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SUMMARY:Video Release | Isabella Wang
DESCRIPTION:view on Youtube \nIsabella was invited to Verses Festival of Words in 2020. After the festival was cancelled\, Isabella agreed to do a reading on-line\, producing a stunningly intimate performance of her work during this strange time of forced distance. \nIsabella reads from:  \nprairie fire  \nGrain  \nand the recent publication of her work from Baseline Press\, On Forgetting Language  \nAt 19\, Isabella Wang has been shortlisted twice for The New Quarterly’s Edna Staebler Essay Contest\, and she holds a pushcart prize nomination for poetry. Her poetry and prose have appeared in over twenty literary journals\, and forthcoming in three anthologies. She is an assistant editor at Room Magazine. \nhttps://youtu.be/cGIKfc9v9uc
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/video-release-isabella-wang/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200521T150000
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SUMMARY:ApocaCIPS | 2020 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship
DESCRIPTION:The Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (CIPS) is a national event to determine the best slammer in Canada.  Reserving your spot here will get you access to all four ApocaCIPS preliminary bouts and a seat at the finals. \nReserve your spot \nApocaCIPS Preliminary bouts 1 and 2\, Thursday\, May 21\, 3-7pm PST \nCanada’s best slam poets show us their strongest 2- and 1-minute poems in the first stage of a competition destined to crown 2020’s national slam champion! \nApocaCIPS Preliminary bouts 3 and 4\, Friday\, May 22\, 3-7pm PST \nCIPS poets bring us their 2- and 1-minute poems to the second stage of a competition. \nApocaCIPS FINALS\, Saturday\, May 23\, 12pm PST (3PM EST)\n \nThe top 10 poets from the preliminaries advance to a final competition! Who will claim the title of 2020 ApocaCIPS Champion?
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/apocacips-2020-canadian-individual-poetry-slam-championship/
LOCATION:Bluejeans
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Verses 2020
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SUMMARY:Video Release | Jules Koostachin reads Nanan from her book Unearthing Secrets\, Gathering Truths
DESCRIPTION:Jules Koostachin reads Nanan from her book Unearthing Secrets\, Gathering Truths published by Kegedonce Press.  \nTo unearth our secrets means we must face our past\, and in doing so\, we will find our voice.  \nUnearthing Secrets\, Gathering Truths delves into the life and the healing of an lnnininew woman from the ancestral lands of the Moshkekowok\, now called Northern Ontario. It is through the process of writing broken poetry–visual poetry rooted in the haunting memories of her childhood–that she provides the reader a glimpse into the mind of child survivor who was saved by her ancestors. \nThis thought-provoking poetry sheds light on a personal account of how she comes to terms with intergenerational trauma inflicted by the residential school system. Unearthing Secrets\, Gathering Truths explores the heartfelt and evocative fragmented experiences through the eyes of an Indigenous woman. Through the honesty of her words\, she embraces the spirit world\, the resilience of her foremothers\, the integral healing powers of disassociation as a survival mechanism\, and the richness of her mitewin–dreams–which reconnects her to herself. Through her poetry\, she has found the courage to face her difficult past\, and now as a mother\, she is gathering the truths of her family to help in the healing process. \nCree from the Ancestral lands of Moshkeko\, and a band member of Attawapiskat First Nation\, Jules Koostachin was born in Moose Factory\, Ontario where she was raised by her Cree grandparents. She is a PhD candidate with GRSJ at UBC with a focus on Indigenous documentary practices. Jules is an actor\, academic\, writer and a filmmaker. Her media arts practice addresses socio-political issues that urban and rural Indigenous peoples face.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/video-release-jules-koostachin-reads-nanan-from-her-book-unearthing-secrets-gathering-truths/
LOCATION:Youtube
CATEGORIES:Verses 2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200421T210000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010641
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SUMMARY:Mashed Poetics
DESCRIPTION:At Mashed Poetics\, poets are asked to write new poems based on songs from a featured music album.  This iteration of Mashed Poetics features Spillious on acoustic guitar\, performing the songs on the album Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me. \nDoors: 6:50 PM / Start 7:00 / on Zoom / $10  \nPURCHASE TICKETS \nSide A\n\nLJ Weisberg–Transgender Dysphoria Blues\nAnotonette Rea-True Trans Soul Rebel\nTawahum–Unconditional Love\nMarion J. Lefevre–Drinking with the Jocks\nEmory Oakley–Osama Bin Laden as the Crucified Christ\n\nSide B\n\nKit Tempo–Fuck My Life 666\nHolden Wall–Dead Friend\nStatic Jam–Two Coffins\nSpillious–Paralytic States\nBeni Xiao–Black Me Out
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/mashed-poetics-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Verses 2020
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SUMMARY:Mashed Poetics
DESCRIPTION:At Mashed Poetics\, poets are asked to write new poems based on songs from a featured music album.  This iteration of Mashed Poetics features Spillious on acoustic guitar\, performing the songs on the album Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me. \nDoors: 6:50 PM / Start 7:00 / on Zoom / $10  \nPURCHASE TICKETS \nSide A\n\nLJ Weisberg–Transgender Dysphoria Blues\nAnotonette Rea-True Trans Soul Rebel\nTawahum–Unconditional Love\nMarion J. Lefevre–Drinking with the Jocks\nEmory Oakley–Osama Bin Laden as the Crucified Christ\n\nSide B\n\nKit Tempo–Fuck My Life 666\nHolden Wall–Dead Friend\nStatic Jam–Two Coffins\nSpillious–Paralytic States\nBeni Xiao–Black Me Out
