Teams

There will be 20 teams competing in the national poetry slam at Festival of Health Research 2011!

Victoria Poetry Slam:
Matthew Christopher Davidson, Keenan Proud, Justin McGrail, Scott Thompson, Jeremy Loveday (alt)

Vancouver Poetry Slam:
The Svelte Ms. Spelt, Olivia B, Lisa B, Lisa Slater, Clint “Father Goose” Wilson (alt)

Black Dot Roots Collective (Vancouver):
Jillian Christmas, Scruffmouth, Sonya Littlejohn, Steve Miller, Weddani (alt)

Breath In Poetry (Edmonton):
Mary Pinkoski, Colin Matty, Ahmed Ali, Liam Coady, Chris Krueger (alt)

Calgary Poetry Slam:
Andre Prefontaine, Erin Dingle, Paul Finkleman, Erica Navickas, Sheryl Chantler (alt)

Tonight It’s Poetry (Saskatoon):
Charles Hamilton, Khodi Dill, Simon Wourms, Ahmad Majid, Nicole Almond (alt)

Winnipeg Poetry Slam:
Aaron Simm, Steve Holbrow, Lochlin Broatch, Dawn Knight

Live Poets’ Society (Lanark County):
Poetiquette, Tammy Mackenzie, Inez Dekker, Andy Kerr-Wilson, b!WILDer (alt)

Capital Slam (Ottawa):
Sense-Say, Loh El, Bruce Narbaitz, Sean O’Gorman, Rusty Priske (alt)

Urban Legends (Ottawa):
PrufRock Shadowrunner, Hyfidelik the Gypsy Sun, Cannon 2x, Just Jamaal, Brad Morden (alt)

Kingston PEN (Kingston):
Winona Linn, Greg “Ritallin” Frankson, ArRay-of-Words, Raissa Killoran, Sherry Huang (alt)

Peterborough Poetry Slam:
Ziy, Kate Kelly, Danny Taro,
Wes Ryan J. Reid (alt)

Toronto Poetry Slam:
Eytan Crouton, Lip Balm, Cathy Petch, David Delisca, Electric Jon (alt)

Up From The Roots (Toronto):
Tomy B, Dwayne Morgan, Lishai, Shoolie, Patrick de Belen (alt)

Burlington Slam Project:
Yogi, 
Dan aka Dan Murray aka Dan, Oskar Niburski, P.O.E., Kiki (alt)

Guelph Poetry Slam:
Fannon, Macer, David James Hudson, Meme, Matthew Dryden (alt)

London Poetry Slam:
Jaded, Dana Matthews, Jake Martell, Bryton McKinnon, Lissa (alt)

Throw Collective (Montreal):
MC June, Kym Dominique-Ferguson, Veronique Bachand, Ryan Thom, Micheala Holt (alt)

Slam du Tremplin (Sherbrooke):
PouYO, Mathieu Proulx, Patrick Jalbert, Simon Landry and alternate Marianne Verville

Word Iz Bond (Halifax):
J-Phat, Hermit of the Woods, St. Ephanie, Laura Burke, Roots & Rhythm (alt)



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