SPEAKout’s first event held in the Rogers Communication Centre on July 24th, 2009. The event revealed what the SPEAKout team had believed in all along: Toronto has tons of local super talent that ought to be exposed. 11 young up and coming poets competed from around the GTA with Raywat Deonandan (Ottawa University Professor, author and arts philanthropist), and Phero (local hip-hop artist ) providing live critique. Read More | Comments