Hats off to the fine folks at Vancouver Poetry Slam for being such wonderful hosts and posting this killer video clip of me performing “Bang” at my feature there back in May. Be sure to check out their YouTube channel for more poetic awesomeness.
West Coast, Baby! Part One
A week and a half on the road, three shows in three cities, one workshop, two cheap flights, lots of cheap takeout, one nasty case of hayfever, one box of benadryl, and multiple friends beds and couches, for very little money. All of this equates to one hell …
Breath in Poetry Spoken Word Open Mic ft. Elise Pallagi
Tuesday, 14 May 2019 from 18:30-21:00 The Nook Cafe, Edmonton, AB Come out to the Breath in Poetry Open Mic! $5 cover, and sign up to read at the beginning of the night on a first come, first serve basis. Elise Pallagi is a poet, multi-disciplinary performance artist, …
The Art of the Cut-Up Workshop
Thursday, May 9th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm City Studio, Victoria, BC Elise Pallagi will be presenting an objective workshop on cut-ups devised from Chris Cran of One Yellow Rabbit Theatre Company’s Summer lab. The objective of this workshop is to show participants that they shouldn’t be afraid …
Tongues of Fire Ft. Elise Pallagi
Wednesday, May 9th, 8:00 pm Caffe Fantastico, Victoria, BC Season 14, Episode 15 Tongues of Fire is our twice-monthly spoken word open mic. You’ll hear (up to) 5-minute sets from 12 local performers, plus a 25-minute set from our featured poet. Sign-up opens at 7:30 pm (first come …
Vanslam Summer Season Kick-off with Elise Pallagi
Summer Season Kick-off with Elise Pallagi Monday, May 6th, 2019 Cafe Deux Soliels Vancouver, BC A poetry slam is a competition were poets perform 1-3 poems in 3 rounds, with poets being cut from the bottom. The competition is judged by randomly selected audience members. The top ranking …
Girls Rock Camp All Grown Up Showcase
Once again, The Saskatoon Indigenous Poets Society is teaming up with our friends at Tonight it’s Poetry and Girls Rock Camp for a night of music and poetry. This is my second year representing the Saskatoon Indigenous Poets Society alongside Saskatoon Slam Champ Ecoaborijanelle, Axis and Lonewolf at …
Support Your Local Poet
My poetry and performance art comes from my experience and frustrations growing up in rural Saskatchewan and eventually coming out as a transgender woman. I moved to Saskatoon in my mid-twenties to attend university and pursue transition. This process has been slow and I initially faced many barriers …