Literary: Award Winner Haley is a Renaissance New Media Artist

Stimulating and directing cultural fulmination is as natural to Heather Haley as manipulating media. She is an innovative programmer with a history of staunch commitment to the arts community and cultural awareness. 

With a strongly held conviction that artists, especially poets, needed to be represented on the World Wide Web, she founded The Edgewise Café in 1994, one of Canada's first electronic literary magazines, along with the non-profit arts organization, the Edgewise ElectroLit Centre. 

The EEC facilitated the Vancouver Videopoem Festival and Telepoetics, a videoconferenced reading series founded by Merilene Murphy. The Edgewise ElectroLit Centre's populist mandate and innovative programs effectively made poetry accessible to all and assisted Canadian artists in expanding both their audience and potential. 

Since 2004, Haley has been the host and curator of the Visible Verse Festival, North America's sustaining venue for the presentation of new and artistically significant poetry film and video. www.heatherhaley.com 

Haley and several other local literary figures of note will be honored at a ceremony on August 24, 2012, at CBC Studio 700. She then takes the stage the following day at Trout Lake with almost 90 other writers and performers for the Summer Dreams Literary Arts Festival. 

 As one might expect, putting on a big event with 3 stages, a children's area, a market place and 90+ performers is a lot of work, so the more help the festival can have the better. Volunteers are needed. It’s a great way to meet people and learn more about event planning and Vancouver's vibrant writing community. Those interested can sign up on The website at www.summerdreamsfest.com. For more information about the festival, including complete directions and line up, check out our website: www.summerdreamsfest.com or email srduncan@shaw.ca or call 604-788-8340

LOTD: IGNITE! Sets The Cultch On Fire

IGNITE! Sets The Cultch On Fire

Every year, for one week, The Cultch is taken over and transformed by young people. Hundreds of youth are involved in what has grown to be Vancouver’s largest youth-driven arts festival. The festival includes showcases in music, dance, and spoken word, the world premiere of three one-act plays, a visual arts exhibit, variety shows featuring diverse forms of entertainment, and much more. All of this is created by local artists between the ages of 13-24. During the festival, IGNITE! events happen all over The Cultch’s facilities such as the Historic Theatre, the Vancity Cultre Lab, the main lobby and the café galleries.

Literally every aspect of the festival is youth-driven, produced by the Cultch’s Youth Panel. From media relations and promotion, to stage managing and running the lighting and sound boards, there are countless ways to become involved, whether on stage or behind the scenes. This year’s festival is taking place from May 14th to May 19th. Contact Youth Program Manager, Robert Leveroos, at robert@thecultch.com to learn more.

We sat down with talented 16 year old Lili Robinson, who not only spoke about the festival but gave us a taste of her work. She's performing in the festival's Tuesday night spoken word event.


http://www.igniteyouthfest.ca/

Libby Davies Sounds Out Slam Poetry-Style

Our local NDP candidate Libby Davies does a pretty decent ode to East Vancouver and still manages to get the message across of how important voting is.
By the way, did anyone get any good pics or video of the flash mob at Brit yesterday? If so, feel free to drop me a line at srduncan@shaw.ca and let me know.

Special Event: Pandora's Poetry Picnic @Trout Lake

Sunday June 6th, 2010 - 12:00 noon – 5:00 pm

Pandora’s Collective presents a ‘Poetry Picnic’ Fundraiser
                   (weather permitting)
@ Trout Lake ( John Hendry Park )
East 19th Avenue side of the park,
(near the lake, playground, concession,& restrooms)
Hosts: Warren Dean Fulton and Bonnie Nish

Please RSVP to Bonnie Nish:  blnish_pandoras@yahoo.ca

Featured Readers: Nikki Reimer, Sandy Shreve & Shannon Rayne
An outdoors Word Whips + a picnic + an open mic,

12- 1 Word Whips Take the challenge. We provide the writing prompts and the opportunity for sharing. Ten - fifteen minutes to write to each prompt. See what you can whip up.

1-2 Picnic

2-3:00 Features

3-4:00 Open Mic

4-5:00 Mix and Mingle

Suggested donations sliding scale $10-$20

Nikki Reimer is the author of [sic](Frontenac House, 2010) and fist things first (Wrinkle Press Chapbook, 2009). She is a poet, blogger, curator, arts event planner and photographer of cats in East Vancouver , and a member of the Kootenay School of Writing collective.

