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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Poetry Slam Round 1!
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nSlams start at 6:30 & 8:30  \nAll Hullabaloo teams in Hullabaloo perform a mix of individual and group performances in poetry slam competitions for the first time! Poetry presented with gusto and the enthusiastic support of all attending teams! \nVendredi 19 avril de 18h à 22h\, début des Slams à 18h30 et 20h30 \nCafé VFS \nToutes les équipes de Hullabaloo à Hullabaloo présentent pour la première fois un mélange de performances individuelles et de groupe dans des compétitions de slam de poésie ! De la poésie présentée avec brio et le soutien enthousiaste de toutes les équipes présentes ! \nÉcole de cinéma de Vancouver / Gratuit \nHullabaloo – BC’s Youth Spoken Word Festival \nHullabaloo is BC’s Youth Spoken Word Festival.  Students representing high schools from around the province share their poetry to appreciative audiences every year.  Find out what the youth have to say. \nHullabaloo est le festival de création orale pour les jeunes de la Colombie-Britannique. Chaque année\, des étudiants représentant des écoles secondaires de toute la province partagent leur poésie devant un public reconnaissant. Découvrez ce que les jeunes ont à dire.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-poetry-slam-round-1-3/
LOCATION:Vancouver Film School | VFS Cafe\, 390 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo,Verses
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo All Star Slam
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nHullabaloo All Star Slam \nDoors at 12:00\, Show at 12:30 \nHullabaloo’s All Star Slam brings to life the poignancy\, hilarity and immediacy of poetry slam for local students! An interactive event\, audience members engage in time-honored slam traditions\, such as booing the scores (respectfully) and cheering wildly for the poets\, with a Q&A afterwards. This year’s event features Patrick de Belen (Toronto)\, Erin Dingle (Calgary) and Chris Tse (Whitehorse). Not only stellar poets and well-established professional artists\, these three are some of Canadian poetry slam’s most successful and decorated competitors! \nCo-produced with Vancouver Writers Fest \nVendredi 19 avril\, de 12h à 14h \nPerformance Works\, les portes à 12h00\, le spectacle à 12h30\, 6 $ \nLe All Star Slam de Hullabaloo donne vie au caractère poignant\, hilarant et immédiat du slam poétique pour les étudiant/es locales/aux ! Lors de cet événement interactif\, les membres du public s’engagent dans des traditions du slam\, telles que huer les partitions (respectueusement) et encourager sauvagement les poètes\, suivis ensuite d’une séance de questions-réponses. L’événement de cette année met en vedette Patrick de Belen (Toronto)\, Erin Dingle (Calgary) et Chris Tse (Whitehorse). Non seulement des poètes éminents et des artistes professionnels bien établis\, ces trois-là comptent parmi les concurrents les plus titrés et les plus décorés du slam poétique canadien! \n1218\, rue Cartwright\, Vancouver \nCoproduit avec le Vancouver Writers Fest \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-all-star-slam-2/
LOCATION:Performance Works\, 1218 Cartwright St\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6H 3R8\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo,Verses
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SUMMARY:Spoken Word Jamboree and Alumni Showcase
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nA chance for the teams participating in Hullabaloo to meet and greet with one another. Following a showcase from three of Hullabaloo’s outstanding alumni\, ll attending teams will perform a short 1-minute piece to introduce themselves. \nDoors at 6\, Show 6:30-9\, PWYC \nVFS Café\, 390 West Hastings Street \nJeudi 18 avril\, 18h00-21h00 \nDescription : Une chance pour les équipes participant à Hullabaloo de se rencontrer et de se saluer. Après une présentation de trois des anciens élèves exceptionnels de Hullabaloo\, toutes les équipes présentes interpréteront une courte pièce d’une minute pour se présenter. \nVancouver Film School\, les portes à 6 heures\, le spectacle de 18h30 à 21H\, gratuit \nCafé VFS\, 390\, rue West Hastings \n  \nHullabaloo – BC’s Youth Spoken Word Festival \nHullabaloo is BC’s Youth Spoken Word Festival.  Students representing high schools from around the province share their poetry to appreciative audiences every year.  Find out what the youth have to say.  \nHullabaloo est le festival de création orale pour les jeunes de la Colombie-Britannique. Chaque année\, des étudiants représentant des écoles secondaires de toute la province partagent leur poésie devant un public reconnaissant. Découvrez ce que les jeunes ont à dire.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/spoken-word-jamboree-and-alumni-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Vancouver Film School | VFS Cafe\, 390 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo,Verses
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: CIPS Qualifier ft. Abdulsalam!
