If you're looking for inspiring poetry, we got you covered. Not only do you get two rounds of awesome poetry but also our feature poet has been inspiring youth and adult audiences alike coast to coast.
Hosted by Ian Keteku.
TPS is back at the Drake with another spoken word battle concert!
Featuring national champ Amoya Reé! 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.
The playoffs are here! That means 8 poets will vie for 4 slots to compete in the Feb 23 Finals.
We're excited to welcome back to our stage American poet and Capturing Fire founder Regie Cabico!
Bio coming soon.
Hosted by Dave Silverberg.
The competitors are:
Habiba
Nells
Doe
Miranda
Tom Ratt
Prince
Gavin Russell
Sulva
No open mic, no open slam.
We're back with another fun spoken word battle-concert, this time featuring a super-talented American poet!
That's right, your national champs, fresh off their CFSW victory in November, are here to show you the incredible poetry they worked on in 2018!
