Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Slam @ Station Bar & Kitchen, Toronto, ON - Sun Nov 17th!

The Roots Lounge is back for our season opener, after winning the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word! Come hang with us for the Open Mic & Poetry Slam.

Bring your talents & stories to the championship stage at Station On Bloor (866 Bloor Street West) and share your voice with the city.

Doors @ 7
Show @ 8

Cover $5

Location: Station Bar & Kitchen, 866 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON

Facebook event page here

Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Slam @ Station Bar & Kitchen, Toronto, ON - Sun July 21st!

The Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Slam returns to Station In Bloor on Sunday, July 21st!!!

Come through to share your stories on the Open Mic or sharpen your Slam senses before the season opens! Bring your friends and support the voices of Toronto.

Doors @ 7p
Show @ 8p

Cover is $5

Location: Station Bar & Kitchen, 866 Bloor Street W, Toronto, ON

Facebook event page here

Toronto Poetry Slam featuring Amoya Reé @ The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON - Sun Apr 7th!

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If you want to hear what a national champ sounds like, you should be coming to this slam...because feature poet Amoya Reé won the national title with the 2018 Toronto Poetry Slam Team!

As always doors at 7p signup 730p show at 8p

$10 cover - Tickets available at dllr

NO open mic due to that stage time being reserved for a partnership we are doing with a community organization called SKETCH. That's also why the door fee is $10 this time.
All ages.

Hosted by Alyssa Ginsburg

NOTE: We are now a two round slam! Scores are cumulative. And it's still 12 poets max in the first round, then 6 in the 2nd.

Location:  The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

 Amoya Reé is a Jamaican-Canadian performance poet and 2018 National Champion. Her writing is rooted in her lived experiences as immigrant & young mother. She began exploring performance poetry in 2008 & since then she has shared her stories in classrooms & boardrooms across Ontario. Most recently she sat as captain of the 2018 Toronto Poetry Slam team who were semi-finalists at the National Poetry Slam in Chicago and won the national championship in Guelph, Ontario.

Accessibility info:

The Drake Hotel has 1 step at the front door on Queen St. W. There are no steps and a button to open the door on Beaconsfield (west side of the building)
To get from the lobby to the Underground, there are 19 steps to the doors/bar level, then 4 steps leading from the bar area to where the chairs are setup. Bathrooms are back on the same level as the bar in the Underground. A wheelchair accessible, gender neutral washroom is on the main lobby level.

Questions? Email info@torontopoetryslam.com

The Soul Slam @ Lula Lounge, Toronto, ON - Sun Jan 21st!

THE SOUL SLAM!


We're almost there; the first show of the new year!! Once again, we are kicking the year off with the Soul Slam singers competition. If you've never been, the Soul Slam features 13 singers, showcasing their original songs, for the chance to win $1000, and the audience gets to judge who wins!

Be there this Sunday at the Lula Lounge. Tickets are on sale now from Dwayne Morgan's site here or here

Remember that the Lula Lounge reserves the best seats for those with dinner reservations. If you would like to make a reservation, give them a call at 416.588.0307

Doors 7pm. Show 8pm. $20 advance, $25 door

Location:  Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St W, Toronto, ON

Toronto Poetry Slam @ Brigantine Room, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, ON - Thurs Oct 13th!

Toronto Poetry Slam presents a night of poetry with purpose. Join us as the city’s top spoken word artists share poems inspired by three of our short films. From meditations on schizophrenia and low-income housing to thoughts on the refugee experience, this is a night of important rhymes you’ll remember.

Featuring poetry by:
David Silverberg
Patrick de Belen
Valentino Assenza
Rahul Gupta
Cathy Charlie Petch
Ian Keteku

Hosted by Brendan McLeod

Location:  Harbourfront Centre, 235 Queens Quay West, Toronto, ON

Time:  8p - 11p

Tickets: $18

For tickets click here

For information on the Reelworld Festival click here

Toronto Poetry Slam @ The Drake, Toronto, ON - Fri Sept 26th!

