Thought Provoking, Highly Entertaining Verse – George Elliott Clarke

Posted on May 30, 2015

georgeElliotClarke Poet, playwright and literary critic, George Elliott Clarke is a seventh-generation Canadian of African-American and Mi’kmaq Amerindian heritage.

He has been instrumental in promoting the work of writers of African descent, especially those of Nova Scotia.

Clarke has published in a variety of genres including verse collections, verse-novel, verse play, and screenplay for feature film.

He coined the term ‘Africadian’ to identify the Black culture of Atlantic Canada; has won many prestigious awards and critical recognitions; and is Toronto’s Poet Laureate.

Clarke is also a dynamic spoken word performer, delivering rich and poignant verse that is both thought-provoking and highly entertaining.

Songwriter and Poet Inge Andersen to Perform at Mariposa

Inge Andersen has always loved poetry and music.

Inspired by Dutch poets such as Hans Andreus and Ellen Warmond, the Canadian poet Irving Layton, and songwriters like Phil Ochs, Joni Mitchell, and James Taylor, she has written many poems and songs.

She continued to write while performing regularly as a back-up singer.

After backing Eric Andersen on his 2005 tour of Japan, and in many subsequent performances around the globe, in 2006 she and Eric got married.

Performing back-up gave her a lot of stage experience, but her debut album, Fallen Angel (2011), proved the full extent of her talent.