This Thursday the 26th of March will be the next round of the Peterborough Poetry Slam & Spoken Open Stage!
Bring two pieces to take part in the shenanigans that have been happening monthly at the Spill since Nov. '07!
There is a large amount of awesome stuff happening that night in the downtown, so we are going to try and start at 8pm sharp!
If you want to read, show up around 7:30 to get on the sign-up list. Last month filled up in ten minutes.
Tell your friends and lovers, come down, listen to and/or speak some poetry, and get your drink on.
(If some of you haven't been before, a poetry slam is a mock competition between poets. There are two rounds of 8-12 poets, who each perform a poem and are then given a score from 1.0 (meh) - 10.0 (fuck yeah!) by a panel of five randomly selected audience judges. Often emotionally and politically charged, the audience is expected and allowed to cheer and jeer the judges and the poets and each other. Expect any and all styles of poetry from folk ballads to hip-hop. And remember - the points aren't the point, the poetry is the point!)
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
new event!
Want feedback on some works-in-progress?
Want to gain some more stage/microphone confidence?
Have some pieces that wouldn't "work" at the slam, but you want to perform?
Miss the open stage aspect of the monthly slams?
Don't like the competition of the slam?
Love the competition, but want to try out your pieces on somebody first?
Just can't get enough poetry?!
On Monday March 9th at the Spill, ziy will be leading the first of a
series of monthly informal workshops focused on various aspects of
writing & performance intended to complement the Peterborough Poetry
Slam.
Bring your poems, prose, works-in-progress, ideas for collaboration,
to practice and perform at a table or on the stage. Come to read, give
feedback or just come to listen!
Monday March 9th
The Spill
7:30pm
free!
Want to gain some more stage/microphone confidence?
Have some pieces that wouldn't "work" at the slam, but you want to perform?
Miss the open stage aspect of the monthly slams?
Don't like the competition of the slam?
Love the competition, but want to try out your pieces on somebody first?
Just can't get enough poetry?!
On Monday March 9th at the Spill, ziy will be leading the first of a
series of monthly informal workshops focused on various aspects of
writing & performance intended to complement the Peterborough Poetry
Slam.
Bring your poems, prose, works-in-progress, ideas for collaboration,
to practice and perform at a table or on the stage. Come to read, give
feedback or just come to listen!
Monday March 9th
The Spill
7:30pm
free!
Monday, February 16, 2009
February 26th!!
February's Peterborough Poetry Slam will happen on Thursday, February 26th at The Spill!
Last month's winner, jes will be hosting, with Meagh Culkeen as our sacrificial poet, AND featuring kenji tokawa from t.o.!
Sign-up at 8 and show at 8:30! Bring two poems to compete!
Show up early for a seat and if you think you might want to try being an audience judge!
$5/PWYC. all ages. licensed.
kenji tokawa is a proud member of the Toronto Asian Arts Freedom School, Toronto's radical Asian writing and arts workshop for Asian youth, and has had the honour of writing, performing and shit-disturbing with them since June 2007. He has been published in Boyoboy Zine for young queer guys, and CultureSHOCK! the only anti-racist literary publication out of Queens University. He is first-generation mixed-race, studying Asian American poetry for fun and nourishment, writes to heal and hopes one day there will be no need for it. he just published his first chapbook entitled "missing the moon"
(If some of you haven't been before, a poetry slam is a mock competition between poets. There are two rounds of 8-12 poets, who each perform a poem and are then given a score from 1.0 (meh) - 10.0 (fuck yeah!) by a panel of five randomly selected audience judges. Often emotionally and politically charged, the audience is expected and allowed to cheer and jeer the judges and the poets and each other. Expect any and all styles of poetry from folk ballads to hip-hop. And remember - the points aren't the point, the poetry is the point!)
Last month's winner, jes will be hosting, with Meagh Culkeen as our sacrificial poet, AND featuring kenji tokawa from t.o.!
Sign-up at 8 and show at 8:30! Bring two poems to compete!
Show up early for a seat and if you think you might want to try being an audience judge!
$5/PWYC. all ages. licensed.
kenji tokawa is a proud member of the Toronto Asian Arts Freedom School, Toronto's radical Asian writing and arts workshop for Asian youth, and has had the honour of writing, performing and shit-disturbing with them since June 2007. He has been published in Boyoboy Zine for young queer guys, and CultureSHOCK! the only anti-racist literary publication out of Queens University. He is first-generation mixed-race, studying Asian American poetry for fun and nourishment, writes to heal and hopes one day there will be no need for it. he just published his first chapbook entitled "missing the moon"
(If some of you haven't been before, a poetry slam is a mock competition between poets. There are two rounds of 8-12 poets, who each perform a poem and are then given a score from 1.0 (meh) - 10.0 (fuck yeah!) by a panel of five randomly selected audience judges. Often emotionally and politically charged, the audience is expected and allowed to cheer and jeer the judges and the poets and each other. Expect any and all styles of poetry from folk ballads to hip-hop. And remember - the points aren't the point, the poetry is the point!)
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Jan. 22nd! The Next Round!
Thursday January 22nd, come to the Spill for another night of poetry, performance, heartbreak and laughter.
