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SUMMARY:Poetry Performance Psychology Masterclass with Randell Adjei 
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nPeople don’t often remember what we say\, they mostly remember how we made them feel. How do we maximize the dialogue(s) we have with our audiences?  \nPoetry / Spoken Word performances are one of the most powerful forms of communication. There is space between us and our audience that is sacred and bursting with possibility. Our time on stage is full of the pure potential to impact someone or simply share a moment\, a laugh\, a thought\, an idea and/or more. In this workshop we will focus on the psychology of performance\, the preparation before each performance and the mindset to embody the character behind our words. We will explore the rhyme and reason of why we pour on page and how to leave fire ablaze on every single stage we grace.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/poetry-performance-psychology-masterclass-with-randell-adjei/
LOCATION:Simon Fraser University Woodward’s\, 149 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC
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SUMMARY:From Land & Sea: Double Feature Moe Clark & Anto Chan
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nMoe Clark: pê pikiskwê tastawayihk / come + speak in-between: calling between dimensions and timelines\, this performance re-centres 2S creative continuance. activations of language\, land + song animate sites of vibrant futurity in this dream portal. \nAnto Chan: InnerGenerational: Trauma & Healing: the discovery and showcasing of the second-generation immigrant’s experience in finding our place in Canada. Many of us suffer in silence through mental health issues\, shame\, guilt\, pressures to assimilate and confusion in who we are\, always feeling stuck in the middle. With exploration of our lineage and complicated family history\, we’re able to find where we belong through humour and poetry. \nBroadcast live on POETV \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/from-land-sea/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2023
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SUMMARY:CIPS Preliminary BOUT 1
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nDoors open at 6 pm  \nBroadcast live on POETV \nCANADIAN INDIVIDUAL POETRY SLAM  \nCIPS is a nationally recognized poetry slam. This year\, the competition will take place online and in-person \, as part of the Verses Festival of Words. 24 poets representing spoken word series and regions across Canada will compete in a head-to-head double knock out tournament\, presenting poems that are 1\,2\,3 or 4 minutes in length. Winners of each head-to-head will be determined by 5 random judges from the in-person and/or online audiences. This judging system aligns with our vision of the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion being chosen by fellow community members – without hierarchy\, without prioritizing expertise\, cultivating a way of accessing poetry for all. \nPoets will be paired up via random draw and compete head-to-head. The first round is 2 minutes long. The second round is 3 minutes long.This will be a double knockout competition. Meaning 24 poets will compete with each other in 12 groups of 2. The second round will be 6 groups of 2\, determining the top 6 poets of night 1. Bout two will be held on Thursday and Finals on Friday.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cips-preliminary-bout-1-2/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2023
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SUMMARY:Mystery Box - Improvising Poetry with Missie Peters
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nLongtime creator\, producer\, poet\, theatre maker with a passion for collaborative creation- Missie Peters leads an incredible workshop on improvising poetry. Explore new ways to create\, and develop skills that will help you be absolutely present in every moment. This workshop will help poets listen\, and be open to prompts\, catalysts\, and responses when performing.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/mystery-box-improvising-poetry-with-missie-peters/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230426T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230413T165230Z
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SUMMARY:Knife Skills - Stage Tech with Charlie Petch
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nA festival favourite\, great for anyone who ever uses a microphone. After the poem is finished\, words rehearsed\, the only thing left is to hit the stage. Come learn from one of Canada’s most beloved poet\, Charlie Petch\, with decades of experience working professionally in theatre and production. Learn how to use the microphone\, manage a stage\, communicate with technicians to fulfill your vision of your performance. \nNot in Vancouver? You can also take this workshop via zoom.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/knife-skills-stage-tech-with-charlie-petch/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2023,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Oral Traditions 
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS all ages\, $10 PWYC \nA collaboration between the Native Hip Hop Festival Society and Vancouver Poetry House. \nJoin host and DJ  Derek “ Manik 1derful “ Edenshaw and the powerful performers: \n\nWanda John-Kehewin celebrating the launch of her book\, Spells\, Wishes\, and the Talking Dead: Mamahtâwisiwin\, Pakosêyimow\, Nikihci-âniskotâpân \nRex SMALLBOY\, War Party’s founder\, DJ and rapper will perform accapella poetry \nMs. Christie Lee\, a representative of the host nations and amazing poet\, will be sharing her work \nMama Rudegyal will share work that represents her Afro Indigenous roots \nYellowBunny\, of the new generation of Native Femcee will bless us with a accapella set and  \nPakayagun\, elder from the Michel First Nation will share his stories with us. \n\n\nBroadcast live on POETV
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/oral-traditions/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230425T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230425T203000
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SUMMARY:Food Fight - Poems of Resistance and Roasting the Patriarchy
