Spoken Word Saturday is a showcase of the amazing Spoken Word Poetry talent that can be found from coast to coast. You can find a playlist of Spoken Word Saturday curations on the League’s Youtube channel!

Cassandra Myers (My’z)

“They’re Pushing Their Pearls from Their Clams and I Can’t Stop Wishing”

Cassandra Myers is the inaugural winner of the Lillian Allen Prize. The jurors who selected Cassandra Myers for the prize cited the artist’s “rare ability to put the unnamable into words. The way they build whole worlds on stage is arresting and leaves a lasting impression on their audience long after the performance is over.” The jurors also remarked that Myers “pushes the boundaries of spoken word in a way that both intrigues and challenges.”

Cassandra Myers (My’z) (they/she/he) is an award-winning poet, performer, dancer, illustrator, and counselor from Tkaronto (Toronto), Ontario. The artist identifies as queer, non-binary, South-Asian Italian, crip, mad, survivor of sexual violence, and describes their work as cinematic and juicy with a critical anti-oppressive eye. Cassandra’s work has won national literary and spoken word titles, including the National Magazine GOLD Award in Poetry and Champion of the Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. Their work has been received internationally at the Ada Lovelace Festival in Berlin and elsewhere. Their poetry has been published in ARC Poetry Magazine, Canthius, the Tahoma Literary Review, and more.

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