Hamilton woman excited to 'shed a new light' on slam poetry after winning national title
Hamilton-based poet Karessa McQueen won the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam competition in April. She got back into poetry last year after a long break and won with a final, deeply personal poem about domestic violence.
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![Karessa McQueen performs at CBC Hamilton for the Sounds of the Season event in December 2023. A person speaks into a microphone while standing in front of a brick wall.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7193308.1714754920!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/karessa-mcqueen.jpg)
Hamilton-based poet Karessa McQueen won the Canadian Individual Poetry Slam competition in April. She got back into poetry last year after a long break and won with a final, deeply personal poem about domestic violence.