Brendan McLeod is a Canadian spoken word artist, musician and novelist. His work often deals with the exploration of social and political commentary, family histrionics, surreal love poems, obscure adventure stories, and powerful personal stories.
Brendan McLeod
Brendan McLeod performing in June of 2009 at Cafe Deux Soleils
As a spoken word artist and slam poet, he has earned the honours of Canadian SLAM poetry champion (2004), Vancouver SLAM poetry champion (2005), and finished second at the 2005 World SLAM championships, held in the Netherlands. In 2006 McLeod was winner of the Three-Day Novel Contest and consequently his first novel, The Convictions of Leonard McKinley was published by Arsenal Pulp Press. The novel has been called both "creepy but...good"[1] and a work of "buoyant irony".[2]
McLeod is also a member of The Fugitives, a "wildly talented spoken-word-cranked"[3]Vancouver-based band also including Adrian Glynn and Steven Charles. Notable former members of The Fugitives include C.R. Avery, Barbara Adler, and Mark Berube. The group has been classified under many guises including slam folk, folk hop,[4] and spoken word cabaret.
brendan, mcleod, canadian, spoken, word, artist, musician, novelist, work, often, deals, with, exploration, social, political, commentary, family, histrionics, surreal, love, poems, obscure, adventure, stories, powerful, personal, stories, performing, june, 20. Brendan McLeod is a Canadian spoken word artist musician and novelist His work often deals with the exploration of social and political commentary family histrionics surreal love poems obscure adventure stories and powerful personal stories Brendan McLeodBrendan McLeod performing in June of 2009 at Cafe Deux SoleilsBorn1979OntarioOccupationspoken word artist musician novelist poetNationalityCanadianWebsiteBrendan McLeodAs a spoken word artist and slam poet he has earned the honours of Canadian SLAM poetry champion 2004 Vancouver SLAM poetry champion 2005 and finished second at the 2005 World SLAM championships held in the Netherlands In 2006 McLeod was winner of the Three Day Novel Contest and consequently his first novel The Convictions of Leonard McKinley was published by Arsenal Pulp Press The novel has been called both creepy but good 1 and a work of buoyant irony 2 McLeod is also a member of The Fugitives a wildly talented spoken word cranked 3 Vancouver based band also including Adrian Glynn and Steven Charles Notable former members of The Fugitives include C R Avery Barbara Adler and Mark Berube The group has been classified under many guises including slam folk folk hop 4 and spoken word cabaret References Edit So Misguided Book Review The Convictions of Leonard McKinley Sunday September 02 2007 http www somisguided com weblog book review the convictions of leonard mckinley Jim Bartley Why must I be a teenager in lust The Globe and Mail August 4 2007 The Georgia Straight Dance All Stars Janet Smith March 1 2007 https www straight com article 72987 dance all stars The Omega Thompson Rivers University s Independent Student Newspaper Fugitives rock Alumni Theatre Jessica Scharien 02 04 09 http www theomega ca article 17678External links EditMcLeod s Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brendan McLeod amp oldid 861401246, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
