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Metaverse Poetry Slam

October Poetry Slam

October Poetry Slam

Pat the Dog Playwright Centre and Metaverse are holding a Poetry Slam upstairs at the Button Factory.  If you’ve got a poem, now’s your chance to perform in front of an eager audience. Bring your best verse and recite it, read it, or even sing it. Share without care at the open mike or put [...]


Culture Days Metaverse Poetry SLAM!

Culture Days Metaverse Poetry SLAM!

Love poetry? As part of Culture Days, Pat the Dog Playwright Centre and Metaverse are holding a Poetry Slam at the Button Factory. You can participate or just listen. Got a poem or two? Bring your best and recite it, read it, or even sing it. You can share without care at the open mike [...]


June Poetry SLAM!

June Poetry SLAM!

You asked for it. You got it. Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is hosting another Poetry SLAM.  Our April event brought more than 50 people to the top floor of the Button Factory, where they took to the stage, listened to original creations and munched on popcorn. [showtime] Eager to hear more? Got a poem [...]


SLAM! ‘Box in A Button Poetry

SLAM! 'Box in A Button Poetry

Show us your stuff at our first-ever SLAM! Poetry Event. In recognition of National Poetry Month, Pat the Dog Playwright Centre is launching a monthly slam poetry event to spotlight local poets and artists, offer a community forum to explore next steps for the K-W poetry community as a whole, and provide an advocacy space [...]