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Vancouver Poetry House | Verses Festival of Words

Celebrate the transformative power of language at Verses Festival of Words

York Theatre, The Cultch

The official opening of Verses, hosted by Verses Artistic Director, Johnny D Trinh; with a feature performance celebrating some of Spoken Word’s most honoured poets: Joseph Tony DandurandLouise Bernice HalfeEvelyn LauSheri-D WilsonV﻿eda HilleWith special guests El Jones, Kai Cheng Thom<a href="https://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com/acknowledge/accessibility-statement/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">A﻿ccess at Verses</a>Vancouver Poetry House events take place on the ancestral territories of the Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh First Nations, whose lands were never sold, ceded, or relinquished,—lands that were taken. Vancouver Poetry House supports the resurgence of Indigenous culture and the work of Indigenous poets.

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