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/mashed-poetics-2/
CATEGORIES:Verses 2020
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T001625Z
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SUMMARY:Mashed Poetics
DESCRIPTION:At Mashed Poetics\, poets are asked to write new poems based on songs from a featured music album.  This iteration of Mashed Poetics features Spillious on acoustic guitar\, performing the songs on the album Transgender Dysphoria Blues by Against Me. \nDoors: 6:50 PM / Start 7:00 / on Zoom / $10  \nPURCHASE TICKETS \nSide A\n\nLJ Weisberg–Transgender Dysphoria Blues\nAnotonette Rea-True Trans Soul Rebel\nTawahum–Unconditional Love\nMarion J. Lefevre–Drinking with the Jocks\nEmory Oakley–Osama Bin Laden as the Crucified Christ\n\nSide B\n\nKit Tempo–Fuck My Life 666\nHolden Wall–Dead Friend\nStatic Jam–Two Coffins\nSpillious–Paralytic States\nBeni Xiao–Black Me Out
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/mashed-poetics-2-3/
CATEGORIES:Verses 2020
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T170000
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bout Competitions 7 and 8
DESCRIPTION:All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded\, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples.\n \nThese will be the last 2 bouts of preliminary competition.  These bouts could very well determine which teams make it in to Finals!\nEach team has had a chance to perform once and now they are ready to rock it on Day 2.\nBout 7 will be in the Alice MacKay Room.  Bout 8 will be in the Alma VanDusen/Peter Kay combined room.  Both events will be taking place AT THE SAME TIME in the two different rooms.\nDoors are at 2:45  The first bout will start no later than 3:15\nAgain both bouts will be taking place AT THE SAME TIME in two different rooms.  This event is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.\nThe teams competing in each bout have yet to be determined.\n \nACCESSIBILITY:\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities (http://www.vpl.ca/location/central-library).\nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bout-competitions-7-and-8/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2020,open to all teens,poetry,spoken word workshops,Verses 2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010641
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bout Competitions 5 and 6
DESCRIPTION:All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded\, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples.\n \nDay 2 begins with the first two afternoon bouts for our competing teams.  Each team has had a chance to perform and now things get even more intense!\nBout 5 will be in the Alice MacKay Room.  Bout 6 will be in the Alma VanDusen/Peter Kay combined room.  Both events will be taking place AT THE SAME TIME in the two different rooms.\nDoors are at 1.  The first bout will start no later than 1:30\nAgain both bouts will be taking place AT THE SAME TIME in two different rooms.  This event is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.\nThe teams competing in each bout have yet to be determined.\n \nACCESSIBILITY:\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities (http://www.vpl.ca/location/central-library).\nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bout-competitions-5-and-6/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2020,open to all teens,poetry,spoken word workshops,Verses 2020
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010641
CREATED:20200107T232555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200107T232555Z
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SUMMARY:Adventures in Poetryland Workshops with Janice Jo Lee\, Chris Tse\, Patrick de Belen and Johnny D. Trinh
DESCRIPTION:This event will be taking place on the unceded\, traditional territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh peoples.\n \n4 different workshops presented by World Class poets\, Janice Joe Lee\, Chris Tse\, Patrick de belen and Johnny Trinh lead students through Adventures in Poetryland.  Each workshop offers a unique perspective into a different writing approach for students to expand their practice. Pre registration for each workshop is required.  Open to highschool students who are not taking part in the competition as well. email hullabaloo@vancouverpoetryhouse.com to register\n \nWorkshop A with Janice Jo Lee\nAncestor Song\nTell me about your people. Do your people come from the mountains? The river? The forest? What do your people gather around? Music\, fire\, elders? Are your people diggers\, or athletes\, or travellers? In this workshop we will look into the archive of our memory of where we come from. Where our knowledge ends\, our imagination begins in writing stories of our ancestors. Your people can be your familial ancestors\, or the artists whose tradition you follow\, your closest friends\, or the community that raised you. We will honour our roots and write anthems of ourselves. Dress in clothes you can move in. All bodies and abilities are welcome and will be accommodated.