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Literary CV

Publications:

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  • A Thousand Tiny Awakenings. Edited by Lindsay Mayhew and Connor Lafortune. Latitude 46 Publishing. April 2025.

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  • Prairie Fire Magazine, 2026

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  • Orbital Studies Magazine, 2026

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  • The Hart House Review, 2026

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  • Poetry Pause, The Canadian League of Poets, 2026

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  • Literary Review of Canada. 2024.

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  • “Bookworm.” The Literary Review of Canada. Newsletter, 2025

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  • Moria Online. 2024.

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  • Sulphur Literary Journal. 2019 vol. VIII – 5 pieces 

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  • Sulphur Literary Journal. 2023 vol. XII – 3 poems

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  • Feminine Grit: A Collection of Northern Voices. Edited by Emma Daniels – 3 poems

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Awards

  • Ontario Arts Council Recommender Grant 2026

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  • The League of Canadian Poets’ Spoken Word Award 2026: Runner Up

Education

  • Master's of English Literature. University of Guelph. 

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  • Bachelor's of Honours. English Literature (major). Philosophy (minor). Religious Studies (minor). Laurentian University.

Performances

  • Keynote Speaker: Compass, Defeat Depression Walk, Sudbury, 2026

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  • Feature Poet: Kelly Mary McAllister’s Online Show, Virtual, 2026

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  • Feature Poet: Nuit Blanche, Music and Poetry, Sudbury, 2026

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  • Feature Poet: Urban Legends Poetry Collective, Poetry Slam, Ottawa, 2026

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  • Keynote Speaker: Headstrong Mental Health Conference, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Wordstock Literary Festival, Open Mic, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Throw Poetry Slam, Montreal, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Accent Open Mic, Montreal, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Artist Pairing, Verdicchio Ristorante, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Guelph Poetry Slam, Guelph, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Verse Deli Open Mic, Toronto, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: St. Catharines Poetry Slam, St. Catharine’s, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Workshop & Performance, Verses Festival of Words, Vancouver, 2026

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  • Feature Poet: AymoLive, Worldwide livestream, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Wordstock Fundraiser, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Community performance, Anaphore, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: Author Reading, French River Public Library, Noëlville, 2025

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  • Feature Poet: YWCA Women of Distinction Gala, Sudbury, 2024

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  • Feature Poet: Nuit Blanche, Sudbury, 2024

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  • Feature Poet: Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival Poetry Slam, Sudbury, 2024  

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  • Feature Poet: Spilled Ink Open Stage, Sudbury, 2024

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  • Feature Poet: Hamilton Fashion Week 10th Anniversary, 2024

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  • Feature Poet: Poetry Under the Blue Moon, Art Gallery of Hamilton, 2024

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  • Feature Poet: JAYU Canada Poetry Slam, Toronto, 2022   

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  • Feature Poet: Multi-University Slam Poetry (uOpoetry club, UBC Slam Poetry, McMaster PCWS, McMaster The Muse, McMaster Unspoken, Penned by Western), Virtual, 2022

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  • Guest Speaker: Pedagogies for Social Justice. Episode: Takeover: The Decolonial Voyageurs (2 parts), 2023 

Slam Poetry

  • Canadian Individual Poetry Slam 2025, Vancouver - TOP 5 

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  • Womxn of the World Poetry Slam 2024, Baltimore – TOP 20

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  • First Place Winner – Wordstock Sudbury Festival Annual Poetry Slam 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

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  • First Place Winner – Hamilton You Poets Slam 2023

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  • First Place Winner – Guelph Poetry Slam 2024

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  • Runner up – JAYU Human Rights Festival Poetry Slam 2020

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  • Runner up – JAYU Human Rights Festival Poetry Slam (All Stars) 2021​​

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  • Third Place Finalist, Hamilton You Poets Finals 2024

Community Engagement

Workshop Facilitation​

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  • Greater Sudbury Public Library: Visual Poetry Workshop, Sudbury, 2026

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  • Mooncrater Theatre: Slam Poetry Workshop, Sudbury, 2026

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  • Myths and Mirrors: Spilled Ink Writer’s Workshop, Sudbury, 2026 

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  • Marymount Academy: Poetry Workshop, Grade 9, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Marymount Academy: Spoken Word Workshop, Grade 10, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Genevra House Women’s Shelter, YWCA: Poetry Workshop, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Art Gallery of Sudbury: Paint and Poetry Workshop, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Youth Wellness Hub: Freewriting Workshop, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Youth Wellness Hub: Page Poetry Workshop, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Youth Wellness Hub: Intro to Publishing Workshop, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Youth Wellness Hub: Paint & Collage Poetry, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Youth Wellness Hub: Spoken Word Workshop, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Mooncrater Theatre: Typewriter Poetry with Patrick De Belen, Sudbury, 2025

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  • JAYU Canada: Editing and Publishing Workshop, Toronto, 2025

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  • French River Public Library: Workshop, Noëlville, 2025

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  • If The Words Fit: Paint and Poetry Workshop, Toronto, 2025

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  • St. Catharine’s Poetry Slam: Poetry Workshop, St. Catharine’s, 2025

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  • Hamilton You Poets: Confidence in Writing Workshop, Virtual, 2025

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  • Freewriting Workshop: Co-hosted with Anto Chan, Virtual, 2025

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  • Laurentian University: The Origins of Spoken Word Poetry Workshop: African Oral Storytelling, Sudbury, 2021

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Guest Speaking, Hosting, Volunteering

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  • Host: Wordstock Sudbury’s Literary Open Mic, 2024

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  • Host: Mooncrater Theatre Poetry Slam, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Host: Myths and Mirrors Queer Open Mic, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Volunteer: Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival, Festival Assistant, 2022

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  • Volunteer: Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival, 2024

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  • Guest Performance: Black Lives Matter, Open Mic, Sudbury, November 2021

Typewriter Poetry

  • Live Typewriter Poetry RESIDENCY: Perk and Pine Cafe, Sudbury, 2025 - Present

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  • Live Typewriter Poetry: Structure Coffee Roasters, Montreal, 2026

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  • Live Typewriter Poetry: OK Market, Sudbury, 2025, 2026

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  • Live Typewriter Poetry: Nuit Blanche, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Live Typewriter Poetry: Queen Garden Café, Toronto, 2025​

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  • Live Typewriter Poetry: Beard’s Coffee Bar and Bakery, Sudbury, 2025

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  • Live Typewriter Poetry: Sudbury Indie Cinema, Sudbury, 2025

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