Past Events from April 11, 2013 – April 9, 2012 | Page 8 | Vancouver Poetry House

  • Spokenword Jamboree featuring Chris Tse

    Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam

    A night for all 16 High School Teams to perform introductory poems showcasing their talent and style.  Plus a feature performance by Canadian Spoken Word Champion, Chris Tse. 6PM-8PM / VPL Central Branch / Alice MacKay Room / Free We fully acknowledge that all Hullabaloo and Verses Festival of Words … Continued

    Free
  • Hullabaloo Team Bout Competitions 1 and 2

    Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam

    All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples.   The competition kicks off with our fist two bouts pitting 4 different teams against each other in each bout. Bout 1 will be in the Alice MacKay Room.  Bout … Continued

    FREE
  • Hullabaloo Team Bout Competitions 3 and 4

    Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam

    All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples.   The competition continues with our last batch of bouts on day 1.  4 teams in each bout.  It should be on fire! (metaphorically) Bout 3 will be in the … Continued

    FREE
  • Adventures in Poetryland Workshops with Janice Jo Lee, Chris Tse, Patrick de Belen and Johnny D. Trinh

    Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam

    This event will be taking place on the unceded, traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh peoples.   4 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 … Continued

    Free
  • Hullabaloo Team Bout Competitions 5 and 6

    Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam

    All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples.   Day 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! Bout … Continued

    FREE
  • Hullabaloo Team Bout Competitions 7 and 8

    Sonya Littlejohn features at the Van Slam

    All of our events will be taking place on the Unceded, Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples.   These will be the last 2 bouts of preliminary competition.  These bouts could very well determine which teams make it in to Finals! Each team has had a chance … Continued

    FREE
  • Mashed Poetics

    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. Doors: 6:50 PM / Start 7:00 / on Zoom / … Continued

  • ApocaCIPS | 2020 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship

    Bluejeans

    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. Reserve your spot ApocaCIPS Preliminary bouts 1 and 2, Thursday, May 21, 3-7pm … Continued

  • Video Release | Isabella Wang

    view on Youtube Isabella 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. Isabella reads from: prairie fire  Grain  and the recent publication … Continued

  • A Master Class with Lillian Allen

    Zoom

    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. TICKETS Lillian Allen … Continued

    $15
  • CIPS Regional Qualifiers

    Zoom

    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 … Continued

  • Tips and Tools for Online Shows with Charlie Petch 

    Zoom

    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 … Continued

  • Hullabaloo

    EGM Update

    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. The 2021 Festival runs April 22-24th online via Zoom.  Registration for returning teams opens on February 1st and open registration for all … Continued

  • Hullabaloo Spoken Word Jamboree with Apollo the Child and Alumni Showcase

    EGM Update

    This event is originating from the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.   For 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.  … Continued

  • Hullabaloo Spoken Word Jamboree and Alumni Showcase

    Zoom

    This event is originating from the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. For 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 … Continued

    Free
  • Hullabaloo

    EGM Update

    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. The 2021 Festival runs April 22-24th online via Zoom.  Registration is open for all schools to take part in Hullabaloo 2021.  Participating … Continued

  • Cotyledon Book Launch

    Zoom

    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 … Continued

  • Hullabaloo All Star Slam 2021 and Individual Videopoem Festival

    Zoom

    This event is originating from the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh Nations. The 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 … Continued

    Free
  • Adventures in Poetryland

    EGM Update

    This event will be originating from the Unceded Ancestral Lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.   Adventures 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 … Continued

    Free
  • Stage to Page

    Zoom

    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 … Continued

  • Talk the Talk | What is your ritual?

    Zoom

    What is your Ritual that you do before you sit down and write a poem? For 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 … Continued

  • Finals Night Feature with Nisha Patel and our Inaugural Team Piece Showcase

    EGM Update

    This event is originating on the Unceded Ancestral Territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Wautuh Nations.   Once again we have something new and something traditional for you on our final night of Hullabaloo 2021. We kick off the night with a feature performance by 2019 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam … Continued

  • Write Bloody North | Life After the Slam Q and A

    POETV https://www.caffeine.tv/, Canada

    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 … Continued

  • Write Bloody North | Showcase

    Poetv https://www.caffeine.tv/poetv, Canada

    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! Live on POETV

  • Poets Forward: Isabella Wang Feature Performance and Workshop

    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, … Continued

    Free
  • Iron Poet Gauntlet

    Zoom

    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 … Continued