A landmark moment for a poet is to see the ir poems in a published format. Spoken word artist and author Lisa Shen pe rforms pieces from her recently published \;book of poetry\, A Sto ry Ending in Redwoods\, and outlines the process of creating a chapbo ok&mdash\;a small\, published collection of poems.
\nUsing A Sto ry Ending in Redwoods \;as an example\, Shen talks about the proc ess of choosing\, sequencing\, and arranging poems into a chapbook to prov ide a mesmerizing and satisfying experience for the reader.
\nPresen ted in partnership with the League of Canadian Poets
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\nLisa Shen is a writer and spoken word artist and the 2023-2025 Youth Poet Laureate of the City of Mississauga. She won the 2024 Lillian Allen E merging Artist Prize and was shortlisted for the 2023 League of Canadian P oets Spoken Word Award. Lisa has toured across North America and her work has appeared on CBC Radio\, TEDx\, and Write About Now. Her first chapbook \, A Story Ending in Redwoods\, was recently published with Anstr uther Press.
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