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SUMMARY:Iron Poet Gauntlet
DESCRIPTION:The Gauntlet has been thrown! Poet legends: RC Weslowski\, Charlie C Petch\, and Nisha Patel are the Verses 2021 Iron Poets. They have spent centuries training for this moment. They have opened the floor to face challengers to compete in zainy poetry games. Hosted by Johnny D Trinh and Brad Morden\, surprise poet challengers will be invited to step into the ring and participate in whacky\, funny\, unexpected games\, vying for a sweet $100 cash prize. Like the Pop song poetry slam? Poem Swap head to head? Sudden death Sonnet war? Food Poem Freak Out? Sound Clown Foolery? This event is NOT to be missed.  \nLive on POETV
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/iron-poet-gauntlet/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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SUMMARY:Poets Forward: Isabella Wang Feature Performance and Workshop
DESCRIPTION:This workshop encourages participants to consider issues of the dynamic world\, and to discuss why poetry IS political; IS imaginative; IS activism. How can the vulnerability of writing in this difficult time be turned into a strength\, generating powerful and necessary perspectives? The pandemic brings with it overwhelming changes; yet\, for the poet\, channels new creative possibilities of expression. How can we remain committed to the various social\, artistic and interdisciplinary spaces we occupy as responsible community citizens? We will begin by engaging in a series of writing exercises\, followed by a period of collaborative sharing. Breaks will be interspersed with sample poems by contemporary poets\, artists\, and activists. The latter half of the session will be guided on editing and revision. We will end with an art project to commemorate our writing in this workshop experience. \nThere will be ASL interpreters at this workshop. \nFREE\, REGISTER HERE \n*Young writers (under 30)\, and underrepresented writers—including but not exclusive to women (cis and trans)\, trans men\, Two-Spirit and non-binary writers who are Black\, Indigenous\, people of colour\, queer\, and/or disabled—are particularly encouraged to participate.* \nIsabella Wang is the author of two poetry collections\, On Forgetting a Language (Baseline Press 2019) and Pebble Swing (Nightwood Editions forthcoming 2021). She has been shortlisted for The Malahat Review’s Far Horizons Poetry Contest\, the Minola Review’s inaugural Poetry Contest\, and shortlisted twice for The New Quarterly’s Edna Staebler Essay Contest. Her poetry and prose have appeared in over thirty literary journals\, including Prism\, The Fiddlehead\, and Arc Poetry Magazine\, and the Watch Your Head anthology (Coach House Press\, ed. Kathryn Mockler). She is the Editor for issue 44.2 of Room magazine. \nphoto credit: Zoe Dagneault
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/poets-forward-isabella-wang-feature-performance-and-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210425T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210425T203000
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SUMMARY:Write Bloody North | Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Write Bloody North is the only Canadian publisher devoted to the work of spoken word artists. Join us in this celebration Canadian spoken word with some of our past\, current and future authors Lucia Misch\, Brandon Wint\, RC Weslowski and Sheri-D Wilson! \nLive on POETV
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/write-bloody-north-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Poetv\, https://www.caffeine.tv/poetv\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210425T170000
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SUMMARY:Write Bloody North | Life After the Slam Q and A
DESCRIPTION:Join the Write Bloody North team in a discussion about some of the opportunities that exist for poets who have honed their craft at the poetry slam. Some of the topics we will discuss include publishing\, editing\, multimedia\, film/television\, touring and the future possibilities that exist for our artform. The panellists include Alessandra Naccarato\, Brad Morden\, Ian Keteku and Titilope Sonuga. \nLive on POETV
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/write-bloody-north-life-after-the-slam-qa/
LOCATION:POETV\, https://www.caffeine.tv/\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Finals Night Feature with Nisha Patel and our Inaugural Team Piece Showcase
