Browse through to find out more about the performances, publications and work of Michelle
Commissioned Work
- Centre for Urban Schooling OISE/ University of Toronto (September 2008) “The Thread”
- Spirit of Mandela Official Launch “A Present for Mr. Mandela” (Performed May 2008)
- Molson National Sales Conference (Heineken) “Poem Place” (Performed March 2008, Metro Convention Centre)
- Peel District School Board “Reading Is So Hot” (May 2007)
- CBC Radio “I Hope They Ask the Things I Didn’t” (February 2007)
- CBC Radio “Creators of the Beat” (Mother’s Day) May 2007
- CBC Radio “September Wish List” (September 2006)
- CBC Radio “My Fantastic Voyage to Planet Irresistible” (first performed February 2006)
- Rexdale Community Youth Centre- Public Service Announcement “Aids-U-Cation” (August 2006)
- Miss Guyana-Canada Pageant “Definitive Divas” (April 2006)
Spoken Word Performances
- Molson National Sales Conference (Heineken) “Poem Place” Performed March 2008, Metro Convention Centre
- Diaspora Dialogues/ Mayworks Festival Presentation (Toronto Public Libraries)
- OISE/ University of Toronto Symposium on Student Engagement (September 2008)
- People for Education - Telling Tales Gala Young People Theatre (Toronto, May 2007 and May 2008)
- Forest of Reading Celebration -Powerade Centre (Mississauga, Ontario) Peel District School Board (May 2007)
- CBC Radio and Meadowvale Community Food Bank production of a dramatic reading of Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” (November 2007)
- Woman to Woman Expo -Living Arts Centre, Mississauga (September 2006)
- Dream Lounge, Urban Youth Showcase, sponsored by the 2006 International AIDS Conference (Toronto, 2006)
- Da Poetry Lounge, Greenway Court Theatre (Los Angeles, August 2006)
- African Canadian Achievement Awards, Jane Mallett Theatre (Toronto, May 2006)
- Ristorante Alioli (Mississauga, June 2006)
- Big Mama’s Boy (Toronto, February 2006)
- Hugh’s Room (Toronto, February 2006, and February 2007)
- Grand Palace Banquet Hall, Comedy and Spoken Word Event, Toronto (September 2005)
- Paayal Banquet Hall (Mississauga, February 2005)
- Capitol Theatre (Toronto February 2004)
- The Bowery Poetry Bar (New York, April 2004)
- Yuk-Yuk’s (Toronto, December 2004)
- The Bamboo (Toronto, 2002)
Educational Lectures and Speaking Engagements
The “Juicy Literacy” Series:
- Reading for the Love of It Literacy Conference (Sheraton Hotel, Toronto February 2008, 2009, 2010
- Toronto District School Board Teacher-Librarians’ Association: Poetry in the Classroom (August 2006)
- York University Faculty of Education (Urban Diversity): Literacy and Multiculturalism in the Classroom; Poetry, Drama, Music and the Oral Tradition; Cooperative Group Learning Strategies.
- University of Toronto, Faculty of Education: Poetry in the Classroom
- Ontario Teachers’ Federation: Classroom Management Strategies
- Peel District School Board, Principal and Vice-Principal Association): Storytelling in the Classroom
- Professional storytelling at various elementary and secondary schools throughout the Toronto and Peel District School Boards
Published Works
- “The Thread” commissioned by the Centre for Urban Schooling (September 2008) appears in an on-line graduate studies report. http://cus.oise.utoronto.ca/Redefining_Student_Engagement.html
- “Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway” Published by Nelson Publishing Grade 7 Literacy Textbook Series (October 2007)
- “My Secret Place” Published by Nelson Publishing, Grade 8 Literacy Textbook Series (April 2008)
- “My Fluorescent Flow” Published by Nelson Publishing, Grade 8 Literacy Textbook Series (April 2008)
- “Jarvis Street 4:30 am, Shugga’s Rap”, Eve’s Magazine (On-line Magazine)
- “My Fantastic Voyage to Planet Irresistible”, CBC Radio Poetry Face-Off Compilation CD (2006)
- “I Hope They Ask the Things I Didn’t”, CBC Radio Poetry Face-Off Compilation CD (2007)