Lillian allen biography

Lillian Allen is an Honorary Doctor of Canadian Letters, an acclaimed foremother of Canadian Poetry, and the City of Toronto’s 7th Poet Laureate.

A poet, writer, and performer, she has been an arts activist for many years.

Lillian allen biography

Champion of the spoken word genre, Lillian is a leading international exponent of dub poetry with its politically charged reggae-infused aesthetic of resistance, visionary futures, and poetic calls for justice, joy, and social transformation.

Lillian has also been poetically extending language explorations into the possible essence of emotive communication and its possible grammars in the universe.
A former executive member of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO and various community Boards, Lillian has also been a successful Cultural Strategist, advising municipal, provincial and federal levels of government and playing a pivotal role in transforming the Toronto and Canadian cultural landscapes.

A mentor for individuals and grou