\n \nWorkshop B with Christopher Tse\nWriting ourselves into our stories\nThomas King says that stories are all we are\, so then why does so much popular art seem devoid of the artist these days? In times of whack politics and divisive rhetoric targeting people for their identities\, the need for art to act as resistance is urgent and timely. Writing ourselves into our stories is celebrating our identities in all their diverse and beautiful dopeness\, about speaking truth to power and claiming our space(s) in an artistic landscape that has far too long been dominated by the same kinds of stories. Let’s figure out how to write poetry and tell stories that unsettle\, that disrupt\, that say\, “I’m here and this is why my story matters.” \n\n \n \nWorkshop C with Johnny D. Trinh \n“It Begins With Intention”\n\n\nWhy do we speak? Why do we need to speak right now? At the core of your poem\, your story\, your origin- what is it you want? This workshop will encompass all areas of the creation process from inception\, first drafts\, rehearsal\, performance\, reflection. It will focus on how spoken word is not linear\, but that each part informs the others\, and that everything is driven by intention. Johnny will help you embody your words with clear intentions and healthy performance practices. Then Johnny will discuss how performance and rehearsal takes you back to the editing board\, and then back to the stage. Come with poems or pieces of poems that you want to develop. Leave with a deeper understanding of your own performance style\, and the significance of clarity and specificity in your work.\n \nWorkshop D with Patrick de Belen\n“White Knuckle Narrative”: Exploration of Empathy\, Mental Health and Healing through Spoken Word.\n“White Knuckle Narrative” is an entertaining and interactive storytelling workshop facilitated by award-winning Spoken Word Artist\, Patrick de Belen. It is designed to guide participants through the exploration of PDB’s process of writing and performing spoken word\, and it’s impact on his mental health\, youth work and life growing up as an angry\, broke and mouthy Filipino-Canadian kid in Toronto. Find out more about his workshops at www.PatrickdeBelen.com \n\n \nACCESSIBILITY:\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities (http://www.vpl.ca/location/central-library).\nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/adventures-in-poetryland-2020-with-janice-jo-lee-chris-tse-patrick-debelen-and-johnny-trinh-4/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Development,free event,Hullabaloo 2020,open to all teens,poetry,spoken word workshops,Verses 2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200417T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200417T213000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010641
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211030T234420Z
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bout Competitions 3 and 4
DESCRIPTION:All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded\, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples.\n \nThe competition continues with our last batch of bouts on day 1.  4 teams in each bout.  It should be on fire! (metaphorically)\nBout 3 will be in the Alice MacKay Room.  Bout 4 will be in the Alma VanDusen/Peter Kay combined room.  Both events will be taking place AT THE SAME TIME in the two different rooms.\nDoors are at 7:30  The first bout will start no later than 8 PM.\nAgain both bouts will be taking place AT THE SAME TIME in two different rooms.  This event is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.\nThe teams competing in each bout have yet to be determined.\n \nACCESSIBILITY:\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities (http://www.vpl.ca/location/central-library).\nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bout-competitions-3-and-4/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2020,open to all teens,poetry,spoken word workshops,Verses 2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200417T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200417T193000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010641
CREATED:20200221T174537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200221T174537Z
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Team Bout Competitions 1 and 2
DESCRIPTION:All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded\, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples.\n \nThe competition kicks off with our fist two bouts pitting 4 different teams against each other in each bout.\nBout 1 will be in the Alice MacKay Room.  Bout 2 will be in the Alma VanDusen/Peter Kay combined room.  Both events will be taking place AT THE SAME TIME in the two different rooms.\nDoors are at 5:30.  The first bout will start no later than 6:15.\nAgain both bouts will be taking place AT THE SAME TIME in two different rooms.  This event is FREE TO THE PUBLIC.\nThe teams competing in each bout have yet to be determined.\n \nACCESSIBILITY:\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities (http://www.vpl.ca/location/central-library).\nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-team-bout-competitions-1-and-2/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2020,open to all teens,poetry,Verses 2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200416T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200416T200000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010641
CREATED:20200106T222604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200106T222604Z
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SUMMARY:Spokenword Jamboree featuring Chris Tse
