THE VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM

VANCOUVER POETRY HOUSE

AND THE

57 VARIETIES OPEN MIC

PRESENT

A PERFORMANCE POETRY WORKSHOP

AT SPARTACUS BOOKS

(319 WEST HASTINGS-2ND FLOOR)

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 19TH

WITH CALGARY’S WAKEFIELD BREWSTER

In January 2006, Wakefield moved to Calgary, Alberta for a new perspective in Canadian poetry and a fresh perspective in Canadian living. Being a visible minority with a Bajan (Barbados) heritage, the Western Canadian environment with such drastic differences could only help him to grow as a poet and as a person. In April, with the help of iconic Canadian poetess, ‘the Mama of Dada’, Sheri-D Wilson, he designed and ran a workshop for the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival entitled ‘flowetree poetree with da lyrical pitbull’ performing as a featured artist and hitting the stage for the poetry slams. (http://www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com/index.html),

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THE WORKSHOP
“I intend to perform pieces from all styles that i have learned; From capturing the audience; getting attention - holding it - reading techniques; secrets to slamming.

Often the workshops are about how i developed “wakespeak”, my use of ebonics and formal english combined; my mentors, my heroes, my inspirations and influences; music, literature and the audio/visual that i convey through my spoken images; my artistic backgroudns and how i use them in poetree to bring it to the foreground - ”

Whether you’re new to the art of performance poetry or a veteran looking to stretch your skills and your skin, Wakefield has a universe of knowledge, experience and enthusiasm to help you get what you want in this workshop. As he says, “in the end the workshop goes where the audience guides it.” All poetic styles and levels of experience are welcome. And if you are not interested please forward this on to someone you know who might be.

THE WORKSHOP WILL RUN FROM 7-8 PM-ish

TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE OPEN MIC FROM 8-10PM

$5 FOR 18 AND UNDER

$8 FOR 19 AND OLDER

NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS

COME TAKE A PIECE OF MIND FROM ONE OF THE QUICKEST IN THE BIZ

ONLY 30 SEATS AVAILABLE DUE TO SPACE LIMITATIONS

PRE REGISTER AT

rcarcee@yahoo.ca

WAKEFIELD WILL ALSO BE FEATURING

AT THUNDERING WORD AT CAFÉ MONTMARTRE ON FEB 17TH

AND THE VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM AT CAFÉ DEUX SOLEILS ON FEB 18TH

PLUS THE SPILLIOUS SPEAK N SING AT THE COTTAGE BISTRO ON FEB 20TH