TORONTO POETRY SLAM: Featuring the 2013 CFSW CHAMPION TPS SLAM TEAM

They won the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in October 2013 and now the 2013 Team is reuniting for one last show on Sept 26!

You're in for a treat, Toronto!

BIO: On April 21st 2013 a new Toronto Poetry Slam team was born. These five riveting wordsmiths articulate those feelings we have no words for, those emotions better left unsaid, and those moments which make life enjoyable.

Comic OPTIMUS RHYME, teacher KLIGGY, day-dreamer IF, rapper PHILOSOFLY and slam poetry veteran DAHVEED DELISCA might seem like an unlikely team of poets, let alone friends. But on the 9th of November 2013 the collective proved otherwise as they became the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word national champions.

The quintet reunites for a special TPS feature performance on FRIDAY September the 26th. Not to be missed!

Caution: watching these poets might lead to serious joy, tremendous laughter and you might fall in love and pee your pants, simultaneously. Discretion is advised.

Hosted by 2013 + 2014 TPS slam team coach IAN KETEKU

Doors 7 pm
Sign-up 7:30
Show 8:00

Location:  The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

Brought to you by the Toronto Poetry Project

Facebook event page here

Toronto Slam Champions Cup Last Chance Slam @ The Supermarket, Toronto, ON - Tues Sept 9th!

GREAT NEWS! There is one more spot left to compete in the Champions' Cup on October 2. Come and claim it!

Cytopoetics is hosting a LAST CHANCE SLAM at The Supermarket in Kensington Market on Tuesday September 9.

Sign-up @ 7PM, Show @ 8PM.

Round 1: 12 poets
Round 2: 6 poets
Round 3: 3 poets

$5 at the door. All ages are encouraged!

If we receive more than 12 sign-ups, we will draw 12 names. Each round will be a clean slate, scores will not carry over. 1 poem per round, typical slam rules apply. A fourth round will created should there be a tie in the third.

The winner earns a spot in the draw for the 3rd annual Toronto Slam Champions' Cup on October 2 against the six local GTA poetry slam champions and the top slammer from the 2014 Women of the World Poetry Slam Qualifier - and a chance to win $200, the cup trophy and the title of Toronto Slam Champion of Champions!!!

Location:  The Supermarket, 268 Augusta Avenue, Toronto, ON

Time:  8:00p

Looking forward to seeing all you amazing poets and audience members then!

Questions? Feel free to email Sharon for all things event related! scaesar@live.ca

Facebook event page here

Toronto Poetry Slam @ The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON - Sun Sept 7th!

Local wordsmiths and performers shine at Toronto Poetry Slam, providing an evening of spoken word, lyrical mastery and friendly competition before an always packed house. $80 goes to the best performance of the night, so if you think your literary creations have what it takes to win, be sure to sign up at 7:30PM. And don't forget your sense of humour!

Location:  The Drake Hotel, Underground, 1150 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON
Type: Other
Cover: $5
Time: Sept. 7, 2014, 7 p.m.
Website

The 12th Annual Toronto International Poetry Slam @ The Great Hall, Toronto, ON - Sun Aug 31st!

It's that time of the year again, and as always, we close out our season by giving away money!! This year, 26 poets, from as far as Bermuda and Turks and Caicos, will congregate in the Great Hall (1087 Queen Street West, Toronto, ), for the chance at the $1500 in prize money.

It's been a few years, since there have been this many poets wanting a chance at the glory, and I am very excited to see how this one goes down.

Doors open at 7pm, the show gets going at 8pm,

Advance tickets are on sale now for only $20 via Interac e-Transfer or paypal to info@dwaynemorgan.ca, or at A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst St., Toronto, ON
Play De Record, 357 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON @ Dundas, or
Knowledge Bookstore, 177 Queen Street West in Brampton, ON

For more info contact Dwayne Morgan - email info@dwaynemorgan.ca

Toronto Poetry Slam featuring Rusty Priske from Ottawa @ The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON - Sun Aug 10th!