DESCRIPTION:A night for all 16 High School Teams to perform introductory poems showcasing their talent and style.  \nPlus a feature performance by Canadian Spoken Word Champion\, Chris Tse.\n6PM-8PM / VPL Central Branch / Alice MacKay Room / Free\n\nWe fully acknowledge that all Hullabaloo and Verses Festival of Words events this year and in past years take place on the unceded\, ancestral territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.\nChristopher Tse is an artist\, educator\, and settler currently living on Songhees\, Esquimalt\, and WSANEC territory in what is otherwise known as Victoria\, BC. He placed second at both the 2011 Poetry Slam World Cup and 2016 Rio International Poetry Slam\, and is a former Canadian national slam champion. Tse has shared the stage with Martin Luther King III\, Shane Koyczan\, and Demi Lovato\, and his work has appeared on CBC\, CTV\, and on radio stations from Ghana to Australia. A brown boy with 6th generation immigrant roots on Turtle Island\, Tse is currently finishing his master’s in Critical Social Work with a focus on how arts-based activism aligns with youth organizing and decolonization. He writes on identity\, intimacy\, immigration\, and basketball.\n \nACCESSIBILITY:\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities (http://www.vpl.ca/location/central-library).\nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/spokenword-jamboree-featuring-chris-tse-3/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2020,open to all teens,poetry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200416T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200416T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010641
CREATED:20200106T233308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211030T235403Z
UID:1653-1587031200-1587045600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:2020 Hullabaloo All Star Slam featuring Chris Tse\, Patrick de Belen and Ruthless. Hosted by Johnny D. Trinh
DESCRIPTION:This event will be taking place on the unceded\, ancestral territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh peoples.\nFor 2020 We have a brand new location and day for the annual All Star Slam.  This year we’ll be at the fully accessible\, Central Branch of the Vancouver Public Library in the Alice MacKay room.  The All Star Slam will bear witness to poetic thunder and lightning\, as three poets compete in an all-out battle of poetic verve and wit.  Hosted by Johnny D. Trinh\, this year’s event will Chris Tse\, Patrick de Belen and one other poet to be named soon.  All of them bringing the poignancy\, hilarity\, and immediacy of poetry slam to the stage\, this event is perfect for students who are in danger of finding poetry boring!\nChristopher Tse Bio\nChristopher Tse is an artist\, educator\, and settler currently living on Songhees\, Esquimalt\, and WSANEC territory in what is otherwise known as Victoria\, BC. He placed second at both the 2011 Poetry Slam World Cup and 2016 Rio International Poetry Slam\, and is a former Canadian national slam champion. Tse has shared the stage with Martin Luther King III\, Shane Koyczan\, and Demi Lovato\, and his work has appeared on CBC\, CTV\, and on radio stations from Ghana to Australia. A brown boy with 6th generation immigrant roots on Turtle Island\, Tse is currently finishing his master’s in Critical Social Work with a focus on how arts-based activism aligns with youth organizing and decolonization. He writes on identity\, intimacy\, immigration\, and basketball.\n \nPatrick de Belen Bio\nFrom arts educator\, to event host\, to youth mentor\, to award-winning poet/writer\, to most recently\, directing\, Patrick de Belen is a storyteller of many kinds. He strongly believes through these stories he can save the world and himself – and secure the bag – all at the same time.  Along with his own personal projects\, PDB has collaborated with many notable organizations – using storytelling to build and serve his community. Find some of these works on his website: PatrickdeBelen.com / follow him on instagram at @patrick_debelen   www.PatrickdeBelen.com\n \nIvy Adad aka Ruthless bio \n“Ruthless” is a Filipinx writer born in Manila Philippines. In 2014\, she moved to the stolen territories of Katzie\, Semiahmoo\, Kwantlen\, Kwikwetlem\, Qayqayt\, and Tsawwassen First Nations. \nRuthless is studying Journalism and Creative Writing at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She writes about the effects of diaspora in her life. \nRuthless attributes her relationship to prose and poetry to an indecisive lover. She writes to make words love her back\, and revels in the rejection she constantly receives \n \nTickets are $6\nPlease get in touch with Hullabaloo Director RC Weslowski at hullabaloo@vancouverpoetryhouse.com to book your tickets\nHow does it work? Simple. The poets perform one poem each in three rounds\, all of which are judged on a scale of zero to ten by the audience — in this case\, the students! In the end\, the winner is announced\, though in effect\, everyone has won. Students have been moved\, inspired\, and engaged by poetry\, often for the first time in their lives.\nAs one student had it: “This is better than Metallica!” The topics are engaging\, the presentation is amazing\, and the competition is riveting. Guaranteed to jumpstart students into writing careers of their own.\nWhat: Hullabaloo All Star Slam\nWhen: Thursday April 16th–2 SHOWS!!    10 am-11:15 am and 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm\nWhere: Central Branch\, Vancouver Public Library\, Alice MacKay Room\nACCESSIBILITY:\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities (http://www.vpl.ca/location/central-library).\nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/2020-hullabaloo-all-star-slam-3/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2020,open to all teens,poetry,Verses 2020
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200419
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo 2020
