Événement

Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Day Two: Bout #5 & Bout #7

Day two will see some poets flinging caution aside as they try to move up in the rankings, while other poets will be under pressure to maintain their position. Poets will be performing two and three minute poems.

At the end of Day Two, we will announce which 12 of the 40 competing poets will advance to CIPS Finals Night.

Tickets for these bouts include admission to Mashed Poetics.

Doors at 6:30pm.
Bout #5 starts at 7pm.
Bout #7 starts at 8:30pm.
Mashed Poetics starts at 11:00 pm at The Wise Hall.

Bout #5 Line-up
Frankie McGee
KT Job
Marina Reid Hale
Jon Hedderwick
Deirdre Lee
Steve Currie
Shawna Dmitry
Bassam
Coral More
d'j

Bout #7 Line-up:
Paul Finkleman
Tasha Receno
Jake Rysz
Rabbit Richards
Aaron Simm
Niambi Leigh
Johnny Trinh
Alan Leangvan
Kay Kassirer
The P.O.E

This CIPS Bouts are All Ages, sadly, Mashed Poetics is 19+. General seating. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 6:30pm. Box office is CASH ONLY. There is an ATM located directly across the street.

This show may contain strong language, controversial issues, and words that make you re-evaluate your life. Advance tickets are NOT mailed out; they can be picked up at the Will Call station at the venue. Box office and Will Call will open with doors at 6:30pm. Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Accessibility Info:

Café Deux Soleils has been the main venue for the Vancouver Poetry Slam since 1999. It is sold out every Monday by fans of spoken word poetry. It is an iconic venue run by a staff that are friendly and promote progressive values.
Café Deux Soleils is a semi-accessible venue to wheelchairs and scooters. They have recently completely renovated the bathrooms, installing three ungendered stalls. However there is no wheelchair-accessible bathroom. Please read the full report from the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project for more details.