For the third year, CBC Radio One celebrates our country’s poetic imagination by approaching it from a sports perspective. Poets will come together in cities all across Canada to perform in a live-before-an-audience poetry cabaret. In each of 14 cities, five poets will be commissioned to write and perform their work on a common theme; this year’s is «Belonging.» The audience at each event will choose a winner and the winning entry will go on to the national play-offs. These will take place on CBC Radio’s Sounds Like Canada in April. The national listening audience will then be able to vote on their favourite, and a national champion will emerge.
In Montreal, the match will be closely fought, with the old pros - Fortner ANDERSON, Paula BELINA and Alexis O’HARA – challenged by rookies Kyra SHAUGHNESSY and Osei ‘Manchilde’ ALLEYNE. Have no fear, your host Ian FERRIER will guide the very vocal crowd in choosing the winner of this first-round match.
Recorded by CBC Radio One for later broadcast. Produced by Katherine Gombay.
Hosted by
Ian Ferrier
With
Fortner Anderson, Kyra Shaughnessy, Paula Belina, Alexis O’Hara, Osei “Manchilde” Alleyne
Presented by CBC Radio One. Produced by Katherine Gombay.