Van Slam Semi-Finals
featuring The Klute
| April 7, 2008 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
The Vancouver Poetry Slam
Canada’s Longest Running Poetry Slam Continues!
@ Cafe deux Soleils: 2096 Commercial Drive (Commercial & 4th Ave.)
Normally, the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Monday of every month is the Van Slam, a regular poetry slam open to everyone (read more about the rules)
The 2nd Monday of every month is the Alt Slam, a themed poetry night
The 4th Monday of every month is the Youth Slam, for competitors between the ages of 13-22 (but for audiences of all ages!)
This will be the first semi-final play-off night to determine the Vancouver Slam Poetry Team, which will represent Vancouver at next year’s National Poetry Slam and Canada Festival of Spoken Word. The 16 top scoring poets in the 2007-08 Van Slam season will have earned a berth in these play-offs. 8 of them will perform on each of the two semi-final nights.
This semi-final bout will see the following competitors throw down their poetic brilliance:
CJ, Lady Jessica, Zaccheus Jackson, Richard Lett, Faust McKenzie, Shannon Rayne, Scruffmouth, and Nora Smithhisler
The top 4 poets from each semi-final will then qualify for the Finals Nights to be held on May 5th at the WISE Hall. Finals Night regularly sells out, so be sure to buy a ticket early. Tickets will be available for sale at each semi-final night.
Our feature for this slam is The Klute from Mesa Arizona.
The Klute has been a member of 4 National Poetry Slam teams from Mesa, AZ, has performed for the president of the American Communist Party, and been introduced from the dais to a crowd of Republicans in the same breath as “the Honorable John Shadegg (Republican congressman from Arizona’s 3rd District)”.
His poetry is politically and pop-culturally centered with a punk rock sensibility and an occasional reference to demonology thrown in for just a touch of pretension (as if the “punk rock sensibility” bit isn’t pretentious enough). He’s in Vancouver as part of his “One Foot in the Grave” tour
Preview his poetic ponderings by clicking here.
Doors and Sign Up at 8pm
Open Mic at 8:45
Slam Starts at 9pm
$5 - $10 sliding scale
All poets, all ages, & all styles are welcome in the spirit of fair play and good times!