Sandy Shreve is the author of Suddenly, So Much, (2005, Exile Editions) has published 3 other books of poetry and edited two anthologies. Her work is widely anthologized,
has won the Earle Birney Prize for Poetry and has been short-listed for the
Milton Acorn People’s Poetry Award and a National Magazine Award.

Shannon Rayne is an accomplished performance poet and storyteller who has facilitated
creative writing workshops for over five years. She is the workshop facilitator
at the Fearless Writers Circle in Vancouver 's vibrant Downtown Eastside and
has led writing and performance workshops in elementary and high schools in the
Greater Vancouver area and in cities across the country when on tour.

Review: Poet Slams Slam Finals

Prominent spoken word artist CJ Leon wrote this frank review
There is something seriously wrong with the slam scene in Vancouver when even its flagship Slam Finals event, which filled the Rio Theatre to capacity last night, fails to inspire even its most enthusiastic patrons. It didn’t help that while one slam-masters’ name was chanted seven times throughout the evening, none of the performing poets’ names were even in the program! While I appreciate the work of organizers, I go for the art and the artists. Fuck the Vancouver Slam for continuing to go out of its way to anonymize the artists who make it what it is. Bad form! You gave us a 14-page program and didn't even mention the artists, let alone give us their bios and links. Fuck you and your egomania! The lighting of the venue was horrible: no spotlight, and I was told the cadaverous hue of the performers was caused by event organizers who wanted the headache-inducing bluish “cleaning lights” on so poets could read their poems. Boo! And since when do slam poets read? Gimme a fucking break! I didn’t pay $15 to sit in Walmart lighting.

Read the full review here...

Slam Poet Koyczan Bends 2 Billion Ears at Olympics

East Van spoken Word enthusiasts got an unexpected treat last night during the opening cerimonies of the 2010 Winter Games, when local slam poetry legend Shane Koyczan wowed the crowd with his inspirational poem "We Are More".  The ceremonies drew a record audience, thanks to the internet.  Here's another version of the poem compliments of YouTube.

For those of you on Facebook, my buddy Paul Fischer did a great video mashup using this piece.  Very worth checking out.

Literary: Almost Anything Goes @ The Vancouver Poetry Slam

Almost anything goes Anarchy Slam May 11th
THE VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM CONTINUES
http://vancouverpoetryhouse.com/
@
CAFÉ DEUX SOLEILS:
2096 COMMERCIAL DRIVE
(5TH AND COMMERCIAL)
EVERY MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH
THE NEXT "ALT" SLAM IS THE ANNUAL CHAOS/ANARCHY SLAM
MONDAY MAY 11TH
(there is no advance sign up but due to a limited amount of time and space if you could let me know if you are planning to perform then that would help out with organizing the night. And if you are not enhancing your performance by breaking any of our rules then you will kindly be asked not to read to make way for those who are embracing the theme of the evening.)
FEATURING WINNIPEG'S LEIF NORMAN
http://leifnorman.com/Home_Page.html
Leif Norman has been doing performance poetry for nearly ten years now, and he has just recently started to get good at it. He enjoys perusing his dictionary collection for new and subtle definitions for words such as; surreal, platitudinous, and diatribe to add literal fuel to his metaphorical fire. He is currently working on a 100 page book of research based poetry with the working title of "The Title of the Book dot com" which will be an investigation into diacritic symbols, phonetics, recipes where the only ingredient is bacon and an anthropological breakdown of Slam poetry
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT THE SLAM RULES GET BROKEN
PERFORM IN A COSTUME, WITH PROPS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, GROUP PIECES, IN THE NUDE, TELL A STORY, DO A COVER POEM, DO MORE THAN 1 POEM, PLAY A VIDEO POEM, DO A POEM MIXING POETRY AND BURLESQUE, USE SOCK PUPPETS, JUGGLE, STAND UP, CALL FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD AND DO YOUR POEM ON A CELL PHONE OR JUST COME UP WITH SOMETHING EXCITING AND WEIRD THE ONLY RULES ARE THERE IS A 5 MINUTE TIME LIMIT (IF YOU GO OVER YOU GET HONKED OFF THE STAGE)
!AND NO HATE!
1 ROUND
NO OPEN MIC
$5
SIGN UP AT 8PM
SLAM STARTS AT 9 O'CLOCK
604 215 9230 for more info (if you are bringing and instrument and you need to set up/plug in please come early to get ready and be good to go when your name is called)

