Photographer: @jjchau
MUA: @mareesesa
Hair: @recreatingroddy
Creative Director: @cameravindua
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Are you guys ready for our biggest show of the year?? Of all the months not to miss, this one is right up there. IT’S THE SEASON FINALE OF SLAM!!!!!!!
12 of our best competitors will walk onto the stage, and 5 will represent Montreal at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word as part of our 2019 THROW POETRY TEAM!!
Doors open at 7, show starts at 8.
Entry is $8 for students and members of the Quebec Writers Federation; $10 for the general public or PWYC
This month, the slam competitors have their spots reserved but there will still be FOUR slots on the open mic.
If you’re one of the poets competing, please show up by 7:30 and come say hello so we know you’re all there. If you can’t compete for any reason, please let us know right away so someone else can take your spot!
All the usual rules apply, but you’re also allowed to repeat anything you’ve already used this season if you want.
THE COMPETITORS ARE (in no particular order):
Liana
Xander
Celeste
Meg
Alexander Tkachuk
Raissa Simone
Cezure
MCC
Penina
Ruchama
Yamin
Sarah Y
Our FEATURE for this incredible show is:
yes the poet
[they/them]
is a migrant settler based in Tkaronto, what is colonially known as toronto. they were born in havana and come to this land by way of familial migration following la perioda especial in cuba.
they come to poetry through the cuban traditions of being a dramatic lover and never shutting up.
they are a poet, activist, facilitator, teacher, and event planner with a history of running local series and national festivals.
yes is a radical, (gender)queer feminist. they are a prison abolitionist, intersectional feminist, leftist, and anti-state activist.
yes has performed on stages across turtle island. in 2014 they became a national champion and in 2017 they co-directed the Voices of Today national youth festival and joined the Spoken Word Canada board.
they also organize with No One Is Illegal – Toronto and the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network.
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C’est la dernière slam du saison ! Douze de nos meilleures poèt(e)s entreront et cinq va gagner l’opportunité de représenter notre ville à le festival du spoken word canadien comme l’équipe Throw Poetry 2019!!
Les portes ouvrent à 19 H et le spectacle commence à 20 H.
Il fait 8 $ pour étudiant(e)s et membres de la Fédération des Ecrivains du Quebec (QWF). Le prix d’admission est 10 $ pour tout les autres. Ce mois, les competateurs sont déjà choisis, mais il reste encore du place sur le open mic – l’inscription va ouvrir à 19 H. Les concurrant(e)s doivent arrivez à 19h30 s’il vous plait!
LA BATAILLE POUR DEVENIR LA NOUVELLE ÉQUIPE DU SLAM EST ENTRE :
Liana
Xander
Celeste
Meg
Alexander Tkachuk
Raissa
Cezure
MCC
Penina
Ruchama
Yamin
Sarah Y
Notre invité(e) est :
yes the poet
[Ils/Ellent]
est un(e) colon basé(e) en Tkaronto, qui est connu colonialement comme Toronto. Ils/elles étaient né(e) au Havana et ont venu(e) à cette terre à cause du migration familiale après la perioda especial au Cuba.
Ils/elles approchent la poésie à travers les traditions cubaine d’être un(e) amant(e) dramatique et de jamais fermer la gueule.
Ils/elles sont un(e) poèt(e), activist(e), facilitateur/trice, enseignant(e), et planificateur(e) des événements avec un histoire de courir des séries locales et des festivals nationales.
Ils/elles organisent aussi avec No One Is Illegal – Toronto and the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network.
Leur(e) site du web est : https://www.yesthepoet.com/about
photo credit:
Photographer: @jjchau
MUA: @mareesesa
Hair: @recreatingroddy
Creative Director: @cameravindua
