The Capital Poetry Collective - Ottawa's Spoken Word Society


	b>Organizations Associated with Spoken Word Poetry Canadian Spoken Wordlympics Find out about Canada's first − ever spoken word festival held in October 2004, and get information on the new national organization known as the Spoken Word Canada Network Poetry Slam Incorporated Poetry Slam, Inc. is the non − profit organization charged with planning and holding the National Poetry Slam, the world's largest spoken word festival. Canada Council for the Arts Canada's federal funding agency for the arts. Poetry Slam and Reading Series in Canada Winnipeg Poetry House Operated by the Writers' Collective, WPH runs four poetry events each month, involving open mic, slam poetry and music. Up From the Roots Founded in 1994 by Dwayne Morgan, UFTR is a full − service entertainment company as well as the host of the Roots Lounge, one of Toronto's CSW − registered poetry slam series. Golden Star Lounge Information about GSL, Ottawa's monthly spoken word event catering to people of African descent. Hosted by Ottawa's own the nth digri. Dusty Owl Reading Series Originally founded in the early nineties, Dusty Owl is an open mic series that brings together artists from a cross-section of Ottawa's literary and musical communities. Sasquatch Reading Series Sasquatch is an eclectic mix of poetry, prose, song and other performance arts with an open mic for audience participation. Tree Literary Reading Series For nearly 25 years, Ottawa writers have gathered twice monthly to share their writing and the writing of others at Tree, the city's oldest running literature series. Suburban Spoken Word A monthly poetry reading series in North York. Registered with the Wordlympics and organized by CSW 2004 & CFSW 2005 participant Dave Silverberg. International Poetry Slam/Performance Poetry Links Hammer And Tongue Performance Poetry Hammer And Tongue promotes the best in live literature from the UK and the rest of the world, and gives new artists a stage on which to flourish. LivePoets.com LivePoets.com is an online listing service for spoken word poets and performance poetry series in the US and around the world. Nuyorican Poets' Cafe The Cafe has emerged as one of America's most highly respected arts organizations and has become an acclaimed forum for innovative poetry, music, hip hop, video, visual arts, comedy and theatre. Bullhorn Collective The Bullhorn Collective is a 100% artist owned and operated agency comprised of thirty of the highest ranking Slam poets and most accomplished performance poets in the world. Websites for Canadian Spoken Word Artists Ritallin.com The official website for Greg "Ritallin" Frankson, Capital Slam Co−Founder. elle.coffeehouse.ca The official website for Elissa Molino, Capital Slam Co−Founder. Bwana Geek The blog/website for Steve Sauvé, member of the 2005 Capital Slam Team. Garmamie The webpage for Ottawa's improvisational wizard Garmamie Sideau, the founder of This is Hiphop and member of the 2003 Ottawa Slam Team. Kalmunity Official site for Montreal's Kalmunity Vibe Collective, live organic improv. Shane Koyczan The official website for Shane Koyczan, member of the CSW 2004 Vancouver team and Individual Champion at the 2000 National Poetry Slam in the USA. Brendan McLeod The official website for Brendan McLeod, 2004 Spoken Wordlympics Canadian Champion and 2005 Vancouver Grand Slam Champion. Publications and Electronic Media Bywords Magazine Bywords posts poetic works and a calendar of local events on the web, aiming to publish emerging and established poets who reside, study or work in Ottawa. Ottawa Xpress Ottawa's source for information about arts and entertainment in the capital. Hipster and Poser Magazine Ottawa′s Modern Monthly mag for the urban and urban − minded. zygote Current Ottawa news and information on youth and arts community activities and events geared to youth aged 16 to 23. Produced by Arts Ottawa East. PoeticSoul.ca Toronto's one − stop source for spoken word poetry and other expressive arts. Friends of Ottawa Spoken Word MudsharkAudio Official sound producers for the 2005 Capital Slam Playoffs. MudsharkAudio has recorded more spoken word artists than any other studio in Canada. vanörange records New indie label started by the good people over at Mudshark. Artists include John Akpata, PressWon, Ritallin and more.