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! In partnership with Open Mic Night/ Art Gallery\, it’s moment we’ve all been waiting for: the CIPS Qualifier! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society at 1607 E Hastings St\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nDoors and sign up for the open mic are at 7:30\, show starts at 8:00! \nAbdulsalam is a Syrian-Palestinian spoken word poet and photographer. His poetry explores themes of exile\, homeland\, belonging\, and love. Before resettling to Canada in 2021\, Abdulsalam lived in Malaysia for nine years\, finding refuge in the world of metaphors and storytelling. There\, he performed at various events\, including the well-known George Town Literary Festival. In 2023\, Abdulsalam reached the finals at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (CIPS) in Vancouver and has featured at Regina Word Up. \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is open to the public and members of the audience may be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-cips-qualifier/
LOCATION:Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society\, 1607 E Hastings St\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Last Chance Slam ft. Truth Is at Historic Joy Kogawa House
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! This is your last chance to compete for a place in the CIPS Qualifier! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Historic Joy Kogawa House at 1450 W 64th Ave\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nDoors and sign up for the open mic are at 7:30\, show starts at 8:00! \nTruth Is… \nAs a Black\, Queer\, mother\, warrior\,  poet\, Truth Is … takes an unique approach to talking about the intricacies of life. Their intersectional approach allows for the audience to explore experiences\, through an empathetic and compassionate lens\, fostering empowerment\, community\, and resistance from shame. \nTruth Is … has been on a dozen national slam teams since 2006. They are current co-artistic director of not-for-profit arts organization Guelph Spoken Word and has also been the past recipient of the 2018 National Poet of Honour distinction\, the Min Sook Lee Labour Arts Awards and Guelph’s Top 40 under 40 \nCurrently\, Truth Is …  is set to debut their long awaited “A Portrait of Palinoia” project\, a celebration of the beauty\, distinctiveness and magic of Black women in 2023. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is open to the public and members of the audience may be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-last-chance-slam-ft-truth-is-at-historic-joy-kogawa-house/
LOCATION:Historic Joy Kogawa House\, 1450 West 64th Avenue\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic ft. Agartu Ali at Historic Joy Kogawa House
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Historic Joy Kogawa House at 1450 W 64th Ave\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nDoors and sign up for the open mic are at 7:30\, shor starts at 8:00! \nAgartu Ali served as the former youth poet laureate for the city of Victoria. Serving as a champion for youth and the literary arts\, Victoria’s Youth Poet Laureate seeks to inspire and engage local youth to share their stories through both the written and spoken word. \nFor as long as she can remember\, poetry has moved her emotionally and motivated her to be an advocate for change in her community. Ali volunteers at numerous local elementary schools and community organizations and often uses poetry as a vehicle to connect with her community. These days Agartu focuses her work on ways that can represent her identity as a black woman and the immigrant experience. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is open to the public and members of the audience may be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-at-historic-joy-kogawa-house/
LOCATION:Historic Joy Kogawa House\, 1450 West 64th Avenue\, Vancouver\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20240208T200019Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T200019Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Radical Love Slam
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nIn honour of Valentines Day the theme is Radical Love! Bring your love poems\, your heartbreak\, your self-love\, your lusty list poems\, and your naughty limericks to the slam or the open mic. \nDoors and signup at 7:30pm online and in person\, show starts at 8:00. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-radical-love-slam/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240205T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240205T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20240124T043717Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Kris Hall
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nKris Hall (aka Barracuda Guarisco; C.C. Hannett) is the author of several collections of poetry and hybrid works published by Spuyten Duyvil Publishing\, Vegetarian Alcoholic Press\, Really Serious Literature\, Feral Dove Books\, Voice Lux\, Alien Buddha\, and Chat Rooms. Widely published in journals\, online and in print\, they have also been nominated for Best Microfiction and The Elgine Award. They currently reside in Everett\, WA. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-kris-hall/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240129T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240129T220000
