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Nelson Poetry Slam Presents: Kay Fraser!Kay will host a WORKSHOP (March 7th) and then give a performance (march 8th) during our Poetry Slam on International Women's Day!
More info about these 2 events and our featured poet below 👇 ✨
✨ABOUT OUR FEATURED POET✨
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. Kay currently lives in Vancouver and is working on her second solo show as well as a book of short stories while spending as much time in the mountains as possible.
✨WORKSHOP INFO (March 7th✨
Time: 3pm-5pm (2hr workshop)
Location: 717 Vernon st (same place as our slam/ Nelaon Senior's Centre)
Limited spots (15 max). Register with Kay to secure a spot, if possible: [email protected]
Payment: Cash paid on the day. $25-30 suggested sliding scale. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Paper and pens will be provided
Workshop Title & Description:
"Anchor: Elevating Your Craft Through Wellness, Ritual and Embodiment Practices"
Whether the intention is to score well, gain followers, develop a strong portfolio or build community, how we present our work matters. This can be impacted by many things: how well we slept, our mood and habits, and the dumpster fire hellscape that is late stage capitalism.
Facilitated by Kay Fraser, Anchor invites creatives of all levels and disciplines to get present with themselves and their work in a meaningful, engaging way. From this space of honest witnessing and exploration, participants are invited to develop a more intimate relationship with their artistic practice; to better understand why they create, what their art asks of them, and how they can best support themselves and their audience.
Through discussion, group activities and creative exercises, we'll explore how wellness, ritual and embodiment practices can help elevate our craft, and empower us to connect with ourselves, our work and community on a deeper, more authentic level.
✨ SLAM INFO (MARCH 8)✨
March 8th Poetry Slam with Performance by Kay Fraser.
LOCATION: Nelson Seniors Center (717 Vernon Street, so-called "Nelson, BC", on unceded Sinixt Territory).
* Our location is at street level (no stairs/accessible). We have a kitchen, tea, coffee pots. Feel free to bring snacks to share.
SLAM / EVENT INFO:
SIGN UP / DOORS OPEN: 6pm
* If you'd like to perform in the open mic or the poetry slam, please sign up at 6pm (limits spots available).
EVENT START TIME: 6:30pm
Prizes for poetry slam winners
SLAM INFO:
* To be in the slam, you need 2 of you own / original poems which are 3 minutes or less (going over time will cost you points, and you may get cut off eventually). No instruments (body procession, beat boxing, rapping & singing are all welcome).
OPEN-MIC INFO:
- Due to our featured poet, the open mic may be limited or cut entirely (prioritizing slam and guest performance)
PRICE: Suggested donation 10-15$
* No one turned away for lack of funds
* Feel free to Pay It Forward
* Proceeds help us pay for: venue, booking feature poets, prizes, posters & marketing, tea / snacks, and sending 1 local poet to compete at the annual Canadian Individual Poetry Slam (CIPS) in Vancouver.
If you'd like to sponsor an event or donate prizes, please reach out. Thanks for the support!
HOST: Ellen Burt
MUSIC: DJ WHO
VOLUNTEERING:
please DM one of the 3 board members / co-hosts, if you'd like to help. Please share the event and invite your friends, this really helps us reach the community and grow; Let's build something beautiful together!
FREE SPEECH / INTENTIONAL GATHERING :
This is a free speech platform centred around inclusivity, community, respect for human rights and dignity. We don't allow hate speech in any form. Violators will be cut off, asked to leave and may be banned. We embrace an anti-oppression, anti-racist and decolonization framework.
TRIGGER WARNINGS:
Please use a trigger warning for content that may be traumatic (*ask us if you need clarification / sexual violence, violence, for examples). For example, before engaging the audience, you can say: "This is a trigger warning for sexual trauma." Then leave a few breaths for people to leave or prepare to hear you spoken word piece. Time used for a trigger warning is not deducted from your time slot / won't affect your score. Your time starts when you engage the crowd with you poem / performance.
ALL AGES WELCOME... but be aware that subject matter and language may vary (eg: swearing, sensitive content may ocure).
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
Shy for the poster design, and to all our other collaborators, sponsors, and volunteers helping to make our slams happen!
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717 Vernon St, Nelson BC, 717 Vernon St, Nelson, BC V1L 4G3, Canada
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