Chris Gilpin is a two-time member of the
Vancouver Poetry Slam Team (2008 & 2009), the runner-up in the 2008
Vancouver Individual Poetry Slam competition, the champion of
Vancouver's 2008 Haiku Death Match, and winner of the Vancouver's 2009
CBC Poetry Face-off.
He is a director-at-large of the Vancouver Poetry House and the program coordinator of Word Play, Poetry in Schools program.
In the summer of 2006, he toured the Canadian Fringe circuit
with his play "87% True: The Lies That Bind", co-created with Rosemary
Rowe. His literary work has been published in Vancouver Review, Forget
Magazine, 42opus, The GIG, and others. He performs as part of the interactive multimedia clown rock supergroup Awesome Face.
"It’s extremely difficult to get on stage and be funny, as many failed comedians can attest, and trying to do so through the lens of poetry can be even more challenging. Chris rose to that challenge and exceeded my expectations by a considerable margin. He wasn’t afraid to poke fun in his own direction (that of a spoken-word artist) and everything he approached was presented in a clever and engaging way." – State of Affairs
What other poets are saying about Chris Gilpin:
“Chris Gilpin is one of the funniest poets I've ever had the pleasure to see and hear. He has very quickly become one of my favorite humorists. His ability to bring peace and unity throughout the world will also bring the continents together. Our return to Pangaea is imminent, but until then, please enjoy Chris' work with a fine snack and/or loved one” –Mike McGee
"For a white guy, he's actually pretty cool." – Scruffmouth
“Chris has a ten gigabyte penis.” – Fernando Raguero
“Chris writes great stuff, none of it easy or sentimental, all of it unique and thought provoking. Plus, he's a killer performer and that nice kind of strange where you come away from his performances thankful that he doesn't have children, but only in a good way.” – Brendan McLeod
“Chris Gilpin's poems cured my goat boy of cancer. His words are not superfluous nipples.” – RC Weslowski
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