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Renite
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nRenite (she/her) is a Canadian-British Punjabi poet working in public health. Her poetry intertwines lived experience and mental health training to meditate on issues of the human condition\, as well as the simple moments that make us human. She is published in various zines in the UK. Renite’s self-published chapbook\, ‘Humanize’ is an exploration of grief\, healing and addiction. Her current writings are in pursuit of hope and healing despite loss.Her work can be found at renitemanisha.com (https://www.renitemanisha.com/poems) and via Instagram @renitemanisha \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-feat-renite/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240122T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nDonna-Michelle St. Bernard is a Canadian playwright\, theatre director\, emcee\, and arts administrator. She is a three-time nominee for the Governor General’s Award for English-Language Drama receiving nods at the 2011 Governor General’s Awards for Gas Girls\, at the 2016 Governor General’s Awards for A Man A Fish\, and at the 2020 Governor General’s Awards for Sound of the Beast. \nGas Girls also won a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 2010 for Best New Play in the independent theatre division\,as well as an Enbridge PlayRites Award from Alberta Theatre Projects\, and the Herman Voaden Playwriting Competition .Her other plays have included Cake\,The House You Build\,and Salome’s Clothes. \nOriginally from the Grenadines St. Bernard resides in Hamilton\, OntarioShe teaches at the National Theatre School\,and is currently the Artistic Director of New Harlem Productions\, which is an intercultural\, interdisciplinary organization creating work that advances the craft\, elevates allies\, and engages with communities\, employing practices “based on principles of humanity\, joyfulness and solidarity.” \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nM asking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-donna-michelle-st-bernard/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240115T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240115T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20231205T000250Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240113T080238Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Franz Seachel
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nFranz Seachel is a South-Asian settler residing on unceded Coast-Salish lands of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish)\, Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh)\, and  šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmaɁɬ təməxʷ (Musqueam) nations. She’s a multidisciplinary artist\, organizer\, and workshop facilitator. Franz has a B.A. in Creative Writing from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She is the Founder/ Executive Director of Enable: Arts Society\, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting community-based and collaborative art projects by emerging and/or marginalized voices. Their work has been featured at Word Vancouver\, Voices of Today in Toronto\, Vancouver Poetry Slam\, Richmond World Festival\, Victoria Poetry Project\, and Surrey Muses\, amongst others. Franz is a creator of space. They believe in the connection of art. She believes art makes living bearable and does her best to put more colour into the world. She means this both in the sense of brightening up the mundane with creation\, as well as in her mission to uplift the truths of marginalized bodies. She teaches writing workshops on embodying the writing practice by combining her knowledge as a Yoga teacher to focus on the practice of creative play. Franz hopes you dream often\, and breathe deeply; she hopes you find reasons to stay. You can follow her on Instagram\, @franz_seachel. \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nM asking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-feat-shima-robinson/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240108T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240108T220000
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam feat. Alba Benavente
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nAlba Cristoffanini Benavente is a Chilean writer living in the stolen land of the Tsleil-Waututh\, Stó:lō\, Squamish\, and Musqueam peoples. She is a trans latina teacher\, poet\, and ne’er-do-well devoted to making the comfortable uncomfortable and vice versa. \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-feat-alba-benavente/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231218T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231218T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20231218T191410Z
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SUMMARY:2024 Verses Festival Pass
