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Ruusu Open Mic #61

11. 02. 202511. 02. 2025

We warmly welcome you to come enjoy poetry and other forms of literary art to Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on 23.2. at 17-20!

As usual, the evening starts with a brilliant guest performance followed by the main act itself: you and your slot in the open mic.

The evening will be warmed up by our performer Toni Lahtinen & Matti Salo!

You can sign up for the open mic after the performance during the first break. 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 and you have your copyright sorted (/free). Time limit for every open mic performance is 4 minutes, so everyone has a chance to perform. Please, make sure you don’t exceed this time limit out of respect towards your fellow poets.

At the end of the evening, glorious flowers from flower shop Lutukka as well as some drink vouchers from Sörkan Ruusu will be drawn at random among all the open mixers that performed that night. So, it’s worth staying till the end to see if you´re one of the lucky ones!

The event is hosted by Jamie Simone and Timo Nikkilä. The event’s graphic design is created by Vinski Valos.

We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu and city of Helsinki!

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’s also an induction loop available at the venue, one accessible and three gender neutral toilets.

Free entry!

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Ruusu Open Mic #58

13. 10. 202414. 10. 2024

It´s october, it´s time for Ruusu Open Mic #58! We warmly welcome you to come enjoy poetry and other forms of literary art to Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on 27.10. at 17-20. As per usual, the evening starts with a brilliant guest performance followed by the main act itself: you and your slot in the open mic.

The evening kick off with a poetry performance by Eugenie Touma van der Meulen (they/she). Eugenie is a joyful and justice-oriented artist and activist whose artistic practice focuses on poetry, spoken word, and otherwise text meant for a live audience.

You can sign up for the open mic after Eugenie´s performance during the first break. 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 and you have your copyright sorted (/free). Time limit for every open mic performance is 4 minutes, so everyone has a chance to perform. Please, make sure you don’t exceed this time limit out of respect towards your fellow poets.

October Ruusu is produced by Aika Huusko, hosted by HPC’s new head of board, Vinski Valos, who also designed the visuals of the event.

We thank our long lasting partner Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu and city of Helsinki!

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/

Free entry!

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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

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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!

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

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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

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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/

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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/

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Open Mic-summerclub – HPC Goes Puisto

13. 06. 2023

Helsinki Poetry Connections Open Mic-summerclub HPC Goes Puisto! is coming again from it’s winter break. In Lapinlahden lähde 17.6. from 4.00 PM to 7.00 PM we are about to see poetrys ever flourishing creativity in it’s poly furry glory. Concept is that we sit in a park in good company and warmly sunny atmosphere, listening to poetry, getting inspired by it.

Afternoon starts with two warm-up performers, witch after the main performers, being you, get the stage for use, to interpret your self written poems. As poetry is recognised all the performances that the performer him-/her-/themself, in way or another, dares to call poetry, as long as you keep your trousers on and performances time under four minutes. 🙂

As the warm-up performers we have Pulina Elli and Juho Nieminen.

Pulina Elli is a big blond from the city, oddbird of her own life. She performs her poems dealing with woman’s lifespan tongue-in-cheek also when the motives are serious. This writer, who has made her master’s thesis of stage poetry is not ashamed of anything and fears nobody. Not any more.

In his poems N. likes to settle to roles and observe word from familiar, but often from the overlooked point of view. As the source of the thoughts, he uses among other things “Kevätpörriäinen”-magazines of the school kids.

HPCGP is hosted by Katja Korhonen, also known from Open Mic, together with Jussi Kiova, also known from Tenho Poetry Slams. You are warmly welcome!

Raincheck!

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HPC Goes Puisto: Tervasaari 6.8.2021

06. 07. 202106. 07. 2021

Don’t miss the HPC Goes Puisto -event in Alppipuisto on July 23rd, either!

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The Helsinki Poetry Connection is happy to announce yet another pair of summertime poetry get-togethers, for the eleventh year in a row! The HPC Goes Puisto open mic club is chock full of wild and wonderful words to soothe the soul, and performances of all kinds to excite our heart of hearts.
This year both urban park locations will feature an open-air amphitheater! This, the second of our two park events, will be held at Tervasaari island on Friday, 6 August. Starting at 7 pm, the night will be kicked off by two performances; by poet and filmmaker Eeva Maria al-Khazaali and rocker-poet Ilari Soidinsuo, along with guitar and Ableton accompaniment by Rättälä.
After these warm-up sets it is your turn — yes, yours! The main event of any Goes Puisto is the open mic portion, where members of the audience have the chance to perform their own work live into a microphone, for approx. 5 minutes each. Sign up by approaching the organizers on the day! Original material please, which may include any form of performance or expression, including (but not at all limited to) poetry, singing, or rap in any language you like ??? You may also jack in your own device, should you want to play backing tracks.
As with all of the Helsinki Poetry Connection’s events, at Goes Puisto each attendee is expected to respect all performers, members of the audience, and our shared natural surroundings. We are coming together to share and experience many forms of expression, and we are each responsible for maintaining a safe, peaceful, and open atmosphere ??? The MC, along with other HPC members, will also keep an eye on the proceedings. There is a single easily accessible entrance to the popular island of Tervasaari.
The blazing cool Goes Puisto open mics are hosted, as always, by park poetry mystic Kasper Salonen.
A restaurant named Savu operates on Tervasaari island; see their opening hours and services via the link below. The restaurant is not a sponsor of the Goes Puisto event, but their facilities are likely available during operating hours.
https://www.ravintolasavu.fi/etusivu.html
See you there! Hojo!
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HPC Goes Puisto: Alppipuisto 23.7.2021

06. 07. 2021

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The Helsinki Poetry Connection is happy to announce yet another pair of summertime poetry get-togethers, for the eleventh year in a row! The HPC Goes Puisto open mic club is chock full of wild and wonderful words to soothe the soul, and performances of all kinds to excite our heart of hearts.
This year both urban park locations will feature an open-air amphitheater! The first event will be held at Alppipuisto on Friday, 23 July. Starting at 7 pm, the night will be kicked off by two highly musical spoken word acts: veteran open micer Anne ja Kone on the violin ??? and Beat wonderchild Robin DeWan on — yes — the didgeridoo ???
After these warm-up sets it is your turn — yes, yours! The main event of any Goes Puisto is the open mic portion, where members of the audience have the chance to perform their own work live into a microphone, for approx. 5 minutes each. Sign up by approaching the organizers on the day! Original material please, which may include any form of performance or expression, including (but not at all limited to) poetry, singing, or rap in any language you like ??? You may also jack in your own device, should you want to play backing tracks.
As with all of the Helsinki Poetry Connection’s events, at Goes Puisto each attendee is expected to respect all performers, members of the audience, and our shared natural surroundings. We are coming together to share and experience many forms of expression, and we are each responsible for maintaining a safe, peaceful, and open atmosphere ??? The MC, along with other HPC members, will also keep an eye on the proceedings. There are several easily accessible entrances to the Alppipuisto park area. Please only attend if you are not sick; the mic will be regularly disinfected
The blazing cool Goes Puisto open mics are hosted, as always, by park poetry mystic Kasper Salonen.
See you there! Hojo!