Wednesday, April 29th, at Chill X Studio Doors: 6:30 PM | Bout 1: 7:30 PM | Bout 2: 9:00 PM $10 Advance | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-preliminaries-night--1 BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE The first round of competition features back-to-back … Continued
Writing Workshop led by Skylar Kay April 30 | Chill-X Studio 2pm to 4pm Adv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/verses-festival-writing-workshop-with-skylar-kay BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE Skylar Kay is an Alberta-based poet and grad school dropout. Since releasing … Continued
April 30th | Chill X Studio Doors: 6:30 PM | Bout 1: 7:30 PM | Bout 2: 9:00 PM Adv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-preliminaries-night--2 BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE The second night of competition features back-to-back slams as … Continued
Masterclass with Clifton Joseph, hosted by Johnny D Trinh and presented by Historic Joy Kogawa House AT CHILL-X STUDIO Friday, May 1, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm LOCATION: CHILL-X Studio 2270 Manitoba St Cost: $15 or PWYC Buy tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/masterclass-with-clifton-joseph Buy a Festival PASS here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/verses-2026-festival-pass Poets … Continued
May 1st | Chill-X Studio 2pm to 4pm Adv. $8 | $10 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/verses-festival-poetry-jam--2026 BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE This open workshop will invite all who are interested in spoken word to participate in a facilitated workshop … Continued
May 1 | Chill-X Studio 8pm to 10pm Adv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/mashed-poetics-verses-2026-edition BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE Mashed Poetics is one of Vancouver’s longest-running poetry showcases-- an all-star line-up of poets is invited to write poems … Continued
Projected Poems: The Practice and Evolution of Poetry in Film and Video with Sheri-D Wilson, Fiona Tinwei Lam, Brandon Wint, and Heather Haley Date: May 2, 2026 Time: 11:30 am (2 hours with Q&A) Location: Chill-X Studio with live audience, and filmed for streaming in future, likely with Sanderson Productions … Continued
May 2 | Chill-X Studio 3pm to 5pm Adv. $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/stage-to-page-showcase-intimate-dialogues BUY A FESTIVAL PASS HERE Stage to Page Showcase: Intimate Dialogues brings poets Abdulsalam, Jeremy Loveday, Skylar Kay, Amber Dawn, and Clifton Joseph together … Continued
May 2, | Chill-X Studio Doors: 7pm | Show: 8pm Adv. Tix: $10 | $15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-finals-ft-spin-el-poeta BUY FESTIVAL PASS HERE Join us for the final night of the national competition to determine the 2026 Canadian Individual … Continued
Vancouver Poetry Slam ft. Khaleefa, Apollo the Child
Vancouver Poetry Slam returns for the Summer Season on June 1st Enabling Arts (343 Railway Street, Unit #104) Doors: 7pm | Sign-up: 7:30 | Show: 8pm $8 Advance | $10-15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/vancouver-poetry-slam-ft-lindi-nolte About the feature Lindi Nolte: Lindi … Continued
Vancouver Poetry Slam Summer Season continues on July 6th Enabling Arts (343 Railway Street, Unit #104) Doors: 7pm | Sign-up: 7:30 | Show: 8pm $8 Advance | $10-15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/vancouver-poetry-slam-ft-jeremy-loveday About the feature Jeremy Loveday: Jeremy Loveday is … Continued
Vancouver Poetry Slam August Edition featuring Marlo Browne Enabling Arts (343 Railway Street, Unit #104) Doors: 7pm | Sign-up: 7:30 | Show: 8pm $8 Advance | $10-15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) Advance ticket: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/vancouver-poetry-slam-ft-marlo-browne About the feature Marlo Browne: Marlo Browne is a … Continued