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POETRY OUT THERE
GPS Guerilla Poetry series
AMNESIA JANE SMITH, GPS#16, May 27, 2007
MARK DAHL, GPS#15, May 20, 2007
Happy Mother's Day, GPS #14, May 13, 2007
a poetry reading event held in public venues

taking poetry out of ; the cosiness of the coffeeshops, the guarded security of chain bookstores, the safe asylum of the university's ivory towers & the other pampered & protected sanctuaries that act as secure havens for poetry & poets
& bringing poetry out into the light, out into the fresh air, to revitalize it, presenting poems to the people, accessible to the great unwashed masses, the multitudes just waiting for something to happen, the general populace paralyzed by the monotony, the predictability of the everyday, day after day...
we will offer an eye-opening wake-up call, through vivacious verse, poets/spoken word artists sharing their words, gifts, their insights, their observations, opinions, etc...
on sidewalks, in barbershops, in laundromats, in front of libraries, in public parks, at bus stops, in touristy areas of interest, in shopping malls, grocery stores, bowling alleys, post offices, etc...
Common Questions:
Who:
Poets, spoken word performers, YOU?
What:Read the above plan/outline/supposition/hypothesis once again to get an idea of the essence of GPS Guerilla Poetry series
Where:Everywhere, anywhere... in & around VANCOUVER
STAY TUNEDevery Friday (BEGINNING FRIDAY JANUARY 26th 2007) A SECRET Location will be revealed, for that SUNDAY's GPS Guerilla Poetry series reading. Much in the way of RAVES, or FLASH ArT HaPpEnings.
When:
EVERY SUNDAY @ 3:00 PM / 1500 hrs (BEGINNING SUNDAY JANUARY 28th, 2007)
DO STAY TUNED!!!
Why:
Why Not! 5 quick reasons off the top of my head:
1) I think it is needed.
2) taking away the safety nets of the poets/spoken word artists & having the public right there, could make this a little more risky & like the high wire aerialists & trapeze artists could result in appreciation and greater approval, or simply a crowd holding their breath expecting failure & a bloody mess.
3) No one said I couldn't & I'm free on Sundays.
4) I had this idea years & years ago in Ottawa, except it was more combative & militaristic in nature. I had hoped to form an army of poets, that, dressed in combat fatigues, wearing gorilla, orangutan & monkey masks, would employ regimental like militaristic tactics, & armed with poems would do battle with the civilians of the Nation's Capital. A "Planet of The Apes" meets "Dead Poets Society" sort of strategy that would attack corporate outlets. I had visions of storming the Parliament Buildings, or the Mint... before anything ever happened, I talked myself out of doing a Guerilla Poet's Squad, as I had had a nightmare in which a battle plan in a bank resulted in me being shot & dying...I thought it would be cool to die for poetry....anyway, that is the origins of the idea.
5) IT COULD BE FUN
How: How can I help? How can I get involved?
Come out & read some poetry. Come out & support the poets. Be appreciative. Thank the poets for sharing their words. Enter into a discourse about poetry & poetics. Buy poetry from the poets. Buy poetry books. Buy poetry chapbooks. Buy poetry postcards. Buy a poet a drink. Buy a poet lunch. Tell others. Spread the word. Write poetry & share your words.
Help us to document this experiment. Take photos, videotape the series, give feedback, leave comments here on the site. let me know what you think.
If you have a GPS thing-a-ma-jig bring it to our locations so we can put the actual GPS location on the site.
If you live outside of Vancouver, Begin a
GPS Guerilla Poetry series where you live
& if you live in Vancouver, come out & support this experiment.

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Until further notice GPS is taking a break

various reasons for thisit will return once thingsget worked outcheers
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Tue, 03 Jul 2007 02:30:00 PST

Morning Glory Tea House June 3rd, 2007

check out this link for pics from Morning Glory Tea House reading this past SundayJune 3rd, 2007.
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 02:27:00 PST

tomorrow's feature SHANNON from Winnipeg

When I did a little google search, I found this nice piece about Shannon, & felt I should share it. This comes from An Earth Day Celebration put on in Winnipeg by the Just Community Market and The O...
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:05:00 PST

GPS12 Shannon from Winnipeg~ April 29~Terry Fox Memorial

SUNDAY April 29th, 2007 @ (you guessed it) 3:00PMCome out & show your Support for our special guestFEATURED POET,all the way from Winnipeg.Shannon is "a spoken word artist and writer, that approaches ...
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:18:00 PST

Report on GPS11 ~ Ralph ~ Heritage Hall

Ralphwas, as expected, a wonderful performer for this past Sunday's( April 22nd) GPS Guerilla poetry Series at Heritage Hall3102 Main Street.On my way up Main Street, I rode on the #3 Main bus heading...
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:47:00 PST

RALPH ~ Sunday April 22 ~ Heritage Hall

Our FEATURED POET for this Sunday April 22ndat the usual time of 3:00PMis none other than Ralphat Heritage Hall3102 Main Street, at the corner of 15th Avenue and Main.Ralph will read his poetry at Her...
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:20:00 PST

GPS10 REPORT JUDY MACINNES Jr. ~ TROUT LAKE

So, I've got some time now to write this up. The kids are at school (or in Truman's case daycare), Nancy is at work & I've got some house chores out of the way.On Sunday, April 15th, 2007I made my way...
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 01:14:00 PST

GPS10 ~ Sunday 3:00PM ~ Trout lake Park ~ Judy MacInnes Jr.

Our FEATURED POET Judy MacInnes Jr. was born in Prince George, raised in Surrey, a graduate of Kwantlen College, the University of Victoria (BFA), and the University of British Columbia (MFA), author ...
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:01:00 PST

lack of video from last Sunday's GPS9, April 8th

I'm sorry to report that S.R.Duncan's reading was not recorded properly, a camera malfunction, error, which read HEADS NEED TO BE CLEANED, was in fact a problem with the camera itself. So the entire ...
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:01:00 PST

Report on GPS9 ~ SR Duncan

The reading, this past Easter Sunday, on Granville Island withFEATURED POET S.R. Duncanwas a modest affair, a casual, appreciative gatheringof a few close friends. The crowd was small, but very respon...
Posted by GPS Guerilla Poetry series on Wed, 11 Apr 2007 10:07:00 PST