Southwestern Ontario Spoken Word Festival Teaser

Friday, April 16
London Music Club (470 Colborne St.) :: 8pm
An evening with the 2009 Spoken Word Canada Poets of Honour:
Andrea Thompson and C.R. Avery
($10 or buy an all-inclusive pass and save $15 for both evening shows)


Saturday, April 17 Afternoon shows (Free)
The Arts Project, 203 Dundas St.
11:00-12:00 Performance workshop with Amanda Hiebert
12:00-12:30 Opening and Poet #1: Fraser
12:30-1:00 Poet #2: Amanda Hiebert
1:00-2:00 Open Mic #1 and Concurrent writing workshop with Andrea Thompson
2:00-3:30 Youth Slam!
3:30-4:00 Live music
4:00-4:30 Poet #3: Taqralik Partridge
4:30-5:00 Poet #4: White Noise Machine
5:00-5:30 Open Mic #2
Concurrent: Guerilla Poetry on Dundas

Saturday, April 17 Evening show
Rum Runners (178 Dundas St.) :: Doors at 7, show at 8
London Poetry Slam Finals
A smackdown between LPSs top 12 poets, to determine who will represent London at Spoken Word Canada.
Followed by an afterparty featuring DJ Media Frenzy

($10 or buy an all-inclusive pass and save $15 for both evening shows)

http://londonpoetryslam.ca/fest/

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