the Victoria Poetry Project Society has been a registered nonprofit society since 2015 and has existed as a community since 2005 on unceded traditional and ancestral territories of the LƏK̓ʷƏŊƏN-speaking peoples, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt First Nation.

VPPS programming:
• Tongues of Fire – Open mics or poetry slams on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thursdays of each month from September to May
• Victorious Voices – 3 day spoken word arts festival 2nd week of April

How to Support VPPS:
the easiest way to support VPPS is to sign up as a member of the society here.

membership shows that we have support from our community. as well, being a member means you can help determine the direction of the organization, either by voting for the board of directors at general meetings, or joining the board of directors!

VPPS organizational structure:
the membership elect the board of directors
the board of directors hire and oversee the artistic & managing director
the artistic & managing director curates events and manages the organization’s finances, as well as hiring and overseeing the events coordinator and other related staff