DESCRIPTION:Get ready\, Hullabaloo 2020 is coming!  This year’s Youth Spoken Word Festival will be held over three days\, Thursday\, April 16 – Saturday\, April 18th.  \nRegistration for Hullabaloo 2020 opens on Feb 3rd for any school that took part in last year’s festival. \nRegistration for all other schools opens two weeks later on February 17th.  This will be on a first come first serve basis. Email RC Weslowski at hullabaloo@vancouverpoetryhouse.com for more information and to get on the registration mailing list. A $200 non-refundable registration fee is required to take part.  \nRegistration guarantees your students entry into the Hullabaloo tournament\, a 2-hour WordPlay Poets workshop\, up to 6 free All Star Slam tickets and passes for the Verses Festival of Words. Registering is as simple as emailing Hullabaloo Director RC Weslowski to say “I want to enter a team!” \nSimply looking to inspire your students? Get tickets for the All Star Slam! Tickets cost $6/student (FREE for teachers or chaperones). The All Star Slam is an all-out battle of poetic verve and wit\, pitting Patrick de Belen and Chris Tse against each other in a fun-filled showcase of slam at its finest!  \nTo reserve tickets\, contact RC today! \nWe acknowledge that all Hullabaloo and Verses Festival of Words events this year and in past years take place on the unceded\, ancestral territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.\nACCESSIBILITY:\nThe VPL Central Branch has elevators to reach the downstairs rooms where the Hullabaloo events are being held. There are wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For more details\, refer to their list of facilities (http://www.vpl.ca/location/central-library).\nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-2020/
LOCATION:Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2020
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200316T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200316T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20200316T183533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T001239Z
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SUMMARY:2020 Verses Festival of Words Cancelled
DESCRIPTION:For the safety of our audience\, artists and staff we are cancelling the 2020 Verses Festival of Words. We appreciate all of the work everyone has put into the festival and all of the support we have received.\nTicket refunds will be processed at the beginning of the week. We are working on some digital programming options and will announce what we have planned as soon as we can.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/2020-verses-festival-of-words-cancelled/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190818T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190818T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190810T165437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190810T165437Z
UID:4476-1566136800-1566144000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Honesty\, Rigor and Attention
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a writing intensive with Brandon Wint\, on Sunday\, August 18th\, 2-4pm | $5/pwyc at the door | 4th floor\, 111 West Hastings.\n  \nBrandon Wint is well known for blending an academically grounded approach to poetry\, which he inherited in his several years of study as an Honours English student at Carleton University\, with a spiritual-emotional approach. Brandon gives his students the ability to understand the fundamental structure of free verse poetry in a way that is coherent\, accessible\, and grounded in his own experience. These technical tenets are joined by a strong emphasis on authenticity\, sincerity and the exploration of personal narrative. As an arts-educator\, Brandon firmly believes that poetry is\, ultimately\, an act of telling the truth. He helps his students arrive at their personal truths and distill them into evocative\, satisfying poetic verse.\n  \nBrandon Wint’s intricately-rendered performance pieces present a passionate\, sincere and whimsical version of humanity. His writing\, performance\, and pedagogical approach all affirm\, in their different ways\, that there is beauty to be found in the struggle\, and solace to be found in sincerity-of-spirit. He is an artist who uses poetry to harness empathy within himself\, and have each of his words\, deeds\, creations and performances reflect that empathy unambiguously. He is a two-time national champion slam poet\, a nationally published writer\, as well as arts-educator and curator of artistic events.\nIf you have any questions about this event please contact hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com\n  \nAccessibility\n  \nOn weekends and evenings\, the 111 West Hastings Building is locked. A Vancouver Poetry House staff member will be downstairs to let people into the building 15 minutes before the meeting or text 604 704 9314 to let you in. There are four\, single occupancy\, washrooms without gender markings on the fifth floor. Two of these washrooms are wheelchair accessible. There will be light snacks available at the meeting.  You are welcome to bring something to share.\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/honesty-rigor-and-attention-2/
LOCATION:Woodwards Building\, 111 West Hastings\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 1H4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190818T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190818T160000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190810T165210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190811T195650Z
UID:2543-1566136800-1566144000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Honesty\, Rigor and Attention
