BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Barrie Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Barrie Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:299e1a9d-b3b3-459b-8a81-4bbc6d88445e SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260819T072758Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221208T210000 SUMMARY:Voices at Word Up Barrie LOCATION:Downtown Branch\nDowntown Branch X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Downtown Branch;X-APPLE-RA DIUS=10;X-TITLE=Downtown Branch:geo:44.39203,-79.6883638 GEO:44.39203;-79.6883638 DESCRIPTION:Voices at Word Up hosts authors\, poets and spoken-word artist s. Hear the work of professionals and amateurs\, and take the mic to share your own work..\nhttps://barrielibrary.libnet.info/event/7463541 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join In Person: To join t his program at the Library\, please drop-in.

Join Online: To join this program\, please visit Word Up Barrie's website\, where a Zo om link will be made available the day of.

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December Guests:
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Spoken word poetry is a performance art that transcends the wri tten form. Come enjoy the slam dramatic monologues with the intense\, emot ional delivery of our featured poets Tyneisha Ternent (Ty the Poetess)\, L iana Cusmano \;and Dane Swan. The power of spoken word poetry is meant to be memorable\, so this is a do-no-miss event.
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Tyneisha Ternent\, current Poet Laureate nominee and Tourism Spark Grant finalist is a local bestselling author who grew up in downtow n Toronto. Known for her bestselling poetry book \;Bearing Fruit\,&nbs p\;Tyneisha uses her poetic abilities to perform spoken word poetry that i s honest\, emotional and uplifting. Tyneisha uses her words to uplift and inspire\; and is currently working on a poetic arts tour that will take pl ace throughout Simcoe County in 2023. \; Tyneisha is a unique artist t hat understands the power of words and uses them to heal herself and other s through poetry. \;
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Ty the Poetess (@tythepoetess) &bull\; Instagram photos and videos
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Ty the Poetess | Facebook
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Liana Cusmano&n bsp\;(they/them/iel/lu)\, aka Luca and BiCurious George\, is a writer\, po et\, spoken word artist and filmmaker. They are the \;2018 and 2019 Mo ntreal Slam Champion\; runner up in the \;2019 Canadian Individual Poe try Slam Championship. A participant in the 2019 Spoken Word Residency Pro gram at the \;Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity\, Liana has present ed their work in English\, French and Italian across North America\, Europ e and Asia. They wrote and directed the film \;Matters of Great Unimpo rtance \;(2019)\, screened at the Blue Metropolis Festival\, and also wrote the film script for \;La Femme Finale\, which screened at the Ca nnes Film Festival (2015). Their first novel\, &ldquo\;Catch and Release&r dquo\; was published by Guernica Editions.
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Look for Liana on Insta gam \;@l_cantoncusmano
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Dane Swan&nb sp\;is a Bermuda-born\, Toronto-based spoken word artist\, former slam poe t\, musician\, author\, and emerging editor. A former remedial English stu dent\, he is now an author of both fiction and poetry. Dane&rsquo\;s secon d poetry collection\, \;A Mingus Lullaby\, was shortlisted for the&nbs p\;Trillium Book Award \;for Poetry in 2017.
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Dane prefers lyri cal page poetry\, contemporary page poetry\, dub poetry\, and spoken word and focuses his work on social justice\, music\, history\, and popular cul ture.
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