We're back for a hot slam during the hot Toronto summer! (But all good, cuz the Drake has A/C)

Our spoken word competition features the amazing RUSTY PRISKE from Ottawa! He's been getting on stage to share his poetry for eight years and in that time he has been on the Capital Slam team SIX times, including 2009 when the team won the National Championship. He is a former member of The Recipe and the Copper Conundrum and his work has appeared on eight CDs, in four chapbooks, and his two full-length poetry books, Rusty Priske: Trapeze Artist and the brand new This is Day One.

Rusty has been the Slam Master at CapSlam for six years and is also the Spoken Word Canada National Slam Master and the founder of the VERSeOttawa Hall of Honour.

His greatest contribution to Slam in Canada may be the proliferation of the word 'Penultimate’.

Location:  The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

Cover:  $5 all night.

Doors 7 signup 730pm show 8

Remember, those coveted seats get filled quick, arrive late and you'll be standing (and crowd-surfing!)

All ages

Questions? Email info@torontopoetryslam.com

The Roots Lounge Open Mic & Poetry Lounge @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Jul 20th!

Congratulations to the 2014 Roots Lounge Poetry Slam team of Dwayne Morgan, Patrick DeBelen, Scribe, Patrick Walters, and alternate Spin.

Look out for fundraisers over the summer, and more Roots Lounge goodness!

Hosted by: Patrick de Belen and Dwayne Morgan
Music by: Randy 'Manifest' Reid
Time: 7:30pm sign up, 8pm Slam
Place: The Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond St E, Toronto, ON
Cost: $5

Welcome to the longest running poetry slam series in Toronto 'The Roots Lounge' - ( #RootsLounge )-. Are you an aspiring poet/musician/songwriter looking for some stage time? Maybe a skilled spoken word artist looking to master their craft, and possibly gain points towards being a part of a championship 'Up From the Roots' slam team? Interested in hearing one of the best DJs in Toronto on his 1s and 2s? Do you have ears?

Well if you answered yes to any of those questions, or even if you didn't, you should definitely come check us out, and learn for yourself why this is one of the best poetry slams in the dot.

3 round slam. Top 3 poets at the end of the night will receive points towards earning a spot on the 2014 Up From the Roots slam team.

Peace.

The Official Dwayne Morgan Page
Up From The Roots Entertainment
Twitter: @Dwayne_Morgan - @UpFromtheRoots - @Patrick_deBelen - #RootsLounge

Facebook event page here

FUNDRAISER/SEND OFF - BAM! Toronto Youth Poetry Slam ft. BAM! 2014 TEAM! @ The Central, Toronto, ON - Wed Jul 9th!

HOSTED BY: PATRICK DE BELEN
Where? The Central, 603 Markham Street, Toronto, ON
When? Wednesday, July 9, 2014.
5:30PM – DOORS OPEN
6:00PM – SIGN UPS
6:30PM - OPEN MIC/SLAM STARTS
Slammers: Age 12-19
Open Mic and Audience: ALL AGES
Cost? $5 for performers $10 for spectators
Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/BAMYouthSlam

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FUNDRAISER! FUNDRAISER! FUNDRAISER!
Toronto's only monthly Youth Poetry Slam, BAM!, is back in full effect for a special FUNDRAISER slam, featuring the current BAM! TORONTO YOUTH SLAM TEAM OF 2014!

This slam will operate as a normal slam, but all fundraised money (additional contributions past the $5 cover is HIGHLY ENCOURAGED) will be given towards the upcoming competition team costs (travel, lodging, registrations, etc.), representing Toronto at many of the big conference, including BRAVE NEW VOICES (PHILLY - International Youth Nationals) and YOUTHCANSLAM (OTTAWA - Canadian Youth Nationals)! PLEASE DONATE AND FUND THE DREAMS OF BAM! 2014.

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INTERESTED IN COMPETING?
Rules of a BAM! Poetry Slam are quite simple. Bring 3 poems, just in case. There we will have 12 slots open for youth poets ages 12-19 - 2-3 rounds (based on number of competitors), 3 minutes with a 10 second grace period for every poet to drop their fire, with a 0.5 penalty for every 10 seconds afterwards. No props, no instruments, etc.

There is an OPEN MIC available for ALL AGES for anyone that wants to share his or her works on stage!

