Summer Updates!

Hey all,

So if you haven't noticed, the Peterborough Poetry Slam Series is taking a break for the summer months (although there are some rumblings about some guerrilla poetry happening around the city in the meantime).

The poetry slam will be back in September with a run of fantastic events and features for you to participate in and enjoy.

Over the summer...Here's some events to keep your ears open.

1. TOMORROW July 2nd Sadleir House Poetry Workshop

Are you interested in writing? You've written poetry or short-stories? Do you want to share your work?

Come to the Sadleir House Poetry Workshop!
Thursday July 2nd at 7pm in the Senior Common Room.

Hosted in partnership with the PRCSA and OPIRG.

2. WORD UP! WEDNESDAYS @ THE ROOSTER.
-every other wednesday (next event July 8th with D-Sisive
-ALL AGES / $5.
-10PM - 2AM.
-DETAILS:

10pm - 11pm open mic / freestyles and battles and Rap-syncing contest (bring a costume and an mp3 to perform/act out)

11-1AM Live Hip Hop
1-2am HipHop Dance Party with DJ WHO.

3. Toronto Poetry Slam
Sat. July 11
Drake Underground (1150 Queen St. W.)
Signup 7:30, slam 8
Featuring Brendan McLeod from Vancouver

(Psssst....Brendan McLeod will be gracing us in Peterborough in October!)

4. Slam poets take over the Fringe...

THE DREAM CHASERS presents I HATE POETRY: I Hate Poetry catches three of Toronto's top spoken word poets preparing for their first ever Fringe show. Nerves, and an inability to concentrate have made their final rehearsal far from perfect, but they are determined to get it together on time. Through satire, humour, and the tackling of tough subject matter, I Hate Poetry breaks away from the poetry we hated as students, and offers a glimpse into the world of spoken word, offering something for everyone, no matter how they feel about poetry! Check out our event "I HATE POETRY" featuring at the HAMILTON FRINGE FESTIVAL this July 2009.

Originally these 3 spoken word poets united to represent Toronto at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word; they placed 2nd in the country 2 years in a row (as a 4 person team) and have decided to take their group writing styles and team performance skills to a new level...

The Dream Chasers are Dwayne Morgan, Leviathan and Tomy "BAM BAM" Bewick... Watch here for more info: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=21169898710




If you have an event you would like to add, please e-mail ptbopoetryslam@gmail.com.

Have a good summer, cats. See you in September.

Kate.