Poet Laureate Stage Takeover
Event Details
Event Details
Speakers for this event
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Lishai Peel
Lishai Peel
Lishai Peel is an award winning writer and educator based in Hamilton. She has over a decade of experience working in the arts and culture sector, most recently, serving as the Executive Director for Hamilton’s Festival of Readers and Writers.Her essays and poems have been published by Book*hug Press, Room Magazine, Lilith Magazine, Hey Alma, Middleground Magazine, Arc Poetry Magazine, The Malahat Review, Illanot Review and others.Lishai holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Guelph University. By night, she writes poetry, and by day, she works in organizational leadership in the startup industry. She is proud to be Hamilton’s inaugural Poet in Place.
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Shahaddah Jack
Shahaddah Jack
Meet Shahaddah Jack, a 20-year-old bilingual spoken word poet, performer, human rights activist, and student of life from Tkaronto. Recently releasing her debut single “My Mother’s Daughter,” she has graced 100+ stages, including the renowned History stage. Shahaddah, a proud graduate of the remix project, weaves her diverse cultural background into her powerful poetry, addressing human rights, the black experience, and the challenges of adolescence. Named BGC Canada’s 2022 National Youth of the Year and recognized as one of Streets of Toronto’s most inspirational women of 2022, Shahaddah invites you to explore her world through her debut book, “Underrated Royalty,” available on Amazon.
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Ziysah von Bieberstein
Ziysah von Bieberstein
Ziysah von Bieberstein is a poet, editor, and unsettled settler who finds home in queer, Jewish, and activist communities. As co-founder of Take-Out Poetry, ze curates teams of poets to serve up fresh, customized, typewritten poetry from a bicycle-drawn cart. Ziysah’s most recent collection, Consents +/=/- Severances, has been described as “ a necessary upheaval” and “an ecstatic kind of justice.” Ziysah is grateful to be living on Michi Saagiig Aanishinaabe territory where they are currently serving as Peterborough’s Poet Laureate.