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS all ages\, $10 PWYC \nFeaturing: Andre Prefontaine\, Kai Cheng Thom\, El Jones\, Janice Lee\, Missie Peters\, Charlie Petch\, Fernando Riguero \nHosted by: Johnny Trinh \nLaugh\, cry\, rage- come to see power house poets share poems of resistance. \n  \nBroadcast live on POETV
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/food-fight-poems-of-resistance-and-roasting-the-patriarchy/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2023
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230425T160000
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SUMMARY:Carpenters\, then Cooks- Community Workshop with Truth Is and Beth Anne Ellipsis
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nSpoken Word organizations across Turtle Island have needed to discover what survival\, resilience\, and community means during these unprecedented times. Truth Is and Beth Anne Ellipsis are the leaders of Guelph Poetry Slam\, and have exemplified what an organization can look like. With core values grounded in decolonization\, anti-oppression\, and solidarity- come hear and learn from some of the country’s most treasured poets. \nThis is a hybrid event that can also be attended by Zoom. 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/building-the-table-community-workshop-with-truth-is-and-beth-anne-ellipsis/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation,Verses 2023,Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230424T223000
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SUMMARY:Mashed Poetics 58 | Riot Grrrls
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS $10 in advance and $15 at the door \nA night of songs from the 90’s Riot Grrl movement performed by The Rebel Girls. Hear songs from Bikini Kill\, L7\, Le Tigre\, The Linda Lindas and more. Plus 8 brand new poems inspired by this era of music and political activism.     \nMashed Poetics is a night of spoken word and music mashup where a different musical theme or album is featured at every show.  Mashed Poets has been going for over a decade now and we celebrated our 50th anniversary show last year at the Verses Festival of Words.  \nL7–Shit List/Janice Jo Lee \nLinda Linda’s–Racist Sexist Boy/–Sonnet L’Abbe \nSleater Kinney–One More Hour/Jonina Kirton \nDatsu–Hikage No Onna/Beth Anne \nBratmobile–Cool Schmool/Mohini Takhar aka Mo the Poet \nLe Tigre–Deceptacon/Cecily Nicholson \n7 Year Bitch–Knot/Karen Garrabrant \nBikini Kill–Rebel Girl/Antonette Rea \nBroadcast live on POETV
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/mashed-poetics-58-riot-grrrls/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Famous Last Words
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS $10 in advance and $15 at the door \nIn Famous Last Words\, five contestants or raconteurs attempt to win their way into the heart of our master of ceremonies\, Sara Bynoe through games designed to test their literary\, cultural\, current affairs and comedic merit. With the assistance of the audience our master of ceremonies will decide who performs a climate change poem best while dolphining a balloon on their nose; whose picture of a puppy most looks like a famous poet\, whose family friendly limerick most resembles a pandemic press release and whose love poem directed at another panelist is most provocative\, etc. For this episode we are very proud to present Andre Prefontaine\, Charlie Petch\, Dina Del Bucchia\, RC Weslowski\, Truth Is… as our raconteurs while Johnny MacRae will be returning to play Death and Uni the Unicorn. \nBroadcast live on POETV
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/famous-last-words/
LOCATION:The WISE Hall\, 1882 Adanac Street\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V5L4E5\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2023
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230423T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230316T230524Z
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SUMMARY:Breaking Bread
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nThe official opening of Verses\, hosted by Artistic Director\, Johnny D Trinh; with a feature performance celebrating some of Spoken Word’s most honoured poets:  \n\nJoseph Tony Dandurand\nLouise Bernice Halfe\nEvelyn Lau\nSheri-D Wilson\nVeda Hille\n\nWith special guests El Jones\, Kai Cheng Thom
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/breaking-bread/
LOCATION:The York Theatre\, 639 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5L3W3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2023
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230422T230000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230411T223019Z
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo
DESCRIPTION:Hullabaloo 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. \nAll events will take place at the Vancouver Film School and all events are FREE \nSpoken Word Jamboree and Alumni Showcase\nThursday\, April 20\, 6:00-9:00PM\nThe showcase will feature past Hullabaloo champions and integral poets from the festival’s history. \nAll Star Showcase\nFriday\, April 21\, 2023 – 3:30 pm \nThe Hullabaloo All Stars are going to set you spinning round with a whirlwind of spoken word! Taking their cue from each preceding poem\, poets will play off one another in rounds in this showcase of poems (and the poets who poem them!) living in conversation with one another. The round robin format allows the artists to respond to one another and build the energy in a spontaneous way. If you’ve ever seen a ‘workshop stage’ at a folk festival\, you’ll know how exciting it is to see artists perform in this more relaxed and informal atmosphere where anything can happen. with Andre Prefontaine\, Janice Jo Lee\, Truth Is… Beth Anne Ellipsis and host Tawahum \nHullabaloo Poetry Slam Round 1!\nFriday April 21nd  6:00-9:00PM\nAll Hullabaloo teams in Hullabaloo perform a mix of individual and group performances in poetry slam competitions! Poetry presented with gusto and the enthusiastic support of all attending teams!\nEarly Bouts: 6 PM\nLate Bouts: 8 PM \nAdventures in Poetryland\nSaturday\, April 22 10AM \nYouth poets take up to two workshops designed to help expand their poetic horizons and learn about the breadth of spoken word from professional poets. Participants select workshops on offer by Andre Prefontaine\, Janice Jo Lee\, Truth Is… and Beth Anne Ellipsis . \nHullabaloo Poetry Slam Round 2!\nSaturday\, April 22\, Early Bouts: 1 PM\, Late Bouts: 3 PM \nAll Hullabaloo teams in Hullabaloo perform a mix of individual and group performances in poetry slam competitions! Poetry presented with gusto and the enthusiastic support of all attending teams! \nHullabaloo Feature Performance and Team Piece Showcase\nSaturday\, April 22\, 6:00-9:00PM\nHullabaloo Team Finals featuring El Jones\nFour Hullabaloo Finalists compete for the Billy Sharkespeare Trophy! Feature performance by El Jones.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-4/
