Hey Poetry Lovers!
Our next poetry slam is TOMORROW! Tuesday, March 29th @9pm
This slam will give the top 2 poets of the night spots in our Rouge Poetry Slam Finals on April 28th and ultimately a shot at being on the team that will represent the city of Edmonton at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Toronto this year.
Come out and SLAM or to support your favorites.
Be sure to visit the Rouge Poetry Slam tab for all the details.
See you on Tomorrow!
Check out more info at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=150293458363844
Help us grow the Edmonton spoken word poetry community to include youth.
What you need to know:
-Come to Stanley Milner Library
-Bring a pen and paper
-Get ready to write and perform your words
CONTACT
Mary Pinkoski - edyouthpoetryslam@gmail.com
Hey Poetry Lovers!
Our next poetry slam of the season will give the top 2 poets of the night spots in our Rouge Poetry Slam Finals on April 28th and ultimately a shot at being on the team that will represent the city of Edmonton at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Toronto this year.
Come out and SLAM or to support your favorites.
Be sure to visit the Rouge Poetry Slam tab for all the details.
See you on Tuesday!
Hey Poetry Lovers!
Join us on Tuesday (March 22) as we mark World Water Day with “Wet Your Whistle” Poetry Night.
What is World Water Day?
Edmonton Water Week is a full week of events to mark World Water Day, which falls annually on March 22, following a United Nations initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro.
The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution. This world day for water was to be observed starting in 1993, in conformity with the recommendations of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development contained in chapter 18 (Fresh Water Resources) of Agenda 21.
World Water Week in Edmonton is organized by a network of organizations committed to protecting and preserving the water commons, and which work on a range of issues related to water:
Sierra Club Prairie
Rewild Alberta!
RaiNDaNCe RuBBeRBooTs
Public Interest Alberta
Parkland Institute
Our Water is Not for Sale
North Saskatchewan Riverkeepers
North Saskatchewan River Alliance
Greenpeace on Campus
Council of Canadians University of Alberta Chapter
Council of Canadians Edmonton Chapter
Council of Canadians
APIRG
Alberta Union of Provincial Employees Environment Committee
Join us at Rouge Lounge for an incredible night of spoken word and performance poetry relating the liberation struggle of the Palestinian people. This night will leave you inspired to share the stories of struggle with others and to be part of the growing movement against the injustice of apartheid in Palestine.
Show at 9pm! See you there.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=190826620947922&index=1
Youth Spoken Word Workshops
Starts This Sunday
2 – 4pm – FREE
Edmonton Room, Stanley Milner Library
(7 Sir Winston Churchill Square)
Join us for a chance to learn more about writing and performing, as well as an opportunity to perform in the Edmonton Poetry Festivals Youth Showcase on April 26, 2011.
CONTACT
Mary Pinkoski – edyouthpoetryslam@gmail.com
More details on the workshops below:
March 13, 27 & April 10, 17 – 2pm – FREE
Edmonton Room, Stanley Milner Library Library,
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square
Hosts: Members of the Edmonton Spoken Word Community
The Edmonton Youth Poetry Slam announces a series of spoken word workshops for teens!
Do you like to write poetry? Are you interested in performing? Want to combine the two together?
Join us for a series of four workshops that will bring together Edmonton youth to focus on writing spoken word, with a finale showcase performance on April 26 at the Edmonton Poetry Festival. Workshops will be lead by members of the Edmonton spoken word community. April 10 will feature guest workshop leader and Edmonton Poet Laureate, Cadence Weapon.
Help us grow the Edmonton spoken word poetry community to include youth.
What you need to know:
-Come to Stanley Milner Library
-Bring a pen and paper
-Get ready to write and perform your words
CONTACT
Mary Pinkoski – edyouthpoetryslam@gmail.com
Hi Poetry Lovers!
We are at Rouge Lounge tonight as we are every single Tuesday night with some of the best talent the city has to offer!
Come out and support some amazing poets and musicians
See you tonight at 9pm.
3-2-1 Breathe!
Our next qualifying slam, for a chance to rep your city at the Canadian Festival of Spoken takes place on Tomorrow March 1st.
It will be a very special night, not only will it be a night of heated competition we will also be honoringSolidarity week with a special acoustic performance by friend of Rouge Poetry, Ro Souljah of The People’s Poets
About Solidarity Week
Solidarity Week is an endeavor initiated by various University of Alberta campus and community groups. Its aim is to create a space and an opportunity for people from different backgrounds to come together and to learn about each other’s struggles against colonialism, imperialism, and various forms of domination and oppression. The first Solidarity Week at the U of A was held in March 2010. Through a number of panel discussions and other activities, the week highlighted issues of gender, colonialism, and leadership. These broad issues were also linked to current local struggles in Edmonton and Canada as a whole.
We will also be featuring all the way from Montreal the amazing Alessandra Naccarato
Alessandra Naccarato is a spoken word artist and community organizer based in Montreal, Quebec. She has graced stages from New York to Buenos Aires, Halifax to Victoria, and twice represented Montreal at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, placing third nationally in 2009 and 2010. The Artistic Director of Throw Poetry Collective and the Co-Chair of Spoken Word Canada, she was named one of Montreal’s top emerging artists by Nightlife Magazine and a “Noisemaker” by the Montreal Mirror.
Her latest chapbook, “Beekeepers, Hurricanes & Men Who Catch Pigeons” is a collection of poems for recent lovers, including Sappho, Tropical Storm Alex & the guy who fed her oranges in Guatemala one spring.
Be sure to check out our Rouge Poetry Slam tab for all the slam dates and rules.
See you tomorrow!
Doors @ 8pm, Show @ 9pm
