Mashed Poetics is a night of spoken word and music mash up. We pick a music album, find a cover band and ask poets to write new poems based on the songs. Then we do it all up live with the poets performing in between songs. Mashed Poetics has been a part of the Verses festival and its earlier incarnation, the VIP Festival, since the beginning. We’ve done it up big with an 11 piece band tribute to Aretha Franklin. We’ve done it up loud with a show featuring RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE. This year we chew on the best bubblegum the 90’s had to offer…SPICE by the SPICE GIRLS.

We have 10 poets and a 9 piece SPICE GIRLS cover band The SPICE Racks. It’s all happening at our official Verses Festival venue, The WISE Hall and Lounge at 1882 Adanac Street. This will be a late show, starting at 9:30.

Here are the poets and the songs in order for the night. As you can see we have a world class lineup for you once again this year.

Wannabe — Rebecca Lea Thomas

Say You’ll Be There — Nisha Patel

2 Become 1 — Betsy Warland

Love Thing — Charlie Petch

Last Time Lover — Lisa Webster

Mama — Fiona Tinwei Lam

Who Do You Think You Are — Molly Billows

Something Kinda Funny — Kay Kassier

Naked — Amal Rana

If U Can’t Dance — Mike McGee

Band Members include
Spillious as Ginger Spice,
Lola Lush as Posh Spice
Emilee Nimetz as Sporty Spice
Sara Ramsay as Baby Spice
Aida Retta as Scary Spice

Brian Minato on Bass
Shane Wilson on Drums
Mary Ancheta on Keyboards

There will be no intermission due to time constraints. Tickets are $10 in advance through Brown Paper Tickets here and $12 at the door. Get your advance tickets here: http://mashedpoeticsspice.bpt.me/
At the door is cash only. There is an ATM downstairs in the lounge.

Free for all participating Verses Festival poets.
For everyone else, admission to this event is included in your Verses Festival Pass. Verses 2017 Passes are available at Brown Paper Tickets http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2925794

This event is a scent-reduced space. To assist in our goal of increasing accessibility to Verses events, please do your best to be aware of this and join us in reducing the impact of personal scented products (such as perfumes, scented oils, etc.) in our festival spaces.

Accessibility Info for Wise Hall:

You’ll note on arrival a set of railed stairs leading into the Hall. The wheelchair accessible entrance is around back. For certain events there will be someone posted at the door throughout the event and/or a bell system will be rigged up to ensure no one has to wait out there to be let in. If this has not been clarified by organizers already, please consider contacting them for details.

Once inside, you’ll find a spacious wood-floored hall, open concept, tables and chairs set up throughout. The stage (accessible only via stairs) is to your left, and the washrooms towards the back of the hall. The washrooms are currently gendered, but sometimes will be marked “gender neutral”. There are two sets of washrooms. The one to the left of the bar is currently marked “men” is on the same level and is now wheelchair accessible, with 2 urinals and one wheelchair access stall and one non-wheelchair access stall. The one to the right of the bar, currently marked “women”, is wheelchair accessible with no urinals and one additional stall.
*update as of June 2013
Read the Radical Accessibility Mapping Project’s WISE Hall overview or complete audit.
2013: please note that a new, wheelchair accessible men’s bathroom has been created. The finishing touches are still being added, and the door has been adjusted to more easily fit wheelchair/scooter users, but overall the space is great.