Literary - Billy Tuggle at the Slam

THE VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM

http://www.myspace.com/vancouverpoetryslam

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CAFÉ DEUX SOLEILS: 2096 COMMERCIAL DRIVE

THE 1ST, 3RD AND 5TH MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH

THE NEXT SLAM

IS MONDAY FEBRUARY 19TH

FEATURING

FROM CHICAGO: POET BILLY TUGGLE

"I am a force-sensitive karmadelic, Rastafari, Auquarius, B-Boy, activist, mentor, conductor of the subway conection, do my own stunts and stay crispy in milk. I am a vocalist, spoken word artist and, occassionally an actor. I am a performance poet who has appeared in films, competed in the National Poetry Slam and performed in theatres, clubs, galleries, museums, and streetsides all over North America. Join me at www.billytuggle.net for a complete HipHoppers guide to the galaxy. Check the Book of Voices on www.e-poets.net... Since the Fall of 2004, I have been a member of the Chicago arts collective PolyRhythmic- www.polyrhythmic.org- and co-host/organizer of Mental Graffiti, the 'Go's second longest running poetry slam."

THIS WILL ALSO BE ANOTHER QUALIFYING SLAM FOR POETS TO MAKE

THE VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM TEAM PLAYOFFS IN APRIL

AND THE FINALS ON MAY 7TH AT THE WISE HALL

POETS WHO MAKE THE VAN SLAM TEAM WIN TRIPS

TO AUSTIN, TEXAS AND HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

FOR THE NATIONAL POETRY SLAM AND THE CANADIAN FESTIVAL OF SPOKEN WORD

DOORS AND SIGN UP AROUND 8PM

OPEN MIC AT 8:45

SLAM AT 9 O'CLOCK

STILL ONLY $5 TO GET IN