Clik here to view.
Where my girls at: Ottawa’s slam poetry scene
The Ottawa Capital Slam finals were this past Saturday and it was a creative, thought-provoking and entertaining night of spoken word poetry. Some poems were intense and personal, some political and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
To slam, or not to slam, that is the question
This weekend is House of PainT, an urban arts and culture festival taking “hip hop back to its roots” by promoting community consciousness and political awareness through art, dance, music and spoken...
View ArticleClik here to view.
But a voice kept saying, stick to your vision
Performing at the Grand Slam 500. (James Park/House of PainT) I’ve seen a lot of valleys, I’ve seen a lot of peaks I’ve seen the bitter with the sweet, victory and defeat Sometimes I fell, but a voice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The first time I came out as gay in my poetry
You know what’s scary? Performing spoken word poetry in front of strangers. You know what’s even scarier? Performing spoken word in front of strangers at a slam competition, and telling them your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Searching for the light at the end of the tunnel
A cyclist biking through the fog. (Jenna Tenn-Yuk) I was walking outside last night when I came across a cyclist who was biking under an overpass. It was a foggy and rainy night, and he seemed to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Words to Live By and upcoming talks
When I first started performing spoken word poetry, I never imagined the possibilities it could bring. This is an exciting and busy week of poetry from workshops to academia to shows. I’m leading a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
You are not a label, you are a sentence (poem)
I used to see labels – until I became one Where I allowed that one label to pigeonhole and mark me And devalue my identity and tell me, I just wasn’t worth it. *An excerpt from my poem, Labels, which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I’m presenting at Pecha Kucha and Congress in Victoria
This is a really exciting and busy week for me! I’m presenting at Pecha Kucha in Ottawa and Congress in Victoria, along with a few other events I’d like to share with you. What’s Pecha Kucha, you may...
View ArticleClik here to view.
10 lessons I’ve learned from writing my thesis
I love reflecting and dreaming. It’s shocking, right? I get into deeper reflection mode in December as I soak up the past year and think about my dreams for the future. It has been another year of...
View Article
