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    We will follow: A performance of poetry and stories from Kwantlen First Nation Poet and Storyteller Joseph Dandurand

    Vancity Culture Lab, The Cultch (C-Lab) 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Tickets If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Joseph A. Dandurand is a member of Kwantlen First Nation located on the Fraser River about 20 minutes east of Vancouver. He resides there with his 3 children Danessa, Marlysse, and Jace. Joseph is the Director of the Kwantlen … Continued

    $20

  • Rhythm, Water & Words: Fluid Lyricism

    Vancity Culture Lab, The Cultch (C-Lab) 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Tickets Doors at 7, show at 7:30 If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Featuring Titilope Sonuga, Britta B. and Tonye Aganaba  In this special, festival-closing event, Edmonton Poet Laureate Titilope Sonuga will be matched with fellow award-winning spoken word artist and trailblazer Britta B, and acclaimed … Continued

    $25

  • Van Slam is Back! 

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Vancouver Poetry Slam's new home is at Next Door part of Slice of Life Gallery, 1636 Venables. You can also perform or watch online! Doors at 7, Show at 8 June Features June 6th - Wordcraft Jon Hedderwick & Saleem Ansari June 13th - Catherine Garrett June 27th - Ronnie … Continued

    $10 – $15
  • portrait of Catherine Garrett at the shore of the Pacific Ocean

    Van Slam featuring Catherine Garrett

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Doors at 7, Show at 8 Next Door on Venables or the Van Slam zoom space In-Person Tickets $10 or $15 We will have 5 sponsored tickets If you don't have the means just ask, we want you there! Online Tickets$6-10 or by donation Catherine Garrett (they/she) is a bisexual … Continued

    $10

  • hold their names close

    Victoria Park 1425 Victoria Dr, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC

    by Frankie McGee Saturday, June 18, 7-8pm Victoria Park Field, 1425 Victoria Dr, Vancouver As Frankie digs into their community and blood lineages of queer and trans ancestors, you’ll be welcomed in to their messy, grief-and-love-filled effort to uncover and remember queer and trans histories. Grappling with their & their … Continued

  • Van Slam featuring Ronnie Dean Harris

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Doors at 7, Show at 8 In-person TICKETS, $10-15, Next Door, 1636 Venables Street We will have 5 sponsored tickets If you don’t have the means just ask, we want you there! Online TICKETS, $6-10 or by donation Ronnie Dean Harris aka Ostwelve, is a Stō:lo/St’át'imc/N’laka'pamux artist based in New Westminster, … Continued

    $10 – $15

  • Sounds Like Fire

    Vancity Culture Lab, The Cultch (C-Lab) 1895 Venables Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    ​​Tickets Doors at 7:30, show at 8 If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Sounds Like Fire, Thursday, August 11, C-Lab at the Cultch, 1895 Venables St, Vancouver We had to cancel Sounds Like Fire during the festival but you just can't keep a good fire down. The … Continued

    $25

  • Annual General Meeting

    Woodwards Building 111 W. Hastings Street, Unit 210, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    There is no fee to become a member of the Vancouver Poetry House Society. As a member, you will be able to vote at our annual general meeting. We welcome your involvement in directing the society. Become a Member or Renew Your Membership The BC Societies Act requires us to … Continued

    free

  • Van Slam Andy Warner

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It's time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door on Venables or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs later … Continued

    $10 – $15

  • Van Slam Feat. Neko Smart

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It's time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door on Venables or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs later … Continued

  • Van Slam Feat. Billie Nell

    Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It's time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs … Continued

  • Van Slam feat. Truth Is…

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It's time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs … Continued

    $15

  • Performance Coaching with Charlie Petch

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Online Registration In-Person Registration by emailing Johnny Trinh artisticdirector@vancouverpoetryhouse.com Award winning theatre artist and performance poet, Charlie Petch wants to help you improve your onstage game. As a former slam coach for Toronto Poetry Slam, and theatre director, I know I can help you not only form a poem that … Continued

    $25

  • Van Slam feat. Dana Neily

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It's time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs … Continued

  • Van Slam Feat. Brendan Mcleod

    Next Door 1636 venables st, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It's time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs … Continued

  • Van Slam feat. Dina Del Buchia

    Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! It's time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format! Bring your selves and your words to Next Door, 1638 Venables St. or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March … Continued

  • Van Slam feat. D Fretter

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Hey Vancouver poetry peeps! Join us for our first slam at our new home base, Community Pizza! As always this is a hybrid event, and we are excited to continue offering live and online programming! Bring your selves and your words to 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam … Continued

  • Excerpts

    Presentations House 333 Chesterfield Avenue, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

    TICKETS An evening of poetic short performances featuring an ensemble of poets from across the country. Each excerpt represents a preview of a forthcoming full production, offering audience members a sneak-peek of performances in the making. Act 1: Body Language: A Study of Poetry in Motion – explores how we … Continued

    $25

  • Van Slam feat. Zynab Mohammed

    Hey poetry peeps! We're back again with another Van Slam! It’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash … Continued

  • Van Slam Feat. Becoming Christopher

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Hey poetry peeps! It's our final Van Slam of the year! Come join us and celebrate our final slam of 2022, as always in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets … Continued

  • Van Slam Feat. KP Dennis

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Hey poetry peeps! It's our first Slam of the new year! Come join us and get the new year started well as always in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets … Continued

  • VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Apollo The Child

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Hey poetry peeps! Come join us for another night of poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. We will also have a live feature set … Continued

  • Your Voice is Needed at the Board Table

    Zoom

    REGISTER Cognitive diversity, also known as diversity of thought can simply be defined as inclusion of people who have different information processing styles or problem-solving skills and who can offer unique perspectives because they think differently.  Boards that are diverse are creative, innovative and they encourage greater consideration of alternatives … Continued

    free with registration

  • VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic Feat. Julia Gaskill

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Hey poetry peeps! Come join us for another night of poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. Poets in our slam will win cash & … Continued

  • VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Joseph Dandurand

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Hey poetry peeps! Come join us for another night of poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. We will also have a live feature set … Continued

  • VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Sydellia Ndiaye

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Come join us for another night of poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. We will also have a live feature set from the incredible … Continued

  • VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Joshua “Scribe” Watkis

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Come join us for another night of poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. We will also have a live feature set from the amazing … Continued

  • VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Mike McGee

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Hey poetry peeps! Come join us for another night of poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. We will also have a live feature set … Continued

  • VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic Feat. Dash Reimer

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Come join us for another night of slam poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. We will also have a live feature set from the … Continued

  • Van Slam: Open Mic Feat Duke AI

    community pizza 1191 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC

    Come join us for another night of poetry! As always, our event is in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza, 1191 Commercial Dr, or to the Van Slam zoom space. We will also have a live feature set from the amazing … Continued