House of Parlance Blog

Here at House of Parlance we get a heck of a lot of poetry submitted for our consideration via email. We received at lot of emails from one particular person and I thought I would share a few excerpts of their work with you all.
This first piece instills that sense of urgency of the oncoming […]

From the VECC program -“You only have to hear Shane Koyczan read once to be hooked - humane, furious, sexy, political, tragic and so funny that you’ll laugh through your tears. With musical accompaniment from the Short Story Long, Shane moves from subdued, deep, sad love poetry to power chord hip-hop meta-meter.”

The Vancouver East Cultural […]

Or “Calvin on Charlie” if you will. Or “Hobbes on Snoopy”.
It’s been a very long time since we heard anything from Bill Watterson. He has done a wonderful job of falling off the map. He has resurfaced to write of review of a biography about Charles Schulz. Bill has always given full credit to the […]

Hostile Takeover: Porn Invades Hip Hop
On August 10th a group of dedicated, progressive and socially conscious women from New York and environs launched WhereMyLadiesAt.com. The website aims to challenge female stereotypes and promote discussion of the role of women in a society saturated by sexualized images of women and girls especially in the realm […]

Check it:The Official Avril Lavigne’s Make 5 Wishes re-usable 1GB USB wristband.
It comes with the 11 episodes of Make 5 Wishes Volume 1 in English, Japanese & Chinese. It’s a fully functional next generation wristband with comics. Wear it everywhere you want to go.

Just when you thought that Avril Lavigne’s Make 5 Wishes could […]