The Haiku Deathmatch --
If you're not there this evening
You're having less fun

It will be better
Than an army of monkeys
Flying out your butt


http://superjill.livejournal.com/794264.html

Hey, you, Vancouverites. Ya, you. Can I ask you for a favour?

Tues or Wed I will have a simple pdf poster for the Haiku Deathmatch. Vancouverites, if you can print out and put a few up around (school, workplace, clubs, cafes, street posts) or give a few out to people who would be interested, that would be most splendid. Please send me your email addy.... Here, on facebook, on twitter, or http://jillbinder.com/contact.html

Dr. Rauni Kilde speaks out:

For tonight's Dead Poets Slam, I dressed up as Batwoman. I announced that the Bruce Wayne Batman died this summer and I read "excerpts" (found poetry) from his "diary."

Check it out. Taken out of context, his words are very beautiful.


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( Round 1 – 'Found poem from his diary' )

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I got into the second round (thanks to people who dropped out - though if it weren't for my time penalty, I would have made it on my own), and tied for third.

This bunch of "diary excerpts" (found poetry) had the theme of the hidden feud between Batman and Superman.

Again, Batman's words out of context are beautiful.


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( Round 2 - 'Excerpts from his diary about Superman' )

In preparation for the Haiku Deathmatch Alt Slam on Mon., Nov. 9, we are having a Haiku Deathmatch Workshop.

Sat., Oct. 24
2-4pm
Free
Britannia Library, Gallery Room

We will cover:
- What's the difference between traditional and Deathmatch Haiku
- What makes a winning competition-style Haiku
- Strategy
- Time for writing

All are welcome. You don't have to be in the competition to participate in the workshop.

Monday, Nov 9, 2009

16 will enter the arena. One will survive.


In head-to-head style, which 17 syllable haikus will please the audience more? The loser of each round regains honour with a glorious seppuku death-scene on stage.
   - Costumes encouraged
   - No titles permitted
   - Prepare at least 20 to make it to final round. Prepare 50 or more if you would like to strategize.
   - Haiku Deathmatch Workshop a few weeks before - contact jill [at] jillbinder [dot] com for details

Featuring David Silverberg, World Head to Head Haiku finalist 2007 at IWPS. Dave writes haikus on everything from Lauryn Hill to bacon-marshmallow sandwiches to running naked through sprinklers.

Hosted by Jill Binder.

Sign up at 8:15pm. To guarantee your spot in advance, email jill [at] jillbinder [dot] com
Haiku open mic at 8:45pm, Haiku Deathmatch at 9pm.

Cafe Deux Soleils, (Commercial & 5th)
Sliding cover $5-10

More details and strategies suggestions will soon be up at http://www.vancouverpoetryhouse.com

The greatest kids show for adults returns with an all new show: Awesome Face Finds a Gun. Featuring: guns, biceps, stories about life on the farm, muscle flexing competitions, cowboy videos, and some other stuff.



Anyone have a white muscle shirt or cowboy hat I can borrow? :)

What better way to enjoy our cooled off weather than with some outdoor art! Yes!

Summer Dreams Literary Festival
Tomorrow (Saturday)
12-7pm
Lumberman's Arch, Stanley Park
http://www.pandorascollective.com/sdrfestival.html

Literary performances, dancers, local bands, panel discussions, open mics and a children’s area with puppet shows, music, story tellers, face painting and craft tables.

I'll be on the Main stage 5:45pm, playing silly songs on ukulele, representing 57 Varieties along with the amazing queenofcrows and Warren.

If my shift doesn't change, you'll be able to find me 2:30-4 volunteering in the children's area.

See you there!

In the list of awesome about this video, we include cello, ukulele, the name of the production company, and how all us compulsive regular LJers understand this topic. Oh yes. We do.

Not only is this video too geekyawesome for words, but it also means there is a Season 3 coming. *glee*






While I'm geeking out anyway, some of these are pretty good:

T-Shirts For Scientists, Geeks, and Nerds

A friend of David's, themythicalman, and I decided to collab on a song for the Song Slam last night. Given our schedules, we had only one day to write, polish, and rehearse it.

What resulted was Zombie Love, a tale of forbidden romance. I was on electric uke, he was on euphonium. I sang all sweet lovey things, he interjected with spoken (er, more like groaned) zombie funny. On the choruses, we just went nuts. He yelled ZOMBIE LOOOOOVE while I rocked out on unreal, awful chords, with distortion. On the last chorus, I had become a zombie too, so we both yelled it out.

Thankfully, the audience loved it. I mean, really, really loved it. In the first 2 verses, the laughter trickled in as people started to get it, and then at the chorus, the room absolutely erupted with the laughing.

Afterwards, not only did we get many a compliment and music questions, but when we stepped outside during intermission for air, we got a standing ovation and exclamations of "Zombie Love!" from the outside crowd.

Dr. Horrible sequel!!

http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/08/05/joss-whedon-on-the-dr-horrible-sequel-we-have-a-story-were-working/

Performers, read this. All performers. Read now.

javabill's open letter to poets going to NPS '09