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, …
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 …
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 …