A n d r e a T h o m p s o n MFA
Andrea Thompson has been publishing and performing her work for over twenty-five years. In 1995 she was featured in the documentary, Slamnation as a member of the country's first national slam team and in 2005 her spoken word CD, One, was nominated for a Canadian Urban Music Award. She was the 2009 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word’s Poet of Honour, was host of the television series, Heart of a Poet, and is author of the novel Over Our Heads, the collection, Eating the Seed and the chapbook, Evidence. Thompson has written numerous critical essays on spoken word, is a curator and contributor to Brick Books multimedia hub, Brickyard and is currently teaching through the University of Toronto’s continuing studies department, CAMH (Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) and Workman Arts. In 2019, she released her CD, Soulorations to critical acclaim and later that year won the League of Canadian Poets’ Sheri-D Wilson Golden Beret Award for Excellence.
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New spoken word album!
Now available on iTunes, Amazon, Apple Music, Spotify and most streaming platforms across the web.
To a sample from the album- free this month on Soundcloud!
"A Selected History of Soul Speak"
A spoken word poem exploring the influence
of Black history and culture on contemporary spoken word.
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OTHER TONGUES: Mixed-Race Women Speak Out Adebe DeRango-Adem and I are seeking submissions for our follow-up anthology of work by /about mixed-race women. Click here for more deets.
Deadline Extended to: April 21, 2020.
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