Barbara Adler is a four time member of the Vancouver poetry SLAM team. She has toured throughout North America and Europe while completing her undergraduate degree from Simon Fraser University. She is locally known for her intellectual and humorous spoken word. She "writes smart, funny, and often deeply moving poetry around questions of history, identity, and self-image." (Georgia Straight). She is a member of The Fugitives. She performs frequently at spoken word and music events all around the city, and is a regular at Café Deux Soleils on Commercial Drive in Vancouver's Little Italy neighbourhood. Here, Barbara is joined by other Vancouver poetry staples such as Shane Koyczan (T.O.F.U.), R.C. Wesolowski, Irene Livingston, Magpie Ulysses, Brendan MacLeod, Kim Shaughnessy, C.R. Avery, Fernando Raguero, as well as local storytellers like Ivan E. Coyote.

During the 2006 Vancouver Folk Music Festival, she performed collaborative musical/spoken-word work that included Allison Russell (Salt, Po' Girl), Timothy Wisdom, and Ganesh (GaGi).

Her poems "Tall Tale," "Anarchy Monkey" and "Harlequin Sunrise" are often requested crowd-favourites.

Her latest CD is called Flusterbush.





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