Special Event: Night of the Indies

For the April 15 event, Night at the Indies will be presenting RC Weslowski, a veteran performer and organizer of the Vancouver Slam Poetry scene. RC hosts the Vancouver Poetry Slam at the Café Deux Soleils. He can also be heard on Wednesday afternoons as a host of "Wax Poetic" on CFRO 102.7.
Also featuring will be Janet Panic as the music act this month. Janet is a local singer/song writer and will be coming after her highly successful appearance at the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards in Winnipeg, Manitoba in March. She has released the CD "The Girl Who Passed For Normal" and will be releasing "You Look Good Naked" sometime this summer.
The Short Film Slam will be continuing, where aspiring filmmakers can screen their short films with the audience choosing their favourite which will then screen at next month's Night at the Indies in Toronto. Veteran local independent artist John Pippus and his trio will bring their eclectic mix of musical styles to our stage. "I am really thrilled by the quality of acts that are joining us", local producer David Maidman expressed, "I am also excited to see how the Short Film Slam is playing out." Filmmakers are welcome to bring their short films (under 10 minute) on the third Wednesday with registration beginning at 8:00 p.m. Participation will be on a first come basis.
Night at the Indies was started over two years ago by Gurbeen Bhasin of Meow Films in Toronto, Ontario as a way of bringing together independent artists from various art forms in order to promote their talents and create a supportive community. After Night at the Indies' incredible success in Toronto she joined with David Maidman of Pumpkinhead Productions to bring this concept to the independent arts community in Vancouver.
The event consists of a spoken word act, a film screening and a musical act. "It is really great to see the audiences for the various art forms come together and support one another's efforts", said Gurbeen. "I became involved with Gurbeen when she decided to screen my film "Think Peace: Portrait of a 21st Century Movement" at one of her events and I was excited to see if Night at the Indies would fly in Vancouver", stated David Maidman.Held on the third Wednesday of every month at the Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Drive, Night at the Indies has featured such diverse talents as poets Stephen Lytton and Leigh Harris from the Downtown Eastside, author Betty Krawczyk, and musical acts such as Maria in the Shower, Mr. M and the Allnighters and Fuzzcat, as well as screening a variety of films. Admission is $5.00 to $10.00 sliding scale at the door and the show starts at 8:30 p.m. Night at the Indies invites anyone who wants to become part of a growing, vibrant community and support the independent arts and artists to come on out.
Contact Information: Dave Maidman
Office: (604) 515-1947
Cell: (778) 996-1944
Email: indiesvancouver@gmail.com
http://www.nightattheindies.com/vancouver.asp

Literary: Atticus Thenn @ The End Cafe

Due to last minute renovations at Cafe Deux Soleils this event is now being moved to the End Cafe at 2360 Commercial Drive. Hope to see you all there.

Sean and Lisa (your friendly slammasters)

The Vancouver Poetry Slam is very proud to present 2009 Semi Finals Part #1
including in no particular order...
Steve Miller, Vitamin F, Spillious The Ridiculous One, Nora Smithhisler, R.C. Weslowski, Clint "Father Goose" Wilson, Ed Word and Zaccheus Jackson

And Featuring Atticus Thenn...

Atticus Thenn is a shadow poet. He moves between form and sinister dissipation. He wears Apollo's wingtips on his cowboy boots and soars with the heart of Icarus into, through and beyond every star and super nova in the universe. He flosses with silly string theory and burns rubber in the desert with Las Vegas minstrel whores. Atticus Thenn promises a trip down memory lane into a lifetime you never knew you had forgotten. He also gives a good massage.

You have never experiences anything like Atticus Thenn

www.myspace.com/atticusthenn

This show will sell out. Come early and unfortunately we will not be able to reserve or save seats for this show.

Doors at 7:30 PM
Open Mic at 8:30 PM
Slam at 9:00 PM

$5-10

And this is one of the last chances to buy advance Van Slam Finals Night at the Rio tickets. $10 in advance, $15 at the door as the slam welcomes back 4 time Van Slam Champ Shane Koyczan. Please talk to Lisa Slater or Sean McGarragle for tickets.

