Calgary International Spoken Word Festival
- Calgary International Spoken Word Festival
The Calgary International Spoken Word Festival is a Canadian festival which promotes spoken word. Spoken word draws heavily on the oral tradition and encompasses such genres as jazz, dub, hip-hop, folk, slam and storytelling poets or poetry. The festival was founded in 2004 in Calgary, Alberta by local artist Sheri-D Wilson.
The first annual festival took place in the months July and August 2004, featuring such artists as Diane Di Prima, Lillian Allen, Lorna Crozier, Dwayne Morgan, Ivan E. Coyote and George Elliott Clarke. Currently the festival takes place every year in late April.
External links
* [http://www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com Calgary International Spoken Word Festival homepage]
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