Guelph

The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word began as a small festival in Ottawa in 2004. At that time, it was dubbed the Canadian Spoken Wordlympics. The first festival included six teams of poets and a small number of guests in attendance. In just nine short years, the festival grew from 6 teams to 20+, with over 2,500 guests in attendance. The original intent of the festival, to provide a national showcase for spoken word talent, has expanded to include an…