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a writing intensive with Brandon Wint\, on Sunday\, August 18th\, 2-4pm | $5/pwyc at the door | 4th floor\, 111 West Hastings.\n  \nBrandon Wint is well known for blending an academically grounded approach to poetry\, which he inherited in his several years of study as an Honours English student at Carleton University\, with a spiritual-emotional approach. Brandon gives his students the ability to understand the fundamental structure of free verse poetry in a way that is coherent\, accessible\, and grounded in his own experience. These technical tenets are joined by a strong emphasis on authenticity\, sincerity and the exploration of personal narrative. As an arts-educator\, Brandon firmly believes that poetry is\, ultimately\, an act of telling the truth. He helps his students arrive at their personal truths and distill them into evocative\, satisfying poetic verse.\n  \nBrandon Wint’s intricately-rendered performance pieces present a passionate\, sincere and whimsical version of humanity. His writing\, performance\, and pedagogical approach all affirm\, in their different ways\, that there is beauty to be found in the struggle\, and solace to be found in sincerity-of-spirit. He is an artist who uses poetry to harness empathy within himself\, and have each of his words\, deeds\, creations and performances reflect that empathy unambiguously. He is a two-time national champion slam poet\, a nationally published writer\, as well as arts-educator and curator of artistic events.\nIf you have any questions about this event please contact hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com\n  \nAccessibility\n  \nOn weekends and evenings\, the 111 West Hastings Building is locked. A Vancouver Poetry House staff member will be downstairs to let people into the building 15 minutes before the meeting or text 604 704 9314 to let you in. There are four\, single occupancy\, washrooms without gender markings on the fifth floor. Two of these washrooms are wheelchair accessible. There will be light snacks available at the meeting.  You are welcome to bring something to share.\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/honesty-rigor-and-attention/
LOCATION:Woodwards Building\, 111 West Hastings\, Vancouver\, BC\, V6B 1H4\, Canada
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T033049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T033049Z
UID:6401-1557000000-1557007200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship FINALS
DESCRIPTION:The top 12 poets from preliminaries advance to a final competition! Who will claim the title of 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion? \nDoors 7:00 PM / Start 8:00 / York Theatre / $12 Adv / $15 Door \npurchase tickets \nAccessibility information for the York Theatre coming soon.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-championship-finals/
LOCATION:Agendas & Minutes
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Verses 2019
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T170000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T032800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T001746Z
UID:6395-1556982000-1556989200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Vines Arts Festival Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Meet the incredible artists of Vines Art Festival\, Vancouver’s interdisciplinary environmentalist art festival. Vines features fearless cutting-edge and discipline-bending artists on the forefront of their fields. Come out and enjoy the dazzling multi-sensory experience the Vines artists have to offer! \nDoors 2:30 PM / Start 3:00 PM / Havana Theatre / $10 Adv / $12 Door (or PWYC) \nHavana Box Office \nAccessibility Information for the Havana Theatre \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces. \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vines-arts-festival-showcase/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T140000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T050944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T003830Z
UID:6440-1556971200-1556978400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Talk the Talk: Climate Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Guided by two qualified facilitators\, this community dialogue engages a topic that challenges\, advances and re-forms our collective ideas the role of the arts in addressing the climate crisis. Come prepared with questions\, thoughts and a respectful voice. \nDoors 11:30 AM / Start 12:00 PM / Havana Theatre / FREE \n  \nAccessibility information for the Havana Theatre \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/talk-the-talk-climate-crisis-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190503T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190504T000000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T003445Z
UID:6442-1556922600-1556928000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Wouldn’t Be Nothing
DESCRIPTION:Artists: Old Soul Rebel & Christie Lee Charles \nOld Soul Rebel and Vancouver Poet Laureate Christie Lee Charles get you moving to the midnight hour! A rock\, hip hop and soul jam featuring some of the most dynamic songwriting talents around. \nDoors 10:00 PM / Start 10:30 PM / Cafe Deux Soleils / $10 Door (or PWYC) / $5 w/ CIPS Entry \n  \nAccessibility information for Café Deux Soleils \nCafé Deux Soleils is a semi-accessible venue to wheelchairs and scooters. They have recently completely renovated the bathrooms\, installing three ungendered stalls. However\, there is no wheelchair accessible bathroom. Please read the full report from the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project for more details. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/wouldnt-be-nothing-2/
LOCATION:Contact
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190503T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190503T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051131Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051131Z
UID:6445-1556913600-1556920800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship Round 2!
