Canadian Festival of Spoken Word: Montreal 2013
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 …
Poetry
Peterborough Slam Team hoping to compete at Nationals
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 …
Suburban Bitchiness as Inspiration: Interview with Alexandra Oliver
I’m guessing that the overlap of artists who have been featured on both CBC Radio One and Lollapalooza is relatively small. Alexandra Oliver is one who finds herself in this …
Art Poetry
I spend copious amounts of time repeating the questions of my existence in my head, much of which I try to justify while looking at visual artworks. Admittedly, I do …
Chet Singh Dubbing the Right Thing with a Swing
Occupation Nation is the sixth release from Chet Singh, a foundational member of the local dub, spoken word, and activist communities. He pairs with local dub wise professor Jarett Prescott …
Letter to the Editor: Haikus take talent
I found my self extremely offended, disgusted, and outraged while reading the paper this week. Those atrocities you tried to pass off has haiku’s were insulting. Anyone can string together …