Calgary Poetry Slam Finals-Calgary's Best Compete for Nationals 2026!!
Schedule
Mon, 09 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Dickens | Calgary, AB
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*๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐น๐ฎ๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป (and should) ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐ต!*The best spoken word artists in Calgary have competed year round and we've tallied the scores-the top 8 will compete at finals! The winner of this slam will go on to represent Calgary at the Canadian Individual Poetry Slamโthe national slam competition held yearly in Vancouver in April! The winner will also receive $650 towards travel costs.
Competitors are selected based on year round scoring stats, so come out to see the best Calgary has to offer and watch them duke it out for the title of Calgary's official slam representative!
๐ง๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐-๐๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐ฒโ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐! ๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐-๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ!
Kicking the evening off we have a fantastic feature all the way from Toronto: VANESSA MCGOWAN:
Vanessa McGowan is a Toronto based queer poet & singer/songwriter living with Cerebral Palsy. McGowan's EP "Alive" was released by Factory Fast Records, NYC & her work can be
heard as the only poetry, on musical compilations "Americana Retrofit" and "Smoking Gun". She has featured at venues across North America in two successful solo tours. Publications include Divine Cockeyed Genius and I Make People Leak
Doors open at 6:30PM
Show starts at 7:30PM
Tickets are at the door, cash only!
General Admission - $10
Student or low income - $5
This venue is wheelchair accessible, but the washrooms have limited accessibility features-please call Dickens for more details. Access the wheelchair accessible washroom, please reach out to staff-they'll show you where it is. To access the elevator through the main door of the building, call ahead ((403) 233-7550) or ask staff for assistance.
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Where is it happening?
Dickens, 1000 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 2Y6, CanadaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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