In honour of International Women’s Day, the March edition of the Peterborough Poetry Slam featured Mona Mousa, a spoken word poet and motivational speaker. Mousa has actively toured and taught …
Poetry slams have held a certain level of mysticism in popular culture. There are also a lot of misconceptions about the poets and participants. To many, these events are for …
She has skin stained with persistence, A roughness that can’t be washed away, He is soft in all the right places, Even when those places feel wrong. Her identity brittle …
The innate human need to express ourselves through the written word has existed for almost as long as language itself. This written art form has been used to express a …
Downtown Peterborough at night is a busy place to be. Families are out to dinner, couples are on dates and as the night gets darker, Peterborough begins to show all …
It’s Artsweek in Peterborough—a week-long showcase of the city’s many cultural highlights. The events run from last Friday to this Saturday, September 13, and include performances, art shows, a historic …
On Saturday, Feb. 22, I attended an intensive Spoken Word workshop organized by the Peterborough Poetry Collective. Award-winning poet Ian Keteku facilitated the workshop at the Theatre on King. Keteku …
Every year, slam poets from every corner of Canada gather in a city chosen by Spoken Word Canada (SpoCan) to participate in a week-long competition known as the Canadian Festival …
The Peterborough slam team is looking to show off their talents at the 2013 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word this November. The national competition will be held in Montréal from …
The Peterborough Poetry Collective and Rainbow Youth hosted a Rainbow Slam for Pride Week, Thursday, September 26. The slam was a great show of talent, pride, and spoken word. The …
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