VANCOUVER POETRY HOUSE SOCIETY

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POSTPONED: Owing to circumstances beyond our control, the October slam will be postponed. We will update the event and re-open sales if and when we can determine a new date for this event. Please contact <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com</a> if you have any questions or concerns. 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.

POSTPONED: Owing to circumstances beyond our control, the October slam will be postponed. We will update the event and re-open sales if and when we can determine a new date for this event. Please contact <a href="mailto:hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com" target="_blank">hello@vancouverpoetryhouse.com</a> if you have any questions or concerns. 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

POSTPONED: Vancouver Poetry Slam ft. Mercedes Eng

343 Railway St unit 104

General Admission

$8

PWYC