Session Titles:
Thursday, January 22nd 9am-11:00 am Film Screening and Keynote Address: Charles Daniels Committee
Thursday, January 22nd 1:30 -3:00 pm "The Poetry, The Poet, and The Person - A Trifecta of Resources to Assist your Artistry"
Biography
In January 1999, Wakefield Brewster stepped onto his first stage as a Professional Poet and Spoken Word Artist.
Today, he is known as one of Canada’s most powerful professional performance poets.
A Black man raised in Toronto by parents from Barbados, he has resided in Calgary since 2006. It is in Cowtown where Wakefield has been able to truly flourish as a poet and as a person.
He is Calgary’s 1st three-time Poetry Slam Champion & Team Captain;
Wakefield fills a trifecta of service as The Resident Poet and Spoken Word Artist of the House, by sitting on The Board of Directors, and is a Founding Member of The Charles Daniels Committee, all at The Grand Theatre.
He is Calgary’s 6th Poet Laureate and Calgary’s only Black Poet Laureate ever.
Wakefield is a registered massage therapist and operates his own clinic, WakeFull Wellness Registered Massage Therapy and HealingSpace.
He expands his community service as a volunteer and mentor for Calgary’s youth.
He advocates for literacy, healing arts and alternative medicine, addiction recovery, and mental wellness.
Wakefield truly loves his life and welcomes all into his Wonderful Worlds of Words and Wellness.
For more about Wakefield and his Lyrical Life, please visit: http://wakefieldbrewster.com