Special Event: Wax Poetic/Co-op Radio Fundraiser

Nestled mid-week between an alternative health program and a hiphop show, Wax Poetic has been holding its own since the early nineties, bringing some of the best and often most underappreciated spoken word artists from the local and international scenes, to CFRO radio listeners in a half hour “appointment with the muse”!

On Tuesday, April 7^th, the poetry staple celebrates 16 years of broadcasting by inviting their guests and listening audience together for a special “real world” hook up on Commercial Drive, the undisputed cradle of spoken word in the lower mainland.

Wax Poetic is the longest running radio program dedicated to the spoken word in Vancouver (and internationally), heard every Wednesday afternoon from 2-2:30 pm on Co Op Radio 102.7 FM with hosts Diane Laloge, SR Duncan and RC Weslowski.

To keep in the spirit of live radio, the broadcasters will also be turning Café Deux Soleils into an on-air studio, recording a 30 minute show in front of a live audience for future broadcast. The “studio” audience is in for quite the treat, as none other than Vancouver’s first poet-laureate George McWhirter takes the hot seat, reading his work and fielding questions from the hosts and the crowd.

This will mark one of the last readings for the poet in his position as laureate. His two-year term ends soon.

Founded in ’93 by poet Diane Laloge and performance poet Justin McGrail, Wax Poetic has been airing almost every week since then.

Engineering and programming duties are shared by the two “rookies” on the team, Steven R. Duncan (9 years) and RC Weslowski (6 years). Weslowski (AKA Randy Jacobs) is a familiar voice on local commercial radio, while Duncan worked on a similar program at Simon Fraser’s CJSF prior to coming on board Wax Poetic.

Other feature performances at the fundraiser will come from veteran artists Tanya Evanson, Susan Cormier, Rowan Lipkovits, Duncan Shields. Laloge will be reading from her recently released book of poems “I Am A War”, and Duncan and Weslowski also be performing.

”The Candyman” - Daniel Mark Patterson is scheduled to take the stage as well.

“We’re thrilled by this line-up,” comments Laloge.

“It’s just like our show – very diverse, thought-provoking and yet just plain fun at the same time. It’s also nice to get out and meet the people who tune in and listen to us from time to time face to face.”

There will also be an open mic, a raffle and a meat draw. Yes a meat draw - just in time for Easter. Actually, co-producer Duncan admits that it’s really a Tofu Turkey Draw.

“Weslowski and I had to compromise on this one. I wanted a full on meat draw for a big chunk of meat, because I think it’s so kitch, and I’d love to win a piece of meat, But he was dead – excuse the pun – set against it, being a vegetarian.

“So I said I’d spring for the tofu turkey and he said he’d bring a rubber chicken.”

The show starts at 7:30pm at Cafe Deux Soleils (2096 Commercial Drive)

. All the money raised on April 7^th will go to support Co Op Radio and keep Wax Poetic on the air. Memberships will be available.

You can sign up to attend on their Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?ref=mb#/event.php?eid=59853480876&ref=ts

Or you can get more info by calling 604-788-8340 or emailing srduncan@shaw.ca

This week on Wax Poetic

Tune in Wednesday, December 31, at 2pm to Co-op Radio, 102.7 fm for a little taste of what Commercial Drive is becoming famous for internationally. This New Year's special features the cohosts' favourite spoken word recordings of 2008.
No doubt there will be some local legends on the playlist.

Check out the website for more details:
http://poetryradio.blogspot.com

Spoken Word: Floetics - Tonight!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Time:	7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location:	Bump N' Grind Cafe
Street:	916 Commercial Drive, Vancouver
City/Town:	Vancouver, BC
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Phone:

6045693362

Description

A night were 4 AMAZING spoken word artist go up and do their thing.
We got:

Scruffmouth
THE 2008 VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM GRAND CHAMPION!!!
Enough said...

