Spoken Word
Dates: August 22- 24th
Location: Outdoor Mainstage
Allysa Flint
Allysa Flint is a new spoken word artist on the Halifax scene whose star is rising. She has been writing poetry since the age of 12, and her dream has always been to perform onstage. Her writing reflects the topics she feels the most passionate about: the issues facing youth in this day and age, such as sexual violence, suicide, bullying, drugs and alcohol. A sensitive and passionate youth artist, Allysa strives to convey an insightful message to her fellow youth through her spoken word.
Zaccheus Jackson
Raised by wolves since birth, Zaccheus Jackson came of age on the streets of Western Canada. Having battled through addiction, apathy and a nasty case of ‘Virgo’— Zaccheus has twice been honoured to represent Vancouver and Western Canada at the Individual World Poetry Slam, as well as tying for 3rd at the innaugural Canadian Individual Poetry Slam in 2011. Usually infusing rapid-fire delivery, gritty street tales, intricate rhyme patterns and social criticism, this East Van ghetto poet will leave you counting syllables in your sleep
Sergio Guerra/ HYF
Sergio Guerra aka “Hyf the GypsySun” is a Salvadorian-born writer, poet/MC, and producer currently based out of Ottawa. Exploring themes of identity, cultural intersections, Islamic revival, and the reclamation of ancestral roots for displaced peoples, Hyf is dramatically influenced by his early migration, having fled the civil war at the age of seven to arrive in Canada. Hyf works to illuminate our human potential by creating intersections between themes that are not easily held in the same heart. We all have the choice to be who we want to be, but do we have the courage? He is also part of Canada’s only hip-hop spoken word group Missing LinX and founder of the Nationless Minds collective. Hyf is also a music producer, a skill he uses to give a sonic element to his blood memory.