DESCRIPTION:This event is originating on the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh Nations. \n  \nOnce again we have something new and something traditional for you on our final night of Hullabaloo 2021. \nWe kick off the night with a feature performance by 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion\, Nisha Patel.  She is a dynamic and thought provoking performer that can make you laugh and break your heart often within the same poem.  We are excited to have her help wrap up our festival.  This show is also part of Nisha’s book tour for her new collection of work\, Coconut.  We encourage you to pick up a copy before\, during and/or after the show. \n“Nisha is an award-winning Indo-Canadian poet\, artist\, and public speaker in Edmonton\, Alberta. She is the current Poet Laureate for the City of Edmonton and Regional Writer in Residence at Strathcona County and St. Albert. She is also the 2019 Canadian Individual Slam Champion\, the 2019 Edmonton Slam Champion\, and the Executive Director of the Edmonton Poetry Festival. Her debut collection COCONUT is forthcoming with Newest Press in April 2021″ \n  \nNisha’s feature will be followed by our first ever Team Piece Showcase.  All the participating teams are creating Team Piece Videos to share with you this evening.  Wild\, weird\, thought provoking pieces are what you can expect during this event as it brings our 2021 edition to a close. Stay tuned for more details. \n  \nZoom doors are at 6 the evening begins at 6:30. \nFREE\, REGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/finals-night-feature-with-nisah-patel-and-our-inaugural-team-piece-showcase-2-2/
LOCATION:EGM Update
CATEGORIES:Book launch,Hullabaloo 2021,Verses 2021,Youth
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SUMMARY:Finals Night Feature with Nisha Patel and our Inaugural Team Piece Showcase
DESCRIPTION:This event is originating on the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh Nations. \n  \nOnce again we have something new and something traditional for you on our final night of Hullabaloo 2021. \nWe kick off the night with a feature performance by 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion\, Nisha Patel.  She is a dynamic and thought provoking performer that can make you laugh and break your heart often within the same poem.  We are excited to have her help wrap up our festival.  This show is also part of Nisha’s book tour for her new collection of work\, Coconut.  We encourage you to pick up a copy before\, during and/or after the show. \n“Nisha is an award-winning Indo-Canadian poet\, artist\, and public speaker in Edmonton\, Alberta. She is the current Poet Laureate for the City of Edmonton and Regional Writer in Residence at Strathcona County and St. Albert. She is also the 2019 Canadian Individual Slam Champion\, the 2019 Edmonton Slam Champion\, and the Executive Director of the Edmonton Poetry Festival. Her debut collection COCONUT is forthcoming with Newest Press in April 2021″ \n  \nNisha’s feature will be followed by our first ever Team Piece Showcase.  All the participating teams are creating Team Piece Videos to share with you this evening.  Wild\, weird\, thought provoking pieces are what you can expect during this event as it brings our 2021 edition to a close. Stay tuned for more details. \n  \nZoom doors are at 6 the evening begins at 6:30.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/finals-night-feature-with-nisah-patel-and-our-inaugural-team-piece-showcase-2/
LOCATION:EGM Update
CATEGORIES:Book launch,Hullabaloo 2021,Verses 2021,Youth
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SUMMARY:Talk the Talk | What is your ritual?
DESCRIPTION:What is your Ritual that you do before you sit down and write a poem? \nFor this Talk the Talk Vancouver Poetry House’s Artistic Director Joseph Dandurand will share what it is that he does before he drops the first word of a new poem. For Joseph Dandurand\, his ritual is somewhat fluid in the sense that he may add to it. For example\, he just bought his first plant ever\, an ivy plant in a rustic holder and it now sits on his desk. This with the 10 other things he does before he begins to write are for him a ritual. It eases him into the task at hand. It allows him the peace of mind as to why he is writing in the first place. \nVancouver Poetry House invites all creators\, writers\, poets\, artists in general to come and share their ritual and to listen to how others begin their creations. \nPlease come with a good mind and a good heart and share your creative journey. \nThere will be ASL interpreters at this event. \nFREE\, REGISTER HERE \n  \nJoseph 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 Cultural Center. Joseph received a Diploma in Performing Arts from Algonquin College and studied Theatre and Direction at the University of Ottawa. He has just completed his residency as the Storyteller in Residence at the Vancouver Public Library. He sits on a committee for the Canadian Museum of History and is tasked with consulting on the redesign of the new Children’s Museum. He has published 13 books of poetry and the latest are: I WANT by Leaf Press (2015) and HEAR AND FORETELL by BookLand Press (2015) The Rumour (2018) by BookLand Press in (2018) SH:LAM (the doctor) Mawenzi Press (2019) The Corrupted by Guernica Press (2020) his children’s play: Th’owixiya: the hungry Feast dish by Playwrights Press Canada (2019) his book of short stories and short plays for children: The Sasquatch\, the fire\, and the cedar basket will be published by Nightwood Press along with his poetry manuscript: Here we come (2020-21) He also is very busy Storytelling at many events and Schools.  
