BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Vancouver Poetry House - ECPv6.15.11//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Vancouver Poetry House
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/Vancouver
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20240310T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20241103T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20250309T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20251102T090000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0800
TZOFFSETTO:-0700
TZNAME:PDT
DTSTART:20260308T100000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0700
TZOFFSETTO:-0800
TZNAME:PST
DTSTART:20261101T090000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250901T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250901T223000
DTSTAMP:20260716T030451
CREATED:20250719T184657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T224600Z
UID:13273-1756753200-1756765800@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Vancouver Poetry Slam feat. Shima Aisha Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Vancouver Poetry Slam September–  featuring Shima Aisha Robinson! \nMonday\, September 1st\, 2025 at Shamshiri Caveman (139 Keefer St). \nDoors: 7:00 PM  |  Sign up: 7:30 PM  |  Show: 8:00 PM \n$8 Advance – BUY TICKETS\n$10-$15 sliding scale at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) \nThis slam includes a two-round poetry slam and an open mic. The show opens with the open mic and then the feature performance. Following a short break\, we slam! \nThe slam offers poets an opportunity to qualify for the April 2026 Van Slam Finals. All poets who sign up for the slam will compete in the first round. The 4 highest-scoring poets after this round will perform again in the second round\, earning points towards ‘Finals‘ qualification (based on their second-round ranking). To learn more about the slam format and the Van Slam Finals qualifying process\, go to our website. \n  \nABOUT OUR FEATURE: \n\nShima Aisha Robinson is an amiskwaciy-wâskahikan (Edmonton) born student\, community builder\, poet and spoken word artist who embodies\, with every literary and scholarly effort\, the ancient meaning of her chosen pen name. Dwennimmen is the name of an ancient African Adinkra symbol\, which means strength\, humility\, learning and wisdom. It is no surprise\, then\, that this veteran of the Alberta poetry community uses a searing intellect and dynamic precision-of-language  to create poetry which ushers her readers and listeners toward greater understanding and poignant reflection. For Shima Aisha Robinson aka Dwennimmen\, poetry has long been a compass\, a salve\, an anchor and guiding light. She uses the potential and force of poetry to uncover the full range of her cerebral\, linguistic and spiritual fortitude. This is why her every poem and performance testifies to an emerging power and wisdom\, an authentic\, deeply human potency which she hopes to pass on to listeners and poetry-lovers around the world. She is the author of two books including HORN\, 2016\, Denseverse (self published)\, and Bellow\, 2022\, Glass House Press. Shima is  the 10th Edmonton Poet Laureate. See more of Shima’s work at denseverse.com\n\n 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/vancouver-poetry-slam-feat-shima-aisha-robinson/
LOCATION:Shamshiri Caveman\, 139 Keefer St\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/media/IMG_8235.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250919T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250920T200000
DTSTAMP:20260716T030451
CREATED:20250715T181905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T212610Z
UID:13266-1758304800-1758398400@www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com
SUMMARY:Language Justice: The Art of Living Experience Through Cultural-Linguistic Lens
DESCRIPTION:Meet the Cascadia Deaf Nation Stewards: Rei\, Annie and Ashanti \nCascadia Deaf Nation is a vibrant capacity building social business committed to promoting community wellness within BIPOC Deaf communities. It also extends its services to broader communities in the beautiful and unceded Coast Salish territories within lush Cascadia bioregion. \n  \n  \nGoals for the workshop: \nLanguage Justice: The Art of Living Experience Through Cultural-Linguistic Lens is an opportunity for artists to gain insight on how language justice can be incorporated into their art work and for organizing better spaces for visibility of Linguistic Activism and Justice\, with a broad lens on organizer and artist considerations in an event space and in creation/curation processes. The Cascadia team covers the roles of the stewards\, the major concepts of  Language Justice (LJ)\, and the vision for Community Equity and dissolution of ‘Phonocentrism’. Includes an opportunity for Q&A. \nPresented by City of Vancouver Parks and Recreation\, Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre\, Cascadia Deaf Nation and Vancouver Poetry House. \nNote: Each event is a stand-alone workshop session: $25 or PWYC \n  \n  \nSchedule: \n\nFriday\, September 19th\, 2025\n\nPresentation from 6pm-7:30 with a 30 min Q & A. (Ends at 8pm) \n\nSaturday\, September 20th\, 2025\n\nPresentation from 6pm-7:30 with a 30 min Q & A. (Ends at 8pm) \nRegister (Zeffy.com)\nhttps://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/language-justice-the-art-of-living-experience-through-cultural-linguistic-lens 
URL:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/event/language-justice-the-art-of-living-experience-through-cultural-linguistic-lens/
LOCATION:Moberly Arts and Cultural Centre\, 7646 P
CATEGORIES:Community Conversation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/media/pngegg.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Vancouver Poetry House":MAILTO:hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR