about
Cassandra Myers (My’z) (they/she/he)
I am queer, South-Asian-Italian, non-binary, mad, crippled, survivor working at the intersection of arts, therapeutics, aesthetics, and world-building.
I have won awards for my work such as a National Magazine GOLD Award in Poetry, ARC Poetry Magazine’s Poem of the Year and Reader’s Choice Awards. My performance poetry has over 100k views on Youtube, and has been performed at major venues such as Hillside Music Festival, the Ada Lovelace Festival (Berlin), and the Art Gallery Of Ontario.
A Masters of Social Work Candidate at York University, I am also a crisis intervention counsellor and youth worker, specializing in intersectional, trauma-informed, anti-oppressive and justice-oriented care.
My poetry can be found in literary journals such as Canthius, Tahoma Literary Review, and elsewhere. With shortlists for the RBC Pen New Voices Award and long-listed for the CBC Poetry Prize.
fellowships, awards & grants
| Pink Door Writing Retreat Fellow | |
| Canada Council - Research and Creation Grant Emerging Artist | 2020 |
| OAC Virtual Accessability Grant | 2020 |
| OAC Disability Arts Grant | 2020 |
| OAC Recommender Grant - Brick Books | 2020 |
| OAC Recommender Grant - ARC Poetry Magazine | 2020 |
| OAC Literary Works of Publication | 2019 |
| OAC Literary Works of Performance (Spoken Word) | 2019 |
| OAC Literary Works of Performance (Spoken Word) | 2018 |
| OAC Literary Works of Performance (Spoken Word) | 2018 |
| Best Poet - College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational | 2018 |
| Pushing the Art Forward - College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational | 2018 |
| LGBTQ Youthline Award for Outstanding Contribution to Arts and Culture | 2017 |
poetry.
I’ve been active as an independent artist since 2015, with over 50 performances and over a dozen publications.