Tula ng Tiyanak

👻Kapal Kollective presents: Tula ng Tiyanak – Open-mic Poetry👻

*Tula ng Tiyanak (“The poetry of a baby goblin) refers to a tiyanak with various origin stories from what is now known as the Philippines. The tiyanak in this graphic was illustrated by Viv.

Kikiligin, kikilabutan, at kakabahan ang mga totoong tiyanak sa Vancouver! (The true tiyanak in Vancouver will be thrilled, terrified, and tense!) Bring your creepiest, gut-wrenching, mysterious, shocking poetry on October 26 at Massy Arts Gallery for an open mic poetry featuring Pinxy and Pinay peeps.

Huwag kang magpahuli (don’t delay) — perk your ears up, grab your garlic and salt, and moisten your throat to scream in delight for the Tula ng Tiyanak.

🕷️Themes of poetry could include: ghostly encounters, scary, grief, death, social horror, mystical, mythical, creepy. The poems could be serious or comedic, or anything else. We will ask poets to provide content warning, and please take care of yourself when you’re onsite.

🥚Potluck: Please bring a snack to share if you’d like! We will let you know a week ahead if there are dietary considerations to be mindful of. Please bring your own water bottle.

🕯️Sign up to read your poetry:

We are making this space specifically for Pinxy and Pinay. Pinxy is a term referring to non-binary and gender non-conforming people who are from or have roots from the Philippines, and Pinay is a term referring to women who are from or have roots from the Philippines.

Choose your own adventure:

✨1. Sign up to perform ahead of time (up to five can sign up): https://forms.gle/BHDoYYDXch4grtbn9

✨2. Sign up onsite – Five spots will be available – please register here on Eventbrite as a regular guest if you plan to sign up as performer onsite.

You can read anything as long as it’s your work! What can you do in five minutes? We are rooting for you. Poetry can be in any language from the Philippines or English.

Please make sure to include content warning for our audience or inform any of the organizers prior to your set time.

😈Evil-est Laugh Contest:

Do you have the most evil and scariest HALAKHAK (cackle)? Warm up your vocal chords and practice in front of the mirror – there will be prizes!

🎃Accessibility:

To take care of each other’s health considerations, please wear a mask. Masks and sanitizers will be provided onsite.

Massy Arts Gallery is transit-friendly. Please check out their accessibility guidelines: https://massyarts.com/accessibility/.

👻Organizers: This event is organized by Kapal Kollective, where the power of poetry meets community, led by the creative spirits of Pinxy and Pinay people – April, Justinne, and Phebe. We have the support of the National Pilipino Canadian Cultural Centre and Massy Arts Society.

This event will take place on the unceded, stolen, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations who have resisted against colonization and have stewarded the lands since time immemorial. As Pinxy/Pinay folks who are here as settler immigrants, migrants, and refugees, we are in solidarity with Indigenous folks in resisting against white supremacy, capitalism, and colonization. This poetry night is intended to keep our hopes up, and to be with community despite the destruction around us.