Sasha Langford
Sasha Langford was selected as one of five poets to represent Vancouver in the 2008 CBC Poetry Face Off, opened for Canadian Folk Music Award nominees the Fugitives as part of the 2007 Jewish Book Festival, was invited to perform at two Annual Sistahood Slams as part of Women's month, was the second runner up for the title of Women of the World Vancouver champion, graced the Vancouver Poetry Slam semi-finals stage, and featured at the Vancouver Poetry Slam, The Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam, the Spillious Speak 'n Sing and the Maple Ridge poetry slam both individually and as part of the Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team, all before the age of 19.

Spillious
Spillious is a respected member of the Vancouver poetry scene. He regularly hosts the Vancouver Poetry Slam, aswell as featured at many slams. Spillious is also behind organizing many events, such as the Spillious Speak n' Sing.

Tanya Evanson
Tanya Evanson is a Caribbean-Quebecoise Lover, Writer, Oral Poet, Vocalist and Director of MotherTongue Media. Her oral poetry career spans almost 15 years in Canada where she has worked stageslarge and small, backed by delicious Jazz and World Music artists. After four years in Istanbul,where she toured Europe as a whirling dervish dancer with Mercan Dede, she returns to her belovedVancouver to launch “The Memorists” thanks to a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Afollow-up to her 2004 spoken word release “Invisible World,” the album was recorded in Istanbuland Vancouver - a treasure in your chest of poetry and song with music jewels of Africa, Anatoliaand Arabia: spoken world music. Open your arms if you want to be held www.mothertonguemedia.com

$5 Bucks at the door
with all proceeds going towards an up-coming spoken word feature film.

Sighn up for open mic @ 6:30pm

Show Starts @ 7:00pm

Literary: Hilary Peach @ the Slam

Hilary Peach features Sept 8th at the LABOUR POETRY SLAM

THE VANCOUVER POETRY SLAM

http://www.myspace.com/vancouverpoetryslam

http://vancouverpoetryhouse.com/

CONTINUES

@

CAFÉ DEUX SOLEILS: 2096 COMMERCIAL DRIVE

(5TH AND COMMERCIAL)

http://www.cafedeuxsoleils.com/

EVERY MONDAY OF THE MONTH

THE NEXT VAN SLAM "ALT SLAM"

IS

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH

THE "SOLIDARITY SLAM"

(POEMS ABOUT WORK)

FEATURING

HILARY PEACH

http://www.hilarypeach.com/

Audio poet Hilary Peach is an inter-disciplinary performer whose work marries song and poetry. For 15 years she has performed internationally at events that include the Vancouver International Folk Music Festival, Montreal’s Voix Des Ameriques, and the Poetry International Festival in Rotterdam. She has released an exquisite debut CD, Poems Only Dogs Can Hear, in which she suspends surreal vignettes inside a matrix of music. Peach was a finalist in the 2004 CBC Radio Poetry Face-Off, and has recently released a short film, Pennsylvania. She is currently working on a literary collection of poetry and a Folk Opera about her boilermaking work called Suitcase Local with musicians Andreas Kahre, Alex Varty and Leah Hokanson. Hilary Peach is Artistic Director of the Poetry Gabriola Festival.

PRIZES SUPPLIED BY

UPRISING BREADS, FLOWERBOX AND URBAN EMPIRE

DOORS AT 8PM

POETRY SLAM AT 9 O'CLOCK

WITH YOUR HOST

COMRADE SPELT

COME IN YOUR WORK CLOTHES AND

READ YOUR POEMS ABOUT YOUR BEST JOB, YOUR WORST JOB,

THE WORK YOU DO, WORK IN GENERAL, UNIONS, NON UNIONS, DRUG TESTING

AND ANYTHING IN BETWEEN

STILL ONLY $5

Literary: Andrea Thompson, Faust MacKenzie, Scruffmouth and Sasha Langford

The Vancouver Poetry Slam and Vancouver Poetry House
http://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/


are very proud to present
Friday Night Words: A Showcase of Vancouver Poetry Slam All Stars

Past, Present and Future.

including performances by original Van Slam team member Andrea Thompson,
current slam team members Faust Mackenzie and Scruffmouth,
and
erotic slam champ Sasha Langford.

Cafe Deux Soleils 2096 Commercial Drive Doors open at 8:00 PM.

Show starts at 9:00PM.

