Known to many by his initials, JV died suddenly earlier this year after a violent asthma attack at age 26. His close friends, family and the arts community came together to celebrate his legacy.
Warsan Shire takes poetry to another level. Having catapulted her way by the means of Tumblr and other social media, the young, Kenyan-born poet…
Queen Sheba’s relationship with spoken word poetry began in fourth grade when she was asked to memorize and recite Langston Hughes’ “Mother to Son”.…
16 poets entered the ring at Toronto’s Great Hall for the third annual Last Poet Standing Championship, presented by highly recognized poet and author…
A powerful performance by d’bi young leaves audience members in tears. As she graphically expresses the intense scars of carried by a child being…
A night of love, positivity and art will leave a lasting impression on Toronto. R.I.S.E (Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere) Edutainment celebrates its 2nd year…
Mustafa Ahmed, also known as Mustafa The Poet, is the rose that grew out of Toronto’s Regent Park concrete. High school students, community officials…
When Sisters Speak is the largest and longest running annual spoken word concert of Black, female poets in North America, and it’s not hard…