Bio

Jennifer Alicia (she/they) is a queer, mixed Mi’kmaw and settler (German/Irish/Scottish) multidisciplinary artist originally from Elmastukwek, Ktaqmkuk (Bay of Islands, Newfoundland), now residing in Toronto. She is a two-time national poetry slam champion and member of Seeds & Stardust Poetry Collective. Her work has been featured in Canthius Magazine, NOW Magazine, CBC and imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, to name a few. They co-edited a poetry anthology titled The Condor and the Eagle Meet and has a debut chapbook titled Mixed Emotions. Most recently, Jennifer Alicia participated in the Animikiig Creators Unit through Native Earth Performing Arts, working on her debut play titled To Go Home.

Jennifer Alicia’s poetry has brought her to cities throughout Turtle Island and beyond, such as Vancouver, Chicago, Albuquerque, Denver, and Rio de Janeiro. She began her spoken word journey in Toronto in 2007 in the activist scene, but has been writing poetry since she was a child.