Events – Page 3 of 8 – Helsinki Poetry Connection

Action & Rest – Spoken Word with HPC

08. 10. 2024

As a departure from reading drama, Helsinki Poetry Connection presents an engaging serving of live stage poetry with two dazzling performers: Tania Nathan and Aika Huusko.

Tania Nathan is a post-colonial artist working in themes of identity, memory, joy and rest. She is based in Helsinki and Malaysia and through spoken word and short stories puts forward the idea of queer and BIPOC joy as the ultimate form of rebellion. Right now, she is curious about radical rest, and other forms of resistance.

Aika Huusko is a poet, an artivist and a translator, whose poetry is a mix of metaphysical and socially engaged themes. In 2012 they graduated with MA in writing poetry from Kingston University Writing School and their publications include Freshman mother (KWS, 2012), DIRT (Andel, 2015), Liike olen (Haaras, 2022) and Colombian nadaism poetry anthology Kerrostalo sateessa (Aviador, 2022). Aika has produced and performed at various spoken word events in London, Bogotá and Helsinki. They´re also a long-standing board member of Helsinki Poetry Connection.

Helsinki Poetry Connection is an award-winning association of writers, producers and cultural activists that promotes live poetry, spoken word, and open mic culture in Finland and abroad.

The festival is free of charge but requires reservation! Link!

18.10. – 20.00

Post Theatre Collective Studio

Pengerkatu 11 a 3 Helsinki

Graphic: Amirali Ghasemi

Poetry Jam – Emptiness

27. 09. 202403. 10. 2024

Poetry Jam is back! On Saturday, October 19th, at Tekstin Talo the theme is emptiness.

Emptiness can signify free time, a state of mind, a sense of space, and much more. It can also be approached not merely as absence but as a space filled with potential. This time, we won’t flee from emptiness; instead, we will explore what it might encompass: time, timelessness, darkness, light, absence, or creative power. What does your emptiness consist of?

How does a full evening of people blend with the theme of emptiness? Come and experience it with fellow poetry enthusiasts!

The program starts at 6 PM in the Permantosali on the first floor.

Performers of the evening are:

Collin Ngiesi

Oteanankanduro

Ellala & Parviainen with their performance “Tässä olisit”

After the invited guests, there will be four curated open mic performers. Each performer gets 10-15 minutes, which they can use fully or emptily. Do you have emptiness-themed texts? Would you be interested in performing? Sign up at hpc.openmic@gmail.com by October 11th, 2024, sharing something about your performance and yourself.

Poetry Jams adhere to safer space principles, which can be found on our website.

Accessibility information for Tekstin Talo is available on their website.

The event is produced by Helsinki Poetry Connection and Nuoren Voiman Liitto.

Event: Poetry Jam – Emptiness

Ruusu Open Mic #57

06. 09. 202423. 09. 2024

Ruusu Open Mic 2024! We warmly welcome you to come enjoy poetry and other forms of literary art to Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on 29.9. at 17-20.

Once again it’s time for wonderful performances and open mic. The evening will be warmed up by Pauliina Haasjoki!

You can sign up for the open mic after the performances. You’re welcome to perform your text, song or other performance in any language you wish. It’s possible to connect your instrument or phone etc in the sound system, if that’s what your performance needs. Time limit for every open mic performance is 4 minutes, so everyone has a chance to perform.

At the end of the evening, glorious flowers from flower shop Lutukka will be drawn among the open micers!

Event is produced by Sonja Kaisanlahti. The hosts of the event are Sonja Kaisanlahti and Jamie Simone. Poster and video is designed by Vinski Valos!

We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu with joy!

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 if needed.

Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website: https://www.helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/en/about-us/safer-space-guidelines-of-hpc/

The main entrance of Sörkan Ruusu has a ~ 20cm step and door 81cm wide. There is a ramp that can be installed when asked to. There is an induction loop available at the venue.

Free entry!

Event: Ruusu Open Mic syksy 2024

HPC Goes Puisto

01. 08. 2024

Helsinki Poetry Connection Goes Puisto! summer tour continues on Saturday 10th of August at Alppipuisto Amphitheatre at 6pm!

There’s a bucketload of slam and performance poetry goodies to be expected from the evening, which will shake your poetic soul to its very core. To warm things up, there are warm up performances from the Finnish Slam Poetry OG Harri Hertell and the 2023 Finnish Poetry Slam winner Diliana Stoyanova.

When the stage is properly warmed up, it’s time for the main act of the night, namely YOU. Everyone with a bit of courage and a bunch of material can get up on stage to blow your poetic socks off! Everything thing, that you dare to call poetry is allowed (minus racist bullshit etc.). Just keep your pants on and limit your act to 4 minutes, so that we have time to for every single soul to perform.

So, pack your picnic packs with your favorite snacks and drinks and friends, and sharpen your favorite pens. Be welcomed, be awesome one and all!

The night’s producers are Jussi Kiova and Timo Nikkilä.

Raincheck!

Address: Alppipuisto, Viipurinkatu 00520 Helsinki

Runokuu’s Poetry Jam

15. 07. 2024

You are warmly welcome to Runokuu’s Poetry Jam club on friday, 23 August at 7 pm at Tekstin talo!

The evening will be warmed by our wonderful performers Lauri Hei, Elsa Tölli ja Nihkee.

After the performances there will be Open Mic segment, and 5 poets will be chosen in advance. If you would like to be one of them, apply through hpc.openmic(at)gmail.com On the subject field write “Poetry Jam Open Mic”. Please note that the open mic slots are max 5 minutes long.

The producers and presenters of the evening are Sonja Kaisanlahti and Elina Ortamo. The event is organized in cooperation with literature association Nuoren Voiman Liitto.

