Spoken Word Saturday is a showcase of the amazing Spoken Word Poetry talent that can be found from coast to coast. Today, Spoken Word Saturday celebrates LCP Spoken Word Award finalist Lisa Shen.

Break Free From the City by Lisa Shen

Spoken word video created by Lisa Shen for the 10 Ways Project by TRAction

Animation by Sima Naseem

Produced by TRAction

Production Coordinator: Kevin Jesuino
Production Development: Melanie Kloetzel
Special thanks to Cole Alvis, Indigenous Climate Action, Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures, Pembina Institute, Gwendolyn Blue and Anne-Lise Norman

Lisa Shen is a writer and spoken word artist, and the 2023-2025 Youth Poet Laureate of the City of Mississauga. Her work centers on feminism and girlhood, with secondary focuses on Chinese-Canadian identity, disability, and queer love. Lisa placed second in the country at the 2023 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam. She has performed at venues across North America, from California to Toronto. Her work has appeared on CBC Radio, TEDx, Rattle, and Voicemail Poems.

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