November 2022 – Helsinki Poetry Connection

Poetry Jam 25.11.2022

11. 11. 2022

Welcome to this year’s last Poetry Jam 25.11. staring at 19 ! We are looking ahead an all-round evening of poetry: we will witness singer-songwriting, mix of word and video art, multilingual poetry and poems of destruction of nature. Location is Kvääristö, Kolmas Linja 17, Helsinki.

The line-up:
– Diliana Stoyanova
– Mikko Räty
– Institute of Queer Mutations
– Karkki

There will be a short open mic to which the performers will be chosen with weird motives from the willing. So, send sample of your poetry in video, sound or text format by 18th of November to juhokuusi@hotmail.com, name your e-mail “Poetry Jam Open Mic ”.

After the event the DJ will play music until 2 o’clock, so you can also prepare yourself to move your dancing feet.

The event is produced and hosted by Jarkko Jokinen and Juho Kuusi, and is made possible with the help of Nuoren Voiman Liitto, City of Helsinki and Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation.

We follow our safer space guidelines at our events, so please do respect others and behave.

The event is photographed by HPC, do tell the organizers if you wish not to be seen.

Free entry – warmly welcome!

(Poster: Jirko Viljanen)

Events

Ruusu Open Mic #42

11. 11. 202211. 11. 2022

We warmly invite you to join us for Ruusu Open Mic 20.11. 17-20!

Warm-up performers this time are Pauli Pietilä and Inari Mykkänen.

After these performers, is the time for Open Mic as usual. You can sign up for Open Mic after warm-up performances. You are welcome to perform your text in any of your chosen language but we kindly ask you to keep it under 4 minutes, that all the willing performers have the opportunity to perform. It’s possible to connect your phone or guitar to the sound system if needed. At the end of the evening, glorious Ruusu
Open Mic-tote bags designed by Milla Paloniemi will be drawn among the open micers.

The event is produced by Helsinki Poetry Connection, Jarkko Jokinen and Katja Korhonen and hosted by Jamie Simone. Tea Tauriainen has designed the poster.We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu!

Ruusu Open Mic is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Please also note that we advise performers to state content warnings regarding their poems. Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines.Please only attend if you have no symptoms of Covid. Unfortunately, Sörkan Ruusu is non-accessible. At the main entrance ~ 20cm step and door ~ 60cm wide, side door ~ 20cm step and door ~ 55cm wide, no ramps.

There is an induction loop available at the venue.

Welcome, everybody!

Events

HPC Empty space writing workshop – Nadaism and the…

01. 11. 202202. 11. 2022

HPC Empty space writing workshop – Nadaism and the creative power of inactivity

When? Tuesday 15.11. at 6 – 8 pm

Where? Mielenlento, Otavantie 5 (Lauttasaari)

Welcome to getting familiarized with emptiness; your personal space of play and imagination, where lyrical revenue is derived from stopping by your inner space and stillness. Workshop is meant for the members of Helsinki Poetry Connection. It starts with short presentation about Colombian nadaism poetry. Nadaism is philosophical and artistic movement from the 1950s-60s characterized by counterculture, the everyday and existential nothingness (nada = nothing) that revolutionised Colombian art scene – especially that of poetry – to this date. After the presentation new texts from the void will be created with the help of writing tasks. Texts written in the workshop will be presented and commented on together in a supportive manner adhering to HPC’s safer space principles.

The workshop will be conducted multilingually by nadaism poetry translator and poet Ainokaisa ”Aika” Huusko and poet-producer Tania Nathan. There are 30 workshop places available and please, sing up by sending e-mail to ainokaisa.huusko@gmail.com or nathan.tania@gmail.com along with your preferred workshop language (fin/eng) by 14.11.2022. Free entrance for HPC members and there will also be snacks & drinks available. If you are not a member of HPC and would like to join, you can do so during your workshop registration (15 eur / year).