she was the répétiteur for the university’s opera program\, accompanist for the university’s Women’s Chorus and for the Mississauga Festival Choir\, and music director for Opera 5’s production of Milton Granger’s Talk Opera. Ms. Bartczak was also a pianist and coach at the Centre for Opera Studies in Italy (COSI)\, at Opera on the Avalon\, and at St. Andrews Opera Workshop. A native of Montreal\, Ms. Bartczak was the conductor for the Choir Chant-O-Vent\, as well as accompanist to many semi-professional choirs in the Montreal area. \nNB: Shane Koyczan will NOT be performing at this event. \n \nAbout the new opera Stickboy: \nMusic composed by Neil Weisensel. Libretto by Shane Koyczan. \nBased on the book\, Stickboy\, by Shane Koyczan. \nThe inner life of a young boy is at the heart of this moving and meaningful new opera\, composed by Neil Weisensel with libretto by world-renowned spoken word artist Shane Koyczan. \nOn the playground\, in school hallways\, and most profoundly in his own mind\, an overweight boy is shunned\, bullied and cruelly provoked. Supported by the love of his grandmother\, he finds courage through his vivid imagination\, but that courage mutates\, expressing itself with the violence that he himself has endured. Scarred and wary\, he survives to face an uncertain future. \nBravely autobiographical\, beautifully poetic\, visually innovative and musically memorable\, Stickboy confronts the uncomfortable reality of a society struggling with its own fear and insecurity\, a society that seeks conformity and uniformity at the expense of those who are different. \nStickboy debuts at the Vancouver Playhouse the night after this show\, October 23rd. For more info\, check out Vancouver Opera’s show page. \nFeatured image illustration by Olimpia Zagnoli. YAP Artist Photo by Caren Tereschak \nSee the event on facebook. \nAdvance tickets closed. Many tickets will be available at the door.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/words-aloud-opera-meets-spoken-word/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141020T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141020T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202202
CREATED:20140919T172932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141002T000441Z
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SUMMARY:BARB DAY (AKA JADED) FEATURES AT VAN SLAM
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry House presents: Van Slam with weekly feature poet\, Barb Day\, whose quirky\, humorous approach to spoken word will have you chuckling all the way to Café Deux counter and back again. You won’t need dessert because with her wondrous rhyming words Barb Day makes everything seem a little bit more delicious. \n“The Candy Man was a stud\, he was my lifesaver\, he gave me his hershey kisses\, I gave him my cinnamon heart\, and together we made sweet almond joy. Boy oh Boy he was a hot tamale and the lovin’ was good and plenty.” – The Candy Man\n \nBarb Day a.k.a. Jaded is a spoken word artist from Paris\, Ontario and has been performing her poems across Ontario and Canada for the past five years. She has represented multiple Ontario communities on the Canadian national stage. Jaded jazzes it up with her jovial jargon and her poems range from humorous double entendre to getting the word out on serious social issues. While advocating for community arts\, she started up her own poetry slam scene in Brantford\, The Brant Rant. She will be making her fourth national appearance this October in Victoria\, BC. with the Burlington Slam Project. Jaded is a member of the Cambridge Writer’s Collective and ust published her first children’s novel. \nAs 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. If you’ve always dreamed of being a cheerleader\, but never made the cut – now’s your chance. Silently observing and snapping is acceptable too. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm. \nDoors open: 7pm\, Show starts: 8pm
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/barb-day-aka-jaded-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141008T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20141008T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202202
CREATED:20140919T172709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141002T000459Z
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SUMMARY:SEAN O’GORMAN FEATURES AT VAN SLAM
