I wrote a new poem back in November 2017 in preparation for a feature I was going to be doing in December 2017 in Guelph, Ontario. I wanted something fresh to present to the folks in Ontario as it was supposed to be their “comedy slam.” This is what I came up with. It’s called […]
This recording is from my feature on Aug 14th at the Van Slam. The music is by Explosions in the Sky and the song is “Postcards from 1952.” It’s a bit rough and tumble as it was the first time performing it and the lights were low so I had trouble reading it but I […]
H. O. Prize: Classic Poems Part 2 (R. C. Weslowski and Van Slam 2010) There’s a new poetry prize at the National Poetry Slam in the United States. The prize encourages humour poems, weirdness and experimentation. Leading up to the competition in August they’re taking a look at some poems in the past that have […]