Bring a Spoken Word Artist to your school! 

Word Travels brings Spoken Word and the excitement of the Calgary International Spoken Word Festival to Calgary High Schools.  This Poets-in-Schools program presents an innovative approach to literacy, taking advantage of the accessibility and vivacity of Spoken Word to speak to students in their own language, while giving them the voice to speak in theirs. Word Travels seeks to introduce them to the rhythms of literature and show them that poetry is alive and vibrant in Calgary! 

Throughout the year, Spoken Word Poets are available to visit High Schools for readings/performances, Q&A sessions and workshops.   

This is what schools are saying about Sheri-D Wilson, part of Word Travels: 

“Sheri-D Wilson […] established herself as an individual with all of the qualities of a strong poetic educator who creates an atmosphere of trust, honesty, brilliance and learning. Sheri-D Wilson’s depth of knowledge regarding the human condition is impressive and the students love her creative and sincere approach to life and their work. Sheri-D Wilson not only demonstrates an advanced knowledge of current curriculum but is adept at artfully implementing the concepts. Furthermore, she has successfully encouraged 30 of our students to perform their spoken word poetry to two different audiences of 300. It was very exciting to see the pride that the students took in the performance of their original work.“ - Lynn Sparks, Assistant Principal, Sir John Franklin School 

“Thanks for inspiring hockey players and bull riders to write poetry” 
– Paul Cheetham, Teacher, Edge School

The 7th Annual Calgary International Spoken Word Festival takes place April 20-25 2010 (during National Poetry Month), bringing dozens of thrilling, internationally-acclaimed Poets (English and French) from across the globe, some of which are available for school visits!

Word Travels is meant to complement schools’ existing curricula, so we are happy to communicate with teachers and administration to make sure students get the most out of every poet’s visit.  

TO INVOLVE YOUR SCHOOL 

Contact Sheri-D Wilson:

sheridwilson@shaw.ca

 403.686.4292