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/talk-the-talk-what-is-your-ritual/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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SUMMARY:Stage to Page
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry House is partnering with Stage to Page Performance Society to bring a special public masterclass for Verses 2021. Industry professionals from poetry\, publishing\, and theatre form an all star panel that come together to workshop new poems by spoken word artists. What happens when spoken word poets publish their work for other voices to read? In this workshop\, professional performers will read new works by spoken word poets\, and discuss the works. Come and learn more about the creation process\, and many of the different ways that the work can manifest. This is a public workshop\, and everyone is welcome to attend and watch the workshop. If you’re interested in text development and publishing\, come and check this event out. \nThere will be ASL interpreters at this event. \nFREE\, REGISTER HERE \nOur headline panellists for this event will feature: \nJoseph Dandurand\, Vancouver Poetry House\nBrad Morden\, Write Bloody North\nIsabella Wang\, Poet\nChase Lo\, Actor\, Dancer\, Interdisciplinary Artist\nSedina Fiati\, Actor\, Producer\, Community Builder \nPoets will have their work performed by our panellists\, have an opportunity to discuss the work with the panel\, followed by an invitation to perform the poems themselves. \nOur mission is to bring a cross-sector\, interdisciplinary approach to support artists in the development of their work. Stage to Page has received rave reviews and has been mounted nationally. \nTo participate as a workshopped poet\, please fill out the form: https://forms.gle/oKPtdpUkr3MnEZ1f7
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/stage-to-page/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T123000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
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LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T041906Z
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SUMMARY:Adventures in Poetryland
DESCRIPTION:This event will be originating from the Unceded Ancestral Lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.\n \nAdventures in Poetryland is our annual workshop series led by our Festival Feature Performers.  This year they are Apollo the Child and Nisha Patel.  These workshop are open to all students participating in Hullabaloo.  It’s not open to the general public but it’s so cool we wanted to let you know about them.  Apollo’s workshop starts at 10 am while Nisha will conduct hers at 11:15.\nHere’s what Apollo has prepared…\n“How to unify intention and artistic practice to write an effectively communicated poem. This workshop will help teach poets how to drive their idea home whether on the page or on stage. Poets will break down and analyze one of Apollo the Child’s (workshop leader) poems and write a collaborative piece using tools that were taught”\n \nAnd this is what Nisha will be presenting…\n“Speaking Up: Poetry About Difference”\nIn this workshop\, participants will be asked to explore difference in their lives\, and how to articulate challenge and triumph alike in ways that invite empathy and understanding\, inviting audiences to overcome bias or preconceptions in witnessing and understanding truth. \n\n\n\nParticipants will be asked to brainstorm original\, truthful stories from their own lives and have the opportunity to craft a poem centering their experience to be shared with the group\, while confronting the question of “What is the most important story you can tell\, and why?”
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/adventures-in-poetrylan/
LOCATION:EGM Update
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2021,open to all teens,poetry,spoken word workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210423T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210423T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo All Star Slam 2021 and Individual Videopoem Festival
DESCRIPTION:This event is originating from the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh Nations.\n\n\nThe All Star Slam is back.  This year we have two of our festival features taking part along with a returning poet from 2020 plus our wonderful host Johnny D. Trinh.  This year we feature Apollo The Child\, Nisha Patel and Ruthless in a 3 round head to head All Star Slam battle.  Johnny D. Trinh will once again be your ringmaster for this event.  This year of course will be a bit different as we’re hosting this event online and in the evening. \nFollowing the All Star Slam we will have our first ever Hullabaloo Videopoem Festival.  Individual poets from our registered teams have put together some videopoems to debut at this year’s festival.  We’ll take a look at what they’ve created and how they’ve incorporated multimedia into their presentation.  We’re looking forward to some groundbreaking content.  Please join us. \nZoom doors are at 6 with the evening starting at 6:30 and running til around 9. \nFREE\, REGISTER HERE \n“Khaleefa ‘Apollo the Child’ Hamdan is a spoken word poet\, hip hop artist\, radio host\, youth worker and is the former co director of the Urban Legends Poetry Collective. Apollo created the free after school youth writing program Youth Speak with the Ottawa Public Library and he hosts the Home Invasion Show on CKCUFM. His cinepoem ‘My Hero Drives a Cab’ was featured on Button Poetry and he was part of the CBC documentary ‘In Their Words’. Apollo has represented Ottawa a total of 9 times nationally. Apollo continues to be an active part of the art scene as he continues to grow and spread positivity.” \nNisha is an award-winning Indo-Canadian poet\, artist\, and public speaker in Edmonton\, Alberta. She is the current Poet Laureate for the City of Edmonton and Regional Writer in Residence at Strathcona County and St. Albert. She is also the 2019 Canadian Individual Slam Champion\, the 2019 Edmonton Slam Champion\, and the Executive Director of the Edmonton Poetry Festival. Her debut collection COCONUT is forthcoming with Newest Press in April 2021 \nIvy Edad aka ruthless is a Filipinx writer born in Manila\, Philippines. In 2014\, they moved to the stolen territories of Katie\, Semiahmoo\, Kwantlen\, Kwikwetlem\, Qayqayt\, and Tsawwassen First Nations.  