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SUMMARY:5 Poets Breaking Into Song (Liberation Celebration)
DESCRIPTION:During the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020\, George Elliott Clarke\, Parliamentary Poet Laureate of Canada (2016-17) and Toronto Poet Laureate (2012-2015)\, began to commission composers to set Canadian poems to music. He now has 71 poems/songs to share in his signature series “5 Poets Breaking Into Song”. At each event a vocalist and a pianist perform 8 songs by 5 or 6 poets and the audience also hears brief readings by 5 poets. \nThe Heliconian Hall event is #17 in the series and will feature presentations of poems and songs primarily by women. The theme of the event is “Liberation Celebration”. 
URL:https://canadianauthors.org/national/event/5-poets-breaking-into-song-liberation-celebration/
LOCATION:35 Hazelton Avenue\, Toronto\, ON\, M5R 2E3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Poetry,Presentation,Reading,Social
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