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry House presents… \nThe fun continues Monday nights at Van Slam with weekly feature poet\, Sean O’Gorman telling it like it is but softening the blow with those beautifully arranged words and sentences we call poetry. A self professed“heartbreak poet” his performance may leave you slightly shaken and stirred (but in all the good ways). \n“Have you ever felt like you just left yourself behind somewhere\, and you didn’t even notice the final notice on your door. Maybe this is a poem for us\, for our organs\, intestines and guts\, where i can open myself up\, not afraid of what you’ll see…” \nSean O’Gorman is an international performer of spoken word and has competed in national poetry slams multiple times. His work teeters between the brightness of possibility and the shadows of self doubt. His style is extremely personal and this is why he is able to connect with other people\, putting to words what is too often never spoken. This year’s tour is to promote his fifth collection of poetry Issues With Etiquette\, it’s not spoken word\, it’s not page poetry\, it’s something caught between\, still waiting to be shared and understood. \nAs 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. The judges can’t pick favorites\, but you can. Show up\, pick your Gladiator\, and cheer them on! \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nGet there early if you want a seat or want to slam. Before 7pm. \nDoors open: 7pm\, Show starts: 8pm
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/sean-ogorman-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140929T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140929T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202202
CREATED:20140919T171654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141002T000424Z
UID:337-1412017200-1412017200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:APRIL RANGER FEATURES AT VAN SLAM
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry House presents… \nThe fun continues Monday nights at Van Slam with April Ranger ushering us into Fall. Her warm words are sure to get your blood flowing and send you home with dreams of comfy over-sized sweaters. What better way to kick off the leaves hitting the ground than an evening of earthy ear delights? \n“Praise for long dark nights\, sightless shrouds\, and how despite this swift grip coming for all of us\, we still teach ourselves to make our own light” – Last Day On Earth \nApril Ranger is a poet\, playwright and performer. A three-time member of Boston Cantab’s National Poetry Slam team and 2008 NPS finalist\, April has toured extensively across the Unites States. Her work has appeared in several publications\, including Muzzle Magazine\, apt\, and the anthology Courage: Daring Poems for Gutsy Girls (Writebloody\, 2014.) She grew up in Maine and currently lives in Brooklyn\, New York. \nAs 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. If you enjoy your poetry with a little side of sport\, you’ll probably (definitely) enjoy this event. \nCafe 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. \nAlso\, 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. \nDoors open: 7pm\, Show starts: 8pm 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/april-ranger-features-at-van-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140922T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20140922T190000
DTSTAMP:20260717T202202
CREATED:20140919T171438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20141002T000522Z
UID:334-1411412400-1411412400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:ANNELYSE GELMAN FEATURES AT YOUTH SLAM
DESCRIPTION:A new youth slam season is well underway as this is our 3rd slam for poets to collect points towards making the playoffs in March 2015. \nThe youth slam is open to all poets between the ages of 13-20 years of age. All poetic styles are welcome in the competition. You DO NOT have to memorize your poems to perform but it does often help. \nYou MUST slam AT LEAST TWICE during the regular season to qualify for playoffs and you cannot be turning 21 BEFORE September 1st of 2015. \nOur show includes a poetry slam\, a poetry open mic and a featured performer. This month our feature is from Portland\, Oregon\, Annelyse Gelman \nAnnelyse Gelman is a California Arts Scholar\, the inaugural poet-in-residence at UCSD’s Brain Observatory\, and recipient of the 2013 Mary Barnard Academy of American Poets Prize and New Paci”c Studio’s 2013 Lavinia Winter Fellowship. Her debut poetry collection\, Everyone I Love is a Stranger to Someone\, is forthcoming (Write Bloody\, April 2014). \nHer recent work has appeared\, or will soon\, in Hobart\, Nailed\, Atticus Review\, !e Light Ekphrastic\, !e Destroyer\, Rufous City Review\, Former People\, MARY\, Australian\nBook Review\, !e Economy\, and elsewhere. She divides her time between the United States and New Zealand. Find her at www.annelysegelman.com. \nWe strive to be a trans friendly venue with single use gender neutral washrooms and we acknowledge our event takes place on unceded First Nations’ Territory.\nAnd we love to have fun. So come and join us. \n  \nDoors open: 7pm\, Show starts: 8pm
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/annelyse-gelman-features-at-youth-slam/
LOCATION:Café Deux Soleils\, 2096 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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