Only $10.00
One of the pioneers of the SLAM poetry scene in Canada, Andrea's performances are electric and unique – blending elements of jazz, dub, hip-hop and traditional literary verse into a style all her own. Re-creating mythological themes in a contemporary milieu, she offers her audience an invitation to return to the roots of the oral tradition through the elevation of spoken word to its ancient role as public ritual.Van Slam Grand Champion, Scruffmouth will be performing poems from his new book "The Seventh Sense".
He is also on the 2008 Vancouver Poetry Slam team and has been slamming, speaking the word, and performing dub poetry since 2004. "Faust McKenzie is the bastard child of short-lived love triangle between Bob, Doug, and Spuds McKenzie. In clinical trials, Faust outperformed all other major brands of cranial detergent, despite selling for half the price. Faust smells better up-close, regrets joining Facebook, and has a chapbook for sale entitled 'Faux Reals.'

"Sasha Langford was selected as one of five poets to represent Vancouver in the 2008 CBC Poetry Face Off, opened for Canadian Folk Music Award nominees the Fugitives as part of the 2007 Jewish Book Festival, was invited to perform at two Annual Sistahood Slams as part of Women's month, was the second runner up for the title of Women of the World Vancouver champion, graced the Vancouver Poetry Slam semi-finals stage, and featured at the Vancouver Poetry Slam, The Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam, the Spillious Speak 'n Sing and the Maple Ridge poetry slam both individually and as part of the Vancouver Youth Poetry Slam Team, all before the age of 19.

Since turning 19, Sasha has become the slam champion of the first annual Vancouver Erotica Slam....and that's about all so far.

These four performers will probably never get a chance to share a stage together again.

Literary: Joe Rosenblatt & Catherine Owen

Just making sure the People know about the Vancouver Book launch of "Dog" . Poets Joe Rosenblatt and Catherine Owen will be reading from their amazing new book.
When: August 3rd 2:30-5pm
Where: Timbre 2068 Commercial Dr.
Also featuring the photographs and songs of Karen Moe....
Hope you can drop by...
Catherine Owen is a Vancouver poet. Her poems have been published in journals across Canada and her books include - Somatic-The Life and Work of Egon Schiele (Exile Editions, 1998, nominated for the Gerald Lampert Award), Black Milk, Starvation Landscape, and The Wrecks of Eden (Wolsak & Wynn, 2001, nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Award). She also has a CD out - Cusp - and is working on the play Circe and Cougars with La Leona Productions. She is currently completing a book of sequences, FYRE, a West Coast collection, Seeing Lessons and Frenzy, featuring poems on the fusion of metal music and the troubadour culture.
Joe Rosenblatt was born in Toronto in l933. He started writing seriously in the early sixties, and in l966 his first book, The L.S.D. Leacock, was published by Coach House Press. Since then he has published more than a dozen books of poetry and fiction. His selected poems (1962-1975), Top Soil, won the Governor-General's Award for poetry. Another volume of selected poems, (l963-l985), Poetry Hotel, won The B.C. Book Prize, l986 for poetry. His poems have appeared in numerous anthologies and periodicals in North America.

Wax Poetic: This Week - Clint "Father Goose" Wilson

Our guest on Wednesday at 2pm CFRO 102.7fm is Clint "Father Goose" Wilson. Clint calls himself...

... an otherworldly alien who was left here by the mother ship some 37 years ago. As he took the form of a man-child and learned the ways of the Earthlings he quickly realized that his two fortes were, rhyming and making people laugh. But beware, sometimes he gets tired of making them laugh and then simply goes into shocker mode and makes them, cry, scream, go yoik?, or simply run off towards the horizon with their eyes and ears bleeding, never to be seen again.

When not writing humorous poetry, Father Goose can be found writing sci-fi and fantasy, writing automotive magazine articles, selling used auto parts at his wrecking business in Chilliwack, carving leather art for motorcycle seats, saddlebags and the like (or poetry championship belts), pinstriping and engraving, playing bass or drums in several different combos, or having fun with his three half-breed children... yes, Father Goose mated with an Earth girl and his sensible yet hilarious kids are the crossbred result. Check out the Goose at an open mic event near you!

For more bios, videos and recordings of Wax Poetic, check out the blog at www.poetryradio.blogspot.com.

