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Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye, Saskatchewan Poet Laureate, is an African-Canadian Interdisciplinary Poet, Public Speaker, Chorus-Poem Playwright, and Thespian residing in Saskatoon Saskatchewan.

Dash Reimer is an artist and educator based out of Treaty 6 territory in Saskatoon. He is Saskatchewan's 5th Youth Poet Laureate. He works within the worlds of poetry and hip hop and has a decade of experience performing on stages across Turtle Island, North Africa, South Africa and Turkey.

Jenelle Yochim (salt & sunlight) was born & raised in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; she is a prairie girl through & through. Jenelle has been writing poetry since she was in the sixth grade, and began performing her poetry when she was 15 years old.

Lauren is a community-based educator and poet living on Treaty Six territory. Her artistic work often reflects themes “twenty-somethings” like herself encounter through vulnerability and humor.

Isaac Bond is a community focused artist grown in the quiet prairie city of Saskatoon. Through hip-hop, spoken word, and an honest effort to be a genuine human being, Bond’s work presents audiences with immaculate abstractions, compassionate rhythms, and vulnerable imperfections.