TIPS Returns This Sunday!!
This Sunday, September 2nd, at 7pm, 22 of North America's best poets will take to the stage at the Great Hall (1087 Queen Street West), Toronto, ON, for the chance to take home a piece of the $1000 in prize money, and you get to judge who wins!!
This Sunday, September 2nd, at 7pm, 22 of North America's best poets will take to the stage at the Great Hall (1087 Queen Street West), Toronto, ON, for the chance to take home a piece of the $1000 in prize money, and you get to judge who wins!!
Enjoy performances from:
1. Prufrock - Defending Champion (Ottawa)
2. The P.O.E. - Burlington
3. Lip Balm - Mississauga
4. Ritallin - Toronto
5. Array of Words - Ottawa
6. Alvin Lau - Chicago
7. Komi Olaf - Ottawa
8. Lishai - Toronto
9. Synonymous - Ottawa
10. Loh El - Ottawa
11. Cathy Petch - Toronto
12. Jen Kunlire - Calgary
13. Randell - Toronto
14. Erika Gault - Buffalo
15. Deonte Osayande - Detroit
16. Raissa Simone - Kingston
17. JD Vishus - Toronto
18. Patrick De Belen - Toronto
19. Tomy Bewick - Burlington
20. Lakeya Haygood - Rochester
21. Jamaal Rogers - Ottawa
22. Ten Thousand - Buffalo
$20 Advance tickets are on sale now via email money transfer to info@upfromtheroots.ca,
at A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst St, Play De Record, 357 Yonge
Street, and Knowledge Bookstore, 177 Queen Street West in Brampton
This
year's winner, not only takes home the biggest chunk of the prize
money, but they also earn the right to open for Saul Williams on Friday,
September 7th, also at the Great Hall.
This is the first time that we've had so many women in the competition, and a woman has never won, maybe this will be the year.
If
you want a sampling of the best poets on the scene right now, then you
don't want to miss Sunday's Toronto International Poetry Slam.
For
those of you who like to party on the long weekend, the show runs from
7pm to 10pm, so you'll have lots of time to get to the club!!
See you on Sunday!!
Dwayne
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