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AboutFeaturing established poets from across Canada and further diversifying the stage with a cascade of local emerging poets, Tonight it`s Poetry (TIP) is Saskatoon`s only weekly poetry series and performance series of its kind in Saskatchewan. ________ Founded in April 2008, Tonight it's Poetry was spawned to create a premier performance destination for poets in Saskatchewan and poets touring through the prairies. As well, it aimed to create cohesion among emerging poets living in Saskatoon in a site that celebrates poetic and cultural diversity. In two and a half years, Tonight it's Poetry has hosted nearly fifty established poets and well over a hundred emerging poets. Its initial palm-sized audience grew rapidly and forced the series to move from it's original venue (FLINT, 259 2nd Ave S) to a much larger venue (Lydia's Pub, 650 Broadway Avenue) where they can, and often need to, accomodate 100+ people. ________ Tonight it's Poetry has graciously received financial support from:
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NewsJuly 8 One last hurrah for TiP before the summer puts us to sleep. Magpie Ulysses is featuring this Sunday (the 11th) for a pre-Ness Creek event, and certainly will not invoke drowsy eyes, only desparate cries for MORE MORE MORE! Magpie and Patrick Swan will be TiP poets of honour at Ness Creek Music Festival and will be seen performing between musical acts and on the workshop stage! Get your Ness passes before they sell out! Also on the 11th, all 2010 Saskatoon Poetry Slam Team members, minus Megan Lane who is on tour, will also perform this Sunday. Here's a clip of Magpie at a recent Saskatoon back yard poetry event: ____________________ *Beep beep beep* breaking news, TiP just went international! Tonight it's Poetry now has a radio show on CFCR! Saskatoonians can tune in to 90.5 every Thursday night at 6:00 pm or listen globally via the CFCR site. Click here. The show will be hosted by Charles Hamilton and Stephen Rutherford and will feature clips from TiP events, interviews, and work by poets from around the globe. _____________________ July 7 Whoa, we needed an entire week to recover from last week's Saskatoon Poetry Slam Finals: the competitors were incredible and our feature, Zaccheus Jackson left Saskatoon a changed city. The 2010 Saskatoon Poetry Slam Team is ...
For videos of the winning pieces and Zaccheus Jackson, check out our Media page! Look out Canadian Festival of Spoken Word, Saskatoon is going to knock you down this fall! Check out the CFSW 2010 website here. And just to get you going Saskatoon, here's who we'll be competing against on the national stage: Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa Capital Slam, Ottawa Urban Legends, Lanark County, Peterborough, Toronto Poetry Slam, Toronto Up From The Roots, Burlington, Guelph, London, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver Poetry Slam, Vancouver Davie Village, and Victoria. A record 18 teams are competing this year! So S'bush, keep your ears and eyes open for upcoming Saskatoon Poetry Slam Team fundraising events including poetry busking at the Saskatoon Fringe in August! We're going to need all the help we can get to make it to Ottawa. IN OTHER NEWS: Charles Hamilton took over as Tonight it's Poetry's Executive Director, replacing Taylor Leedahl who is/was the founder of TiP and Executive Director for the past two years. Taylor is moving to Montreal to embark on a master's degree in art history at Concordia University. She will greatly miss Saskatoon, especially all the poetry lovers. Charles was selected as the next ED as there is truly no one else in Saskatoon who has the desire (fire! fire!) and ability to make TiP bigger and better than ever. So hold onto your pantaloons, the 2010-2011 year is going to smash Saskatoon to bits with wicked poets from across the country, slams, theme nights, the Community Stage, a monthly Youth Poetry Slam held at Cafe Sola, and a new RADIO SHOW on CFCR! Lisa Johnson and Stephen Rutherford will remain on the TiP board to provide integral support and assistance! _____________________ June 23 The Saskatoon Poetry Slam finals are this Sunday! The 10 finalists competing are:
Congratulations to the finalists! By the end of the evening, Saskatoon will know which 5 poets will go to the 2010 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word in Ottawa, ON to represent Saskatoon on the national Slam stage! Check out the 2010 CFSW website here. We are also incredibly fortunate to have Zaccheus Jackson (Vancouver) feature for us on the evening of the finals! June 6 What, TiP has more news than you can handle!
June is SLAM MONTH IN SASKATOON!!! (check out our Calendar)
_____________________ May 23 Come down to Lydia's this evening for HAIKU DEATH MATCH II! A Haiku Death Match is a literary fight to death. Using only haikus that participants themselves have written, they will battle it out to see who will be crowned champion haiku master!
_____________________ May 10 Sunday the 16th, Glen Sorestad, Saskatchewan's First Poet Laureate, will read from his brand new collection What We Miss (Thistledown Press, 2010)! For more information on Glen visit our Poets page. On the Community Stage we have: Mitch Spray, Jessie Brown, Rachelle Billo, Francie Millar, and Jeanette Stewart. _____________________ May 9 Happy Mother's Day! Bring you're special mother figure down to Tonight it's Poetry for the launching of Allan Safarik's The Day is a Cold Grey Stone (Hagios Press)! On the Community Stage is: Josh Forrest, Cassidy Thompson, Barb Chaboter, Megan Lane and Taylor Leedahl! _____________________ April 21 This Sunday Tonight it`s Poetry hosts its second last slam until the finals! If you`re interested in competing for a spot on the 2010Saskatoon Poetry Slam team that will go to the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word (slam nationals) this October, you only have two more rounds to until the opportunity is closed for 2010. For photos and video of the 2009 Saskatoon Poetry Slam team, click here. Sign up is between 7:15 - 8:15pm, come early to ensure a spot! _____________________ Do you know how many wicked poets have performed at Tonight it`s Poetry? 56 incredible Canadian poets. Click here for a list and links to their websites. _____________________ We are still looking for funding and prize sponsors. In return for your support, your business will be mentioned at Tonight it's Poetry readings and you'll receive a 3-month ad placement on our website! Email us if you are interested. _____________________ Our office computer will be down for a few weeks, and we will be unable to update our website. However, we`ve got information on our next three featured poets up and a calendar of events until the end of May. We will stay updated through Facebook in the time being. Click here to join our Facebook group! _____________________ April 14
kevin mcpherson eckhoff is this Sunday`s feature! He`ll be reading from his visual poetry debut, Rhapsodomancy (Coach House Books, 2010). More info here. Sunday after noon, kevin is leading a free Tonight it`s Poetry workshop, the Chapbook Playshop. The 17 participants will be sharing their work that evening on the Community Stage. _____________________ April 11 Tonight it's Poetry is pleased to feature Tracy Hamon this evening, and Del Ryan, Christina Shah, Loretta Iris, and Elise Marcella on the Community Stage! _____________________ Chapbook Playshop w/ kevin mcpherson eckhoff April 18 | 1-4 pm | Lydia's Pub | Free! Do you write poems or short stories? Do you know what paper is? Do you like to create beauty? If so, then this playshop might be or is for you! |
