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Say It Out Loud - A Spoken Word Performance & Workshop

Featuring Lisa Shen

Join award-winning poet Lisa Shen for an evening of spoken word!

This event will feature a performance by Lisa, followed by an audience Q&A. We will then transition into a writing workshop, where participants will be guided through a process for writing their own spoken word piece, with emphasis on exploring imagery through the senses. The event will conclude with an audience open mic opportunity. 

"Lisa Shen is a writer and spoken word artist based in Mississauga, Canada. Her work centers on feminism and gender-based violence, with secondary focuses on Chinese-Canadianism, disability, and queer identity. Lisa was the winner of the 2021 Mississauga Poetry Slam, the 2022 Ink Movement Slam, and the May 2020 Open Drawer Poetry Contest. She was also a Speaker at TEDx McMasterU 2022. She has featured at arts festivals and events across North America, including Word Humboldt, Hamilton Youth Poets, and the JAYU Human Rights Film Festival. Her work has been published by Brickyard Spoken Word and Voicemail Poems and is forthcoming in Rattle."

"Lisa is the Director of Sauga Poetry, Mississauga’s hub for spoken word. She has taught poetry courses with Workman Arts and delivered workshops in high schools. She is dedicated to uplifting spoken word across the Greater Toronto Area." (https://lisashen.ca/_)

Registration is required.

Skills learned: Creativity, Communication, Critical Thinking

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