Internationally recognized Spoken Word Poet Sheri-D Wilson has performed & taught in festivals in Canada, USA, England, France, Mexico, and South Africa. She has 9 collections of poetry, her most recent—Open Letter: Woman against Violence against Women; was nominated for the 2015 Robert Kroetsch Poetry Book Award. Her collection, Re:Zoom (2005), won the 2006 Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry. She has written 5 produced plays, produced 2 CDs & 5 Video-Poems and she co-created 1 ballet for Ballet BC. She edited the celebrated, The Spoken Word Workbook: inspiration from poets who teach.
Recipient of: 2015 City of Calgary Award (Artist and Activist) * 2015 Writer-In-Residence (Kwantlen University) * 2013 CBC Top 10 Poets in Canada * 2009 Ted Talk * 2005 SpoCan Poet of Honour * 2006 Woman of Vision * 5 Rosies * 2003 USA Heavyweight Title * 5 Jessie Nominations * Ace Award * & Nominated The Canadian Author Who Would Make The Best LOVER!” Featured in Arc Magazine (2015), FreeFall (2015), Chatelaine Magazine (2013), a regular on CBC, and the subject of a half-hour documentary Heart of a Poet, et cetera. Of the beat tradition, in 1989 she studied at Naropa University (Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics).
A strong advocate for social change:
La Directrice Artistique—School of Thought (2016)
Founder & Director—Calgary Spoken Word Festival (2003-2014)
Founder & Director—Spoken Word Program @ Banff Centre (2005-2012)
www.sheridwilson.com