Shannon Rayne

Shannon is a writer and performance poet with a love for collaborating with dancers, visual artists and musicians. Her writing ranges from the absurd to the serious exploring topics such as her first Corey Hart concert to dealing with her friend's drug addictions.Since moving to Vancouver from Winnipeg her unique brand of story telling and performance oriented poetry has landed her into the Poetry Slam and Story Slam Semi-Finals and she recently won first place in the Women's Invitational Poetry Slam Competition in Vancouver.Shannon is the author of 'Letting it Pile' a poetic monologue, produced by Sarasvati Productions for their annual Cabaret of Monologues, an event to celebrate female playwrights in Canada. Her prose and poetry has ben published in Canadian literary journals and in broadsides and chapbooks by pooka press. Shannon teaches and facilitates performance and writing workshops in schools and treatment facilities and leads the Fearless Writers Circle in Vancouver's vibrant Downtown Eastside.