Press Kit

 
 
“You don’t need to be a voice for the voiceless, you just need to hand them the mic.”

BIO

MayaSpoken is an award-winning spoken word artist, singer-songwriter, educator, author, activist, speaker and single mother based in Canada. Through her love for words and poetry she shares messages of overcoming, healing, resilience, social justice and Black liberation while creating spaces for other poets to do the same. Maya is a 7x poetry slam champion and the 2023 Canadian Individual Spoken Word Champion and 4th ranked slam poet out of 14 countries across the Americas.

7x Poetry slam champion

  • 4th Ranked Slam Poet in the America’s (2024)

  • Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion (2023)

  • 2X OG500 Slam Champion (2021,2023)

  • Poems in Passage x Toronto Poetry Slam Champion (2023)

  • Toronto International Festival of Authors x Toronto Poetry Slam Champion (2023)

  • City of Ottawa Youth Poetry Slam Champion (2015)

Performances (remote & in person)

Elevate the experience of your event with a poetry performance. Maya's poetry touches on themes of motherhood, mental health, racial identity, feminism, and more. From featuring at a poetry slam in your city to providing a poem for your corporate event, Maya would love to share her passion for words to capture the message of your event.

EVent host

Maya’s community centred approach to events will help you foster connection and create long-lasting memories with others. Currently accepting bookings for open mic events, showcases, celebrations and more.

School Visits & Workshop facilitation

With experience teaching in high schools, business conferences, girls groups and more, Maya’s workshops include:

  • Finding Your Voice through Poetry

  • Words for Warriors : Using Poetry to Heal and Overcome Trauma

  • Relationships the Healthy Way

  • & custom workshops available upon request

Poetry Videos

“Poetry gave me a voice in a world where I felt I did not have one.”

Purpose Poem

“When you were born you cried a cry that looked purpose in the eye and said you are mine...”

Scary Movies

“Walking into a doctors office is like walking into a scary movie where we all know the Black person dies first..