Poet Elise Pallagi, sharing words with a tree stump as her stage. STARTING THIS SUNDAY We will be holding our first of a series of unofficial poetry event gatherings! Each Sunday at 3 pm throughout the summer months, meet in front of the Francis Morrison Library. Once gathered, we will be crossing the street to share poetry on the grounds of City Hall. Everyone welcome to participate as audience...
Read MoreNew to Tonight it’s Poetry: a weekly Poetry Prompt Series! This week: Write a Poem about something you see outside your...
Read MoreWe have been missing you on Sunday nights. Given that our in-person shows are likely to remain cancelled for the foreseeable future, the board of directors has been brainstorming how to stay connected during this time. As such, we would LOVE to share your content! Send us your poetry videos or images so that we can keep doing what we do best: connecting poets to audience, providing audience...
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The Saskatoon Indigenous Poets Society made history this year as they put together their very first, all-indigenous, poetry slam team. Poets Shawn Joseph (Overflo), Keccia Cook (Nokomis), Alexandra Jarrett (Axis), and Alex Allary (Loud Voice) brought fire in their competition at CFSW, making it to semi-finals. Check them out in the...
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What happens when you put together storytellers, indigenous rights activists, queer poets, and entrepreneurs? You get Boiled, Soft. Saskatoon’s 2019 slam team features soft spoken but power packed poets: Ky Mason, Jaylin Schell (Javelin), Victoria Karoline, Janelle Pewapsconias (ecoaborijanelle), and Danica Lorer. They took to CFSW with a uniquely prairie perspective and voice, and they...
Read MoreTonight It’s Poetry Nov 24 // Amigos Cantina Back Room Saskatoon — Treaty 6 Territory — Home of the Métis People $5 // 7:30 PM Sign Up No one turned away for lack of funds. It’s time for our third poetry slam of the season! Poets enter into a two round competition of poems with a strict 3-minute time limit where all the poems are judged by folks throughout the audience....
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