LOCATION:Vancouver Film School | VFS Cafe\, 390 West Hastings Street\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2023,Verses 2023
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230417T220000
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SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Al Mader
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nCome 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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the amazing Al Mader!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: \nAl Mader’s persona is the court jester in our kingdom of privilege. He is standing in the shadows accompanying his verses with his washtub bass. The constant tremolo in his voice and the whacky images in his poems are almost funny\, but we can’t laugh at his stories. \nMader tells stories in a talking blues style\, asking why the fuck we continue and who will mourn our passing. The driving rhythm of the washtub bass and his forceful delivery push the piece out of the purely sentimental and into a realm more disturbing\, more unsettling yet we are entertained by all of Mader’s performances. \nSomewhere under the rain in East Vancouver\, Al Mader is setting up his washtub bass. He is thumping out oracles\, they are vaguely funny but mostly they are inexpressibly sad. The message seeps through our indifference. It lodges and percolates. \nLike all the great jesters who live in the courts of mad kings\, Al Mader is trying to save some lives. His own for sure\, but also our own. He’s trying to distract the great and privileged and in a moment of inattention maybe a few of the underlings can flee to safety. Though it is unclear where flight may take them\, they’ll live to fight (or flee) another day. \n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-feat-al-mader/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230410T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230410T220000
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SUMMARY:Van Slam: Open Mic Feat. Erin Kirsh
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nCome 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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the amazing Erin Kirsh!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: Erin Kirsh is a writer\, bookseller\, and publishing professional based in Vancouver. She was a member of the 2012 and 2013 Van Slam Poetry team and served as the Managing Director of Verses Festival of Words in 2016. Her fiction\, poetry\, and essays have appeared in several literary journals. Kirsh is pretty good at Super Smash Brothers\, not great at guitar\, and bad at guessing where tape starts on the roll.  \n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-open-mic-feat-erin-kirsh/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230403T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230403T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
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SUMMARY:Van Slam Finals: Feat. Nisha Patel
DESCRIPTION:It’s time for our Van Slam Finals! Poets will slam for their chance to be our Representative for the upcoming Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship\, and be awarded the championship slam wrestling style belt (with your name engraved on it!) \nAs 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’ll also have a featured set from NIsha Patel! \nA bit about them: Nisha Patel is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of the City of Edmonton. An award-winning disabled queer spoken word poet & multimedia artist\, she is a Canadian Poetry Slam Champion and holds a Master of Arts in Cultural Studies from Queen’s University. Her debut poetry collection\, COCONUT (NeWest Press) was a finalist of the ABPA Regional Book of the Year. She is currently finishing her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia\, where she is writing her first graphic novel. Nisha’s latest works include multimodal inquiries into disabled life. She is currently working on promoting her newest chapbook\, How to get a Thigh Gap (Collusion Books). \n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-finals-feat-nisha-patel/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230327T220000
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UID:11169-1679947200-1679954400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Rebecca Thomas
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the amazing Rebecca Thomas!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: Rebcca Thomas is an award winning Mi’kmaw poet and activist who does not want to be a poet or activist. She just happens to be good enough at poetry and persuasion to get people to listen but her ultimate goal is to make Canada a better place for her Indigenous community because so many people tend to forget they were here first. She has accidentally found herself as the former Poet Laureate of Halifax. She has performed with the Halluci Nation and has spoken and lectured at conferences and coffee houses from coast to coast. She writes kids books about growing up the child of a residential school survivor. Her first book I’m Finding My Talk has been shortlisted for the First Nations Community Reads Award. Her most recent collection of poetry called “I place you into the fire” was listed as one of CBC’s top 20 books of 2020. Her book “Swift Fox All Along” was a finalist for the 2020 Governor General’s Award for children’s literature. She has an upcoming children’s book called “The Chair” set for a 2024 publishing date. She pays her bills by helping students who are overwhelmed with life and studies as a Student Services Advisor at the Nova Scotia Community College.  \n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-rebecca-thomas/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230320T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230320T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230304T162138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230304T162138Z