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best slam poets show us their strongest 2- and 3-minute poems in the second stage of a competition destined to crown 2019’s national slam champion! \nBout 1: Doors 7:00 PM / Start 8:00 PM / Cafe Deux Soleils / $10 Door (or PWYC) \nBout 2: Doors 7:00 PM / Start 8:00 PM / Havana Theatre / $10 Door (or PWYC) \nHavana Box Office \nAccessibility information for Café Deux Soleils \nCafé Deux Soleils is a semi-accessible venue to wheelchairs and scooters. They have recently completely renovated the bathrooms\, installing three ungendered stalls. However\, there is no wheelchair accessible bathroom. Please read the full report from the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project for more details. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces. \n  \nAccessibility information for the Havana Theatre \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-championship-round-2-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Verses 2019
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190503T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190503T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051213Z
UID:6448-1556899200-1556906400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Surrey Muse Showcase and Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Surrey Muse Arts Society presents a showcase\, discussion and open mic event. Following performances from multi-talented featured artists Sana Janjua\, Fauzia Rafique\, and Mariam Zohra\, an open stage gives you the opportunity to share work of your own with the Verses audience! \nDoors 3:30 PM / Start 4:00 PM / Havana Theatre / $10 Adv / $12 Door (or PWYC) \nHavana Box Office \nAccessibility information for the Havana Theatre \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/surrey-muse-showcase-and-open-mic/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190503T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190503T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051256Z
UID:6451-1556888400-1556895600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Live Loops 101 with Ms.PANIK
DESCRIPTION:Join loop poet Ms.PANIK and her Boss-300 loop station for a crash course in the basics of vocal work\, improvised sounds and looping for live performance\, composition & songwriting. \nDoors 12:30 PM / Start 1:00 PM / Havana Theatre / $15 Adv / $20 Door / Limited Space! \nHavana Box Office \nAccessibility information for the Havana Theatre \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/live-loops-101-with-ms-panik-2/
LOCATION:We are hiring a Volunteer Coordinator
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019,Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190502T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190502T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051334Z
UID:6454-1556827200-1556834400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Word Travels Showcase and Mashed Poetics Double-header!
