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VF Invitational

13 Nov 2020 • 07:30 PM–09:15 PM Eastern

Online event • Streaming here

The Poets

Shawn K

English

Shawn K went to the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word with a poem called Gratitude.

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Larissa Tarasoff

English

Part of the 2015 Saskatoon Slam Team, Larissa Tarasoff won first place at the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word.Â

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Namitha Rathinappillai

English

Namitha Rathinappillai published her first chapbook Dirty Laundry with Battleaxe Press in 2019.

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Jayde

English Local

For Ottawa poet Jayde, spoken word is an opportunity to reclaim self.

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Kamal Hakim

English

Kamal Hakim is a Somali-Canadian spoken word, hip hop artist, and entrepreneur from the city of Ottawa.

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Switch Bridges

English Local

Switch Bridges was a member of the CFSW Championship Youth team in 2011.

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Dimorphic

English Local Canada

Dimorphic discovered spoken word in 2008, and has represented Lanark County at 7 national festivals.

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Natalie Hanna

English

Natalie Hanna is the author of the poetry collection lisan al’asfour (ARP, 2022)