Brickyard is an audio/visual hub where Brick Books is proud to showcase excellence in Canadian spoken word and orature. Over the past few years, Brickyard has featured some of the most captivating writing, poetry, storytelling, dub poetry, jazz poetry, sound poetry, performance poetry, slam poetry, and acapella rap this country has to offer. Past Brickyard features include Griffin Poetry Prize winner: Kaie Kellough, Governor General’s Award winner: George Elliot Clarke, Juno Award winner: Lillian Allen, Order of Canada recipient: Sheri-D Wilson, Canadian Screen Awards winner: Wendy Motion Brathwaite, Slam Champion: Ian Keteku, Pavlick Poetry Prize winner: Andrea Thompson, international best-selling author: Jesse Thistle and other highly acclaimed artists such as Catherine Kidd, Mahlikah Awe:ri and Brick Books author, Charlie Petch. Join us in exploring, elevating, and celebrating the power of the spoken word!
Ian Keteku performs "The Message" live at the Brickyard Launch in Toronto, November 2019.
Ian Keteku is a poet, multi-media artist and educator. Keteku is also the 2010 World Poetry Slam Champion and is committed to using words as both an interpretation of and cure for the human condition. He conducts poetry, writing and performance workshops for students of all ages, inspiring people to accept the power of their own voice.
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Funding for Brickyard's Audio Archives has been generously provided by Ontario Creates.