Ruthless has performed on stages across Canada including the finals of Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in 2019 as part of Kwantlen Poetry Project. Their work can be found in pulpMAG\, For Women Who Roar\, and various other publications.  Ruthless attributes their relationship to words with an indecisive lover. They write to make words love them back\, and revels in the rejection they constantly receive.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-all-star-slam-2021-and-individual-videopoem-festival/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2021,Verses 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210423T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210423T173000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
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SUMMARY:Cotyledon Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Cotyledon is filled with the poems that poets haven’t been able to share on slam stages\, poems that are unconventional\, poems that were crafted gently\, and haven’t found a home for yet\, poems that started out as a whisper\, a brave thought\, or an inkling. Poems that dream the world into a future poets want to be in. \nFunds raised from this book will go towards supporting the organization’s youth programming. The chapbook will be shared in youth-focused spaces. \nMany of the artists who have contributed to Cotyledon will be at the book launch to share their work. Kiran Shoker\, Noah Lubendo\, Amanda Wong\, Sarah Jean Valiquette\, Franz\, Catherine Garrett\, Avery Shannon and LJ Weisberg will be joining us at the launch. \nCotyledon prioritizes the voices of BIPOC\, LGBTQ2S+\, disabled\, neurodivergent\, and low-income writers and highlights the work of youth poets.  \nFREE\, REGISTER HERE \nCotyledon includes works by Hailey Orrange\, Catherine Garrett\, Kiranjit Shoker\, Monica Xin\, Celine Tsai\, Gabriela Martinez\, N. Lema Lubendo\, Brinda Sarma\, Preeti Shah\, Aslı Sözen\, Rosa Hernandez\, Sujash Purna\, Avery Shannon\, Dana De Samedi\, Amanda Wong\, Franz (the poet)\, Aurin Shaila Nusrat Sheyck\, Ivy Edad (Ruthless)\, Cory McRae\, Noémie Boucher\, Yana Fershtein\, Sammie Lee Wilhoit\, LJ Weisberg\, Gabriela Martinez\, Amelia Coventry\, Amanda Wong\, S. J. Valiquette\, Alex Masse\, henry 7. reneau\, jr.\, Avery Shannon\, Qurat Dar
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/cotyledon-book-launch/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20210118T234509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T005128Z
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo
DESCRIPTION:Hullabaloo is BC’s Youth Spoken Word Festival featuring workshops\, showcase performances and some of BC’s finest high school aged poets all sharing work for peers and audiences alike.\nThe 2021 Festival runs April 22-24th online via Zoom.  Registration is open for all schools to take part in Hullabaloo 2021.  \nParticipating poets will be asked to take part in poetry workshops of their choice as well as create work to be presented for online audiences.\n\nThis year will include an alumni showcase\, a youth video poem screening\, a team piece showcase plus our annual Spoken Word Jamboree and closing night Feature Performance.  Schools from around the province are invited to attend.\n\nRegistration is $200 and included an online workshop with a spoken word poet from WORDPLAY the Vancouver Poetry House Poets in Schools Program.  The registration fee is non refundable.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-3/
LOCATION:EGM Update
CATEGORIES:Book launch,CIPS,Hullabaloo 2021,poetry,Slam,Verses 2021,Youth
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210422T210000
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SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Spoken Word Jamboree and Alumni Showcase
DESCRIPTION:This event is originating from the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.\nFor the 2021 edition of Hullabaloo we keep some of the past and forge ahead with something new.Once again we will be having our Spoken Word Jamboree to kick off the festival.  Our featured performer is Apollo the Child from Ottawa.  Apollo will be performing a 20-25 minute set of his electrifying spoken word poetry.“Khaleefa ‘Apollo the Child’ Hamdan is a spoken word poet\, hip hop artist\, radio host\, youth worker and is the former co director of the Urban Legends Poetry Collective. Apollo created the free after school youth writing program Youth Speak with the Ottawa Public Library and he hosts the Home Invasion Show on CKCUFM. His cinepoem ‘My Hero Drives a Cab’ was featured on Button Poetry and he was part of the CBC documentary ‘In Their Words’. Apollo has represented Ottawa a total of 9 times nationally. Apollo continues to be an active part of the art scene as he continues to grow and spread positivity.”\nFollowing Apollo’s performance\, we will have our first ever Hullabaloo Alumni Showcase featuring poets from our history.  Underground Indies Champions and Team Champions\, poets who are still creating in the world at large including Jacob Gebrewold\, Shauntelle DC\, Naseem Bahraini\, Elle Jesus\, Mariah Dear and Andy Warner.\n\nDoors at 6:00. Show starts at 6:30 pacific and runs til 9.  Via Zoom. \n\n\n\nFREE\, REGISTER HERE
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-spoken-word-jamboree-and-alumni-showcase-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210422T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20210218T234554Z
