Vancouver Poetry House

Tickets Hullabaloo evening events are open to students, parents and teachers. Event organizers with provide the registration link for attendees. Kimmortal kicks off the festival with a feature performance to be followed by our inaugural Hullabaloo Alumni Showcase.  The showcase will feature past Underground Indies Champions, Team Champions and Integral … Continued

Tickets Doors at 1:30, Show at 2pm If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Masterclass & Jam Session Featuring: C.R. Avery, Kimmortal, Chelsea D.E. Johnson, Krystal Kiran, Veda Hille and Jaymee Mak Hosted by: Johnny D Trinh Stage to Page produces public masterclasses/workshops led by a panel … Continued

Monday, April 25, 7-10:30PM PST Tickets $10 in advance and $15 at the door Doors at 7, Show at 8 If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. A night of 80s glam metal as performed by acclaimed hair metal cover band, "Feathered Spandex" featuring the songs of … Continued

Tickets, all ages, PWYC Doors at 6:30, show at 7pm If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. A celebration at the failed attempts to silence the Native voice. A collaboration between the Native Hip Hop Festival Society and Vancouver Poetry House featuring Savage Family, Enigma the Poet, … Continued

Tickets free for CIPS poets who register two weeks in advance If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Learn how to use Canva to create an animated video of your own poem. This is a hands-on workshop with video editor extraordinaire, Wonderful Ida.  Bring your laptop and … Continued

Tickets Doors at 7, show at 7:30 If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Poets will be paired up via random draw and compete head-to-head. The first round is 3 minutes long. The second round is 1 minute long.This will be a double knockout competition. Meaning 16 … Continued

Tickets, WISE Hall Tickets, Zoom If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Welcome to Poetry Lab is a panel and talk back session that provides an opportunity to hear about our existing programs, learn how to get involved and discuss how we, as poets and organisers, can … Continued

Tickets free for CIPS Poets who register two weeks in advance If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Learn about the gear and workflow process for filming your own performance. This is a hands-on workshop with Wonderful Ida. Get ready to record yourself performing your poem and … Continued

Tickets Doors at 7, show at 7:30 If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. Poets will be paired up via random draw and compete head-to-head. This will be a double knockout competition. The poets competing will be the 8 poets who lost in the First Preliminary Night. … Continued

Tickets a Masterclass with Britta B. free for CIPS Poets who register two weeks in advance If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. By focusing on fundamental performance skills and an experimental lens of sound, participants will work toward deepening their connection to what tone, emotion, harmony, … Continued

with Rudy Francisco and Zayn Tickets Doors at 7, show at 7:30 If available, tickets will also be sold at the door. The top 4 poets from Preliminary Round 1, and the top 4 poets from Second Chance Night will go head to head.  The knockout format is as follows: … Continued

Tickets Rudy Francisco is one of the most recognizable names in Spoken Word Poetry.  He was born, raised and still resides in San Diego, California. At the age of 21, Rudy completed his B.A in Psychology and decided to continue his education by pursuing a M.A in Organizational Studies. As an … Continued

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

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

​​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