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Death Rides a Unicorn Society

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Famous Last Words: is a spoken word poetry comedy show that involves poets participating in six rounds of a faux competition where they &lsquo;compete&#39; in a series of poetry related events that are in turn, &#39;judged&#39; by our host (with input from Uni the Unicorn and our audience).&nbsp; This 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&nbsp;and Uni the Unicorn. Winner 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&nbsp;and&nbsp;PRISM international. He lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver, BC). Aaron 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 &quot;Brave Voices&quot; (May 2025) and a collection of his poetry titled the &quot;Archives&quot; (December 2024). Winner 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&nbsp;and&nbsp;PRISM international. He lives on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples (Vancouver, BC). Kay 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&#39;bi young, Carlos Andr&eacute;s G&oacute;mez and Theresa tha Songbird.&nbsp; Sonya Littlejohn recently graduated from Simon Fraser University with a certificate in Community Capacity Building. She holds a bachelor of arts from UBC, a career in poetry performance and facilitation, and communication building. She is a community engagement facilitator, a cultural worker, community coordinator, mad artist and poet. Steve Miller&nbsp;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 theunceded 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. Sunny McGarragle&nbsp;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. Uni 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.&nbsp; Hosted by Death Rides a Unicorn Society, this event leans into our love of unicorns, chocolate, bubbles, rainbows, and laughter.&nbsp;

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for our event and supporting our shows. Your registration greatly helps our organization. 🚀 If you would like to volunteer at any of our shows, please contact Akina Lam at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:akin@deathridesaunicorn.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">akina@deathridesaunicorn.com</a> or if you would like to help in another capacity, feel free to email Andrew Sutherland (<a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:andrew@deathridesaunicorn.com" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">andrew@deathridesaunicorn.com</a>) or myself and talk to your friends about what we do! We hope you&#39;re well, Sean McGarraglesean@deathridesaunicorn.com

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).  This 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. Winner 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). Aaron 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). Winner 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). Kay 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.  Sonya Littlejohn recently graduated from Simon Fraser University with a certificate in Community Capacity Building. She holds a bachelor of arts from UBC, a career in poetry performance and facilitation, and communication building. She is a community engagement facilitator, a cultural worker, community coordinator, mad artist and poet. Steve 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 theunceded 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. Sunny 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. Uni 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.  Hosted by Death Rides a Unicorn Society, this event leans into our love of unicorns, chocolate, bubbles, rainbows, and laughter.

Death Rides a Unicorn Society

Famous Last Words New Westminster

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