DESCRIPTION:Verses Festival of Words | April 18-27\, 2024 | Festival Pass \nAll Verses performances for one low price\, on sale until February 28! \nhttps://VersesPass.eventbrite.ca \nJoin us at Verses and enjoy all of the powerful performances for $45. \nPassholders can attend all festival performances and will receive a 50% discount on masterclass registration. Performances include all evening events including the Canadian Individual Slam competition\, a national championship held each year. Passholders will also be able to attend our workshops for free. Passes will be on sale until February 28. After February you can still purchase a pass at the regular price of $60. \nOur theme in 2024 is Learning and Remembering Together. \nAll the artists curated for the 2024 festival are outstanding spoken word artists who are also committed to education and mentorship. More details are coming soon. Verses Festival of Words is Canada’s largest alternative literary festival bringing spoken word and page poets\, storytellers\, singer-songwriters and improvisers to Vancouver stages. In our tenth festival\, we are celebrating words with a good heart and a good mind. Together\, we will share poetry that guides us and allow us to rejoice in our creations. From Indigenous teachings to the anthems of our youth\, change originates with the tradition of ceremony and the desire to speak about our lives. \nVenue Accessibility\n2024 Verses Festival of Words will be taking place at the Vancouver Film School\, WISE Hall\, Performance Works\, Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre\, Community Taps and Pizza\, and the Nest. \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/2024-verses-festival-pass/
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Hullabaloo,Verses
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Devon Goodman Anarchy Slam featuring Kagan Goh
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nDevon Goodman was a lifelong poet\, who found his truest inspiration in the Vancouver Slam Poetry community in 2007. Devon started the Maple Ridge Poetry Slam while still in high school\, inspired by poets he saw gracing the Vancouver stage at the time. He was a gregarious member of the local recovery community\, and in his memory\, his family would like to offer support to gay youth struggling with addiction. He passed in November of 2021\, and we honour his memory and his works in this event. \nOriginally from Singapore\, Kagan Goh is a Vancouver-based Chinese Canadian  multidisciplinary Mad Artist: award-winning filmmaker\, published author\, spoken word poet\, playwright\, actor\, mental health advocate and activist. He was diagnosed with manic depression at the age of twenty-three\, in 1993. Kagan is a well-known spoken word artist\, essayist and poet\, a respected and established voice in Vancouver’s literary community for over two decades.  He has been invited to perform at readings\, festivals and on radio.  He is a graduate of the prestigious Humber School for Writing program\, and holds a certificate in creative writing from Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio. He has been published in numerous anthologies\, periodicals\, and magazines. Goh was writer-in-residence at the Historic Joy Kogawa House in Vancouver\, B.C.\, from November 2014 to February 2015. In 2012\, Select Books in Singapore published his poetic memoir\, focused upon his relationship with his esteemed father\, Who Let in the Sky?  Kagan is also an award-winning filmmaker with a number of releases including  the award-winning films: Mind Fuck (1996); Stolen Memories (2012); Breaking the Silence (2015); The Day My Cat Saved My Life (2021); and Common Law (2023).  His films have been broadcast on national television and gained entry into respected film festivals around the world.  Goh’s follow-up memoir\, Surviving Samsara\, which recounts his struggles with manic depression\, breaking the silence around mental illness\, was published by Caitlin Press in 2021. Surviving Samsara was also shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize in 2022 in the creative nonfiction in English category. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-devon-goodman-anarchy-slam-featuring-kagan-goh/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231204T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231204T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20231204T231121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231204T231121Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic featuring Herbert
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for another night of poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nA spoken word poet\, pianist\, and photographer\, Herbert (they/them) has dazzled audiences around Vancouver and opened up new perspectives to poetry. A queer and non-binary poet\, Herbert finds spoken word to be incredibly healing\, and it is something that has helped them overcome social anxiety and leaving behind past toxic habits while becoming a much more confident person than ever before. Despite the rich imagery in their poetry\, it may be a surprising fact to some that Herbert has been performing poetry for only a year.In their pastime\, Herbert does nature photography and loves to travel. Also a piano teacher\, public speaker\, and mental health advocate\, Herbert advocates for better mental health in music education in hopes of making it a more positive and welcoming environment. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-herbert/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231127T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231127T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20231104T062514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T062514Z
UID:12153-1701113400-1701122400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam featuring Junie Désil
