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SUMMARY:Famous Last Words Newwest
DESCRIPTION:Famous Last Words: is a spoken word poetry comedy show that involves poets participating in six rounds of a faux competition where they ‘compete’ in a series of poetry related events that are in turn\, ‘judged’ by our host (with input from Uni the Unicorn and our audience). \nThis episode entitled Sunlight will be Sun themed and will be hosted by our resident solar eclipsetist\, Sunny McGarragle and will feature Aiden Chafe\, Aaron Hunter\, Kay Fraser\, Sonya Littlejohn\, Steve Miller and Uni the Unicorn. \nFamous Last Words New West: Sunlight \nWednesday October 14th\nCentennial Lodge\nQueens Park\nDoors 6:30 PM\nShow 7:00 PM\nThere is no cover charge but donations are accepted. \nThe tickets for this show are free (thank you @artsnewwest \, @tricitiespoetry\, @eventmags @canadianpoets and @royalcitylit ) but I encourage everyone who wants to attend to book your tickets through our zeffy page to guarantee your seat. \nhttps://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/famous-last-words-new-westminster \nWinner of the ONLY POEMS 2025 Poet of the Year Prize\, Aidan Chafe is the author of three collections of poetry\, including Soft Wolf\, forthcoming from Gordon Hill Press in 2027. His poems have appeared in Contemporary Verse 2\, The Ex-Puritan\, EVENT\, The Fiddlehead and PRISM international. He lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver\, BC). \nAaron Hunter is a poet\, performer and visual artist He is an indigenous\, transgender man\, who explores his identity through art. He is the Artistic Director of Tri Cities Poetry\, an arts organization that runs poetry open mics and other performing arts themed events. He has published 2 books one being a collection of local poets called “Brave Voices” (May 2025) and a collection of his poetry titled the “Archives” (December 2024). \nWinner of the ONLY POEMS 2025 Poet of the Year Prize\, Aidan Chafe is the author of three collections of poetry\, including Soft Wolf\, forthcoming from Gordon Hill Press in 2027. His poems have appeared in Contemporary Verse 2\, The Ex-Puritan\, EVENT\, The Fiddlehead and PRISM international. He lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver\, BC). \nKay Fraser is an award winning spoken word poet\, published writer\, educator and wellness practitioner. With a commitment to healing\, liberation and decolonization\, her works strikes a balance between individual musings and social commentary; navigating the experiences that make\, shape and break us as individuals and as a whole. Kay marries her passion for wellness\, movement and play with inquiry and creativity\, and offers performances and integrative programs through a holistic\, trauma-informed lens. Since 2008\, she has had the opportunity to teach and perform across Turtle Island\, representing both Toronto and Burlington at national competitions\, and has shared the stage with artists including: d’bi young\, Carlos Andrés Gómez and Theresa tha Songbird. \nSonya Littlejohn is a community capacity building consultant and poet living\, working and playing in the unsurrendered lands of the  xʷməθkʷəy̓əm\, Skwxwú7mesh\, Tsleil-Waututh: Territories of diverse indigenous ways of knowing\, being and doing. Born in Secwe̓pemc lands in Williams Lake band territory\, Sonya grew up with the deer\, the ants\, mosquitoes\, moss and evergreens. Her poems come from the depths of the heart that many fear to tread and her driving force is bemusement and wonder. \nSteve Miller is a spoken word artist\, slam poet\, storyteller\, performer\, workshop creator/facilitator\, singer(he thinks)\, musician (nope but I still try)\, renaissance handy person(who identifies as a man-kinda). He currently lives and works on the\nunceded and ancestral territories of the Qayqayt First Nation\, the first people of this land\, and the shared traditional territories of other Coast Salish peoples\, including the Musqueam\, Kwantlen\, Kwikwetlem\, Tsleil-Waututh\, and Katzie nations. \nSunny McGarragle is a poet\, storyteller\, teacher\, performer and event producer from the republic of East Vancouver. He is the founder of Death Rides a Unicorn\, The Vancouver Story Slam\, The Canadian Individual Poetry Slam and the Vancouver International Poetry Festival (now entitled Verses). He has performed and read his work from Dublin to Denver\, from Moose Jaw Saskatchewan to Madison Wisconsin. He is super excited to host this show and to showcase these great talents. \nUni the Unicorn is the antithesis of Death. Uni is joy and love\, buoyant and distracting. Most of the time\, Uni has chocolate and bubbles to share.