DESCRIPTION:A spoken word double-header!! Miles Merrill\, Melanie Mununggurr-Williams\, and Emily Crocker join us from Australia to perform a showcase of words from down under. Then it’s Mashed Poetics: Come On Over by Shania Twain\, with poets from across Canada performing new works responding to Shania Twain classics\, with a live band covering the songs. \nDoors 7:00 PM / Start 8:00 PM / WISE Hall / $12 Adv / $15 Door (or PWYC) \npurchase tickets \nAccessibility information for the WISE Hall \nYou’ll note on arrival a set of 10 railed stairs leading into the Hall. The wheelchair accessible entrance is around back. For this event there will be someone posted at the back door throughout the event. \nOnce inside\, you’ll find a spacious wood-floored hall\, open concept\, tables and chairs set up throughout. The stage (accessible only via stairs) is to your left\, and the washrooms towards the back of the hall. The washrooms are currently gendered\, but will be marked “gender neutral” for Verses. There are two sets of washrooms. The one to the right of the car\, currently mark “women” is wheelchair accessible with no urinals and one additional stall. The one to the left of the bar\, currently mark “men”\, is on the same level and is now wheelchair accessible\, with 2 urinals and one wheelchair access stall and one non-wheelchair access stall. The door has been adjusted to more easily fit wheelchair/scooter users. Overall the space is great. \nPlease read the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s Wise Hall overview for more details. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/word-travels-showcase-mashed-poetics-double-header-2/
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190502T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190502T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051411Z
UID:6457-1556812800-1556820000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Master Class: Spoken Word for a Living with Miles Merrill
DESCRIPTION:Word Travels founder Miles Merrill invites you to the business-side of being an artist. This workshop looks at the website\, contacts\, contracts\, grants\, collaboration\, newsletters\, international touring\, impact and the whole apparatus required for you to take the next\, big step. \nDoors 3:30 PM / Start 4:00 PM / Havana Theatre / $20 Adv / $25 Door / Limited Space! \nHavana Box Office \nAccessibility for the Havana Theatre \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/master-class-spoken-word-for-a-living-with-miles-merrill-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019,Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190502T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190502T150000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051500Z
UID:6459-1556802000-1556809200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Talk the Talk: Decolonizing the Arts
DESCRIPTION:Guided by two qualified facilitators\, this community dialogue asks artists\, organizers and audiences to participate in anti-oppression dialogue around the topic of “Decolonizing the Arts.” Come prepared with questions\, thoughts and a respectful voice. \nDoors 12:30 PM / Start 1:00 PM / Havana Theatre / FREE \n  \nAccessibility for the Havana Theatre \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/talk-the-talk-decolonizing-the-arts-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190501T223000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190502T000000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051600Z
UID:6462-1556749800-1556755200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Spoken Nerd feat. Julia Gaskill and Stephen Meads
DESCRIPTION:Time to proudly proclaim your love for whatever turns on your nerdy nature! Costumes are welcomed in the audience or for performers for this late night battle of the nerds Featuring supernerd poets Julia Gaskill and Stephen Meads. \nDoors 10:00 PM / Start 10:30 PM / Storm Crow Tavern / $5 Suggested Donation \n  \nAccessibility information for the Storm Crow Tavern \nStorm Crow Tavern has tables placed closely together and a very narrow hallway to the bathroom area. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/spoken-nerd-feat-julia-gaskill-and-stephen-meads/
LOCATION:Sheri-D
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190501T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190501T220000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051645Z
UID:6465-1556740800-1556748000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship Round 1!
DESCRIPTION:Canada’s best slam poets show us their strongest 4- and 1-minute poems in the first stage of a competition destined to crown 2019’s national slam champion! \nBout 1: Doors 7:00 PM / Start 8:00 PM / Cafe Deux Soleils / $10 Door (or PWYC) \nBout 2: Doors 7:00 PM / Start 8:00 PM / Havana Theatre / $10 Door (or PWYC) \nHavana Box Office \nAccessibility information for the Havana Theatre \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/canadian-individual-poetry-slam-championship-round-1-2/
LOCATION:Contact
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Verses 2019
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190501T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20190501T180000
DTSTAMP:20260423T010642
CREATED:20190405T051729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190405T051729Z
UID:6467-1556726400-1556733600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Master Class: Go In\, Poet! with Regie Cabico
DESCRIPTION:Regie Cabico offers a master class in performing your original compositions\, with an especial focus on performing work for youth audiences. Be prepared to move. vocalize and unleash your emotional chakras from the page and onto the spotlight. \nDoors 3:30 / Start 4:00 PM / Havana Theatre / $20 Adv / $25 Door / Limited Space! \nHavana Box Office \nAccessibility information for the Havana Theatre \nHavana Theatre is a mostly accessible venue. To reach the theatre\, you must pass through the restaurant to the gallery space. On the right\, is a black door leading into the theatre. There is a narrow hallway and two doors to access the performance space. This narrow hallway is possible for wheelchairs to pass through\, but can be difficult for larger scooters to maneuver. There are no stairs. Washrooms are located at the end of a hallway which is maneuverable but also narrow. \nThis event is a scent-reduced space. To assist us in our goal of increased access\, please be aware of our attempt to reduce the impact of personal scented products (perfumes\, scented oils\, etc) in our festival spaces.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/master-class-go-in-poet-with-regie-cabico-2/
LOCATION:Havana Theatre\, 1212 Commercial Drive\, Vancouver\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2019,Workshop
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