On April 19th, a new Van Slam Poetry Team will be chosen by the audience. Well, the judges, as influenced by the crowd. In any case, YOU are invited to join in the culmination of this year's poetry slam playoffs! Our feature will be none other than 2009 Individual Word Poetry Slam Champ, Joaquin Zihuatanejo.
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For this show the rules are a bit different. There will be an open mic and a slam but preference will be given to performers or poets of African descent or who identify as black or indigenous or original; poets and performers who explore the black experience in their work.
John Akpata lives in Ottawa, Ontario Canada. John is a writer, musician, radio show host and political activist. As a Spoken Word artist, John has appeared on CBC radio and CBC television. He has peformed coast to coast across Canada, has dipped into the U.S. and has toured across the United Kingdom.
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