Last month's poetry slam winner and purveyor of awesomeness, Meagh Culkeen will be hosting the show, with PLUG poetry team member Fraser as our sacrificial poet.
Sign-up at 7:30 and show at 8! Bring two poems to compete!
Show up early for a seat and if you think you might want to try being an audience judge!
PWYC/$5. all ages. licensed.
(If some of you haven't been before, a poetry slam is a mock competition between poets. There are two rounds of 8-12 poets, who each perform a poem and are then given a score from 1.0 (meh) - 10.0 (fuck yeah!) by a panel of five randomly selected audience judges. Often emotionally and politically charged, the audience is expected and allowed to cheer and jeer the judges and the poets and each other. Expect any and all styles of poetry from folk ballads to hip-hop. And remember - the points aren't the point, the poetry is the point!)
E-mail ptbopoetryslam@gmail.com, or visit http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=43559651523 for more info!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
THIS THURSDAY - Spoken Open Stage and Open Meeting
THIS Thursday December 18th, come to the Spill for an awesome spoken open stage and open meeting about the Peterborough Poetry Slam and Spoken Open Stage.
Bring your poems/prose/plays/etc to read in an open stage format.
Stay around after the poems to meet with the organizers and if you want to give YOUR opinion on the slam so far, and what you want the slam to be in the future.
The next round is what YOU make it. Should be a good show.
We have a lot of exciting things planned for the new year, and we would like YOUR input.
Sign up starts at 7:30. Show at 8. Debauchery to follow.
If you have something to say, and can't make it, send any thoughts to ptbopoetryslam@gmail.com
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
NOVEMBER 20TH THURSDAY!!!
THIS Thursday November 20th, come and celebrate the one year "slam-iversary" of the Peterborough Poetry Slam & Spoken Open Stage!
We've seen over 50 poets grace our stage in the past year, and it's about time we all got a party.
As there are a bunch of amazing things going on earlier in the evening (esp. Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil at 7:30 at City Hall and KWIC AGM with Robert Lovelace and Paula Sherman at 6:30 at artspace) we will be getting started later, around 8:30.
Poets who want to sign-up should still show up earlier, but in the spirit of the season we'll expand the list if poets are still wanting to sign up at 8:30 at The Spill!
TWO poems to compete, whatever you want to read. We'll mix it up a bit since it's our anniversary.
feat. Chet Singh, with special guest Esther Vincent, and beats in between and afterwards by DJ WHO
Hell yeah.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15645384962
Monday, October 6, 2008
a few things!
First off, the next Peterborough Poetry Slam and Spoken Open Stage is on Thursday, October 16th. Sign up at 7:30, show at 8. Bring two poems to compete! Be an audience judge! Listen to some amazing fucking poetry and rock out. $5/PWYC
Secondly, I think Harper is being ridiculous. You know what quote about how ordinary Canadians don't care about the arts? Well, that's bullshit, and we all know it. I think the poetry slam is especially implicated in that comment, and we therefore need to act. Artspace in Peterborough has started an amazing campaign. Read more about it here, and participate! The deadline is October 10th, so hurry! Please! http://www.ordinarycanadiansforthearts.org/node/6
Thirdly, we are making a one year anniversary ZINE! Read Jes' letter below to learn about how and what to submit:
"hello my lovely poetry people
for those of you who weren't at the last slam, or perchance missed my announcement, the ptbo poetry slam would like to compile a zine to showcase our wonderful talent, as well as celebrate our one year anniversary (november!).
so...SUBMISSIONS can be in the form of:
>photos from past slams
>a piece of work you've performed (or plan to?!) at a slam
>a personal slam story? (what it was like to perform for the first time, a really moving performance you saw, what the slam means to you, etc)
feel free to send as much or as little as you want. depending on how many submissions are received, we may cap the submission limit at one-per person.
you can email submissions to: ptbopoetryslam@gmail.com
submission deadline: OCTOBER 31st
much love,
jes
p.s. happy slammiversary to you all."
Secondly, I think Harper is being ridiculous. You know what quote about how ordinary Canadians don't care about the arts? Well, that's bullshit, and we all know it. I think the poetry slam is especially implicated in that comment, and we therefore need to act. Artspace in Peterborough has started an amazing campaign. Read more about it here, and participate! The deadline is October 10th, so hurry! Please! http://www.ordinarycanadiansforthearts.org/node/6
Thirdly, we are making a one year anniversary ZINE! Read Jes' letter below to learn about how and what to submit:
"hello my lovely poetry people
for those of you who weren't at the last slam, or perchance missed my announcement, the ptbo poetry slam would like to compile a zine to showcase our wonderful talent, as well as celebrate our one year anniversary (november!).
so...SUBMISSIONS can be in the form of:
>photos from past slams
>a piece of work you've performed (or plan to?!) at a slam
>a personal slam story? (what it was like to perform for the first time, a really moving performance you saw, what the slam means to you, etc)
feel free to send as much or as little as you want. depending on how many submissions are received, we may cap the submission limit at one-per person.
you can email submissions to: ptbopoetryslam@gmail.com
submission deadline: OCTOBER 31st
much love,
jes
p.s. happy slammiversary to you all."
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