It’s here! The best spoken-wordsmiths have been identified and will take to the battlefield (a.k.a. the Royal Cinema stage) to compete in the Toronto Poetry Slam Finals. BAM! Toronto’s Youth Slam Team will open the evening with a special set before Bassam, Andre Prefontaine, Sabrina, MultiPurpose Hot Air Machine, Estefania, Prufrock, Kara, and Ketch22 show what they’ve got. New York’s Joshua Bennett will make his Canadian debut as the evening’s special guest performer.

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Today In Poetry at Royal Cinema