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’s 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 the Ada Lovelace Festival (Berlin), Hillside Music Festival, 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 ARC Poetry Magazine, The Malahat Review, Canthius, Prairie Fire, Tahoma Literary Review, and elsewhere. With shortlists for the RBC PEN Canada New Voices Award and long-listed for the CBC Poetry Prize.