URL:https://www.readlocalbc.ca/event/famous-last-words-newwest/
LOCATION:Centennial Lodge\, Queen’s Park\, New Westminster\, 220-238 1 Street\, New Westminster\, BC\, V3L 1L7\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Famous Last Words UBC
DESCRIPTION:Famous Last Words is a spoken word poetry comedy show that involves poets participating in six rounds of a faux competition where they ‘compete’ in a series of poetry related events that are in turn\, ‘judged’ by our host (with input from Uni the Unicorn and our audience). \nThis episode entitled Moonlight will be Moon themed and will be hosted by our resident astrologist Moonie McGarragle and feature Aaron Hunter\, Icy Gaze\, Johnny McRae\, Lindi Nolte\, Samantha Kennedy and Uni the Unicorn. \nAaron Hunter has been writing poetry for as long as he can remember\, scribbling in the margins in class and memorizing stanzas on bus rides. He is inspired by life’s occasions from the mundane to the momentous\, the silliness to the sorrows. He is a poet\, performer\, writer and visual artist. His work explores topics such as mental health\, healing\, and his identity as a queer transgender man. He is the founder and Artistic Director of “Brave Voices\,” a weekly poetry open mic in Port Moody. His debut chapbook “The Archives” was released at the end of 2024. \nIcy Gaze is a poet whose work dances on a line between fooling and striking. They will invite you to frolic like an eager friend drunk off good spirit\, and like a biting mother they will offer you a truth that will bleed you before it loves you. Is such not the work of a nationally competitive slam poet and clown school graduate? Born in Indonesia and practicing on Turtle Island\, ICY’s poetry continues an oral tradition teeming with legacies of spiritual exchange\, one which adjoins the past to the present and weds the delightfully illusory to the deliciously material. \nA self-proclaimed mouthy poet and the Vancouver Poetry House Youth Coordinator\, Johnny MacRae lives and works on the the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam)\, səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-waututh)\, and sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) nations. Since first hitting the slam stage in 2009\, he has won regional and national slam titles\, featured at poetry series and arts festivals across the country\, and led 400+ workshops in BC schools. Johnny’s passion for collaborative spoken word has led him to perform and tour with acts such as 2 Dope Boys in a Cadillac (inc. musical spinoff\, Cadillac Mountain Orchestra)\, The Dambassadors\, and Travelin’ Word Circus. In 2014\, he placed 2nd on the CBC reality show\, Canada’s Smartest Person\, but if you bring it up he’ll roll his eyes and mutter with embarrassment about how ridiculous the whole thing was. \nLindi Nolte is a South African-Canadian spoken word poet\, writer\, Tedx speaker\, educator\, and mother. As a poet\, Lindi is deeply motivated by nature as nurturer and the connection we forge with ourselves and each other as we navigate the challenges of the human experience. Through personal stories\, melodic imagery\, and raw emotional expression\, Lindi delivers inspiration and strength to those who need it. She lives in Vancouver\, facilitates creative writing and spoken word workshops\, and works as a secondary school teacher. Lindi’s debut poetry collection “Barefoot and Awestruck” explores the complexity of relationships\, the healing power of nature\, love and self-discovery. She has a bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Pretoria in South Africa\, and a bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of British Columbia. \nSam Kennedy is a spoken word performer\, writer\, and poetry devotee based in British Columbia. After pursuing education\, she graduated from Douglas College and her creative journey took flight in 2021\, when she rediscovered her passion for writing and slam poetry. With dedication and perseverance\, she published her first ever poetry collection book ‘With Every Beating Heart’ officially becoming an author. Her poetic works explore the themes of nature\, love\, and the beauty of being an outcast and has performed in many shows across Vancouver. She is a frequent performer with Tri Cities Poetry and Death Rides a Unicorn\, and is the founder of Cozy Corners Book Club. Her influences include Sappho\, T.S. Elliot\, and Shane Koyczan. She performed her first poem “Boa Constrictor” by Shel Silverstein at a school assembly at age six\, is a massive Shakespeare enthusiast\, and believes Tolkien is the greatest fantasy writer of all time. \nSean McGarragle is a poet\, storyteller\, teacher\, performer and event producer from the republic of East Vancouver. He is the founder of Death Rides a Unicorn\, The Vancouver Story Slam\, The Canadian Individual Poetry Slam and the Vancouver International Poetry Festival (now entitled Verses). He has performed and read his work from Dublin to Denver\, from Moose Jaw Saskatchewan to Madison Wisconsin. He is super excited to host this show and to showcase these great talents. \nUni the Unicorn is the antithesis of Death. Uni is joy and love\, buoyant and distracting. Most of the time\, Uni has chocolate and bubbles to share.
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LOCATION:The Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability\, 2260 West Mall\, UBC\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
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