UID:11165-1679342400-1679349600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam: Open Mic feat. Heather Haley
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nCome 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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the amazing Heather Haley!\n\n\n\nA bit about them:Heather Haley is a Vancouver writer\, singer\, and videopoetry pioneer. A member of the punk band\, the 45s\, and the originator of the all-female group\, the Zellots\, Haley’s edgy style stems in part\, from her days in the Los Angeles underground music scene. Known for pushing boundaries by creatively integrating disciplines\, genres and media\, she published “The Edgewise Café\,” one of Canada’s first electronic literary magazines and as AURAL released CDs of spoken word song\, “Princess Nut” and “Surfing Season.” She is the author of poetry collections: “Sideways\,” “Three Blocks West of Wonderland\,” “Skookum Raven” and a novel\, “The Town Slut’s Daughter.” Her work has toured Canada\, the US and Europe and appeared in a wide range of periodicals and anthologies. Committed to honesty\, feeling\, craft and a sense of the absurd\, Haley continues to ask all the tough questions “a nice girl’s not supposed to ask” and performs in indie folk duo\, The Pluviophiles. \n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-open-mic-feat-heather-haley/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230313T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230313T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230304T161622Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230304T161622Z
UID:11163-1678737600-1678744800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam: Slam and 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 your selves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the amazing Franz Seachel!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: Franz 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 is 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. Her work has been featured at Word Vancouver\, Voices of Today in Toronto\, Vancouver Poetry Slam\, Richmond World Festival\, Ode to Surrey\, and Surrey Muses\, amongst others. Franz is a creator of space. She believes 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 and parts of her own artistic practice. Franz hopes you dream often\, and breathe deeply; she hopes you find reasons to stay. You can follow her on Instagram\, @franz_seachel. \n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-franz-seachel/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/media/Franz-pic.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230306T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230306T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230228T173736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T173736Z
UID:11155-1678132800-1678140000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam: Open Mic Feat Duke AI
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the amazing Duke AI!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: \n\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to read will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-open-mic-feat-duke-ai/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230227T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230227T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230217T202453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230217T202453Z
UID:11146-1677528000-1677535200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic Feat. Dash Reimer
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the amazing Dash Reimer!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: Dash Reimer is a settler artist and educator based out of Treaty 6 territory in Saskatoon. He works within the worlds of spoken word poetry and hip hop and has a decade of experience performing on stages across Turtle Island\, North Africa\, South Africa and Turkey. Dash was the National Youth Poetry Slam Champion in 2012 and has been on many slam teams. He is passionate about community care\, grassroots neighborhood movements and baking his friends tasty treats. Dash has been an avid collaborator in playwriting\, jazz combos\, improv troupes\, rap crews and everything in between. \n\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \n\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-dash-reimer/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230220T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230220T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230124T184955Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T202744Z
UID:11128-1676923200-1676930400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Mike McGee
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nCome 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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the incredible\, Mighty Mike McGee!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: Mighty Mike McGee is a well-traveled “stand-up poet” and storyteller from San José\, California. In the world of poetry slam\, he is the first to win both the 2003 National Poetry Slam Individual Grand Championship and the 2006 Individual World Poetry Slam Grand Championship. He has toured very extensively throughout United States\, Canada and Europe. Since 2002\, he’s covered several hundred thousand miles performing his brand of poetry and humor. McGee has been featured on HBO’s Def Poetry Jam\, CBC Radio and Television\, and NPR’s Snap Judgment. He was one of the first Americans to perform spoken word at the University of Paris\, la Sorbonne in 2005. He was appointed Poet Laureate of Santa Clara County (Silicon Valley) for 2018 & 2019. McGee’s first collection of humor and poetry\, In Search of Midnight\, is available through Write Bloody Publishing. He can be found somewhere between Silicon Valley and Vancouver\, B.C. as often as possible. \n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-mike-mcgee/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230213T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230213T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230124T184720Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T202722Z
