Performers

Qurat Dar (she/they) is an engineering student at the University of Guelph, a spoken word poet, and an emerging author.

The 4th Poet Laureate of Toronto (2012-15) and the 7th Parliamentary/Canadian Poet Laureate (2016-17), George Elliott Clarke was born in

Chelene Knight is the author of the poetry collection Braided Skin and the memoir Dear Current Occupant, winner of the

Faye Guenther lives in Toronto. Her writing has appeared in literary magazines including Joyland and she has published a chapbook,

Evelyn Lau is the Vancouver author of thirteen books, including eight volumes of poetry. Her memoir Runaway:  Diary of a

Christa Couture is an award-winning performing and recording artist, non-fiction writer, broadcaster, and cyborg. She is also proudly Indigenous (mixed

Sonnet L’Abbé is a mixed-race Black writer, professor, musician and organizer of Afro-Guyanese, Indo-Guyanese, and Québecois ancestry, and the author

Reflections in Compassionate Resilience Jenn is a socially conscious Poet, Rhythmic Wordist, Emcee (Hillside Sun Stage!), and an Artistic Director