Her first collection of poems, The Shining Material, was published by BookThug in 2011. Her second collection, THOU, was published in 2014 and was a finalist for both the ReLit Awards and the Trillium Book Award for Poetry.[1][2][3] Her third collection, I have to live., was published by McClelland & Stewart in 2017.[4][5] It was shortlisted for that year's Griffin Poetry Prize.[6]
In addition to her work as a poet, John choreographed, performed, and curates as part of the feminist performance collective WIVES alongside Julia Thomas and Emma-Kate Guimond. In early 2017, her performance work Let's understand what it means to be here (together) was staged by Art Metropole at Toronto's Union Station.[7] In June 2017, John presented the aisha of oz at the Whitney Museum in New York City.[8][9]
aisha, sasha, john, this, biography, living, person, relies, much, references, primary, sources, please, help, adding, secondary, tertiary, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, es. This biography of a living person relies too much on references to primary sources Please help by adding secondary or tertiary sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Aisha Sasha John news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Aisha Sasha John born 16 September 1980 is a Canadian poet artist and singing dancer Aisha Sasha JohnBorn 1980 09 16 16 September 1980 age 42 Montreal QuebecOccupationpoet and dancerNationalityCanadianPeriod2000s presentNotable worksThe Shining Material THOU I have to liveWebsiteaishasashajohn wbr tumblr wbr com Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Poetry 3 ReferencesLife EditJohn was born in Montreal Canada and studied at the University of Toronto and University of Guelph Her first collection of poems The Shining Material was published by BookThug in 2011 Her second collection THOU was published in 2014 and was a finalist for both the ReLit Awards and the Trillium Book Award for Poetry 1 2 3 Her third collection I have to live was published by McClelland amp Stewart in 2017 4 5 It was shortlisted for that year s Griffin Poetry Prize 6 In addition to her work as a poet John choreographed performed and curates as part of the feminist performance collective WIVES alongside Julia Thomas and Emma Kate Guimond In early 2017 her performance work Let s understand what it means to be here together was staged by Art Metropole at Toronto s Union Station 7 In June 2017 John presented the aisha of oz at the Whitney Museum in New York City 8 9 Works EditPoetry Edit The Shining Material BookThug 2011 THOU BookThug 2014 I have to live McClelland amp Stewart 2017 shortlisted for the 2018 Griffin Poetry Prize References Edit Nailah King 20 Black Writers to Read All Year Round Room Retrieved 2020 07 25 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint url status link Poem Excerpt from Aisha Sasha John s Thou Retrieved 31 May 2017 Confronting Your Importance Aisha Sasha John s Thou The Urchin Movement Retrieved 12 June 2017 I have to live by Aisha Sasha John Penguin Random Houseaccessdate 30 March 2017 Why Aisha Sasha John believes poetry is the scholarship of aliveness Retrieved 31 May 2017 The Griffin Poetry Prize Announces the 2018 International and Canadian Shortlist Retrieved 10 April 2018 ART METROPOLE AISHA SASHA JOHN Retrieved 30 March 2017 Aisha Sasha John the aisha of oz Whitney Museum of American Art Retrieved 31 May 2017 Review Pasha Malla s Fugue States and Aisha Sasha John s I have to live explore different ways to be seen Retrieved 24 August 2017 This article about a poet from Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aisha Sasha John amp oldid 1064912366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
