Oni, the Haitian Sensation, Publicist, Festival Coordinator, has this to say:

Dear lovers of poetry!

I need your help to let everyone on this planet and beyond, know about Canada's newest International Slam Soetry Festival. Poetry is contagious!

Please send this information to your local media, and feel free to post this PSA on your websites.

Slam poetry will hit Ottawa, Canada! History is in the making!

On October 7-10, 2004, in the great city of Ottawa, the best of the best Canadian and international (US, UK, France) spoken word artists will compete to take home five Flaming Mike trophies with their names on them. There will be groundbreaking team and individual (Canadian, International, and Francophone) competitions, showcases and open mikes, guerrilla readings, jams, and after parties over the four full days of this unprecedented celebration of performance poetry.

The festival is supported by all major Canadian performance poetry organizers and artists, the Ottawa International Writers Festival, the National Library and Archives Canada, the CBC, the National Campus and Community Radio Association, the Ottawa Fringe Festival, Amnesty International Canada, and the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. We have generous funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the < B>City of Ottawa’s Arts Funding Program

Never yet has Canada seen a spoken word event of this scale and calibre. This is a historic event not to be missed. And, of course, we still need your support. Become a part of this festivity.

For details please visit www.wordlympics.com

All media enquiries:

Oni, the Haitian Sensation, Publicist, Festival Coordinator

Canadian Spoken Wordlympics 2004
613.247.9285
oni@wordlympics.com