Tag: spoken word
A competition of spoken word poetry
The Toronto International Festival of Authors hosted a poetry slam last Friday night at Lakeside Terrance, Harbourfront Centre. The event featured Canadian National Poetry...
Flipping out over poetics
Take the 44N down to Streetsville and you’ll find yourself at Cuchulainn’s, the home of Mississauga’s monthly poetry slam. Organized by We Flip Tables,...
Let your muse out: poetry as storytelling
Poetry and spoken word are often used to breach difficult and pressing topics, as was the case at this year’s second semi-final of the...
He does it all: Ogude shows his colours
A second-year UTM student, Tobi Ogude is far from limited to academics. Some may recognize him from EDSS and UTMDC’s “Slam and Chill” poetry...
Poetry not just for pros
Hosted by the English and Drama Student Society and the UTM Drama Club, UTM’s first slam poetry event this year was held at the...