Paddy Samurai
Jul. 14th, 2009 | 03:19 pm
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Haiku Bouquet 7.09
Jul. 4th, 2009 | 11:43 am
1
patio drinking
air thick with insect traffic
wasp hiding in Coors Light
2
exit doors open
after big action movie
what will explode next?
3
young girl at the mall
bending to pick gum from shoe
leggings are not pants!
4
we love the hopeless
we chase after the alphas
whatcha gonna do?
5
walking holding hands
our forearms brush together
like sparrow bellies
6
clown smash-crashes gong
the ol’ shock and awe treatment
don’t you fall for it
7
http://chrisgilpin.com/2009/07/04/haiku-brain finger taps roof
two lovers, one drained bottle
rain finger taps roof
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Vancouver Poets featured on IndieFeed
Jun. 1st, 2009 | 11:23 am
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3002: A Face Odyssey
May. 20th, 2009 | 03:22 pm
When: Saturday, May 23rd, doors at 8pm, show starts at 9pm
Where: Café Deux Soleils (2096 Commercial Drive)
How much: $7 if you're in futuristic garb (tinfoil on your head will do), $10 otherwise
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CBC Poetry Face-off Voting.... TODAY ONLY
Apr. 30th, 2009 | 09:13 am
Today, April 30th, is the one and only day you can vote for the People's Choice Award of CBC's Poetry Face-off. So go to:
http://www.cbc.ca/poetryfaceoff/vote.ht
And vote! NOW! Do it now!
Again, thanks for all your support. I'll send a message tomorrow, letting everyone know the results.
Cheers,
Chris
(Bonus democracy points for contacting friends and family and getting them to do the same!)
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I Need Your Vote!
Apr. 29th, 2009 | 07:30 pm
This means that now I'm competing against the nine other winners for the People's Choice Award, which is determined by voting through the CBC website. You can only vote tomorrow, April 30th, from noon until midnight at...
http://www.cbc.ca/poetryfaceoff/vote.htm
So go to the site, check out the recordings of all the poets, and then vote for me, I mean, your favourite poet, I mean, me.

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Poetry Parodies: Better than actual poetry?
Apr. 3rd, 2009 | 10:04 am
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Sheep Art
Mar. 23rd, 2009 | 11:35 am
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WOWps standings
Mar. 20th, 2009 | 09:04 am
Always subject to change, but probably just fine:
1) T. Miller 1 28.9 1 29.5 2 58.4
2) Dee Matthews 1 28.2 1 29.2 2 57.4
3) Gypsee Yo 2 27.1 1 29.4 3 56.5
4) Rachel McKibbens 1 28 2 27.4 3 55.4
5) Sheba 2 27.5 2 28.8 4 56.3
6) Sierra Demulder 1 29.3 4 29.6 5 58.9
7) Vernell Bristow 4 28.1 1 29.8 5 57.9
7) Red Summer 4 28.1 1 29.8 5 57.9
9) Ms. Wise 3 28.4 2 29.2 5 57.6
10) Taaj Freeman 2 27.5 3 28.6 5 56.1
11) Faylita Hicks 2 28 4 28.5 6 56.5
12) Sasha Langford 4 26.7 2 29.2 6 55.9
13) Theresa Davis 3 26.7 3 27.2 6 53.9
Out of 72 poets!
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The Critic's Voice
Mar. 15th, 2009 | 09:37 am
All of that to say, if you're a poet, you should read what
UPDATE: it's also fun to read poetry debates and manifestos, or if you don't read, listen...
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Whitey Speaks: an Invitation
Mar. 6th, 2009 | 09:20 am
Heckling notes:
At the beginning, The Svelte Ms. Spelt can be heard yelling "Ectomorphs rule!". Later on, Scruffmouth shouted (inaudible in this video) "Kill Whitey", but completely in jest; the superhot sound girl said he was laughing through the whole piece.
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Tanya Davis
Feb. 28th, 2009 | 10:35 am
It was a poet named Tanya Davis, who, according to her bio, used to be part of the Vancouver scene and was influenced by Kinnie Starr and Shane Koyczan. She now lives in Halifax and just released a kick ass spoken word record called "Gorgeous Morning".
Check it out: http://tanyadavis.ca/music.html
UPDATE: many of the tracks on her record do involve singing. Listen to "Art" for her most straight up spoken word effort. That's the one I heard on CBC Radio 3.
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Radio Showdown
Feb. 25th, 2009 | 12:16 pm
http://www.cbc.ca/poetryfaceoff/vancouv
Make sure your mother tunes in.
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Bellingham BlahBlah
Feb. 24th, 2009 | 11:57 am
http://podcast.poetrynight.org
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Dear Vancouver
Feb. 19th, 2009 | 08:56 pm
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Dear Sasquatch
Feb. 13th, 2009 | 10:08 am
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Grammar snoot speaks out
Jan. 31st, 2009 | 10:57 am
When you are tempted to use the word "deconstruct", ask yourself this: don't you just mean "analyze"? If so, please use "analyze", and stop trying to justify that literary theory course you took back in college. Thank you.
Yours truly,
The Diction Cop
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In Defense of Beards
Jan. 21st, 2009 | 03:13 pm
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In Your Awesome Face!
Jan. 20th, 2009 | 07:06 pm
Three sleeps left until Awesome Face and Seasonal Affective Disorder grapple in a no-holds barred brawl. (spoiler alert: we win!)
Details here
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Awesome Face, in the Foxy House Bathroom
Jan. 12th, 2009 | 03:17 pm
Awesome Face will annihilate S.A.D. – with your help! – on January 23rd at Café Deux Soleils. Come in beach wear (you'll pay less cover at the door, and you'll be more fabulous!). See you there.
Join the Awesome Face group here:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5
