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name[1] = "Andrea Thompson"
name[2] = "Da Original One"
name[3] = "Dwayne Morgan"
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name[5] = "Hajile \"Lotus\" Kalaike"
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name[8] = "Jelani Greene"
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name[11] = "Karen Richardson"
name[12] = "lisa \"luscious\" tai"
name[13] = "Steven Green"
name[14] = "Sheniz Janmohammed"
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name[18] = "David Silverberg"
name[19] = "Sammysheik"
name[20] = "Strong"
name[21] = "Hector Johnson"
name[22] = "Wakefield"
name[23] = "d'bi young"
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name[25] = "Rudyard Fearon"
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name[30] = "Erika DeFreitas"
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desc[1] = "Andrea Thompson's poetry has been included in magazines, literary journals and anthologies…"
desc[2] = "Toronto Poets second featured poet, Da Original One has performed across Canada, the United States and the Caribbean…"
desc[3] = "Winner of several awards, over more than ten years Dwayne has established himself as one of the most internationally recognized young Torontonian poets…"
desc[4] = "The oldest son of Chilean political refugees, this Fiery Latin poet can be caught tearing up open mics all over the city…"
desc[5] = "Originally from Maryland, USA, Hajile has made a huge name for himself in Toronto's spoken word community as the quintessential \"love\" poet…"
desc[6] = "The founder of the PoeticSoul Literary Journal (www.poeticsoul.ca -Toronto's one stop source for spoken word, Hip hop and other expressive arts), heronJones' thought-provoking poetry speaks to the soul of the listener…"
desc[7] = "Claiming modest beginnings as a greeter at Toronto Friday night spot La Parole, this young poet has blossomed to one of the most dominant battlers in the T-dot."
desc[8] = "Jelani Greene is an introspective poet posing several questions about life and humanity with his poetry…"
desc[9] = "J Dennie is heavily involved in the Toronto spoken word scene, having appeared on several radio programs and been featured in several shows…"
desc[10] = "Jason Kinte\'s poetry is dedicated to increasing the peace in our community through spreading God\'s message of love, peace and freedom...." //jan09.06 -- Jason Kinte is one of the voices crying poetically in the wilderness, \"Make straight the path for the Lord's return…\""
desc[11] = "Karen is the co-editor of the monumental book released in 2004, \"T-Dot Griots - An anthology of Toronto's black story-tellers,\" and founder of Mustardseed Productions. Karen hopes to reach the world with her message of reconciliation to God."
desc[12] = "Using thought-provoking lyrics and witty wordplay, Lisa speaks candidly about relationships, sexuality, spirituality, positivity, social consciousness, and self-awareness."
desc[13] = "Steven Green is the co-editor of the monumental book released in 2004, \"T-Dot Griots - An anthology of Toronto's black story-tellers.\" He believes we must allow ourselves to see ourselves in the spaces that we own."
desc[14] = "Sheniz is an extremely conscious and positive leader using her poetry to promote unity across the human race"
desc[15] = "Sankofa means, \'one must go back to the past in order to go forward\'."
desc[16] = "Unblind uses a powerful delivery and great use of diction to open your eyes and grab your attention. He is co-host of The Duel of the Iron Mic."
desc[17] = "The Split is known for her erotic poetry and for her personalities - Dee-Licious, D Troit(Ghetto-Girl), D-Dee (Black Girl Lost) and D Rae (Sistah Struggle). Originally from Manitoba, The Split has made a name for herself in Toronto…"
desc[18] = "David Silverberg has taken the Toronto spoken word scene to the surburbs with his poetry series called Surburban Spoken Word. Many Toronto Poets have been featured in quality shows put on by at Surburban Word…"
desc[19] = "Sammysheik has recently burst upon the scene in Toronto. Although he is a fairly young poet, Sammysheik is tearing up the open mic scene and teaming up with the hottest acts…"
desc[20] = "Since January 2002, Strong has written over 100 poems about topics such as; love, black history and self-empowerment."
desc[21] = "Hector Johnson is an extremely talented poet and actor who just came here to love…"
desc[22] = "One of the city's most renowned poets, Wakefield has his own monthly reading series entitled \"Pitbull Poetry Reading Series\" and his first written work, \"Lyrical Pitbull Impounded\", is required reading at York University......"
desc[23] = "d'bi young is a Jamaican-canadian dub poet, actor, and playwright who believes in artist activism…"
//desc[24] = "LYRYC uses her beautiful voice to fuse poetry and song to comment on the world around us…"
desc[24] = "Motion is a potent package of MC, poet and author of the debut collection, Motion In Poetry [Women's Press]…"
desc[25] = "Jamaican-born poet, Rudyard Fearon, has made a name for himself in Canada…"
desc[26] = "Iye uses powerful, descriptive imagery to convey very deep and conscious stories…"
desc[27] = "Labeled as a hip-hop sensation, Promise possesses a proven and distinct ability to convey the truth…"
desc[29] = "Caribbean poetess, Cinnimon's island roots add flava to her sultry style…"
desc[30] = "You can catch this talented poet and actor on \"Lord Have Mercy\", the first Caribbean-Canadian sitcom…"
desc[30] = "In addition to being a talented poet, Erika is a talented visual artist studying the arts…."
desc[30] = "Addicted to writing since childhood, enoje has been on the Toronto spoken word scene since 1998."
desc[30] = "This talented poet, playwright and actor attributes her talent to God and plans to pursue a career in performance…"
desc[30] = "This well established Canadian author of several internationally acclaimed books is the E.J. Pratt Professor of Canadian Literature at the University of Toronto."
desc[30] = "J.D. raps and performs spoken word, usually combining the use of the drum effectively with his deep lyrics"
desc[30] = "Jk-Sta explains; \'This is a gift God has blessed me with, I utilize this gift through words…\'"
desc[30] = "With her ability to speak English, French, Spanish, Danish and Luganda, Jane can be poetic in more languages than the average poet…"
desc[30] = "Kesi El Booth has a sensual style that has been known to put her audience into a trance…"
desc[32] = "In a world of envy, lust, hate, truth, love, death and uncertainty, Storm commands attention through her obsessive relationship with Hip Hop and Spoken Word/Poetry."
desc[33] = "Catch Alan Herman in Scarborough writing about everything from the social to the philosophical…"
desc[34] = "Unknown Prophet is known for his passionate delivery style."
desc[35] = "Performing in a musical capacity since age six and writing since around 1991, Wakefield is known for his explosive lyrics and deep hypnotic flows"
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