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Toronto Poetry Slam is all about ideas, with one in particular: people sharing poetry for everyone to enjoy. Deeply felt truths combined with a performance-centred style results in an often moving, always entertaining, evening of spoken word. And $75 for the winner.
Moving each month among different spots in Toronto’s many wonderful venues, Toronto Poetry Slam features a guest poet from outside the city, in order to showcase the incredible talent powering the spoken word scene. Past guest features have included Brendan McLeod from Vancouver, John Akpata, Kevin Matthews and Ritallin from Ottawa, Kahn Davison from Detroit, Amber Lakes from Michigan, Jamie Kilstein from New York, Mike McGee from San Jose, Will Evans from Colombus, and Robbie Q from Chicago.
Always $5 cover.
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The night is produced and hosted by Dave Silverberg, former director of Suburban Spoken Word (a reading series in North York that lasted a glorious three years). Dave co-organized the 2006 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word and also hosts a spoken word stage every year at Word on the Street. |
| Mike Smith maintains this website so you don’t have to. He rep’d Toronto in the 2004 and 2006 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. He is made of tin. |  |
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The Audience has participated in TPS since the first show in 2005, shouting, laughing, crying, encouraging people to “speak that shit,” and expressing fondness for numbers beginning with 9. It is currently working on its first novel. |
| Check the site soon for pictures of others who’ve made this possible, ie. many of the lovely performers who’ve graced the TPS stage. |