INTERESTED IN QUALIFYING FOR THE BAM! TEAM?
Basically, from now monthly to September, finishing 1st will get 5 points, 2nd place gets 3 points, 3rd place gets 2 points, and the remaining youth slammers gets 1 point. In October, the top 12 point leaders in descending order will be invited to our October semi finals to compete to be on the BAM! Toronto Youth Poetry Slam Team! Priority will be given to those who have competed 2 months or more.

POINTS STANDINGS HERE: https://www.facebook.com/notes/bam-the-toronto-youth-slam/season-standings-2014/10151999628535415

SO COME THRU AND BRING A FRIEND OR TWO! Let’s pack the house and have a great time! You will not regret it. There will be fire, blood and poetry! See you there!

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SO WHO ARE B.Tdot / BAM! 2014?
B.Tdot (BAM! Toronto) is the 2013-2014 Toronto Youth Poetry Slam Team. We use our voices to try and make a change and speak on behalf of those who can't.

We are the BAM! Toronto Youth Slam Team for 2013-2014, otherwise known as BTdot. We consist of many talented poets with many accolades and slams under their belt. We have been invited to compete at Youth Speaks - BRAVE NEW VOICES 2014 in Philadelphia! With the help of our coaches Patrick De Belen and Brian Millado we're hoping to bring crazy fire to Philadelphia this year at Brave New Voices and the other events we hope to competing at! Additionally, we will be representing Toronto at the youth Canadian nationals in Ottawa, YOUTHCANSLAM! This is a dream come true for all of our poets and we would appreciate any help that you can provide to help us get there!
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Toronto Poetry Slam featuring V from Ottawa @ The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON - Sun Jun 15th!

We're back with another poetry slam featuring the top spoken word artists in the GTA!

This time, we're featuring a poet long overdue to be on our stage: V from Ottaawa

Watching V step onto the stage and share her poetry is comparable to seeing a mild-mannered journalist step into a phone booth and turn into Superman. V has a knack for grabbing audiences from the first word. Her performances are usually accompanied by collective gasps and peals of laughter, but she is just as comfortable sharing fragility, using spoken word to dance between volcano, and candlelit vigil. V has represented Ottawa two years running at the 2012 and 2013 Canadian Festival for Spoken Word, reigns as Toronto’s 2013 Last Poet Standing and recently placed second in 2013's Toronto International Poetry Slam. She released her first anthology, Since February, a diverse and heartfelt collection last year and is currently anticipating the June release of her first spoken word album, entitled, " Watch Your Driving", along with a Dan Rascal produced cinepoem funded by the Ontario Arts Council and the City of Ottawa. Her upcoming projects will involve humanitarian aid efforts, building social, environmental and arts-program capacity in Eastern Africa.

TWITTER
@thevpoet
Cinepoem Teaser Video "R.I.P. Ms. Focus"
http://vimeo.com/94579807

Doors 7pm, Signup 7:30pm

Show 8pm

Cover:  $5

Open mic available too

Location:  The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

Questions? Email info@torontopoetryslam.com
Toronto Poetry
@TOpoetryslam

Toronto Youth Monologue Slam @ The Annex Theatre, Toronto, ON - Fri May 23rd!

Toronto’s top up and coming young actors deliver electrifying performances as they compete for the title of Toronto Youth Monologue Slam Champ!

Friday, May 23rd 2014

The Annex Theatre, 730 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON

Doors open at 7:00pm

Tickets are $10 online and $15 at the door.

For online tickets click here

Net proceeds from this event will go to an arts organization serving Toronto’s youth.

What is TYMS?

Toronto Youth Monologue Slam is the youth version of Toronto Monologue Slam. During the competition, Semi-Finalists perform an original or existing theatrical work from a selected film, play or screenplay. Various components of these pieces are then judged using a numeric (1-10) scale by our panel of judges. Actors have a total of 3 minutes to perform their monologue. If time limits are surpassed then marks will be deducted from the final score. Actors are welcome to use costumes, props, and/or musical accompaniment during their performance. When Finalists are selected, they will be given a new theme on the spot and will improvise their monologue according to the new theme. Judges will then select the overall winner.

