Registration for 2017 CIPS Storm Poets Opens Noon March 4

Registration for Storm Poets (poets not representing a particular venue) opens Saturday, March 4 at noon PST. We are excited that you are coming to Vancouver to compete in the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Championship!!

CIPS occurs between April 26th and April 29th during the 2017 Verses Festival of Words. Each year the winner of this competition goes on to represent English-speaking Canada during the World Poetry Slam in Paris, France (Our congratulations and support to last year’s champion, Andre Prefontaine, who will go to Paris later this year).

Your information must be sent to Johnny Trinh at CIPS.Tournament.Director@gmail.com. The fee for each storm poet is $75 paid through online box office. Venue registration closed on March 3rd, 2016 at 11:59 pm PST. Feel free to take a look at the FAQ section of our website to get acquainted with how the slam works.

Registration for Storm Poets (poets not representing a particular venue) begins March 4th at noon PST and is first come first served.