UID:11126-1676318400-1676325600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Joshua “Scribe” Watkis
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the amazing Joshua “Scribe” Watkis!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: A lifetime immersed in the performing arts has made Joshua “Scribe” Watkis devoted to the gift of storytelling. Through Spoken Word Poetry and Hip-Hop\, he has taken thousands into his world to experience it as he does. The Scarborough born poet has performed on stages across Canada\, appeared on CBC and has opened for the legendary Hip-Hop band ‘The Roots’. His goal is not only to bring audiences through his story\, but to gift them with the courage to share their own stories\, in their own words\, out loud. \n\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-feat-joshua-scribe-watkis/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230206T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230206T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230124T184419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T184419Z
UID:11124-1675713600-1675720800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic feat. Sydellia Ndiaye
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the incredible Sydellia Ndiaye!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: \nSydellia Ndiaye is an internationally recognized\, veteran\, spoken word artist who received her start in what is considered to be home to some of the world’s best slam poets\, Chicago. The Senegalese-American artist has been blessed to touch souls all over the world by performing her spoken word in North America\, Europe and Africa. \nSydellia has also competed in several competitions throughout her career. She was one of the top 8 finalists in the “RISE AND FLOW” Emerging Artist Competition 2020 organized by R.I.S.E Edutainment and the winner of the April 2020 Toronto Poetry Slam put on by one of the largest poetry organizations in Toronto. She is currently the champion of the Toronto Poetry Slam 2022 and 2nd place winner of the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam. \n  \nOutside of Spoken Word\, Ndiaye is a mental health advocate who has partnered with several mental health organizations and initiatives.Truth and love are discussed synonymously in our world but seldom practiced. Sydellia believes her destiny is to exercise the purity of speaking truth and spreading love while moving hearts and limbs through the power of spoken word. \n\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-sydellia-ndiaye/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230130T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230130T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230119T054359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T184039Z
UID:11105-1675108800-1675116000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Joseph Dandurand
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nCome 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. \n\nWe will also have a live feature set from the incredible Joseph Dandurand!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: Joseph Dandurand is a poet from the Kwantlen First Nation in B.C. He has written a poem every day for 30 years\, and has published 13 collections. The East Side of It All\, which tells his story of survival through poetry\, was a finalist for the 2021 Griffin Prize. Dandurand draws on first-hand experience of life as a drug user and single-room occupant in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. His autobiographical poems “could easily drown in the brutality and tragedy they capture—but instead they heal\,” wrote the Griffin Prize jurors. “Powerful\, visionary parables of suffering\, redemption and retribution\,” Toronto Star wrote of his multi-layered poems\, which trace the narrator’s healing journey as he reconnects with family\, the natural world and Indigenous storytelling. Dandurand\, who is also a playwright and archaeologist\, is director of the Kwantlen Cultural Centre and lives with his three daughters. \n\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-feat-joseph-dandurand/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230123T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230123T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230112T070434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T070508Z
UID:11095-1674500400-1674511200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Slam and Open Mic Feat. Julia Gaskill
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nCome 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. \n\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Julia Gaskill!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: Julia Gaskill (she/her) is a writer\, performer\, community organizer\, and professional daydreamer hailing from Portland\, Oregon. Her work has been published through Vagabond City Lit\, Nailed Magazine\, Trampoline Poetry\, Knight’s Library Magazine\, and more\, and she’s been featured on YouTube channels such as Button Poetry\, SlamFind\, and Write About Now. She was included in the 2020 anthology ‘In Absentia’ and has poems featured in forthcoming anthologies through Alternating Currents and FreezeRay Poetry. Julia has run the poetry mic Slamlandia since 2018\, and she co-founded The Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam in 2019. Her debut poetry collection\, weirdo\, came out through Game Over Books Press in October 2022. \n\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \n  \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-slam-and-open-mic-feat-julia-gaskill/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230119T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230119T183000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20220302T213010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230102T205325Z
UID:10206-1674149400-1674153000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Your Voice is Needed at the Board Table
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER \nCognitive 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.  \nBoards that are diverse are creative\, innovative and they encourage greater consideration of alternatives while providing access to a wider range of information and perspectives.  There are many reasons why people sit on boards.  In this interactive workshop\, you will learn:  \n\nAdvantages of sitting at the board table \nWhat participating on not-for-profit boards involves \nHow to decide which board to join\nWhether you have what it takes to be on a board\n\nMembers of Synergy Executive & Boards Consulting Group will facilitate this session. \nSynergy Executive & Boards Consulting Group specializes in placing\, promoting and supporting the advancement of BIPOC subject matter experts and professionals seeking to bring their voices and talents to boardrooms\, C-suites and other decision-making tables. Synergy\, networks and connections by supporting companies to achieve their diversity goals through building talent pipelines; government and industry stakeholder engagement and management; and through equity\, diversity\, inclusion and anti-racism consulting. \nVancouver Poetry House events take place on the ancestral territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh\, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh First Nations\, whose lands were never sold\, ceded\, or relinquished\,—lands that were taken. Vancouver Poetry House supports the resurgence of Indigenous culture and the work of Indigenous poets. \n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/your-voice-is-needed-at-the-board-table/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230116T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230112T070029Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230112T070538Z
UID:11092-1673895600-1673906400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:VanSlam: Open Mic feat. Apollo The Child
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nCome 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. \n\n\nWe will also have a live feature set from Apollo The Child!\n\n\n\nA bit about them: Khaleefa ‘Apollo the Child’ Hamdan is a spoken word poet\, hip hop artist\, radio host\, youth\nworker and is the former co director of the Urban Legends Poetry Collective. Apollo created the\nfree after school youth writing program Youth Speak with the Ottawa Public Library. His\ncinepoem 'My Hero Drives a Cab' was featured on Button Poetry and he was part of the CBC\ndocumentary 'In Their Words'. Apollo has represented Ottawa a total of 9 times nationally.\nApollo continues to be an active part of the art scene as he continues to mentor and spread\npositivity. \n\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vanslam-open-mic-feat-apollo-the-child/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230109T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230109T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20230104T215442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230105T023940Z
UID:11084-1673294400-1673301600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam Feat. KP Dennis
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nIt’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. \n\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from KP Dennis!\n\n\n\nA bit about them:K.P Dennis a Black\, non-binary\, writer\, theatre creator\, and inter-dispclinary artist based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. They were the 2016 Youth Poet Laureate of Victoria\, the 2017 recipient of the VACCS Community recognition Award\, and in 2020 they received the Witness Legacy Award for Social Purpose and Responsibility Through Art. Their work explores future building through a queer afro-surrealist lens\, using magic and fantasy to explore what we will have to do and who we have to become\, to liberate our futures. \n\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are strongly encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-kp-dennis/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221219T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221219T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20221214T225340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221217T185004Z
UID:11062-1671476400-1671487200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam Feat. Becoming Christopher
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nIt’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. \n\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Becoming Christopher!\n\n\nA bit about him: Becoming Christopher is a writer\, spoken word poet\, and co-creator of the online creative community “The Heart Union”. He’s performed on the national stage\, earning 6th place at the 2022 Canadian Poetry Slam. His personal development and experiences with mental illness bring both passion and magic to life in his work. He recently released his first poetry collection “we could be doing something right.” And after driving across North America in his van\, he’s fuelled his next project; writing on masculine initiation and self discovery.\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVenue Access
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-becoming-christopher/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221212T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260422T151059
CREATED:20221129T194442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221213T010634Z
UID:11032-1670873400-1670882400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Van Slam feat. Zynab Mohammed
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nWe’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. \n\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Zynab Mohammed!\nArtist Bio:\nZaynab Mohammed is an award-winning performing poet living in the Slocan Valley of BC. She was born in Vancouver\, to immigrant parents fleeing war torn countries. Inspired by the hardships her family has endured\, her writing touches on what is possible in the realms of healing and creating new ways forward. She is currently writing her first one-woman show\, informed from a year of research\, on the topic of listening. The vision is to inspire folks to listen a little bit more to themselves\, to each other and most importantly\, to the earth. \n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-zynab-mohammed/
LOCATION:BC
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