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SUMMARY:Meet the Poet: Desiree Mckenzie
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DESCRIPTION:A Lyrics & Poetry Festival Finale Event.\nhttps://bpl.libnet.i
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We wrap up Poetry Month with a whole after
 noon of poems and lyrics at our Festival Finale.</p>\n<p>A powerful and po
 ignant performer\, Desiree Mckenzie shares poems about mental health\, joy
 \, and her identity&mdash\;both cultural and personal&mdash\;as she dives 
 into stories from the nooks and crannies of her life. This powerhouse nati
 onal poetry slam champion brings an infectious energy to her performance. 
 You'll be captivated by her creative wordplay and lyrical delivery\, and l
 eave feeling inspired to share your own story through spoken word.</p>\n<h
 5>About the Presenter</h5>\n<p>Desiree Mckenzie is an award-winning poet\,
  arts educator\, national poetry slam champion\, voice actor\, and photogr
 apher from Toronto. Her poetry and voice have been featured in works for C
 BC&rsquo\;s Poetic License series and she facilitates a range of community
  poetry programming for a number of charitable arts organizations. In Marc
 h 2021\, she released her debut spoken word EP\, Wet Hair\, on streaming p
 latforms\, and in December 2022\, she opened for Rupi Kaur at Massey Hall.
 </p>\n<h5>Festival Finale</h5>\n<p>This event is part of our Festival Fina
 le. Attend one\, or better yet\, join us for all three!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><a 
 href="https://attend.bpl.on.ca/event/8150596">Catherine Graham</a></p>\n<p
 ><a href="https://attend.bpl.on.ca/event/8150599">Desiree Mckenzie</a></p>
 \n<p><a href="https://attend.bpl.on.ca/event/8150601">Lyrics &amp\; Poetry
  Open Mic</a></p>\nhttps://bpl.libnet.info/event/8150599
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