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HYF THE GYPSYSUNOttawa/ El Salvador
Sergio Guerra aka "Hyf the GypsySun" is a Salvadorian-born writer, poet/ MC, and producer currently based out of Ottawa. Exploring themes of identity, cultural intersections, Islamic revival, and the reclamation of ancestral roots for displaced peoples, Hyf fled the civil war at the age of seven to arrive in Canada.
WEBSITE: www.nationlessmind.com |
SHAUNTAY GRANTHalifax , Nova Scotia
A dynamic writer and storyteller, Shauntay's work has earned her invitations to present at local and international events including Canada's national Word On The Street festivals (Halifax, Toronto, Kitchener), Ottawa's Versefest, the Vancouver Writers Fest (where she was the 2010 Writer In Residence), Moncton's Frye Festival, Toronto's Luminato Festival, Cape Breton's Cabot Trail Writers Festival, Australia's National Young Writers’ Festival, Jamaica's International Maroon Convention, and the 10th Anniversary Launch of the Freedom Schooner Amistad in Havana, Cuba.
WEBSITE: http://www.shauntaygrant.com/bio |
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TANYA EVANSONMontreal / Vancouver
Tanya Evanson is a poet, performer, producer and educator. Author of six artist books of poetry, most recently Love Letter to Anatolia (2012), her writing has appeared in literary journals and anthologies, including the recent WomanSpeak - A Journal of Writing and Art by Caribbean Women (2014) and The Great Black North - Contemporary African Canadian Poetry (Frontenac House 2013). Fusing concentrated language with music in spoken word performance since 1996, she has released three studio albums including Language for Gods (2012) and the award-winning videopoem Almost Forgot My Bones (2004).
WEBSITE: http://www.mothertonguemedia.com/info_bio.html |
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