WHY WE CREATED THE TORONTO YOUTH MONOLOGUE SLAM (TYMS)?

“Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.”
― Terrence Mann

TYMS has been created to give young artists an outlet for self-expression, growth, exploration and to display their craft to family and friends, while gaining valuable insight from industry professionals. We want to encourage all youth who attend to strive for excellence and to pursue their dreams. We also hope you’ll have a lot of fun and make some new friends.

The Roots Lounge @ Harlem Restaurant, Toronto, ON - Sun Apr 20th!

2014 STANDINGS (points)

10 - Dwayne Morgan
10 - Patrick de Belen
9 - Scribe
7 - Ian Creo Walters
6 - Sabrina
6 - Optimus Rhyme
5 - Spin
5 - IF
3 - Same Difference
1 - Ray
1 - Bassam

Hosted by: Patrick de Belen and Dwayne Morgan
Music by: Randy 'Manifest' Reid
Time: 7:30pm sign up, 8pm Slam
Place:  Harlem Restaurant, 67 Richmond Street East, Toronto, ON
Cost: $5

Welcome to the longest running poetry slam series in Toronto 'The Roots Lounge' (#RootsLounge). Are you an aspiring poet/musician/songwriter looking for some stage time? Maybe a skilled spoken word artist looking to master their craft, and possibly gain points towards being a part of a championship 'Up From the Roots' slam team? Interested in hearing one of the best DJs in Toronto on his 1s and 2s? Do you have ears?

Well if you answered yes to any of those questions, or even if you didn't, you should definitely come check us out, and learn for yourself why this is one of the best poetry slams in the dot.

3 round slam. Top 3 poets at the end of the night will receive points towards earning a spot on the 2014 Up From the Roots slam team.

Peace.

The Official Dwayne Morgan Page
Up From The Roots Entertainment
Twitter: @Dwayne_Morgan - @UpFromtheRoots - @Patrick_deBelen - #RootsLounge

The Toronto Poetry Slam Finals @ Royal Cinema, Toronto, ON - Sat Apr 19th!

The Super Bowl of spoken word is coming!

On Saturday April 19, come to the ROYAL CINEMA on College St. to see 8 talented spoken word poets battle it out to make the 2014 Toronto Poetry Slam Team!

The competing poets are:

Bassam
Andre Prefontaine
Sabrina
MultiPurpose Hot Air Machine
Estefania
Prufrock
Kara
Ketch22

The night begins with a very special opening act by the BAM! The (Toronto) Youth Slam Team!

Our guest feature for the evening is none other than JOSHUA BENNETT!

Joshua Bennett hails from Yonkers, NY.

He is a third-year doctoral candidate in the English Department at Princeton University, Callaloo Fellow, and, as of this summer, teacher of 8th grade Composition. His poetry has either been published or is forthcoming in Callaloo, Anti-, Tidal Basin Review, Drunken Boat , Storyscape and Muzzle. Joshua has recited his original work at venues such as The Sundance Film Festival, The NAACP Image Awards, and President Obama's Evening of Poetry and Music at The White House. He is also the founding editor of Kinfolks Quarterly. When he is not writing or editing or performing, Joshua enjoys watching Parks And Recreation on Netflix and practicing his free throws. He currently shoots about 62% from the line. He's working on it.

Joshua will be making his Canadian debut!

Hosted by Dave Silverberg

7pm doors. 8pm show. General admission.

All ages

No open mic

Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door

Need tix? You can now buy them at:

Play de Record, 357A Yonge St.
A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst St.
Soundscapes, 572 College ($2 service charge)

If you prefer to pay via online, we accept PayPal and e-transfer payment. If you do an e-transfer though, the cost is $16 per ticket due to bank fees for such transactions.

Email address for both options would be: info@torontopoetryslam.com

This is one spoken word show you DO NOT want to miss!

Location:  Royal Cinema, 608 College Street, Toronto, ON

More info click here

The Last Poet Standing @ The Great Hall, Toronto, ON - Sun Mar 30th!

