“Not for the faint of heart. Not for those who find offence in the particulars of life.” ~ Jeff Ross, Author (Orca Press) “Sylvie Hill successfully straddles the zone between the colloquial and the quixotic with her sassy, tell-it-like-it-is spoken word. This is a performer to watch out for.” ~Alexis O’Hara, Performance Artist “Sylvie Hill […]
Read more »The work of spoken-word artist Sylvie Hill is explosive, hilarious, polemic and sexy. And that’s before she raises her words off the page in an engrossing performance. This ten-minute short produced by Niche Productions and Rick Kaulbars highlights the work and thoughts of this emerging literary star. The “Sylvie Hill” documentary was featured in Indie […]
Read more »Sylvie Hill has performed and been involved in the following shows: Talented Tongues @ Venus Envy CBC Poetry Face-Off 2005 Toronto’s Ear to the Ground Durtygurls Reading Series (Check out a Durtygurls promo poster) The Agora WESTFEST Midnight Madness: Desdechado at The Ottawa Fringe Festival Punk Poets Night Step UP! Slam
Read more »Hoxton Square Circles: Starfucking Tales of Sexless One-night Stands is a collection of spoken-word poetry documenting one woman’s journey through the sexual landscape of Ottawa. So it’s a short book. And who are we kidding – the author is a tattle-tale. Hoxton spills all the nitty gritty of Hill’s one-night ‘exchanges’ with men, some Brits, […]
Read more »The Ottawa XPress – March 4, 2004 By: Matthew Firth Poet Faces Off for Victory Ottawa’s Sylvie Hill will be one of 70 Canadian poets vying for victory when CBC Radio’s Poetry Face-Off starts next week. The competition for a national champion kicks off in 14 Canadian cities with five poets in each making words […]
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