Thandiwe McCarthy
Thandiwe McCarthy is a 7th generation African Canadian spoken word poet, writer, public speaker, and the culture correspondent for Maritime EDIT magazine, where he highlights Black community leaders and artists. Known for his unique “Vibe Harvesting” performances, he creates poetry spontaneously at events across the Maritimes.
Thandiwe has co-founded the New Brunswick Black Artists Alliance and organized the provincial event Emancipation Celebration. He played a key role in having August 1st recognized as Emancipation Day in New Brunswick. Though he has stepped back from volunteer work, his contributions have left a lasting impact on the community.
The “Still Here Initiative,” celebrating fifteen generational Black New Brunswick families, is gearing up for a national art exhibition at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and a globally distributed book published by Goose Lane Editions, both launching in July 2025.
Thandiwe’s memoir, “Social Oblivion: Raised Black in New Brunswick,” is available now.
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Balade littéraire - La poésie prend Moncton
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Entangled Lives
This event will begin with a Flash FRYE reading by Jaime Burnet (milktooth, Vagrant Press), followed by an in-conversation between Madhur Anand (To Place a Rabbit, Knopf) and Bindu Suresh (The Road Between Us, Assembly Press). Join us as our guests discuss memory, complex relationships, as well as the decisions we make and the outcomes they create.