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Vancouver Poetry Slam (October) ft. Mercedes EngEnabling Arts (343 Railway Street, Unit #104)Doors: 7pm | Sign-up: 7:30 | Show: 8pm$8 Advance | $10-15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) About the feature Mercedes Eng:&nbsp;Mercedes Eng is a poet, aunty, and volunteer. She is the author of four books, including Prison Industrial Complex Explodes, winner of the 2017 BC Poetry Prize, and cop city swagger, a finalist for the 2025 Vancouver Book Award. Her writing has appeared in the Lambda-nominated anthology Hustling Verse: An Anthology of Sex Workers&rsquo; Poetry, Jacket 2, Asian American Literary Review, TCR and The Abolitionist. Mercedes teaches creative writing in prisons and at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Engaging in shared risk and community care, she is against borders, bosses, and bros, and knows all cats are beautiful.

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Vancouver Poetry Slam (October) ft. Mercedes EngEnabling Arts (343 Railway Street, Unit #104)Doors: 7pm | Sign-up: 7:30 | Show: 8pm$8 Advance | $10-15 at the door (no one turned away for lack of funds) About the feature Mercedes Eng: Mercedes Eng is a poet, aunty, and volunteer. She is the author of four books, including Prison Industrial Complex Explodes, winner of the 2017 BC Poetry Prize, and cop city swagger, a finalist for the 2025 Vancouver Book Award. Her writing has appeared in the Lambda-nominated anthology Hustling Verse: An Anthology of Sex Workers’ Poetry, Jacket 2, Asian American Literary Review, TCR and The Abolitionist. Mercedes teaches creative writing in prisons and at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Engaging in shared risk and community care, she is against borders, bosses, and bros, and knows all cats are beautiful.

VANCOUVER POETRY HOUSE SOCIETY

Vancouver Poetry Slam ft. Mercedes Eng

343 Railway St unit 104

General Admission

$8

PWYC