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nJunie Désil is a poet. Born of immigrant (Haitian) parents on the Traditional Territories of the Kanien’kehá:ka in the island known as Tiohtià:ke (Montréal)\, raised in Treaty 1 Territory (Winnipeg). Junie’s debut poetry collection Eat Salt|Gaze at the Ocean (TalonBooks\, 2020) was a finalist for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize. Junie currently lives on the traditional territories of the Homalco\, Tla’amin and Klahoose where she is currently working on a forthcoming poetry collection. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-featuring-junie-desil/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231120T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231120T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20231104T062734Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic featuring Emmet O'Brien
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nEmmet O’Brien is not your generic poet\, bursting into the scene in March 2017\, Emmet has done more than your average 25 year old. Within the first 3 years alone he released a book\, entitled “A Perspective From The Corrupt Mind Of The Youth” and he was the first poet to be published in “District” magazines newsletter\, aswell as various videos reaching tens of thousands of views. O’Brien\, best known for his video “the North side” is also an event organiser\, starting his poetry and music event “Vybrations” in June 2017. it saw incredible success\, with amazing artists such as Colm Keegan and Hazel Hogan prefoming at it. The poet extraordinaire then moved on to run a second regular night\, called “Phat Cones” which showcased Ireland’s best poets and rappers while educating people on the benefits and positives of medicinal cannabis. In 2018\, he opened up for Shane Koyczan. The wordsmith released his second book\, entitled “Yup Ouveh” in May 2018\, where copies were sold in both Ireland and the UK\, aswell as copies being sold in Nigeria. O’Briens third book\, entitled “The Illusion Of Perception ” released in March 2019. A play adaptation of the book was launched in March 19\, and the event sold out in less than 12 hours. O’Brien has had many festival shows\, playing Electric Picinc\, Knockanstockan\, Body & Soul\, and All Together Now. In 2022\, O’Brien had his latest poem “Story bud?” muralised onto the walls of temple bar in Dublin city centre. Most recently\, O’Brien has played 2 shows in the Gate Theatre\, supporting BAC’s beat boxing adaptation of Frankenstein\, and in December 2022\, he returned from his first European tour\, visiting Germany\, England\, and Paris. 2023 saw the poet teach in prisons around Ireland with a project called “Storytime” and the project was toured around Ireland to show inmates they can be creative. He also performed in Missouri in June\, marking his debut USA performance. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-emmet-obrien/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231113T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231113T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
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LAST-MODIFIED:20231108T174211Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam featuring Optimus Rhyme
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nRichard Glen Lett is a Canadian stand-up comedian\, poet and actor. He is known for comedy focusing on drug and alcohol recovery and men’s health. In 2013\, Lett entered the world of competitive slam poetry under the moniker “Optimus Rhyme”. He won the 2013 Toronto Grand Slam Championship and led his Toronto Poetry Slam to win the 2013 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. The team represented Canada in the 2013 National Poetry Slam in Boston Massachusetts. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-featuring-barracuda-guarisco/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231106T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231106T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20231104T061242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231106T192003Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic featuring Sonya Littlejohn
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \n\n\n\n\nCome join us for another night of poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nDue to illness Cicely Belle Blain is no longer able to join us this evening. We look forward to having her back soon! \nSonya Littlejohn recently graduated from Simon Fraser University with a certificate in Community Capacity Building. She holds a bachelor of arts from UBC\, a career in poetry performance and facilitation\, and communication building. She is a community engagement facilitator\, a cultural worker\, community coordinator\, mad artist and poet. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-cicely-blain-2/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231030T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231030T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20231010T175055Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam Competition featuring CR Avery