Free entry!

Poetry Jam is free from any discrimination. We don’t accept any racist or hateful content or behaviour. Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website: https://www.helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/en/about-us/safer-space-guidelines-of-hpc/

https://runokuu.fi/

Helsinki Poetry Connection Goes Puisto

15. 07. 202424. 07. 2024

Helsinki Poetry Connections Open Mic -summer club HPC Goes Puisto keeps on giving in it’s all summerly glory. We’ll be meeting in Käpylän lippakiska on sunday 28 July at 6 p.m.!

We are about to see poetry’s ever flourishing creativity in it’s full, glorious multitudes. Concept is that we sit in a park in good company and warmly sunny atmosphere, listening to poetry and getting inspired by it.

Afternoon starts with warm-up performers, such as the glorious Elmy Helmos and Jamie Simone. After that comes the main performers, being you, get the stage for use, to interpret your self-written poems. Pretty much everything that you can call poetry with a straight face is allowed, as long as you keep your trousers on, consider the safer space, and keep your performances under four minutes.

HPC-GP is hosted and produced by Jussi Kiova and Timo Nikkilä. You are warmly welcome!

Raincheck!

In Helsinki Poetry Connection ry’s events we don’t tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. We gather to shared experience with peace, creativity and compassion. Please check our safer space instructions from HPC’s site at: https://www.helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/en/about-us/safer-space-guidelines-of-hpc/

Ruusu Open Mic #56

23. 05. 2024

Welcome to the last Ruusu Open Mic of the spring season #56 at restaurant Sörkan Ruusu!
Poetry will be enjoyed on May 26, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

This time, the lovely and brilliant Tiina Jokelainen and Helga West will perform as the evening’s warm-ups.

After warm-up acts, the stage is open for you!
You can register for the open mic on the spot after the warm-up performances.
You can present your text, song or other performance in the language of your choice. There is an option to connect a phone or a player to the sound system.

The length of the presentations is four minutes, so that those who wish have enough time to perform.

The event is produced by Fanni Oksanen and Natalia Karjalainen.
The event will be hosted by Natalia Karjalainen and Elina Ortamo. The poster and the video were made by Hanna-Katri Eskelinen.

We are happy to thank Ravintola Sörkän Ruusu for the partnership and also Kukkakauppa Lutukka.

Ruusu Open Mic does not accept any kind of hate speech or discrimination!

Helsinki Poetry Connection’s events follow a safe space regulation, you can be there here: http://helsingipoetryconnection.fi/…/hpcn-turvallisemman…/
The main entrance of Sörkän Ruusu is 81 cm wide and there is a 20 cm step in front of it. The toilets are accessible and gender neutral. You can find induction loop at the Ruusu.

See you in Ruusu!

Ruusu Open Mic #55

27. 04. 202427. 04. 2024

April may be cold, but poetry blooms in Ruusu Open Mic #55. Welcome to enjoy poetry and other spoken word art on April 28. at 17-20 Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu!

This time, the wonderful Johanna Jouten and Riitta O will perform as the evening’s warm-ups.

After our warm-ups, the stage is open for you when it’s the time of the open mic.

You can register for the open mic on the spot after the warm-up performances. You can present your text, song or other performance in the language of your choice. There is an option to connect a phone or player to the sound reproduction, now your presentation is as it should be! The length of the presentations is four minutes, so that those who wish have enough time to perform.

The event is produced by Fanni Oksanen and Natalia Karjalainen. The event will be hosted by Natalia Karjalainen and Fanni Oksanen. The poster and the video were made by Hanna-Katri Eskelinen.

We are happy to thank Restaurant Sörkän Ruusu as our partner!

Ruusu Open Mic does not accept any kind of hate speech or discrimination. Please remember to present such visible content warnings to those who need it, in order to be able to prepare for the hearing on difficult topics.

Helsinki Poetry Connection requires participants to guarantee the safe operation of a safe country, you can review here: https://helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/…/hpcn-turvallisemman…/

The main entrance of Sörkän Ruusu is 81 cm wide and in front of it is a step of approx. 20 cm, which could be better marked.

The toilets are accessible and gender neutral. There is an induction loop.

Ruusu Open Mic #54!

26. 03. 2024

We warmly welcome you to come enjoy poetry and other forms of literary art to Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on 31.3., at 17-20.

The warm-up poets for the evening are spectacular Susi Siriya Orenius and Eemeli Mäkinen!

After the two performances the stage is yours: once again it’s time for open mic!

This event is produced by Fanni Oksanen and Natalia Karjalainen. Event is hosted by Natalia Karjalainen and Fanni Oksanen. Poster is designed by Hanna-Katri Eskelinen.

We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu with joy!

Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website: helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/…/safer-space…/

The main entrance of Sörkan Ruusu has a ~ 20cm step and door 81cm wide. There is a ramp that can be installed when asked to. There is an induction loop available at the venue.

Ruusu Open Mic #53!

21. 02. 202421. 02. 2024

We warmly welcome you to come enjoy poetry and other forms of literary art to Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on 25.2., at 17-20.

This time our incredible warm-up poets are Aaro Peltonen and Melankoliina a.k.a Kirsi-Marja Moberg with Masi Hukari!

After the two performances the stage is yours: once again it’s time for open mic!

This event is produced by Fanni Oksanen and Natalia Karjalainen. Event is hosted by Natalia Karjalainen and Fanni Oksanen. Poster is designed by Hanna-Katri Eskelinen.

We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu with joy!

Our event adheres to Safer Space Guidelines as found on HPC’s website: helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/…/safer-space…/

The main entrance of Sörkan Ruusu has a ~ 20cm step and door 81cm wide. There is a ramp that can be installed when asked to. There is an induction loop available at the venue.