What happens when 16 poets enter a boxing ring, for a head to head elimination slam?? You get the Last Poet Standing!!!

Don't miss the 2014 edition of the show, where one poet will leave $500 richer. There are still spots for those wanting in on the action!!

1. Tomy Bewick
2. Bassam
3. Un-commonly Andre
4. Deb
5. On The Spot
6. Rahim
7. Cathy Petch
8. Philosofly
9. Alvin Lau
10. Scribe
11. Optimus Rhyme
12. Ian Creo Walters
13. Dagmar Morgan
14. Jenn Pidgeon
15. Jaimie Godard
16. Dan Murray

Tickets are on sale now for $20 at:

A Different Booklist, 746 Bathurst Street
Play De Record, 357 Yonge St.
Knowledge Bookstore, 177 Queen St. West, Brampton, ON
Email money transfer: info@upfromtheroots.ca
Paypal: dmorgan@upfromtheroots.ca

Tickets go up to $25 at the door!!

Location:  The Great Hall, 1087 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

Time: 7p

Check the promo video here

Live Music Events @ Harlem Restaurant and Harlem Underground, Toronto, ON - Fri Mar 14th - Sun Mar 16th!

Location:  Harlem East, 67 Richmond St  East, Toronto, ON

FRIDAY MARCH 14TH

DANE HARTSELL

POP & SOUL

WWW.DANEHARTSELL.COM

 7:30PM - 11:00PM

SATURDAY MARCH 15TH

JOANNA MOHAMMED

TORONTO, CANADA BASED MUSICIAN/SINGER/SONGWRITER JOANNA MOHAMMED HAS A RICH, SOULFUL, AND DISTINCTIVE VOICE THAT HAS BEEN COMPARED TO THE LIKES OF ADELE, JILL SCOTT, AND A YOUNG ARETHA FRANKLIN.  AFTER GRADUATING FROM HUMBER COLLEGE WITH A DEGREE IN JAZZ VOCALS, SHE HAS SPENT THE LAST FEW YEARS FOCUSED ON CRAFTING AND PERFECTING HER OWN SOUND.  

JOANNA SHOWCASES HER CREATIVE VERSATILITY THROUGH MULTIPLE PROJECTS SUCH AS THE DIGS (NEO-SOUL, FUNK, R&B), THE DAFT PUNK TRIBUTE BAND (ELECTRONIC, NU-DISCO), THE MEASURE (FOLK, ACOUSTIC SOUL) AND HER OWN SOLO PROJECTS.  SHE DOES NOT LET ANYTHING HOLD HER BACK FROM TAKING RISKS AND EXPANDING HER MUSICAL ABILITIES, ALL WHILE BECOMING ONE OF THE MOST RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED VOCALIST IN HER HOMETOWN OF TORONTO. 

7:30PM - 11:00PM

SUNDAY MARCH 16TH

UP FROM THE ROOTS

OPEN MIC AND POETRY SLAM HOSTED BY DWAYNE MORGAN 

ADMISSION: $10

INFO@UPFROMTHEROOTS.CA 

DOORS 7PM

SHOW STARTS AT 8PM

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Location:  Harlem West, 745 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON

SATURDAY MARCH 15TH

MADETTE

MADETTE IS A MULTIFACETED ARTIST FROM TORONTO; BORN IN THE PHILIPPINES. HER SOUND IS BEST DESCRIBED AS "RUGGED, SMOOTH, ORGANIC SOUL" WITH THE INFLUENCES OF MICHAEL JACKSON, SADE AND LAURYN HILL.

GROWING UP, MADETTE SUFFERED FROM DEPRESSION, SELF-HATRED & LOW SELF-ESTEEM WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM PURSUING MUSIC AND THE PERFORMING ARTS. DURING A RECENT LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE, SHE WAS STRUCK WITH THE REALIZATION THAT MUSIC, WRITING AND PERFORMING ARE HER CALLING. 

NOW WITH HER FEARLESS ATTITUDE, MADETTE IS REVEALING HER PRESENCE TO THE PUBLIC. AS A PERSON AND ARTIST, HER HOPE IS TO UPLIFT PEOPLE THROUGH MUSIC, POETRY & POSITIVE MESSAGES. 