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nThis event will feature a set from poet CR Avery! \nwhat men do with their mouths\nBio for c.r avery\nBy P. Smith \ncue the frenzied combo of molar and spit. \nhis tongue touches every chroma on its way to blue. he’s been rinsing with gravel\, flossing with wire and chewing brick again\, he’s been a bad\, bad boy. \nbut he is crackerjack conjurer of washboards and rubber\, even suburb girls welcome the twinging. i want to nibble yesterday’s corona from his chin\, rub my index finger along the surface of his laugh\, pull the maw open to check the slick road of his throat. \nthere’s something illegal going on down there\, the sweet keening of ancient instruments. the orchestra is fidgety\, click-hipped\, steaming inside that skin. \nthe boy opens the beauteous and\, in gut rendering\, words become both otherwise and everything. \n– p. smith \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-competition-featuring-cr-avery/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Stage,Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231023T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231023T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20231010T174620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231010T174620Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic featuring Kasey Atcheynum
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! This will be a live only event. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nThis event will feature a set from poet Kasey Atcheynum! \nKasey Atcheynum is a mother and Two-Spirit\, neurodivergent\, Neyihow iskwew (Cree woman) from Sweetgrass First Nations. Kasey has been involved in the arts in varying capacities since she was 16 with her artistic work intersecting writing\, poetry\, acting\, film\, production\, and project management. \nKasey uses writing as a meditative and healing workspace that intersects being a somatic breathwork facilitator and intuitive artist. While her poetry and spoken word spans through many eras of her life she now finds herself playing and integrating what it means to be Indigenous in a colonial world through multi-eyed seeing and walking. \n“Poetry for me is something that helps me process and make sense of life’s ups and downs as well as gain clarity on my dream world. Writing helps me make sense of what it’s like to bridge the gaps between the many different intersectional walks of life that make up who I am.” \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 in person. See you there! There is a technical problem preventing the online portion of this event. We will let everyone know when it is fixed. Stay tuned. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-kasey-atcheynum/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231016T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231016T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230929T191038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T000250Z
UID:12109-1697484600-1697493600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam Competition Featuring Lenée Reid
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr. \nThis event will feature a set from poet Lennée Reid! \nLennée Reid is a Creole\, queer\, neurodiverse author\, activist\, spoken word poet\, and multimedia artist based in Olympia\, Washington. She is an Artist Trust and Labor of Love grant recipient devoted to eclectic topics including diversity\, feminism\, and environmentalism. Lennée is published in “Awareni” by Last Word Press\, “Inanna’s Ascent”\, “Single Mothers Speak on Patriarchy”\, and her chapbooks “Universal State of Mind” and “Qi Woo Mojo Juju”\, all available at thegirlgod.com\, in addition to The Olympia Tribune\, Works in Progress\, Confluence Daily\, and Spectrum Women. Her spoken word albums “Awareni”\, “The Second Coming of Matriarchy”\, “Crazy Thunder Medicine”\, are available at lenneereid.bandcamp.com and most streaming services. Lennée has featured across America including many former PSI Poetry Slams. She was Olympias 2018 Poetry Grand Slam Champion and the first WOWPS representative in 2015. She has opened for Pussy Riot\, Kottonmouth Kings\, and Yak Nasty That Nilla. She was featured in the documentary “Artists Among Us” by the Olympia Film Society\, “Lean in Olympia”\, “Dabbing with Washington Artists”\, “Circle Talk”\, and “Paradigms”. Lennée has produced Awareni Culture Gathering\, Olympia Witches March\, Resonate Resolve\, and Cascadia Poetry Group. She presented at Puget Sound Pagan Pride\, GlowHenge – as featured on Evening Magazine\, and was included in “Arising”\, an installation by Yoko Ono. Lennée is currently touring with UnityHenge – a social justice blacklight art installation and has shown at Luminata\, Relentless\, Mischievous\, Heart Expansion\, Reignition\, and others. \nSign up to read starts at 7:30. See you there! There is a technical problem preventing the online portion of this event. We will let everyone know when it is fixed. Stay tuned. \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-competition-featuring-lenee-reid/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231002T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231002T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230929T181445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230929T190418Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic featuring Higher Knowledge
