Some Birds Walk for the Hell of It
Verses 2017CR Avery's launches his new book of poetry "Some Birds Walk for the Hell of It" published by Anvil Press in a wild cabaret of music, burlesque, and spoken word.
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Jangle & Shout
Verses 2017A literary soirée with a wild side, featuring Amber Dawn, Zaccheus Jackson, Christie Rose, Brendan McLeod, and Geoff Berner.
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Spoken Word Masterclass with Brendan McLeod
Verses 2017This workshop looks at how poets can connect with their audiences in-between poems through jokes, stories, snippets, and reflections in a manner that's true to their performance style.
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Last Chance Slam
ContactOne final spot in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam goes to the winner of this open sign-up competition.
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Spoken Word Masterclass with d’bi young
Verses 2017Based on her groundbreaking biomyth S.O.R.P.L.U.S.I. methodology, d'bi's workshop explores how writers can develop personal integrity in their artistic practice.
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What Rhymes with LOL?
Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, CanadaWhether reading their own humorous poems, discussing their funny inspirations or presenting the work of those who’ve made jokes in verse before them, these poets will make you reconsider the serious poet stereotype.
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Mashed Poetics – Rage Against the Machine
Verses 2017A spoken word / music mash-up featuring Rage Against the Machine's first album performed by a live band with poems inspired by the songs read between each track.
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Pan American Slam
Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, CanadaThis slam showcase explores the theme of heroes, featuring El Jones, John Akpata, Adelene da Soul Poet, and Scruffmouth Scribe. Curated by Black Dot Roots & Culture Collective.
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Gender Failure
Annual General Meeting on May 25thAn acclaimed multimedia show featuring the powerful storytelling of Ivan Coyote and the ethereal voice of Rae Spoon. Official launch of the "Gender Failure" book published by Arsenal Pulp Press.
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Spoken Word Masterclass with Ikenna ‘OpenSecret’ Onyegbula
Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, CanadaTwo-time Canadian Individual Poetry Slam champion, OpenSecret reveals some of the more nuanced and creative approaches to slam and how to turn the odds in your favour.
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Talk the Talk: Race
Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, CanadaThis facilitator-guided conversation engages artists in anti-oppression dialogue Uncomfortable questions will be asked. Solutions will be crowd sourced. Come, be challenged, and share your experiences.
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LITANY Queer Reading Series
Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, CanadaLITANY showcases emerging and established queer writers. Each evening is a cozy, safer-space affair that celebrates the complexity of our queer worlds and words.
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Spoken Word Masterclass with Sheri-D Wilson
Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, CanadaEditor of "The Spoken Word Workbook," Sheri-D Wilson leads participants in a journey to raise your voice.
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Word Circus
Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, CanadaA whirlwind of words strikes as Sheri-D Wilson, James Lamb, Ikenna 'OpenSecret' Onyegbula, and Billeh Nickerson blur the line between stage and page.
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East Van Poetry Salon
Havana Theatre 1212 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, CanadaEvelyn Lau and Sean Cranbury join us to discuss the role of publishing in the 21st century and how writers can make it work to their advantage.
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Spoken Word Jamboree featuring Sara Brickman
The 10 Best Poems of 2014
The Spoken Word Jamboree kicks off the festival with feature poet Sara Brickman. All teams will be invited to perform a one-minute intro poem to tell us more about themselves and their school. The Jamboree provides all participating poets a chance to meet each other outside of a competition setting. -
All-Star Slam
The 10 Best Poems of 2014
The All-Star SLAM pits three former poetry slam champions head to head to head in an all-out battle of poetic verve and wit. It presents the poignancy, hilarity, and immediacy of slam poetry competitions at the highest level. -
Team Bouts: Day One
The 10 Best Poems of 2014
This night will kick off the competitive section of Hullabaloo. This is a free all-ages event. It may contain strong language, controversial issues, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. -
Underground Indies
The 10 Best Poems of 2014
No stage and no microphone. 16 poets will compete in a head-to-head format to determine the best slam poet at Hullbaloo with the winner of each match determined by audience applause. -
Adventures in PoetryLand
The 10 Best Poems of 2014
Adventures in Poetryland is a series of workshops on the different aspects of spoken word poetry. You sign-up for the whole three-hour session, during which you'll circulate through a series of games, lessons, and exercises that will help you expand your poetic range. -
Team Bouts: Day Two
The 10 Best Poems of 2014
By the second day of prelims, the tournament will be in full swing. Some teams will be flying high, others will be working hard to improve their ranking. -
Team Finals featuring OpenSecret
The 10 Best Poems of 2014
The 4th annual Hullabaloo Finals Night will determine which school has the best poetic chops in all of British Columbia. OpenSecret will start the evening with a feature set of his award-winning spoken word poetry. -
ANNELYSE GELMAN FEATURES AT YOUTH SLAM
Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaA 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. The youth slam is open to all poets between the ages of 13-20 years of age. All poetic styles are welcome in the competition. … Continued
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APRIL RANGER FEATURES AT VAN SLAM
Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaVancouver Poetry House presents… The 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 … Continued
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SEAN O’GORMAN FEATURES AT VAN SLAM
Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaVancouver Poetry House presents… The 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 … Continued
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BARB DAY (AKA JADED) FEATURES AT VAN SLAM
Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaVancouver 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 … Continued
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WORDS ALOUD: OPERA MEETS SPOKEN WORD
Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaCelebrating 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. This show features spoken word artists and opera singers together in a completely unique and informal café … Continued
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Poetic Speed features at Youth Slam
Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaWorking 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.
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FLOYD VB FEATURES AT VAN SLAM
Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaIf 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.
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Jason Philosofly features at Van Slam
Café Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, BC, CanadaPhilosofly 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.
$6 – $10