Literary: The Weird Word

The E.V.N.W.L. (The East Van Network of Love) presents:

The Weird Word: Tales and Tunes of Eccentric Genius

Friday, July 11th, 2008 @ Cafe Deux Soleils

9pm $7 at the door

FEATURING

Al Mader: The Minimalist Jug Band
A beautifully dark master of story-song and humour. Al Mader makes me want to slit my wrists laughing!

Francis Mantis
With his deep guitar rhythms and articulated voice, this Ovation playing sex-vibration generator looks like he walked out of an anime cartoon.

RC Weslowski:
" ... butterflies are f *&$ ing on the fingertips of warheads!" "You are Beauty Ba-Bo",
This extraordinary poet and entertainer rejuvantes and provokes the soul. With wild gesticulation, voice modulation, humour, and "human insecure weirdness", he makes me feel like I'm five years old.

C J Leon
Peculiar goth guitar player-poet, CJ Leon will be hosting the event, seasoning the evening with tales from the lives of eccentric geniuses throughout history.

Ladybug (aka Random Adjective, Chloe Libba Smith)
This jazz-trained singer and impresstionist will blow your mind with genre shifts from hip hop to reggae to ragtime in a single piece!

Julie Parrell This intense performer has the ability to sex you up and shake you down. She will be evoking multimedia talents.

With Special Guests:

Matt Hogan and Jane Panic

Wax Poetic: Warren Fulton

WARREN DEAN FULTON has been performing, publishing, & promoting poetry since the early 90ʼs. He has performed his words as a feature & at open mics in Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto, Hamilton, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Kamloops, Vernon, Kelowna, Penticton, San Francisco, New York, & even New Westminster.
He has published now & then in little lit mags in Canada, the US, & the UK. he has published thru his micro poetry press Pooka Press the likes of GG award winners; George Bowering, Stephanie Bolster, John Pass, Patrick Lane & other such well known poets as, Robert Creeley, Susan Musgrave, Heather Haley, rob mclennan, Kate Braid, bill bissett, Marilyn Bowering, John B. Lee, jwcurry, Amanda Earl, Jeffrey Mackie, Todd Swift, Joe Blades, Shannon Rayne, Faust MacKenzie, the Svelt Ms Spelt, RC Weslowski, & SR Duncan, as well as dozens of others.
In addition to the readings & publishing, Warren has also made short videopoems, & literary (poetry) documentary films/videos, one short on THUNDERING WORD HEARD & the late T.Paul Ste. Marie, which played in The Hawaii International Film Festival in 2002.

Check out some links to this poetry at www.poetryradio.blogspot.com
and tune in Wednesday at 2pm PST
102.7fm CFRO

Literary: Poets Norwich & Duncan Explore Duality

Creation. Destruction. Light and dark. Join Commercial Drive poets Steve Duncan and Marni Norwich and dancer Natalie Hobbs as they explore the theme of duality in a performance that combines spoken word and improvisational movement.

Take Eve's Eden and the fickle wishbone of relationship and juxtapose them with the gritty substance of modern urban life

Music and More on Main
Thursday, May 22nd
Featured performance: 8:45pm
Doors: 7:30pm
Open Mic: 8pm
By Donation
Hosted by Rick Keating

Little Mountain Neighborhood House
3981 Main Street
For more information call 604-788-8340
or email srduncan@shaw.ca

Painting by Kim Edward Black

"Duality"

Literary: Van Lip

EVIL BOY GENIUS PRODUCTIONS

AND

NEW MUSIC WEST

PRESENT

VAN LIP: A NIGHT OF VANCOUVER SPOKEN WORD

SATURDAY MAY 17TH

@

CAFÉ DEUX SOLEILS: 2096 COMMERCIAL DRIVE

DOORS AT 7PM

SHOW STARTS AT 8:30

$10 AT THE DOOR

FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY

2008 VAN SLAM TEAM MEMBERS

SCRUFFMOUTH, RADAR, FAUST McKENZIE, ZACCHEUS JACKSON AND AL MADER

PLUS

SEAN McGARRAGLE, THE SVELTE MS. SPELT, CJ, BARBARA ADLER

JULIE PARRELL, RC WESLOWSKI

WITH SPECIAL GUEST

ARDATH WHYNACHT FROM HALIFAX

Contact rcarcee@yahoo.ca for more info

Or

604 215 9230