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nSign-up at 7:30\, Show at 8 \nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will feature a set from poet Higher Knowledge! \nBryant Doradea\, also know by his alias Higher Knowledge(HK)\, is a Hip Hop artist\, Youth Worker\, and grassroots community organizer hailing from East Vancouver. Ancestrally\, he is Indigenous to Kuskatan in Central America\, and to Collasayu in South America\, with roots in Spain and Romania as well. HK has spent many years working in the community and using his creativity to give hope and insight to those who need it most. He weaves his experiences with foster care\, gangs\, street entrenchment\, and ultimately trauma recovery into his lyrics. This is with the intention of creating both relatability and insight for others who are trapped in the darkness\, so they may know that they too can make it back to the light. \nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-higher-knowledge/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam,Vancouver Poetry Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230925T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230925T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230920T232048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230920T232615Z
UID:12099-1695670200-1695679200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic and Slam featuring Navi Dha
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic as well as a feature set from poet Navi Dha! \nLoud and proud trans woman\, Navi Dha\, is a Canadian poet who addresses themes of gender identity\, sexuality\, heartbreak\, grief\, trauma\, and the healing powers of chosen family in her works. Navi has a passion for spoken word. Her pieces are a beautiful mix of slam poetry and storytelling.\n \nOutside of her artistic expression\, Navi has a bachelor’s in psychiatric nursing and works in  downtown Vancouver’s mental health outpatient services. She is also a certified geek seven days a week\, book smeller\, anime junkie\, gamer extraordinaire\, amateur archer\, and full time sailor scout. \nFollow her on instagram to stay updated on an exciting journey through poetry and spoken word as she will be having an upcoming book in 2024 and is pursuing other live events such as Sofar Sounds and Vancouver Story Slam’s 2023 Finals Championship this December~ @nav.dhaa \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-and-slam-featuring-navi-dha/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230918T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230918T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230902T185339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T190837Z
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic Featuring Anjalica Solomon
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n\n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic as well as a feature set from poet Anjalica Solomon! \nA bit about our featured artist: Anjalica Solomon is a joyful and experimental poetress who resides on unceded land\, colonially known as Vancouver BC. She plays with storytelling both on and off the page as a poet\, loop pedalist\, singer\, and collage artist. Anjalica is the author of “Looking Within the Labyrinth” a self-published poetry chapbook that explores the nature of separation and the labyrinth of one’s own resilience and has been published in local publications and zines. \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-anjalica-solomon/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230911T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230911T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230902T183739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T190813Z
UID:12077-1694460600-1694469600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic Featuring Johnny MacRae
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n\n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic and slam\, as well as a feature set from poet Johnny MacRae! \nA bit about our featured artist: Johnny MacRae is a mouthy poet of Gaelic ancestry who lives on the the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-waututh)\, and sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) nations. \nSince arriving on the Van Slam stage in 2009\, Johnny has won regional and national slam titles. He has toured widely and tirelessly\, both solo and as a member of psychedelic talk rock duo 2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac. Although best known for his high energy and humorous poems\, Johnny is a versatile artist whose work ranges from absurdist fantasy and irreverent satire\, to quiet self-reflection and profane mysticism\, and from poetry slam\, to site-specific storytelling\, to spoken word theatre. \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-featuring-johnny-macrae/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Mic,poetry,Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230904T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230904T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230902T182331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230904T190911Z
UID:12071-1693855800-1693864800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic Featuring Fernando Raguero
