OUR POETSSeason 1
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SONG OF SHEBAAdebe DeRango-Adem
Adebe DeRango-Adem is a writer and former attendee of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics (Naropa University), where she mentored with poets Anne Waldman and Amiri Baraka. She the author of four full-length poetry books to date. Her fourth and most recent collection, Vox Humana (Book*hug Press, 2022), won the 2023 Raymond Souster Award. Selections from Vox were developed into an original choral composition during her 2023 residency with the Choral Creation Lab, in collaboration with fellow resident composers and the Amadeus Choir of Toronto. “Aria Apocalypta,” a poem from her current and in-progress work, was longlisted for the 2023 CBC Poetry Prize.
I AM BOTHDr. Latif Murji
Dr. Latif Murji, a dynamic force uniting art and medicine, is a co-founder of Poems in Passage. As a practicing physician, lecturer at the University of Toronto, and founder of Stand Up for Health, Latif wears diverse and impactful hats. Beyond his medical pursuits, he channels creativity as the frontman, songwriter, and lyricist for the indie alt-rock group Parachute Thieves. Nurturing a mission sparked by childhood memories of discovering poetry's magic on TTC in Scarborough, Latif endeavors to kindle that same inspiration and joy in a new generation.
SEED CYCLEMartin Gomes
Martin Gomes (He/They) is an Afro/Latino, queer writer and composer based in Toronto. He currently works as an artist facilitator under the pseudonym 'Smooth' teaching poetry & beatboxing for several community arts organizations. He’s performed at several notable venues and events, including CBC, Harbourfront Centre, Nuit Blanche, and even at The Eagles’ Hotel California tour. With their art, he hopes to set an example of authenticity, empathy, and observation wherever possible, in an attempt to spread messages of loving each other's neighbours even through all the noise.
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