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UID:8518-1619114400-1619125200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo Spoken Word Jamboree with Apollo the Child and Alumni Showcase
DESCRIPTION:This event is originating from the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.\n \nFor the 2021 edition of Hullabaloo we keep some of the past and forge ahead with something new.\nOnce again we will be having our Spoken Word Jamboree to kick off the festival.  Our featured performer is Apollo the Child from Ottawa.  Apollo will be performing a 20-25 minute set of his electrifying spoken word poetry.\n“Khaleefa ‘Apollo the Child’ Hamdan is a spoken word poet\, hip hop artist\, radio host\, youth worker and is the former co director of the Urban Legends Poetry Collective. Apollo created the free after school youth writing program Youth Speak with the Ottawa Public Library and he hosts the Home Invasion Show on CKCUFM. His cinepoem ‘My Hero Drives a Cab’ was featured on Button Poetry and he was part of the CBC documentary ‘In Their Words’. Apollo has represented Ottawa a total of 9 times nationally. Apollo continues to be an active part of the art scene as he continues to grow and spread positivity.” \nFollowing Apollo’s performance\, we will have our first ever Hullabaloo Alumni Showcase featuring poets from our history.  Underground Indies Champions and Team Champions\, poets who are still creating in the world at large including Jacob Gebrewold\, Shauntelle DC\, Naseem Bahraini\, Elle Jesus\, Mariah Dear and Andy Warner.\n\nDoors at 6:00. Show starts at 6:30 pacific and runs til 9.  Via Zoom.\n\nTICKETS
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-spoken-word-jamboree-and-alumni-showcase-3/
LOCATION:EGM Update
CATEGORIES:CIPS,Hullabaloo 2021,open to all teens,poetry,Slam,Verses 2021,Youth
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210422T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210424T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20210118T234509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210118T234509Z
UID:7268-1619078400-1619283600@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Hullabaloo
DESCRIPTION:Hullabaloo is BC’s Youth Spoken Word Festival featuring workshops\, showcase performances and some of BC’s finest high school aged poets all sharing work for peers and audiences alike. \nThe 2021 Festival runs April 22-24th online via Zoom.  Registration for returning teams opens on February 1st and open registration for all other schools begins on February 15th.  Participating poets will be asked to take part in poetry workshops of their choice as well as create work to be presented for online audiences.\n\nThis year will include an alumni showcase\, a youth video poem screening\, a team piece showcase plus our annual Spoken Word Jamboree and closing night Feature Performance.  Schools from around the province are invited to attend.\n \nRegistration is $200 and included an online workshop with a spoken word poet from WORDPLAY the Vancouver Poetry House Poets in Schools Program.  The registration fee is non refundable.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/hullabaloo-2/
LOCATION:EGM Update
CATEGORIES:Hullabaloo 2021,Verses 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210321T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210321T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20210203T221220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T221220Z
UID:7368-1616328000-1616335200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Tips and Tools for Online Shows with Charlie Petch 
DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, award-winning solo show performer\, and lighting specialist for film and television\, Charlie Petch\, will take you through the principles of light\, sound and script for online performance. Whether it is learning to light and sound better with what you have and dollar store solutions\, or getting the gear you need to have an even more professional look\, Charlie will show you tips and tricks and take you through the gear they use\, and how you could set up a whole show that could have multiple lighting setups\, and multimedia elements including projection and live music performance. Whether you are launching a book or crafting an entire show\, you’ll find the advice you need from a fellow performer.  \nTICKETS \nCharlie C Petch is an award-winning playwright\, spoken word artist\, haiku deathmaster\, host and musical saw player. They have an upcoming poetry book with Brick Books in Fall 2021\, a libretto “Medusa’s Children” forthcoming with Opera Q\, and their multimedia play “Daughter of Geppetto” is also forthcoming with Wind In The Leaves\, March 2021. Petch’s play “Mel Malarkey” got “Best of 2017” from Electric City Magazine\, for the radio play/album “Odes & Acts”. Petch was the 2017  Poet of Honour for Spoken Word Canada\, winner of the Golden Beret lifetime achievement in spoken word with The League of Canadian Poets\, is a Youth Mentor with TDSB Creates and is the founder of Hot Damn it’s a Queer Slam. They are proudly trans\, non-binary and disabled. Find out more at www.charliecpetch.com
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/tips-tools-for-online-shows-with-charlie-petch/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Poetry House":MAILTO:hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210306T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210307T180000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20210203T213718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T213718Z
UID:7351-1615024800-1615140000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:CIPS Regional Qualifiers