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n\n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic as well as a feature set from poet Fernando Raguero! \nA bit about our featured artist: Fernando Raguero is a long time regular in the Vancouver Poetry slam scene. He has authored 8 poetry chapbooks and is a two time haiku death match champion. Fernando has been a member of two Vancouver poetry slam teams and co-founded the Crotchless Diaper Hotdog eating contest. Raguero serves up irreverent verse and has a wildly comical view of reality. His favourite yoga pose is saddle. He has his moments. \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-featuring-fernando-raguero/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Slam,Van Slam
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230828T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230828T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230729T202829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T155919Z
UID:12031-1693252800-1693260000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Matt Loeb
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n\n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic and slam\, as well as a feature set from poet Matt Loeb! \nA bit about our featured artist:  Currently located in Perth Western Australia Matt Loeb originally hails from Windsor\, Ontario and was a regular performer and host at the Vancouver Poetry Slam from 2013-2019. An energetic performer\, Matt’s spoken word blends humour and heartfelt optimism with a kinetic verbal delivery. His work varies between structured wordplay and free flowing satire. Matt Loeb published his first full length spoken word album “Enough Has Happened” in 2013. He was a finalist at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam in 2014 and 2017 and coached the 2018 Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team. Matt is also one of only three Canadian poets to complete the “Century Challenge” of writing and performing 100 poems\, in competition\, without repeating. In 2015 he founded the Windsor Poetry Slam to connect his hometown with the wider Canadian Poetry Community. \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-matt-loeb/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230821T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230821T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230729T202644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230820T223829Z
UID:12028-1692648000-1692655200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Magpie Ulysses
DESCRIPTION:CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS\n\n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic\, as well as a feature set from poet Magpie Ulysses! \nA bit about our featured artist: \nWriter\, Rabble Rouser\, fancy talker; Magpie began performing poems at the age of 17 to save her life. She has performed across North America and is a veteran of the national poetry slam community in Canada where she was a member of two national champion Vancouver poetry slam teams. She was named a Poet of Honour at the Canadian festival Of Spoken Word in the Fall of 2012. \nA bit of a witch\, a nature freak and an activist at heart\, Magpie is known for her visceral\, often surrealist writings that extend from the everyday human experience into the depths of natural and inanimate worlds. Magpie has spent much of the past decade heavily involved in the arts while living in and around rural BC\, Alberta & Southern Ontario. She has spent the past few years raising a new human and more than a decade caring for her grandmother through Alzheimer’s disease. Her latest work seeks questions surrounding genetic memory\, placemaking\, grief\, aging\, our place in the natural world\, survival\, and the imminent undoing of our species. \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-feat-magpie-ulysses/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230814T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230814T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T160839
CREATED:20230729T202318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T171231Z
UID:12026-1692043200-1692050400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. RC Weslowski
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS\n\n\nCome join us for another night of slam poetry! As always\, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring yourselves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \nThis event will include an open mic and slam\, as well as a feature set from poet RC Weslowski! \nA bit about our feature artist: \nRC Weslowski is the 2021 Zaccheus Jackson Nyce Memorial Award Winner and the 2016 Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award Winner and a 2 time World Cup of Poetry Slam Finalist. RC co-hosts the radio program Wax Poetic on Co Op Radio. His first collection of poetry “My Soft Response to the Wars” is available now from Write Bloody North Publishing www.writebloodynorth.ca \n\nTickets are available online\, or at the door! \n\nSign up to read starts at 7:30 both in person and online. See you there! \nVenue Accessibility \nMasking Policy: Masks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVanSlam takes place on the Unceded\, stolen Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations and we wish to acknowledge & thank those people who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial. Van Slam is committed to engaging in the internal and external work of reconciliation.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-rc-weslowski/
LOCATION:Community Taps & Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L 3X3\, Canada
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