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Writer and spoken word artist
2021 Mississauga Poetry Slam Winner
TEDx McMasterU 2022 Speaker
Mississauga, Canada
Artist bio
Lisa Shen is a writer and spoken word artist based in Mississauga, Canada. Her work centers on feminism and gender-based violence, with secondary focuses on Chinese-Canadianism, disability, and queer identity. Lisa was the winner of the 2021 Mississauga Poetry Slam, the 2022 Ink Movement Slam, and the May 2020 Open Drawer Poetry Contest. She was also a Speaker at TEDx McMasterU 2022. She has featured at arts festivals and events across North America, including Word Humboldt, Hamilton Youth Poets, and the JAYU Human Rights Film Festival. Her work has been published by Brickyard Spoken Word and Voicemail Poems, and is forthcoming in Rattle.
Lisa is the Director of Sauga Poetry, Mississauga’s hub for spoken word. She has taught poetry courses with Workman Arts and delivered workshops in high schools. She is dedicated to uplifting spoken word across the Greater Toronto Area.