DESCRIPTION:VPH Regional Qualifiers: We recognize that with the global pandemic\, many spoken word series have shuttered across the country. For folks whose local poetry slam is no longer active\, we will be hosting 6 regional qualifiers: Pacific\, Prairies\, Northern\, Central\, Atlantic & French Speaking. Regional qualifiers will be held March 6 & 7\, 2021.  The deadline for regional qualifier registration is March 1\, 2021. \nRegister for your regional qualifier by completing this form.  \n***Unlike the main competition\, regional qualifiers will not require pre-recorded poems and will be conducted live on zoom. \nRegional qualifiers will be as follows (ALL TIMES ARE IN PST): \nMarch 6 \n\n\n\nFrench Speaking (Open to any poets who wish to slam in French across Canada) 10am-12pm\nNorthern (Yukon\, Northwest Territories\, Nunavut) 1-3pm\nPrairie (Alberta\, Saskatchewan\, Manitoba) 4-6pm\n\n\n\nMarch 7 \n\n\n\nAtlantic (Nova Scotia\, New Brunswick\, Newfoundland & Labrador\, PEI) 10am-12pm\nCentral (Ontario\, Quebec) 1-3pm\nPacific (British Columbia) 4-6pm\n\n\n\nRegional qualifiers will not require pre-recorded poems\, and will be conducted live on zoom. Registration will open in early February. \nPOETS ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO COMPETE IN ONE REGIONAL
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/regional-qualifiers/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210228T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210228T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20210203T220504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210203T220504Z
UID:7360-1614520800-1614528000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:A Master Class with Lillian Allen
DESCRIPTION:In this master class\, we will explore the poetics of sound and utterance as we craft language and linguistic interventions to align politics and aesthetics. We will experiment with various strategies to texture voice as we become present to this particular moment that we find ourselves in. \nTICKETS \nLillian Allen is a professor of creative writing at Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD). Two time JUNO Award winner and trailblazer in the field of spoken word and dub poetry\, Allen artistically explores the aesthetics of old and new sounds in music to create her distinctive leading edge brand of Canadian reggae with new world sounds in her poetry recordings\, with her powerful reggae dub poetry/spoken word recordings including her latest single Woken & Unbroken (2018)\, album ANXIETY (2012)\, her groundbreaking first solo Juno awardwinning album Revolutionary Tea Party\, a Ms. Magazine Landmark Album\, followed by another Juno winner\, Conditions Critical. Her third album\, Freedom & Dance and her recording for children and young people\, Nothing But a Hero\, were released to critical acclaim.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/a-masterclass-with-lillian-allen/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Verses 2021
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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Poetry House":MAILTO:hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200601T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200601T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200601T205511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200601T205511Z
UID:7245-1590998400-1591030800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200523T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200424T214345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200424T214345Z
UID:7222-1590073200-1590235200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200428T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200428T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200428T230856Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200428T230856Z
UID:7232-1588060800-1588093200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200410T182634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T002916Z
UID:4477-1587495600-1587502800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200421T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200410T182620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211031T002504Z
UID:2832-1587495600-1587502800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200421T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200421T210000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200201T012723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T001625Z
UID:6924-1587495600-1587502800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T170000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200221T175959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200221T175959Z
UID:1753-1587222000-1587229200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Poetry House":MAILTO:hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T143000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200221T175529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200221T175529Z
UID:1750-1587214800-1587220200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Poetry House":MAILTO:hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200418T120000
DTSTAMP:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200107T232555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200107T232555Z
UID:8512-1587204000-1587211200@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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:20260422T203051
CREATED:20200221T174958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211030T234420Z
UID:1746-1587151800-1587159000@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
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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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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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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