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SUMMARY:Van Slam feat. D Fretter
DESCRIPTION:Hey Vancouver poetry peeps!\n\nJoin us for our first slam at our new home base\, Community Pizza! As always this is a hybrid event\, and we are excited to continue offering live and online programming! Bring your selves and your words to 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space.\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from D Fretter! A bit about him: D Fretter (he/him) has been described as a hip-hop Andrea Gibson and a philosophical Shel Silverstein. His first self-published collection Joy + Misery peaked at number 1 in African Canadian Literature and number 6 in Canadian Poetry on Amazon. His performances have earned him praise from poets like In-Q\, Brandon Leake\, and Sabrina Benaim. D writes to alchemize his experiences and shares his work in hopes to inspire\, encourage\, and entertain his listeners and readers.\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\n\nSign up to slam will start at 7:15 both in person and online.\nLive Tix $10 or $15 (pay what you choose)  available through our eventbrite link\, or at the door.\nTickets
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-d-fretter/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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SUMMARY:Excerpts
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS \nAn evening of poetic short performances featuring an ensemble of poets from across the country. Each excerpt represents a preview of a forthcoming full production\, offering audience members a sneak-peek of performances in the making. \nAct 1: Body Language: A Study of Poetry in Motion – explores how we communicate and the languages we use to do it. It experiments with changing the primary ‘voice’ on stage between spoken word\, dance\, and Sign. \nAct 2: Quiet Kitchen by Johnny Trinh – a food and storytelling short performance \nAct 3: InnerGenerational by Anto Chan – explores intergenerational trauma and healing \nThe ensemble includes: Hari Alluri\, Justin Calvadores\, Anto Chan\, Desiree Dawson\, Victoria Karoline\, Rei Leung\, Johnny MacRae\, Lucia Misch\, Johnny Trinh\, SJ Valiquette\, George C Vasquez\, Shana Wolfe \n  \nVancouver Poetry House events take place on the ancestral territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm\, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh\, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh First Nations\, whose lands were never sold\, ceded\, or relinquished\,—lands that were taken. Vancouver Poetry House supports the resurgence of Indigenous culture and the work of Indigenous poets. \n  \nAccessing the Presentation House https://www.phtheatre.org/frequently-asked-questions/ We ask audience members to please wear a mask at all times except when eating or drinking at Vancouver Poetry House events. Our mask request will be in place until further notice. \n  \nExcerpts is supported by Canadian Heritage\, the British Columbia Arts Council\, Canada Council of the Arts and the City of Vancouver.
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/excerpts/
LOCATION:Presentations House\, 333 Chesterfield Avenue\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7M3G9\, Canada
CATEGORIES:poetry
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SUMMARY:Van Slam feat. Zynab Mohammed
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nWe’re back again with another Van Slam! It’s time to meet up once more in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \n\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Zynab Mohammed!\nArtist Bio:\nZaynab Mohammed is an award-winning performing poet living in the Slocan Valley of BC. She was born in Vancouver\, to immigrant parents fleeing war torn countries. Inspired by the hardships her family has endured\, her writing touches on what is possible in the realms of healing and creating new ways forward. She is currently writing her first one-woman show\, informed from a year of research\, on the topic of listening. The vision is to inspire folks to listen a little bit more to themselves\, to each other and most importantly\, to the earth. \n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-zynab-mohammed/
LOCATION:British Columbia
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SUMMARY:Van Slam Feat. Becoming Christopher
DESCRIPTION:Hey poetry peeps! \nIt’s our final Van Slam of the year! Come join us and celebrate our final slam of 2022\, as always in our hybrid live & online format. Bring your selves and your words to Community Pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, or to the Van Slam zoom space. \n\nPoets in our slam will win cash & collect points toward the playoffs March 2023.\nAlso we will have a live feature set from Becoming Christopher!\n\n\nA bit about him: Becoming Christopher is a writer\, spoken word poet\, and co-creator of the online creative community “The Heart Union”. He’s performed on the national stage\, earning 6th place at the 2022 Canadian Poetry Slam. His personal development and experiences with mental illness bring both passion and magic to life in his work. He recently released his first poetry collection “we could be doing something right.” And after driving across North America in his van\, he’s fuelled his next project; writing on masculine initiation and self discovery.\n\n\nDoors will open @ 7 pm both in person & online\, show starts @ 8 pm.\nSign up to slam will start at 7:30 both in person and online.\n\nTix for our live event are $10-15 sliding scale\, online tix are pay what you can.\nBoth online and live tix in advance can be found here: Tickets\nOr just head on down and get a ticket at the door!\n\n\n\nMasking Policy: \nMasks are encouraged\, but the venue is a restaurant and members of the audience will be maskless. \nVenue Access
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/van-slam-feat-becoming-christopher/
LOCATION:community pizza\, 1191 Commercial Dr\, Vancouver\, BC\, V5N 4A8
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