"GET2MADETTE" ON FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE OR TWITTER TO STAY UP-TO-DATE WITH HER NEWS AND UPCOMING SHOWS.

7:3OPM - 11PM

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Locations:  HARLEM EAST,  67 Richmond St East.  Toronto, ON 416.368.1920

      Hours of Operation
      Mon -  4pm - 11pm
      Tues - Thur -  11am - 11pm
      Fri - Sat - 11am - 12am
      Sun - 3pm - 11pm

HARLEM WEST, 745 Queen St. West Toronto, ON 416.366.4743

     Hours of Operation
     Mon - 4pm - 11pm
     Tues - Thurs - 11am - 11pm
     Fri - 11am - 12am
     Sat - 10am - 12am
     Sun - 10am - 11pm

Visit:  http://www.harlemrestaurant.com or email info@harlemrestaurant.com

Toronto Poetry Slam Semi-Finals #1 @ The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON - Sun Mar 9th!

This is it, poetry fans...the playoffs have begun! On Sunday night, it's Semifinals #1 with incredible poetry stars and a guest poet from the US making her Canadian debut!

All goes down SUNDAY MARCH 9
@ the Drake Hotel Underground (1150 Queen St W), Toronto, ON
Tix $5 available at door only
7pm doors 8pm show (if you're late, expect to be met with a SOLD OUT sign)

Hosted by That Brown Bastard

Rocking our stage as the guest poet is Kait Rokowski, from Minneapolis, MN by way of Portland, ME. She ranked 3rd at both the 2011 Individual World Poetry Slam & the 2012 Women of the World Poetry Slam.

No open mic. Closed slam

Questions? Email info@torontopoetryslam.com

Bill Brown's 1-2-3 Slam Canadian Indies Qualifier ft. Ritallin @ Measure, Toronto, ON - Wed Jan 15th!

For the second time, BB123 Slam will send a representative to the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam in Vancouver this April! Poets perform 1-minute, 2-minute, 3-minute AND 4-minute poems with the winner claiming a trip west for the national indie slam!

Last year's CIPS rep, Dwayne Morgan, finished third in the nation. How will Bill Brown do this time around?

The 2014 BB123 Slam Team will be selected next May. Who will make it to the final slam next spring? This is the fourth step along the journey (as scores will count in the regular season rankings). See you there!

FORMAT

There will be an open sign-up for competitors. The rounds will go as follows:

Round 1 - 12 poets spit 2-minute poems
Round 2 - 8 poets recite 3-minute poems
Round 3 - 6 poets share 1-minute poems
Round 4 - 4 poets slam 4-minute poems

Rounds are clean slate (scores do not carry over from round to round). Top poet in the final round wins the CIPS spot. Proceeds from the night will be donated to the winner to help with travel costs. Slammers MUST be able to travel to Vancouver to compete at CIPS on April 9-12. CIPS is part of the Verses Festival of Words, produced by the Vancouver Poetry House.

Cytopoetics and Bill Brown's 1-2-3 Slam Toronto acknowledge the generous financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts.

... and if you don't know who Bill Brown is, you better ask somebody!

ABOUT OUR FEATURE

Greg “Ritallin” Frankson is a Toronto-based poet, arts educator and media personality. Greg’s poetry is lyrically appealing, widely accessible and unapologetically provocative in its socially conscious message. Currently the resident poet for CBC Radio One's afternoon radio show Here and Now Toronto, he is also blogTO’s spoken word contributor. His debut collection Cerebral Stimulation was published in 2006, and his words have appeared in numerous anthologies, compilation CDs, chapbooks and musical collaborations. In 2012, Ritallin won the national team poetry slam championship with Toronto Up From The Roots and placed second at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam. He is currently working on Poet Psychology Vol. III, his latest spoken word recording, which will be completed this winter.

Location:  Measure, 296 Brunswick Ave, Toronto, ON
Doors 7:30pm | Show 8pm SHARP
All Ages | $7 at the door | NO Open Mic