Since January 2000, Wakefield Brewster has been known as one of Canada’s most popular and prolific Performance Poets.
He is a BlackMan born and raised in Toronto to parents hailing from the island of Beautiful Barbados and has resided in Calgary since 2006. He has spoken across Canada, in the U.S. and makes countless appearances on a regular basis in a variety of ways, for a myriad of reasons throughout each and every single year.
One of Wakefield’s greatest and most reputable claims to fame is that you will consistently find him performing Poetry in places where you wouldn’t expect Poetry to be heard. Besides the classrooms, Featured Readings, Workshops and Lectures, you will find him at Retired Teachers Conventions, Mentoring Struggling Young Men in their youth, Pharmaceutical Conventions and Political Fundraisers.
Facebook, Facebook Fan Page, Instagram, Twitter, on the radio, online, in pictures, in video, in print, Wakefield Brewster is accessible and everywhere.
Anthologies: T-Dot Griots, The Great Black North, The Calgary Project
Recordings:
•Wakefield Brewster
da lyrical pitbull
2007
•east2west
2008
In a point-and-shoot fashion, he is also currently wearing these hats:
•Spoken Word Artist
•Toronto Slam Poetry Champion
•3-Time Calgary Poetry Slam Champion & Team Captain;2006, 2008, 2009
•Poetry Reading Series Founder; Poésie à la Pâtisserie, Pitbull Poetry Reading Series
•Poetry Coach/Mentor
•Poet/Teacher-In-Residence
•Literacy Advocate
•Vocal Coach
•Classical Pianist
•Percussionist
•Father
•Struggling Youth Mentor
•Massage Therapist/Healing Arts Advocate
•Canine Massage Therapist
•1st Dan, Black Belt, World Tae Kwon Do Federation
•Humanities Advocate
He finds that underneath these many, many hats and the many, many hoodies he wears, resides a wonderful life. He would like to Thank You all sincerely for being a part of it.
Photo Credit: Kloie Picot [email protected]