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Poetry Jam – Arrangement

  • 27. 04. 2025

Arranging threads, plans in time,
fitting a movement into meaning,
a poem into the swell of sound:
words arranged
to meet the moment and its music.

Helsinki Poetry Connection warmly invites you to Bar Tÿpo in Tekstin Talo on Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Poetry Jam: Arrangement is a poetry club that brings together spoken word, rap and music.

From 6 PM, we’ll be arranging ourselves into the space. The program starts at 7 PM.

The evening’s performers are: stage poet Juho Kuusi, spoken word duo Harmio & Saarinen, singer-songwriter and lyricist Emilia Tuovila, and our open mic poets. The evening will be hosted by Anni Katajapuu and Vinski Valos.

Do you have a poem, song, performance or rap piece that fits—or could be fitted—to the evening’s theme?
After the featured performers, the microphone will open to 4–5 selected open mic’ers. Each performer will have 5–10 minutes on stage. Apply by emailing hpc.openmic@gmail.com by May 9, 2025. In your message, tell us about yourself, your performance, and its length.

Helsinki Poetry Connection’s events follow safer space principles, which you can read about on our website here.

Accessibility information for Tekstin Talo is available on their website.

This event is produced by Helsinki Poetry Connection and Nuoren Voiman Liitto, and supported by the city of Helsinki.

Graphic design: Emma Johansson

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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!

 

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

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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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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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Ruusu Open Mic #48

  • 13. 09. 2023

Ruusu open mic is back! We warmly welcome you to come enjoy poetry and other forms of literary art to Restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on 24.9.2023, at 17-20.

This time we have two talented warm-up poets: Riikka Simpura and Heidi Toivanen.

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

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.

This event is produced and hosted by Katja Korhonen and Natalia Karjalainen. Poster is designed by Sade Korkka.
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: helsinkipoetryconnection.fi/…/safer-space…/

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.

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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! 

 

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 Word Wide Web-site: Safer space guidelines of HPC

 

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Ruusu Open Mic #37: March 27th 2022

  • 16. 03. 2022
Here comes the sun, and with it Ruusu Open Mic is back to warm our hearts all over again! Helsinki Poetry Connection brings poetry back home into Sörnäinen after a four month hiatus – the first Ruusu Open Mic of 2022 will be organized live in restaurant Sörkan Ruusu on Sunday, March 27th at 17-20.
As accustomed, Sunday’s stage poetry club kicks off with two warm-up poets. This time we will get to enjoy performances by Unne Nirhamo and Jukka Raitio. After the warm-up acts, it’s time for the main event – that being the open mic itself and all of your performances! Spots for the open mic are not reserved in advance, and the running order will be randomly drawn. Please note that the open mic slots are max 4 minutes long each so that as many people as possible have time to perform.
At the end of the evening, lovely prizes from HPC and our partners Sörkan Ruusu and Rautakukka will be drawn among the open-micers, so we do recommend sticking around until the end!
Each performer will be carefully listened to and cheered on – especially, if it´s your first time! Your performance can be a song or a poem, rap, spoken word or anything you can think of, as long as the text is your own! We welcome performances in any and all languages.
Ruusu Open Mic 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/hpcn…/
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.
Producers/hosts: Samppa Varis and Aatos Ketvel
Poster: Touko Miikkulainen
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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!

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