The 10th Annual Toronto International Poetry Slam @ The Great Hall, Toronto, ON - Sun Sept 2nd!

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!!

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

The 9th Annual Toronto International Poetry Slam @ The Poor Alex Theatre, Toronto, ON - Sun Sept 4th!

Join us on Sunday, September 4th, as New York's Jamaal St. John returns to Toronto with hopes of claiming his 7th victory as North America's best slam poet.

Jamaal will be joined by poets including: Tomy Bewick (Toronto), Eytan The Crouton (Toronto), Loh El (Ottawa), Lishai (Toronto), Chill (Chicago), P.O.E. (Toronto), Ali The World's Greatest (Florida), Ritallin (Ottawa), Andrea Von Wichert (Winnipeg), Brandon Williamson (Buffalo) and more, in an all out lyrical war.

$20 advance tickets are on sale now via email money transfer, and at A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst Street, Play De Record, 357A Yonge Street, and Knowledge Bookstore, 177 Queen Street West in Brampton.

Sunday, September 4th
The 9th Annual Toronto International Poetry Slam
The Poor Alex Theatre
772A Dundas Street West
Doors 8pm
Show 9pm
$20 Advance
$25 Door

Visit: http://www.dwaynemorgan.ca

The 8th Annual Toronto International Poetry Slam @ the Poor Alex Theatre, Toronto, ON - Sun Sept 5th!

The year is winding down quickly, and this Sunday we will host our second final big show of the year!

THE 8th ANNUAL TORONTO INTERNATIONAL POETRY SLAM

It is that time again! We are getting ready for the end of summer classic, where poets take to the stage to compete for $1000US. Yes, it's the 8th Annual Toronto International Poetry Slam, taking place on Sunday, September 5th, 2010, inside of the Poor Alex Theatre, 772A (upstairs), Dundas Street West.

This year, come witness the excitement, as Nikki Germany, Buffalo, Ms. Wise, Philly, Myk Miranda, Toronto, Spin, Toronto, Fraser McDonald, Toronto, Tomy Bewick, Toronto, David Delisca, Toronto, Ten Thousand, Buffalo, Kiki, Toronto, Leviathan, Toronto, Memo, Toronto, Scruffmouth, Vancouver, Jamaal St. John, New York, Poetic Speed, Ottawa, Ian keteku, Ottawa, Ntare Ali Gault, Buffalo, Brandon Wint, Ottawa, Carlos Andres Gomez, New York, Brandon Williamson, Buffalo, Open Secret, Ottawa, Erika Haygood, NY, Helen TKL Serenity, Toronto, and Lishai Peel, Toronto

Advance tickets are on sale now for $15 at Play De Record and A Different Booklist in Toronto, Sunshine Sound and Lighting in Scarborough, DMR Hair Studio in Mississauga, and Knowledge Bookstore in Brampton, or via email money transfer to info@upfromtheroots.ca